Dariusvs Zac
Darius vs Zac is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Zac wins with a 64.3% win rate (+28.6%) over Darius based on 14 games. Zac wins the early laning phase while Darius scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Darius build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Darius vs Zac matchup.
Darius Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Darius performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who wins Darius vs Zac?
Darius wins 50.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 29.9% and 70.1% (95% range).
- Expected
- 51.0% From both champions' overall Jungle win rates
- Matchup effect
- −1.0 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 20 games Lane: Jungle
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Jungle · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
They also met in another lane (Top): 11 games, Darius won 45.5%.
Key takeaways
- Darius vs Zac is an even matchup: Darius wins 50.0% of 20 games, and the 95% range (29.9–70.1%) comfortably includes 50%.
- Both champions' overall Jungle win rates predict 51.0% for Darius; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Darius players pick Stormraider's Surge far more often against Zac: 66.4% of their other Jungle games, 90.0% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Darius and Zac played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Darius's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Darius vs Zac Laning Stats
Only 19 games have a 15-minute snapshot so far — the lane-phase numbers appear from 30.
Whole-game averages
Darius vs Zac Win Rate by Game Length
Darius's win rate against Zac by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Darius's results against Zac in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Darius vs Zac Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)Insufficient data
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Darius Changes Against Zac
Choices Darius players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Jungle games.
Stormraider's SurgeKeystoneUsually66.4%vs Zac90.0%+23.6 pts
WaterwalkingRuneUsually13.9%vs Zac35.0%+21.1 pts
Usuallyunder 0.5%vs Zac5.0%+5.0 pts
Phantom DancerItemUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Zac5.0%+5.0 pts
Scorchclaw Pup + Oracle LensStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Zac5.0%+5.0 pts
DemolishRuneUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Zac5.0%+5.0 pts
Second WindRuneUsually0.5%vs Zac5.0%+4.5 pts
Usually0.7%vs Zac5.0%+4.3 pts
Best Darius Build vs Zac
Usual Darius build (Jungle)
67.9% win rate · 28 games
Against Zac
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 4 of 14 Darius games against Zac carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Darius's standard build instead.
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Darius Runes vs Zac
Usual Darius runes (Jungle)
Conqueror
61.0% win rate · 41 games
Against Zac
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Darius draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
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Darius matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Darius's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Darius build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Darius Matchups
Hardest for Darius
Easiest for Darius
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Darius vs Zac FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Darius vs Zac?
Darius vs Zac is an even matchup: Darius wins 50.0% of 20 games, and the 95% range (29.9–70.1%) comfortably includes 50%.
What is Darius's win rate against Zac?
Darius wins 50.0% of 20 Jungle games against Zac on patch 26.19 (95% range 29.9–70.1%). Based on both champions' overall Jungle win rates, 51.0% would be expected.
Does Darius counter Zac?
Not clearly. Darius wins 50.0% of 20 games against Zac, and the 95% range (29.9–70.1%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Darius or Zac?
There are not enough games with a 15-minute snapshot yet (19) to say who wins lane.
Does Darius outscale Zac?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Zac strongest against Darius?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Zac is ahead of Darius beyond the margin of error.
What should Darius build against Zac?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Darius's usual Jungle core: Dead Man's Plate, Youmuu's Ghostblade, Sterak's Gage. The biggest change against Zac: Fiendhunter Bolts (under 0.5% usually, 5.0% here).
What runes should Darius use against Zac?
Use Darius's usual Conqueror page (Precision + Resolve); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Zac: Stormraider's Surge (66.4% usually, 90.0% here).