Gnarvs Darius
Gnar vs Darius is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Gnar wins with a 57.9% win rate (+15.8%) over Darius based on 95 games. Gnar holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Gnar build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Gnar vs Darius matchup.
Gnar Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Gnar 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.
Darius(57.9%)Who Wins the Gnar vs Darius Matchup?
Gnar vs Darius Matchup Summary
The Gnar vs Darius matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 95 recent matches analyzed, Gnar wins with a 57.9% win rate compared to Darius's 42.1%, giving Gnar a 15.8 percentage point advantage. Gnar dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Darius players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Gnar leads by 0.5s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Gnar players can confidently pick into Darius and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Darius away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Gnar vs Darius Laning Phase Breakdown
Darius is favored during the laning phase against Gnar, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Darius holds advantages in farming, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Gnar Build Against Darius
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Darius, providing the mobility and stats Gnar needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Gnar against Darius are Wit's End, Trinity Force and Black Cleaver. This combination gives Gnar an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 85.7% win rate across 7 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Darius. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Gnar vs Darius matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Gnar52.4%Darius47.6%Gnar62.3%Darius37.7%During the early laning phase (first 15 minutes), Gnar has a meaningful 52.4% win rate, outperforming Darius by 4.8 percentage points. Gnar players should look to press this advantage through aggressive trades, wave priority, and early jungle coordination.
Gnar is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 62.3% win rate — 24.5 points above Darius. Extended games heavily favor Gnar, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Gnar holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Darius players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Gnar Runes Against Darius
Precision
Resolve
Running Precision primary with Resolve secondary allows Gnar to press their advantage against Darius, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Gnar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.4. The table below shows Gnar'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 Gnar build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55.65% | 124 | 6.8 | 919 | 12,440 | 59.6% | 52.2% | |
| 41.38% | 116 | 6.3 | 712 | 11,015 | 39.7% | 43.1% | |
| 48.57% | 105 | 6.5 | 996 | 12,243 | 46.1% | 50.0% | |
| 53.47% | 102 | 6.1 | 834 | 10,955 | 59.1% | 49.1% | |
| 57.89% | 95 | 6.3 | 858 | 11,822 | 52.4% | 62.3% | |
| 48.39% | 94 | 6.4 | 769 | 11,422 | 42.9% | 52.9% | |
| 40.43% | 94 | 6.6 | 1,293 | 12,350 | 27.3% | 52.0% | |
| 55.17% | 87 | 6.7 | 876 | 11,621 | 64.3% | 46.7% | |
| 47.06% | 85 | 6.4 | 939 | 11,507 | 54.3% | 42.0% | |
| 60.24% | 83 | 6.8 | 1,012 | 12,056 | 55.0% | 65.1% | |
| 61.54% | 82 | 6.4 | 874 | 11,379 | 64.9% | 58.5% | |
| 56.25% | 80 | 6.8 | 965 | 12,110 | 48.6% | 62.8% | |
| 53.25% | 78 | 6.4 | 829 | 11,966 | 52.6% | 53.9% | |
| 40.00% | 75 | 6.2 | 651 | 11,468 | 36.7% | 42.2% | |
| 45.07% | 72 | 6.2 | 786 | 11,406 | 39.4% | 50.0% | |
| 51.43% | 70 | 6.5 | 871 | 11,523 | 60.0% | 42.9% | |
| 51.47% | 68 | 6.4 | 907 | 11,977 | 58.1% | 46.0% | |
| 45.45% | 67 | 6.3 | 722 | 11,795 | 38.5% | 50.0% | |
| 46.77% | 62 | 6.8 | 759 | 12,150 | 50.0% | 44.7% | |
| 37.70% | 61 | 7.0 | 898 | 12,312 | 44.4% | 32.4% | |
| 50.82% | 61 | 6.6 | 1,106 | 13,137 | 53.9% | 48.6% | |
| 46.67% | 60 | 6.4 | 712 | 11,496 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 47.46% | 60 | 6.2 | 992 | 12,351 | 33.3% | 57.1% | |
| 40.68% | 59 | 6.2 | 836 | 11,815 | 29.6% | 50.0% | |
| 61.02% | 59 | 6.7 | 882 | 12,041 | 75.0% | 51.4% | |
| 50.88% | 57 | 6.3 | 899 | 12,573 | 54.2% | 48.5% | |
| 54.90% | 51 | 6.7 | 810 | 11,758 | 64.0% | 46.1% | |
| 53.06% | 49 | 6.4 | 791 | 11,878 | 58.3% | 48.0% | |
| 53.19% | 47 | 6.3 | 912 | 12,310 | 45.0% | 59.3% | |
| 52.27% | 45 | 6.2 | 740 | 11,197 | 44.4% | 64.7% | |
| 60.00% | 45 | 6.9 | 872 | 12,874 | 73.7% | 50.0% | |
| 40.91% | 44 | 6.9 | 829 | 10,227 | 52.0% | 26.3% | |
| 39.02% | 41 | 6.4 | 734 | 12,162 | 35.3% | 41.7% | |
| 55.00% | 40 | 6.5 | 1,026 | 12,078 | 61.1% | 50.0% | |
| 53.85% | 39 | 6.7 | 844 | 12,055 | 56.3% | 52.2% | |
| 47.37% | 38 | 6.1 | 1,063 | 11,757 | 38.9% | 55.0% | |
| 50.00% | 35 | 6.3 | 733 | 11,108 | 38.5% | 57.1% | |
| 38.71% | 32 | 6.2 | 873 | 11,888 | 26.7% | 50.0% | |
| 36.67% | 30 | 6.1 | 744 | 11,613 | 27.3% | 42.1% | |
| 48.28% | 29 | 6.0 | 744 | 12,315 | 57.1% | 45.5% | |
| 32.14% | 28 | 6.5 | 618 | 10,485 | 37.5% | 25.0% | |
| 30.77% | 27 | 6.7 | 866 | 11,183 | 26.7% | 36.4% | |
| 48.00% | 25 | 6.3 | 766 | 11,616 | 50.0% | 45.5% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 6.7 | 677 | 11,425 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 54.55% | 23 | 7.0 | 739 | 11,602 | 41.7% | 70.0% | |
| 21.74% | 23 | 6.3 | 864 | 11,939 | 28.6% | 18.8% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 6.8 | 988 | 12,330 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 6.2 | 838 | 11,305 | 58.3% | 50.0% | |
| 71.43% | 21 | 6.8 | 1,058 | 12,113 | 62.5% | 76.9% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 6.8 | 843 | 10,834 | 45.5% | 37.5% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 6.9 | 956 | 13,352 | 50.0% | 22.2% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 6.5 | 744 | 11,644 | 60.0% | 28.6% | |
| 37.50% | 16 | 6.3 | 765 | 12,381 | 50.0% | 30.0% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 6.3 | 925 | 13,117 | 80.0% | 60.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 6.8 | 846 | 12,514 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 6.5 | 742 | 10,446 | 25.0% | 60.0% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 6.7 | 785 | 12,015 | 50.0% | 22.2% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.5 | 957 | 13,926 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 5.9 | 942 | 11,344 | 25.0% | 40.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.8 | 655 | 11,365 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 5.1 | 682 | 9,802 | 40.0% | 0.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.0 | 699 | 11,985 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.8 | 941 | 12,959 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.2 | 735 | 13,013 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 7.1 | 680 | 11,686 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.0 | 751 | 12,359 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.5 | 765 | 11,919 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 6 | 5.8 | 752 | 11,600 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.7 | 722 | 12,001 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.1 | 598 | 12,320 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.4 | 805 | 12,212 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.2 | 1,071 | 15,147 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.7 | 666 | 10,042 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 3.1 | 596 | 9,483 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.5 | 652 | 13,261 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 5.7 | 700 | 12,656 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
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Gnar vs Darius - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Gnar do against Darius in League of Legends?
Gnar wins the Gnar vs Darius matchup with a 57.9% win rate compared to Darius's 42.1%, a 15.8 percentage point difference. This data is based on 95 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.
How does Gnar do against Darius in the early game?
In the early game, Gnar has the advantage against Darius with a 52.4% win rate versus 47.6%. Gnar players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Gnar do against Darius in the late game?
In the late game, Gnar takes over the Gnar vs Darius matchup with a 62.3% win rate compared to 37.7%. Gnar scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Gnar vs Darius matchup?
Gnar wins the matchup against Darius with a 57.9% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 15.8 percentage point advantage means Gnar is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 95 games analyzed.
What is the best Gnar build against Darius?
The best Gnar build against Darius includes Wit's End, Trinity Force, Black Cleaver with Plated Steelcaps. This build achieves a 85.7% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Gnar runes against Darius?
The best Gnar runes against Darius use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 60.5% win rate in the Gnar vs Darius matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Gnar counter Darius?
Yes, Gnar has a favorable matchup against Darius with a 57.9% win rate. Gnar strongly counters Darius in lane based on current patch 26.4 data.
How do I play Gnar against Darius?
When playing Gnar against Darius, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.