Illaoivs Darius
Illaoi vs Darius is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Darius wins with a 54.2% win rate (+8.3%) over Illaoi based on 96 games. Darius holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Illaoi build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Illaoi vs Darius matchup.
Illaoi Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Illaoi 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 the Illaoi vs Darius Matchup?
Illaoi vs Darius Matchup Summary
The Illaoi vs Darius matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 96 recent matches analyzed, Darius wins with a 54.2% win rate compared to Illaoi's 45.8%, giving Darius a 8.3 percentage point advantage. Darius dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Illaoi 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 Darius leads by 0.5s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Darius has a strong advantage in this matchup. Illaoi players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Darius overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Illaoi vs Darius Laning Phase Breakdown
Illaoi is favored during the laning phase against Darius, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Illaoi holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Illaoi Build Against Darius
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Darius, providing the mobility and stats Illaoi needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Illaoi against Darius are Iceborn Gauntlet, Thornmail and Black Cleaver. This combination gives Illaoi an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 72.7% win rate across 11 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 Illaoi vs Darius matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Illaoi42.1%
Darius57.9%Illaoi48.3%Darius51.7%Darius dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 57.9% win rate — a 15.8 percentage point lead over Illaoi. This lopsided early game means Darius can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
In the late game (25+ minutes), Darius takes over with a 51.7% win rate, leading Illaoi by 3.4 percentage points. Darius scales more effectively into team fights and objective contests.
Darius holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Illaoi players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Illaoi Runes Against Darius
Resolve
Precision
The Resolve and Precision rune setup gives Illaoi the best tools to compete against Darius in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Illaoi matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.14. The table below shows Illaoi'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 Illaoi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.34% | 169 | 6.2 | 898 | 10,995 | 45.7% | 48.5% | |
| 45.45% | 132 | 7.1 | 1,013 | 11,600 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 52.43% | 103 | 6.7 | 1,181 | 11,774 | 60.5% | 46.7% | |
| 45.83% | 96 | 6.4 | 1,013 | 11,256 | 42.1% | 48.3% | |
| 47.67% | 86 | 6.6 | 781 | 10,398 | 53.9% | 42.5% | |
| 56.34% | 71 | 7.2 | 1,005 | 12,690 | 62.5% | 53.2% | |
| 42.03% | 69 | 6.7 | 860 | 12,029 | 45.5% | 40.4% | |
| 51.56% | 64 | 6.6 | 1,174 | 12,924 | 65.4% | 42.1% | |
| 55.17% | 58 | 7.3 | 1,162 | 13,628 | 50.0% | 58.3% | |
| 53.57% | 56 | 6.8 | 966 | 12,320 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 54.00% | 50 | 7.1 | 1,053 | 11,743 | 63.2% | 48.4% | |
| 54.00% | 50 | 7.2 | 1,167 | 11,625 | 57.7% | 50.0% | |
| 47.92% | 48 | 6.5 | 874 | 10,634 | 25.0% | 59.4% | |
| 46.81% | 47 | 7.4 | 1,682 | 11,162 | 60.9% | 33.3% | |
| 52.38% | 42 | 6.9 | 1,226 | 11,055 | 55.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.50% | 40 | 7.4 | 980 | 12,083 | 42.1% | 42.9% | |
| 55.00% | 40 | 6.6 | 866 | 9,522 | 69.6% | 35.3% | |
| 47.50% | 40 | 7.0 | 1,119 | 12,430 | 76.9% | 33.3% | |
| 46.15% | 39 | 7.9 | 1,207 | 13,698 | 66.7% | 37.0% | |
| 45.95% | 37 | 7.0 | 807 | 11,500 | 33.3% | 54.5% | |
| 64.86% | 37 | 7.0 | 1,216 | 10,634 | 71.4% | 56.3% | |
| 51.43% | 35 | 6.9 | 968 | 11,339 | 58.3% | 47.8% | |
| 50.00% | 34 | 7.1 | 939 | 10,261 | 52.6% | 46.7% | |
| 59.38% | 32 | 7.4 | 971 | 10,226 | 55.6% | 64.3% | |
| 46.88% | 32 | 6.6 | 916 | 12,350 | 60.0% | 35.3% | |
| 51.61% | 31 | 6.8 | 1,001 | 11,420 | 56.3% | 46.7% | |
| 56.67% | 30 | 6.1 | 956 | 10,847 | 69.2% | 47.1% | |
| 43.33% | 30 | 6.8 | 1,060 | 10,756 | 30.8% | 52.9% | |
| 50.00% | 30 | 6.5 | 791 | 11,436 | 41.7% | 55.6% | |
| 55.17% | 29 | 7.3 | 1,331 | 11,921 | 58.3% | 52.9% | |
| 64.29% | 28 | 6.8 | 873 | 10,895 | 72.7% | 58.8% | |
| 46.15% | 26 | 6.9 | 1,005 | 12,119 | 57.1% | 33.3% | |
| 57.69% | 26 | 6.9 | 1,338 | 13,074 | 50.0% | 61.1% | |
| 43.48% | 23 | 6.8 | 1,259 | 11,920 | 40.0% | 46.1% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 6.6 | 1,066 | 11,637 | 53.9% | 40.0% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 6.7 | 999 | 12,134 | 75.0% | 28.6% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 6.7 | 1,069 | 12,250 | 33.3% | 61.5% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 6.5 | 888 | 11,781 | 54.5% | 45.5% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 7.1 | 1,179 | 10,722 | 40.0% | 63.6% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 6.0 | 983 | 11,302 | 66.7% | 38.5% | |
| 33.33% | 18 | 6.3 | 1,048 | 11,245 | 37.5% | 30.0% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 6.8 | 1,064 | 14,122 | 50.0% | 64.3% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 6.6 | 1,268 | 12,391 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 6.6 | 888 | 12,186 | 75.0% | 36.4% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 6.4 | 911 | 11,524 | 71.4% | 42.9% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 7.5 | 1,093 | 11,620 | 71.4% | 57.1% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 7.0 | 908 | 11,281 | 100.0% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 6.2 | 736 | 8,876 | 57.1% | 40.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 7.4 | 957 | 12,678 | 57.1% | 60.0% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 6.7 | 1,046 | 11,332 | 50.0% | 12.5% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.7 | 1,156 | 14,468 | 0.0% | 44.4% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 6.2 | 900 | 12,631 | 66.7% | 20.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.4 | 1,037 | 13,153 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.4 | 1,138 | 12,782 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 7.2 | 854 | 10,390 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 8.0 | 1,084 | 13,173 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 100.00% | 7 | 7.4 | 1,196 | 14,054 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 7.1 | 1,223 | 13,396 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.1 | 1,134 | 13,910 | 100.0% | 20.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 7.6 | 1,110 | 11,958 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 956 | 12,360 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 906 | 9,613 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
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Illaoi vs Darius - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Illaoi do against Darius in League of Legends?
Darius wins the Illaoi vs Darius matchup with a 54.2% win rate compared to Illaoi's 45.8%, a 8.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 96 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.
How does Illaoi do against Darius in the early game?
In the early game, Darius has the advantage against Illaoi with a 57.9% win rate versus 42.1%. Darius players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Illaoi do against Darius in the late game?
In the late game, Darius takes over the Illaoi vs Darius matchup with a 51.7% win rate compared to 48.3%. Darius scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Illaoi vs Darius matchup?
Darius wins the matchup against Illaoi with a 54.2% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 8.3 percentage point advantage means Darius is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 96 games analyzed.
What is the best Illaoi build against Darius?
The best Illaoi build against Darius includes Iceborn Gauntlet, Thornmail, Black Cleaver with Plated Steelcaps. This build achieves a 72.7% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Illaoi runes against Darius?
The best Illaoi runes against Darius use the Resolve primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 43.9% win rate in the Illaoi vs Darius matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Illaoi counter Darius?
No, Illaoi struggles against Darius with only a 45.8% win rate. Darius has the advantage in this matchup. Illaoi players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Darius's lead.
How do I play Illaoi against Darius?
When playing Illaoi against Darius, play cautiously and avoid Darius's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Darius has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.