Katarinavs Darius
Katarina vs Darius is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Katarina wins with a 80.0% win rate (+60.0%) over Darius based on 5 games. Katarina holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Katarina build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Katarina vs Darius matchup.
Katarina Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Katarina 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(80.0%)Who Wins the Katarina vs Darius Matchup?
Katarina vs Darius Matchup Summary
The Katarina vs Darius matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Katarina wins with a 80.0% win rate compared to Darius's 20.0%, giving Katarina a 60.0 percentage point advantage. Katarina 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 Darius leads by 0.8s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Katarina 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.
Katarina vs Darius Laning Phase Breakdown
Katarina is favored during the laning phase against Darius, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Katarina holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Katarina Build Against Darius
Armored Advance is the optimal boots choice against Darius, providing the mobility and stats Katarina needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Katarina against Darius are Kraken Slayer, Titanic Hydra and Terminus. This combination gives Katarina an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 1 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 Katarina vs Darius matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Katarina75.0%Darius25.0%Katarina100.0%Darius0.0%Katarina dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 75.0% win rate — a 50.0 percentage point lead over Darius. This lopsided early game means Katarina can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Katarina is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 100.0% win rate — 100.0 points above Darius. Extended games heavily favor Katarina, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Katarina 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 Katarina Runes Against Darius
Precision
Domination
Running Precision primary with Domination secondary allows Katarina to press their advantage against Darius, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Katarina matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. The table below shows Katarina'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 Katarina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56.32% | 277 | 6.1 | 957 | 12,793 | 60.2% | 53.3% | |
| 43.54% | 209 | 5.7 | 816 | 11,177 | 39.3% | 48.0% | |
| 47.03% | 202 | 6.0 | 883 | 12,370 | 47.7% | 46.5% | |
| 48.42% | 190 | 5.8 | 911 | 12,949 | 40.0% | 53.9% | |
| 51.65% | 182 | 5.7 | 921 | 11,814 | 42.9% | 59.2% | |
| 47.80% | 182 | 5.8 | 882 | 11,552 | 53.3% | 42.4% | |
| 48.57% | 175 | 6.0 | 937 | 12,349 | 54.0% | 44.5% | |
| 47.02% | 168 | 6.0 | 968 | 12,386 | 50.6% | 43.2% | |
| 43.92% | 148 | 6.0 | 796 | 11,150 | 39.4% | 47.6% | |
| 45.52% | 145 | 6.0 | 873 | 12,164 | 44.3% | 46.7% | |
| 58.74% | 143 | 5.9 | 939 | 13,102 | 62.1% | 56.5% | |
| 55.65% | 124 | 5.6 | 898 | 11,830 | 54.7% | 56.3% | |
| 46.28% | 121 | 5.7 | 839 | 11,405 | 46.8% | 45.8% | |
| 55.93% | 118 | 5.7 | 872 | 12,247 | 62.5% | 51.4% | |
| 50.86% | 116 | 5.8 | 1,025 | 12,539 | 42.6% | 58.1% | |
| 49.51% | 103 | 5.6 | 840 | 12,125 | 44.2% | 53.3% | |
| 50.50% | 101 | 6.0 | 839 | 11,862 | 53.7% | 48.3% | |
| 54.55% | 99 | 5.7 | 994 | 12,521 | 57.1% | 52.6% | |
| 47.42% | 97 | 5.8 | 1,018 | 11,778 | 52.3% | 43.4% | |
| 47.37% | 95 | 6.0 | 991 | 12,528 | 47.6% | 47.2% | |
| 51.65% | 91 | 5.6 | 860 | 12,203 | 50.0% | 52.9% | |
| 48.24% | 85 | 5.7 | 850 | 11,592 | 50.0% | 46.7% | |
| 44.05% | 84 | 6.0 | 925 | 12,189 | 40.0% | 47.7% | |
| 56.41% | 78 | 5.9 | 929 | 11,569 | 62.2% | 51.2% | |
| 40.54% | 74 | 5.7 | 973 | 13,096 | 36.0% | 42.9% | |
| 47.95% | 73 | 6.3 | 949 | 12,003 | 48.5% | 47.5% | |
| 36.99% | 73 | 6.1 | 908 | 12,356 | 42.9% | 33.3% | |
| 57.97% | 69 | 6.3 | 941 | 12,768 | 62.9% | 52.9% | |
| 55.22% | 67 | 5.8 | 960 | 12,396 | 68.8% | 42.9% | |
| 48.48% | 66 | 5.7 | 952 | 13,254 | 46.1% | 50.0% | |
| 50.79% | 63 | 5.6 | 905 | 11,357 | 42.9% | 57.1% | |
| 53.97% | 63 | 5.9 | 1,048 | 13,193 | 54.5% | 53.7% | |
| 52.73% | 55 | 5.9 | 873 | 11,413 | 56.7% | 48.0% | |
| 47.17% | 53 | 5.7 | 1,018 | 13,129 | 50.0% | 45.7% | |
| 48.08% | 52 | 6.0 | 1,020 | 13,067 | 52.4% | 45.2% | |
| 48.08% | 52 | 5.7 | 883 | 12,171 | 52.4% | 45.2% | |
| 50.98% | 51 | 6.2 | 934 | 12,782 | 45.0% | 54.8% | |
| 50.00% | 48 | 5.7 | 908 | 11,980 | 54.5% | 46.1% | |
| 52.63% | 38 | 6.1 | 897 | 12,162 | 65.0% | 38.9% | |
| 41.67% | 36 | 6.0 | 956 | 11,766 | 66.7% | 16.7% | |
| 34.29% | 35 | 5.7 | 865 | 11,407 | 23.1% | 40.9% | |
| 45.45% | 33 | 6.1 | 867 | 12,101 | 53.9% | 40.0% | |
| 51.61% | 31 | 5.8 | 836 | 11,858 | 71.4% | 35.3% | |
| 56.67% | 30 | 5.7 | 1,116 | 13,741 | 50.0% | 59.1% | |
| 58.62% | 29 | 6.1 | 931 | 13,813 | 54.5% | 61.1% | |
| 41.38% | 29 | 5.5 | 846 | 10,835 | 50.0% | 35.3% | |
| 37.93% | 29 | 5.9 | 897 | 12,407 | 50.0% | 29.4% | |
| 69.23% | 26 | 6.0 | 1,233 | 14,055 | 70.0% | 68.8% | |
| 56.00% | 25 | 5.7 | 850 | 13,313 | 100.0% | 38.9% | |
| 41.67% | 24 | 6.4 | 887 | 10,101 | 46.1% | 36.4% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 5.5 | 707 | 11,401 | 54.5% | 38.5% | |
| 43.48% | 23 | 5.7 | 906 | 11,639 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 73.91% | 23 | 5.7 | 1,043 | 14,171 | 80.0% | 69.2% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 5.5 | 884 | 11,597 | 41.7% | 54.5% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 6.0 | 1,097 | 13,390 | 58.3% | 40.0% | |
| 61.90% | 21 | 6.1 | 1,025 | 13,943 | 63.6% | 60.0% | |
| 30.00% | 20 | 6.1 | 939 | 12,964 | 80.0% | 13.3% | |
| 70.00% | 20 | 6.2 | 1,079 | 14,809 | 69.2% | 71.4% | |
| 63.16% | 19 | 6.0 | 1,105 | 13,454 | 50.0% | 85.7% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 5.8 | 976 | 11,737 | 45.5% | 50.0% | |
| 73.68% | 19 | 6.3 | 1,170 | 14,598 | 87.5% | 63.6% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 5.7 | 918 | 13,456 | 42.9% | 58.3% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 5.9 | 888 | 12,508 | 37.5% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 6.1 | 906 | 13,262 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 6.0 | 794 | 10,314 | 37.5% | 50.0% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 6.0 | 1,084 | 10,459 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 5.4 | 863 | 14,385 | 100.0% | 27.3% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 6.0 | 896 | 12,249 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 6.4 | 783 | 11,630 | 44.4% | 33.3% | |
| 9.09% | 11 | 5.1 | 511 | 10,988 | 0.0% | 12.5% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 5.7 | 1,056 | 12,911 | 80.0% | 50.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 5.7 | 905 | 11,380 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 5.8 | 856 | 13,973 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 5.8 | 1,004 | 13,811 | 50.0% | 83.3% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 5.3 | 725 | 10,984 | 40.0% | 20.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 5.5 | 1,146 | 13,980 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 7.0 | 927 | 12,329 | 80.0% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.3 | 800 | 10,731 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 6.2 | 874 | 12,493 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 5.3 | 884 | 10,951 | 60.0% | 66.7% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 5.5 | 890 | 12,620 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 5.5 | 699 | 11,408 | 33.3% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.2 | 924 | 10,243 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.5 | 999 | 15,400 | 0.0% | 57.1% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.0 | 840 | 8,818 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 5.1 | 1,159 | 16,684 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 6.3 | 975 | 10,261 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.1 | 764 | 6,945 | 60.0% | 0.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 5.1 | 876 | 12,713 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.2 | 1,112 | 11,552 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.9 | 1,131 | 17,210 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.7 | 901 | 10,733 | 40.0% | 100.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 5.7 | 1,247 | 15,576 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.2 | 1,115 | 11,047 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.0 | 860 | 13,436 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.7 | 909 | 10,574 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.5 | 927 | 11,075 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 100.00% | 6 | 6.5 | 921 | 12,066 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.4 | 1,018 | 12,600 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.8 | 795 | 10,245 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.0 | 846 | 11,861 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 4.9 | 742 | 13,053 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.7 | 1,298 | 10,549 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.0 | 918 | 9,357 | 60.0% | 0.0% | |
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Katarina vs Darius - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Katarina do against Darius in League of Legends?
Katarina wins the Katarina vs Darius matchup with a 80.0% win rate compared to Darius's 20.0%, a 60.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.
How does Katarina do against Darius in the early game?
In the early game, Katarina has the advantage against Darius with a 75.0% win rate versus 25.0%. Katarina players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Katarina do against Darius in the late game?
In the late game, Katarina takes over the Katarina vs Darius matchup with a 100.0% win rate compared to 0.0%. Katarina scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Katarina vs Darius matchup?
Katarina wins the matchup against Darius with a 80.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 60.0 percentage point advantage means Katarina is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.
What is the best Katarina build against Darius?
The best Katarina build against Darius includes Kraken Slayer, Titanic Hydra, Terminus with Armored Advance. This build achieves a 100.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Katarina runes against Darius?
The best Katarina runes against Darius use the Precision primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Katarina vs Darius matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Katarina counter Darius?
Yes, Katarina has a favorable matchup against Darius with a 80.0% win rate. Katarina strongly counters Darius in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.
How do I play Katarina against Darius?
When playing Katarina 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.