Lee Sinvs Darius
Lee Sin vs Darius is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Darius wins with a 51.1% win rate (+2.2%) over Lee Sin based on 45 games. Lee Sin wins the early laning phase while Darius scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Lee Sin build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Lee Sin vs Darius matchup.
Lee Sin Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Lee Sin 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(48.9%)Who Wins the Lee Sin vs Darius Matchup?
Lee Sin vs Darius Matchup Summary
The Lee Sin vs Darius matchup is a very close matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 45 recent matches analyzed, Darius wins with a 51.1% win rate compared to Lee Sin's 48.9%, giving Darius a 2.2 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Lee Sin controls the early laning stage, but Darius outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Lee Sin needs to press advantages before Darius reaches their power spikes, while Darius should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in CS, where Darius leads by 0.3 CS/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Darius is slightly favored, Lee Sin can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Darius's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Lee Sin vs Darius Laning Phase Breakdown
Lee Sin is favored during the laning phase against Darius, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Lee Sin holds advantages in damage, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Lee Sin Build Against Darius
Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Darius, providing the mobility and stats Lee Sin needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Lee Sin against Darius are Eclipse, Sundered Sky and Black Cleaver. This combination gives Lee Sin an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 5 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 Lee Sin vs Darius matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Lee Sin60.0%Darius40.0%Lee Sin40.0%Darius60.0%Lee Sin dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 60.0% win rate — a 20.0 percentage point lead over Darius. This lopsided early game means Lee Sin can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Darius is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 60.0% win rate — 20.0 points above Lee Sin. Extended games heavily favor Darius, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Lee Sin must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Darius reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Darius survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Lee Sin Runes Against Darius
Precision
Inspiration
The Precision primary with Inspiration secondary combination helps Lee Sin maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Darius.
Lee Sin matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.4. The table below shows Lee Sin'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 Lee Sin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52.92% | 274 | 0.9 | 651 | 12,833 | 56.5% | 49.6% | |
| 55.00% | 200 | 0.9 | 709 | 12,778 | 57.8% | 52.0% | |
| 46.03% | 189 | 0.8 | 621 | 12,657 | 46.2% | 45.8% | |
| 44.81% | 154 | 1.0 | 659 | 12,944 | 47.3% | 42.5% | |
| 49.34% | 153 | 0.9 | 660 | 12,780 | 47.8% | 50.6% | |
| 47.10% | 138 | 0.8 | 684 | 12,885 | 44.8% | 49.3% | |
| 53.44% | 131 | 0.9 | 692 | 12,827 | 56.7% | 50.7% | |
| 51.61% | 125 | 1.0 | 715 | 12,963 | 39.0% | 63.1% | |
| 46.77% | 124 | 1.0 | 659 | 12,452 | 59.3% | 35.4% | |
| 49.18% | 123 | 1.1 | 691 | 12,901 | 51.0% | 47.9% | |
| 54.17% | 120 | 0.8 | 679 | 12,186 | 52.9% | 55.8% | |
| 48.28% | 117 | 0.9 | 629 | 12,935 | 46.9% | 49.3% | |
| 39.82% | 113 | 1.1 | 720 | 12,514 | 33.9% | 47.1% | |
| 54.46% | 112 | 1.2 | 773 | 12,652 | 57.4% | 51.7% | |
| 45.05% | 111 | 0.9 | 649 | 12,672 | 46.5% | 43.4% | |
| 48.54% | 103 | 1.0 | 685 | 12,522 | 47.2% | 50.0% | |
| 51.55% | 97 | 1.0 | 674 | 13,109 | 59.6% | 44.0% | |
| 42.71% | 96 | 0.8 | 676 | 12,771 | 47.7% | 38.5% | |
| 50.00% | 92 | 0.9 | 651 | 13,107 | 57.6% | 45.8% | |
| 43.68% | 87 | 0.9 | 613 | 11,899 | 43.9% | 43.5% | |
| 43.37% | 84 | 0.8 | 688 | 11,996 | 34.1% | 53.9% | |
| 47.56% | 82 | 1.0 | 645 | 12,033 | 47.5% | 47.6% | |
| 43.04% | 81 | 0.8 | 640 | 12,054 | 46.7% | 38.2% | |
| 38.46% | 79 | 0.9 | 678 | 12,972 | 34.4% | 41.3% | |
| 44.93% | 70 | 0.9 | 731 | 12,774 | 42.9% | 47.1% | |
| 50.00% | 70 | 1.0 | 662 | 12,648 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.65% | 68 | 1.0 | 665 | 11,326 | 44.2% | 40.0% | |
| 44.62% | 65 | 1.0 | 724 | 12,308 | 53.1% | 36.4% | |
| 39.06% | 64 | 0.8 | 659 | 12,399 | 38.7% | 39.4% | |
| 49.21% | 63 | 1.4 | 615 | 12,361 | 52.9% | 44.8% | |
| 37.93% | 58 | 0.9 | 646 | 11,478 | 39.4% | 36.0% | |
| 36.84% | 57 | 1.9 | 582 | 11,458 | 51.7% | 21.4% | |
| 38.89% | 55 | 0.9 | 602 | 13,005 | 52.9% | 32.4% | |
| 41.82% | 55 | 0.8 | 639 | 11,991 | 51.6% | 29.2% | |
| 41.82% | 55 | 0.9 | 732 | 13,451 | 21.1% | 52.8% | |
| 46.00% | 50 | 0.8 | 609 | 11,883 | 39.1% | 51.9% | |
| 37.50% | 48 | 0.9 | 665 | 12,383 | 32.0% | 43.5% | |
| 55.32% | 47 | 1.0 | 634 | 12,831 | 45.5% | 64.0% | |
| 54.35% | 46 | 1.6 | 724 | 12,699 | 57.9% | 51.9% | |
| 48.89% | 45 | 1.3 | 711 | 13,142 | 60.0% | 40.0% | |
| 43.18% | 44 | 1.2 | 639 | 11,663 | 44.0% | 42.1% | |
| 54.76% | 42 | 1.3 | 705 | 12,433 | 50.0% | 59.1% | |
| 52.63% | 38 | 1.1 | 737 | 13,792 | 43.8% | 59.1% | |
| 56.76% | 37 | 0.8 | 701 | 12,685 | 46.7% | 63.6% | |
| 57.14% | 35 | 0.7 | 618 | 11,795 | 53.3% | 60.0% | |
| 48.57% | 35 | 1.0 | 665 | 13,194 | 62.5% | 36.8% | |
| 52.94% | 34 | 1.2 | 669 | 12,283 | 69.2% | 42.9% | |
| 37.50% | 33 | 0.8 | 616 | 13,099 | 46.7% | 29.4% | |
| 53.33% | 31 | 1.4 | 739 | 12,728 | 58.3% | 50.0% | |
| 54.84% | 31 | 0.9 | 603 | 13,014 | 66.7% | 43.8% | |
| 60.00% | 30 | 0.8 | 715 | 13,211 | 69.2% | 52.9% | |
| 46.43% | 28 | 1.5 | 654 | 12,890 | 45.5% | 47.1% | |
| 22.22% | 27 | 0.8 | 679 | 11,978 | 25.0% | 20.0% | |
| 50.00% | 26 | 0.9 | 669 | 12,761 | 46.1% | 53.9% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 1.3 | 591 | 10,673 | 58.3% | 50.0% | |
| 29.17% | 24 | 1.6 | 730 | 13,109 | 50.0% | 18.8% | |
| 60.87% | 23 | 1.6 | 642 | 10,837 | 83.3% | 36.4% | |
| 36.36% | 22 | 1.5 | 638 | 11,633 | 46.1% | 22.2% | |
| 36.36% | 22 | 2.1 | 726 | 12,736 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 38.10% | 22 | 1.4 | 777 | 14,168 | 50.0% | 27.3% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 1.1 | 629 | 12,719 | 50.0% | 55.6% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 1.1 | 728 | 14,308 | 87.5% | 18.2% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 1.6 | 708 | 12,729 | 30.0% | 55.6% | |
| 33.33% | 18 | 1.6 | 635 | 11,665 | 20.0% | 50.0% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 0.8 | 785 | 13,323 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 3.2 | 675 | 13,063 | 66.7% | 54.5% | |
| 33.33% | 15 | 1.7 | 691 | 11,064 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 6.0 | 875 | 12,382 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 4.6 | 749 | 11,619 | 62.5% | 60.0% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 1.5 | 728 | 11,345 | 71.4% | 50.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 2.3 | 606 | 11,310 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 4.7 | 775 | 12,832 | 80.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 2.0 | 538 | 12,027 | 66.7% | 28.6% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 1.9 | 556 | 9,401 | 60.0% | 20.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 4.3 | 1,065 | 15,291 | 66.7% | 42.9% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 2.2 | 719 | 13,929 | 66.7% | 16.7% | |
| 12.50% | 9 | 1.8 | 574 | 9,685 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 4.1 | 756 | 13,591 | 80.0% | 75.0% | |
| 12.50% | 8 | 4.5 | 819 | 12,517 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 1.1 | 669 | 13,258 | 75.0% | 25.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 1.1 | 791 | 13,552 | 66.7% | 75.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 3.0 | 566 | 9,419 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.9 | 598 | 10,327 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 2.0 | 622 | 11,572 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.9 | 578 | 10,477 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 2.9 | 598 | 11,693 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 7.5 | 1,038 | 15,006 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 4.8 | 565 | 7,617 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.1 | 727 | 12,034 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.1 | 787 | 10,235 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 2.3 | 823 | 14,849 | 100.0% | 20.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 1.1 | 577 | 9,926 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 1.4 | 546 | 10,251 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 640 | 9,927 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.5 | 623 | 11,907 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 5 | 5.6 | 1,005 | 14,371 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.7 | 677 | 12,099 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.7 | 676 | 10,596 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.3 | 650 | 12,998 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 7.5 | 989 | 14,613 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.5 | 650 | 10,252 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 4.3 | 652 | 10,146 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 4.8 | 913 | 15,045 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
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Lee Sin vs Darius - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Lee Sin do against Darius in League of Legends?
Darius wins the Lee Sin vs Darius matchup with a 51.1% win rate compared to Lee Sin's 48.9%, a 2.2 percentage point difference. This data is based on 45 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.
How does Lee Sin do against Darius in the early game?
In the early game, Lee Sin has the advantage against Darius with a 60.0% win rate versus 40.0%. Lee Sin players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Lee Sin do against Darius in the late game?
In the late game, Darius takes over the Lee Sin vs Darius matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to 40.0%. Darius scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Lee Sin vs Darius matchup?
Darius wins the matchup against Lee Sin with a 51.1% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 2.2 percentage point advantage means Darius is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 45 games analyzed.
What is the best Lee Sin build against Darius?
The best Lee Sin build against Darius includes Eclipse, Sundered Sky, Black Cleaver with Mercury's Treads. 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 Lee Sin runes against Darius?
The best Lee Sin runes against Darius use the Precision primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 71.4% win rate in the Lee Sin vs Darius matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Lee Sin counter Darius?
No, Lee Sin struggles against Darius with only a 48.9% win rate. Darius has the advantage in this matchup. Lee Sin players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Darius's lead.
How do I play Lee Sin against Darius?
When playing Lee Sin 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.