Namivs Darius
Nami vs Darius is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Nami wins with a 60.0% win rate (+20.0%) over Darius based on 5 games. Darius wins the early laning phase while Nami scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Nami build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Nami vs Darius matchup.
Nami Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Nami 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(60.0%)Who Wins the Nami vs Darius Matchup?
Nami vs Darius Matchup Summary
The Nami vs Darius matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Nami wins with a 60.0% win rate compared to Darius's 40.0%, giving Nami a 20.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Darius controls the early laning stage, but Nami outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Darius needs to press advantages before Nami reaches their power spikes, while Nami should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in CS, where Darius leads by 1.1 CS/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Nami 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.
Nami vs Darius Laning Phase Breakdown
Darius is favored during the laning phase against Nami, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Darius holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Nami Build Against Darius
Ionian Boots of Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Darius, providing the mobility and stats Nami needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Nami against Darius are Imperial Mandate, Redemption and Shurelya's Battlesong. This combination gives Nami 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 Nami vs Darius matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Nami0.0%Darius100.0%Nami75.0%Darius25.0%Darius dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Nami. This lopsided early game means Darius can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Nami is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 75.0% win rate — 50.0 points above Darius. Extended games heavily favor Nami, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Darius must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Nami reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Nami 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 Nami Runes Against Darius
Sorcery
Resolve
Running Sorcery primary with Resolve secondary allows Nami to press their advantage against Darius, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Nami matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. The table below shows Nami'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 Nami 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.32% | 791 | 0.9 | 308 | 8,500 | 52.4% | 48.8% | |
| 50.50% | 598 | 0.9 | 315 | 8,306 | 47.8% | 52.8% | |
| 52.01% | 548 | 0.8 | 281 | 8,673 | 48.6% | 54.2% | |
| 48.18% | 523 | 0.8 | 326 | 8,396 | 47.7% | 48.6% | |
| 54.81% | 478 | 0.9 | 314 | 8,408 | 58.0% | 52.0% | |
| 48.43% | 382 | 0.9 | 293 | 8,108 | 52.2% | 45.0% | |
| 50.28% | 358 | 0.8 | 329 | 8,380 | 47.4% | 52.5% | |
| 53.69% | 352 | 0.9 | 321 | 8,408 | 55.3% | 52.0% | |
| 53.20% | 344 | 0.9 | 334 | 8,065 | 54.2% | 52.3% | |
| 50.74% | 337 | 0.9 | 307 | 8,427 | 51.0% | 50.5% | |
| 50.78% | 321 | 0.9 | 307 | 8,394 | 53.9% | 47.9% | |
| 54.81% | 312 | 0.8 | 323 | 8,768 | 56.3% | 53.8% | |
| 56.72% | 305 | 0.9 | 303 | 8,666 | 56.6% | 56.8% | |
| 47.78% | 270 | 0.9 | 327 | 8,676 | 50.5% | 45.9% | |
| 49.63% | 268 | 0.8 | 330 | 8,970 | 51.0% | 48.8% | |
| 51.25% | 240 | 0.9 | 343 | 8,401 | 51.4% | 51.1% | |
| 51.80% | 222 | 0.8 | 270 | 8,086 | 52.8% | 50.9% | |
| 54.05% | 222 | 0.9 | 296 | 8,635 | 51.9% | 55.3% | |
| 54.88% | 215 | 0.8 | 295 | 8,611 | 49.4% | 58.3% | |
| 52.91% | 189 | 0.9 | 322 | 8,457 | 55.9% | 50.0% | |
| 52.43% | 185 | 0.8 | 362 | 9,264 | 44.3% | 56.5% | |
| 53.80% | 184 | 0.9 | 332 | 8,479 | 57.3% | 51.0% | |
| 52.98% | 168 | 0.8 | 380 | 8,413 | 56.1% | 50.0% | |
| 44.17% | 163 | 0.9 | 303 | 8,250 | 41.2% | 47.4% | |
| 54.09% | 159 | 0.9 | 311 | 8,754 | 50.9% | 56.0% | |
| 48.48% | 132 | 0.9 | 320 | 8,243 | 59.0% | 39.4% | |
| 55.30% | 132 | 0.8 | 316 | 8,827 | 51.0% | 58.0% | |
| 55.81% | 129 | 0.8 | 319 | 8,426 | 50.0% | 60.3% | |
| 49.17% | 120 | 0.8 | 359 | 7,986 | 52.6% | 46.0% | |
| 61.26% | 111 | 0.9 | 312 | 8,103 | 62.5% | 60.0% | |
| 55.05% | 109 | 0.9 | 310 | 8,187 | 46.1% | 63.2% | |
| 46.73% | 107 | 0.9 | 334 | 8,335 | 38.8% | 53.5% | |
| 51.25% | 80 | 0.9 | 339 | 7,749 | 48.9% | 54.3% | |
| 55.41% | 74 | 0.9 | 324 | 9,130 | 53.6% | 56.5% | |
| 52.78% | 72 | 0.9 | 332 | 9,105 | 56.0% | 51.1% | |
| 42.31% | 52 | 0.9 | 309 | 8,435 | 70.0% | 25.0% | |
| 68.75% | 48 | 0.8 | 377 | 8,467 | 65.2% | 72.0% | |
| 48.94% | 47 | 0.8 | 331 | 9,160 | 41.2% | 53.3% | |
| 46.81% | 47 | 0.9 | 363 | 8,897 | 57.9% | 39.3% | |
| 58.54% | 41 | 0.9 | 293 | 8,162 | 43.8% | 68.0% | |
| 52.50% | 40 | 0.8 | 311 | 8,210 | 55.6% | 50.0% | |
| 37.14% | 35 | 0.8 | 318 | 9,497 | 55.6% | 30.8% | |
| 48.48% | 33 | 0.8 | 306 | 9,232 | 61.5% | 40.0% | |
| 36.36% | 33 | 0.8 | 337 | 8,903 | 54.5% | 27.3% | |
| 40.00% | 30 | 0.9 | 330 | 8,771 | 33.3% | 44.4% | |
| 56.67% | 30 | 0.8 | 323 | 7,339 | 55.6% | 58.3% | |
| 39.29% | 28 | 0.9 | 308 | 8,310 | 27.3% | 47.1% | |
| 60.71% | 28 | 0.9 | 340 | 9,059 | 55.6% | 63.2% | |
| 37.04% | 27 | 0.8 | 278 | 7,584 | 28.6% | 46.1% | |
| 40.00% | 25 | 0.8 | 357 | 9,379 | 18.2% | 57.1% | |
| 40.00% | 25 | 1.0 | 351 | 8,431 | 36.4% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 24 | 0.7 | 402 | 8,285 | 58.3% | 41.7% | |
| 60.87% | 23 | 0.9 | 302 | 8,451 | 64.3% | 55.6% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 0.7 | 302 | 8,669 | 58.3% | 50.0% | |
| 37.50% | 16 | 1.0 | 288 | 7,642 | 28.6% | 44.4% | |
| 81.25% | 16 | 0.9 | 354 | 8,957 | 87.5% | 75.0% | |
| 68.75% | 16 | 0.9 | 314 | 8,813 | 57.1% | 77.8% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 1.1 | 332 | 8,392 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 0.8 | 284 | 8,920 | 25.0% | 40.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 0.8 | 380 | 8,844 | 40.0% | 71.4% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 0.8 | 311 | 8,463 | 33.3% | 83.3% | |
| 75.00% | 12 | 0.9 | 368 | 8,970 | 80.0% | 71.4% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 0.8 | 369 | 8,282 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 0.8 | 334 | 9,096 | 25.0% | 85.7% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 1.0 | 346 | 9,086 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 0.8 | 308 | 8,123 | 33.3% | 42.9% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 0.8 | 347 | 8,368 | 85.7% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 1.3 | 294 | 9,082 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 1.4 | 347 | 7,848 | 28.6% | 50.0% | |
| 0.00% | 8 | 0.8 | 305 | 9,874 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 0.9 | 321 | 8,068 | 60.0% | 33.3% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 0.7 | 320 | 8,174 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 0.8 | 300 | 8,878 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 0.8 | 291 | 10,077 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 1.0 | 321 | 9,426 | 100.0% | 80.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 0.8 | 277 | 9,219 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 0.8 | 438 | 9,883 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 0.8 | 353 | 8,251 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 0.9 | 325 | 9,154 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 0.8 | 314 | 8,817 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 0.9 | 347 | 6,410 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 0.5 | 301 | 4,943 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 0.9 | 336 | 7,864 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 0.9 | 372 | 6,200 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 0.8 | 377 | 11,155 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 0.7 | 376 | 11,411 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 0.9 | 382 | 9,965 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 0.6 | 388 | 8,015 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
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Nami vs Darius - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Nami do against Darius in League of Legends?
Nami wins the Nami vs Darius matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to Darius's 40.0%, a 20.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.
How does Nami do against Darius in the early game?
In the early game, Darius has the advantage against Nami with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Darius players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Nami do against Darius in the late game?
In the late game, Nami takes over the Nami vs Darius matchup with a 75.0% win rate compared to 25.0%. Nami scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Nami vs Darius matchup?
Nami wins the matchup against Darius with a 60.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 20.0 percentage point advantage means Nami is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.
What is the best Nami build against Darius?
The best Nami build against Darius includes Imperial Mandate, Redemption, Shurelya's Battlesong with Ionian Boots of Lucidity. 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 Nami runes against Darius?
The best Nami runes against Darius use the Sorcery primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 60.0% win rate in the Nami vs Darius matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Nami counter Darius?
Yes, Nami has a favorable matchup against Darius with a 60.0% win rate. Nami strongly counters Darius in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.
How do I play Nami against Darius?
When playing Nami against Darius, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Darius. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.