Shyvanavs Darius
Shyvana vs Darius is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Darius wins with a 50.8% win rate (+1.5%) over Shyvana based on 65 games. Shyvana wins the early laning phase while Darius scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Shyvana build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Shyvana vs Darius matchup.
Shyvana Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Shyvana 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(49.2%)Who Wins the Shyvana vs Darius Matchup?
Shyvana vs Darius Matchup Summary
The Shyvana vs Darius matchup is a very close matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 65 recent matches analyzed, Darius wins with a 50.8% win rate compared to Shyvana's 49.2%, giving Darius a 1.5 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Shyvana controls the early laning stage, but Darius outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Shyvana 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 crowd control, where Darius leads by 0.3s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Darius is slightly favored, Shyvana 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.
Shyvana vs Darius Laning Phase Breakdown
Darius is favored during the laning phase against Shyvana, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Darius holds advantages in farming, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Shyvana Build Against Darius
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Darius, providing the mobility and stats Shyvana needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Shyvana against Darius are Death's Dance, Experimental Hexplate and Bloodthirster. This combination gives Shyvana an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Shyvana vs Darius matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Shyvana55.6%Darius44.4%Shyvana44.7%Darius55.3%Shyvana dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 55.6% win rate — a 11.1 percentage point lead over Darius. This lopsided early game means Shyvana 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 55.3% win rate — 10.5 points above Shyvana. 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: Shyvana 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 Shyvana Runes Against Darius
Precision
Resolve
The Precision primary with Resolve secondary combination helps Shyvana maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Darius.
Shyvana matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. The table below shows Shyvana'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 Shyvana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49.63% | 268 | 1.3 | 747 | 13,037 | 49.6% | 49.7% | |
| 50.19% | 267 | 1.3 | 726 | 13,151 | 50.0% | 50.4% | |
| 53.72% | 242 | 1.3 | 709 | 13,178 | 50.5% | 56.0% | |
| 43.69% | 222 | 1.3 | 807 | 12,811 | 41.8% | 45.5% | |
| 50.00% | 210 | 1.3 | 777 | 13,137 | 45.9% | 53.6% | |
| 51.79% | 195 | 1.2 | 788 | 13,149 | 60.9% | 44.4% | |
| 55.68% | 176 | 1.3 | 782 | 13,331 | 52.4% | 58.5% | |
| 57.14% | 168 | 1.3 | 776 | 12,847 | 56.5% | 57.9% | |
| 53.29% | 152 | 1.3 | 823 | 13,859 | 58.5% | 49.4% | |
| 47.26% | 146 | 1.3 | 788 | 12,785 | 50.0% | 45.1% | |
| 52.14% | 140 | 1.7 | 772 | 12,892 | 53.3% | 51.3% | |
| 45.71% | 140 | 1.8 | 1,002 | 13,202 | 50.9% | 42.0% | |
| 54.89% | 133 | 2.0 | 744 | 12,528 | 51.4% | 59.3% | |
| 43.44% | 122 | 1.2 | 812 | 12,781 | 40.0% | 47.4% | |
| 46.61% | 118 | 1.4 | 722 | 13,605 | 42.2% | 49.3% | |
| 52.59% | 116 | 1.2 | 772 | 12,969 | 53.6% | 51.7% | |
| 43.86% | 114 | 2.2 | 786 | 12,226 | 44.8% | 42.9% | |
| 54.13% | 109 | 1.2 | 765 | 12,710 | 44.4% | 63.6% | |
| 53.47% | 101 | 2.7 | 857 | 12,867 | 55.3% | 51.9% | |
| 57.14% | 98 | 1.3 | 820 | 13,578 | 54.0% | 59.0% | |
| 55.79% | 95 | 1.3 | 768 | 13,233 | 45.6% | 65.3% | |
| 53.85% | 91 | 1.3 | 843 | 13,855 | 51.4% | 55.6% | |
| 47.78% | 90 | 2.1 | 743 | 12,652 | 43.2% | 52.2% | |
| 53.93% | 89 | 1.2 | 792 | 12,548 | 56.8% | 51.1% | |
| 49.41% | 85 | 1.3 | 675 | 12,148 | 53.5% | 45.2% | |
| 54.12% | 85 | 1.3 | 819 | 13,430 | 50.0% | 57.5% | |
| 56.10% | 82 | 1.3 | 794 | 12,775 | 47.7% | 65.8% | |
| 55.84% | 77 | 1.5 | 779 | 12,993 | 60.0% | 52.4% | |
| 50.00% | 74 | 2.8 | 734 | 11,969 | 48.7% | 51.4% | |
| 48.65% | 74 | 1.2 | 759 | 13,706 | 47.2% | 50.0% | |
| 51.39% | 72 | 1.1 | 728 | 12,560 | 51.4% | 51.4% | |
| 45.07% | 71 | 5.7 | 765 | 12,130 | 43.3% | 46.3% | |
| 41.43% | 70 | 4.2 | 834 | 12,130 | 41.2% | 41.7% | |
| 50.72% | 69 | 1.5 | 790 | 13,650 | 53.6% | 48.8% | |
| 53.03% | 66 | 2.1 | 871 | 13,420 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 46.97% | 66 | 1.2 | 772 | 13,243 | 46.4% | 47.4% | |
| 49.23% | 65 | 3.7 | 827 | 11,829 | 55.6% | 44.7% | |
| 42.19% | 64 | 2.5 | 707 | 13,547 | 54.5% | 35.7% | |
| 64.06% | 64 | 1.1 | 927 | 12,944 | 65.6% | 62.5% | |
| 62.71% | 59 | 1.1 | 758 | 12,370 | 64.5% | 60.7% | |
| 32.76% | 58 | 1.2 | 753 | 13,246 | 26.9% | 37.5% | |
| 37.25% | 51 | 2.2 | 794 | 13,181 | 34.8% | 39.3% | |
| 56.00% | 50 | 1.5 | 860 | 12,792 | 57.7% | 54.2% | |
| 59.57% | 47 | 1.2 | 767 | 13,102 | 56.0% | 63.6% | |
| 43.48% | 46 | 1.1 | 776 | 12,698 | 39.1% | 47.8% | |
| 52.17% | 46 | 2.6 | 755 | 12,059 | 31.8% | 70.8% | |
| 47.50% | 40 | 3.6 | 803 | 11,293 | 47.8% | 47.1% | |
| 55.00% | 40 | 2.5 | 805 | 13,716 | 60.0% | 52.0% | |
| 55.00% | 40 | 1.3 | 822 | 14,743 | 50.0% | 58.3% | |
| 35.90% | 39 | 1.1 | 677 | 12,910 | 31.3% | 39.1% | |
| 28.21% | 39 | 5.3 | 763 | 10,974 | 29.4% | 27.3% | |
| 61.11% | 36 | 4.5 | 831 | 11,233 | 52.6% | 70.6% | |
| 55.88% | 34 | 3.2 | 879 | 13,740 | 60.0% | 52.6% | |
| 55.88% | 34 | 2.1 | 830 | 13,088 | 55.6% | 56.3% | |
| 60.61% | 33 | 1.2 | 707 | 11,888 | 52.4% | 75.0% | |
| 63.64% | 33 | 1.6 | 775 | 12,656 | 66.7% | 60.0% | |
| 53.57% | 28 | 1.5 | 870 | 13,327 | 64.3% | 42.9% | |
| 53.57% | 28 | 3.0 | 700 | 12,284 | 40.0% | 69.2% | |
| 65.38% | 26 | 5.4 | 795 | 10,615 | 62.5% | 70.0% | |
| 53.85% | 26 | 6.6 | 720 | 11,670 | 63.6% | 46.7% | |
| 48.00% | 25 | 1.3 | 674 | 12,059 | 46.7% | 50.0% | |
| 56.00% | 25 | 1.2 | 721 | 11,473 | 43.8% | 77.8% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 1.3 | 645 | 13,244 | 44.4% | 60.0% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 5.9 | 755 | 11,756 | 30.0% | 58.3% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 4.4 | 759 | 11,678 | 46.1% | 66.7% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 4.0 | 909 | 11,746 | 54.5% | 36.4% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 6.4 | 857 | 11,498 | 36.4% | 63.6% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 1.1 | 697 | 12,257 | 46.1% | 57.1% | |
| 15.79% | 19 | 5.2 | 512 | 9,563 | 9.1% | 25.0% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 5.6 | 804 | 12,415 | 28.6% | 60.0% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 5.9 | 769 | 10,233 | 50.0% | 55.6% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 1.8 | 807 | 8,880 | 58.3% | 66.7% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 3.2 | 660 | 12,910 | 50.0% | 55.6% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 6.6 | 816 | 11,699 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 6.2 | 821 | 12,309 | 14.3% | 75.0% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 5.6 | 822 | 12,877 | 20.0% | 50.0% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 1.6 | 753 | 14,388 | 60.0% | 75.0% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 2.5 | 785 | 12,491 | 37.5% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 6.1 | 879 | 13,605 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 18.18% | 11 | 5.5 | 865 | 10,639 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 4.7 | 659 | 11,806 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.9 | 855 | 13,230 | 66.7% | 42.9% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 1.7 | 672 | 12,861 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 6.4 | 774 | 8,799 | 16.7% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 4.0 | 683 | 12,542 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 1.6 | 1,045 | 17,670 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 2.1 | 762 | 15,417 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 4.5 | 739 | 13,758 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.0 | 750 | 12,158 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 3.6 | 781 | 15,865 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 0.8 | 687 | 11,426 | 60.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.2 | 647 | 11,262 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.5 | 555 | 10,083 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.2 | 1,038 | 12,538 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.7 | 550 | 11,321 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.7 | 751 | 15,193 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
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Shyvana vs Darius - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Shyvana do against Darius in League of Legends?
Darius wins the Shyvana vs Darius matchup with a 50.8% win rate compared to Shyvana's 49.2%, a 1.5 percentage point difference. This data is based on 65 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Shyvana do against Darius in the early game?
In the early game, Shyvana has the advantage against Darius with a 55.6% win rate versus 44.4%. Shyvana players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Shyvana do against Darius in the late game?
In the late game, Darius takes over the Shyvana vs Darius matchup with a 55.3% win rate compared to 44.7%. Darius scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Shyvana vs Darius matchup?
Darius wins the matchup against Shyvana with a 50.8% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 1.5 percentage point advantage means Darius is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 65 games analyzed.
What is the best Shyvana build against Darius?
The best Shyvana build against Darius includes Death's Dance, Experimental Hexplate, Bloodthirster with Plated Steelcaps. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Shyvana runes against Darius?
The best Shyvana runes against Darius use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 50.0% win rate in the Shyvana vs Darius matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Shyvana counter Darius?
No, Shyvana struggles against Darius with only a 49.2% win rate. Darius has the advantage in this matchup. Shyvana players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Darius's lead.
How do I play Shyvana against Darius?
When playing Shyvana 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.