- Win Rate
- 49.5%
- Pick Rate
- 4.8%
- Ban Rate
- 3.4%
Volibear vs Darius
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 6,282
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 13, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Volibear vs Darius is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Volibear wins with a 53.0% win rate (+5.9%) over Darius based on 202 games. Volibear wins the early laning phase while Darius scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Volibear build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Volibear vs Darius matchup.
Volibear Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Volibear 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 Volibear vs Darius?
Volibear wins 53.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 45.8% and 60.0% (95% range).
- Expected
- 51.6% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- +1.4 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 185 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.19
- −2.7 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 9 – Oct 11
They also met in another lane (Jungle): 8 games, Volibear won 62.5%.
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Volibear, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Volibear wins 53.0% of 185 games (95% range 45.8–60.0%).
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 51.6% for Volibear; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 213, within the margin of error (180 games).
- Volibear players pick Mercury's Treads much less often against Darius: 25.5% of their other Top games, 8.1% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Volibear and Darius played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Volibear's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Volibear vs Darius Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Volibear vs Darius Win Rate by Game Length
Volibear's win rate against Darius by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Volibear's results against Darius in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Volibear vs Darius Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)EvenVolibear gold at 15: +213
- First itemDariusVolibear: 13.0 min · Darius: 11.4 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenVolibear wins 46.0% of 87 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenVolibear wins 52.6% of 76 games
What Volibear Changes Against Darius
Choices Volibear players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually25.5%vs Darius8.1%−17.4 pts
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually41.7%vs Darius56.2%+14.5 pts51.9% WR here
Flash + IgniteSummoner spellsUsually76.2%vs Darius83.8%+7.6 pts53.5% WR here
Flash + TeleportSummoner spellsUsually10.9%vs Darius5.4%−5.5 pts
Trinity ForceItemUsually6.7%vs Darius10.8%+4.1 pts35.0% WR here
Best Volibear Build vs Darius
Usual Volibear build (Top)
65.7% win rate · 70 games
Against Darius
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 6 of 112 Volibear games against Darius carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Volibear's standard build instead.
- Volibear usually completes Dusk and Dawn first, at 13.0 min (median of 65 games).
- Darius usually completes Youmuu's Ghostblade first, at 11.4 min (median of 73 games).
- Skill priority: W > Q > E — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Volibear Runes vs Darius
Usual Volibear runes (Top)
Press the Attack
64.1% win rate · 39 games
Against Darius
Lethal Tempo
42.2% win rate · 64 games
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Volibear matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. The table below shows Volibear'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 Volibear build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Volibear Matchups
Hardest for Volibear
Easiest for Volibear
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Volibear vs Darius FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Volibear vs Darius?
Current data slightly favors Volibear, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Volibear wins 53.0% of 185 games (95% range 45.8–60.0%).
What is Volibear's win rate against Darius?
Volibear wins 53.0% of 185 Top games against Darius on patch 26.20 (95% range 45.8–60.0%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 51.6% would be expected.
Does Volibear counter Darius?
Not clearly. Volibear wins 53.0% of 185 games against Darius, and the 95% range (45.8–60.0%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Volibear or Darius?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 213, within the margin of error (180 games).
Does Volibear outscale Darius?
Not measurably: Volibear's win rate against Darius in games of 25 minutes or less and in longer games is within the margin of error of each other.
When is Darius strongest against Volibear?
Darius is measurably ahead in: First item.
What should Volibear build against Darius?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Volibear's usual Top core: Navori Flickerblade, Statikk Shiv, Spirit Visage. The biggest change against Darius: Mercury's Treads (25.5% usually, 8.1% here).
What runes should Volibear use against Darius?
Lethal Tempo with Precision and Resolve — 42.2% over 64 games against Darius. The biggest change against Darius: Flash + Ignite (76.2% usually, 83.8% here).