
Warwickvs Darius
Warwick vs Darius is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Darius wins with a 52.3% win rate (+4.5%) over Warwick based on 88 games. Darius wins the early laning phase while Warwick scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Warwick build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Warwick vs Darius matchup.
Warwick Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Warwick 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 the Warwick vs Darius Matchup?

Warwick vs Darius Matchup Summary
The Warwick vs Darius matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 88 recent matches analyzed, Darius wins with a 52.3% win rate compared to Warwick's 47.7%, giving Darius a 4.5 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Darius controls the early laning stage, but Warwick outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Darius needs to press advantages before Warwick reaches their power spikes, while Warwick should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Warwick leads by 0.2s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Darius is slightly favored, Warwick 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.
Warwick vs Darius Laning Phase Breakdown
Darius is favored during the laning phase against Warwick, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Darius holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Warwick Build Against Darius
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Darius, providing the mobility and stats Warwick needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Warwick against Darius are Kraken Slayer, Blade of The Ruined King and Thornmail. This combination gives Warwick an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 3 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 Warwick vs Darius matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Darius dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 57.9% win rate — a 15.8 percentage point lead over Warwick. This lopsided early game means Darius can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
In the late game (25+ minutes), Warwick takes over with a 52.0% win rate, leading Darius by 4.0 percentage points. Warwick scales more effectively into team fights and objective contests.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Darius must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Warwick reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Warwick 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 Warwick Runes Against Darius
The Precision and Resolve rune setup gives Warwick the best tools to compete against Darius in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Warwick matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. The table below shows Warwick'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 Warwick 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.97% | 592 | 1.1 | 649 | 12,103 | 48.9% | 47.2% | |
| 50.24% | 424 | 1.0 | 664 | 12,010 | 49.1% | 51.0% | |
| 54.91% | 397 | 1.1 | 651 | 12,293 | 62.4% | 49.3% | |
| 53.92% | 395 | 1.1 | 659 | 12,666 | 48.8% | 57.6% | |
| 51.58% | 380 | 1.0 | 652 | 12,630 | 56.2% | 48.2% | |
| 48.26% | 344 | 1.0 | 678 | 12,673 | 48.2% | 48.3% | |
| 50.33% | 302 | 1.3 | 714 | 12,347 | 51.4% | 49.4% | |
| 44.09% | 279 | 1.0 | 594 | 12,241 | 49.6% | 40.0% | |
| 48.36% | 244 | 1.0 | 596 | 12,726 | 55.9% | 43.0% | |
| 51.97% | 229 | 1.1 | 607 | 12,583 | 47.6% | 54.5% | |
| 53.39% | 221 | 1.5 | 685 | 12,050 | 61.0% | 46.5% | |
| 49.52% | 208 | 1.1 | 652 | 12,443 | 53.5% | 45.8% | |
| 53.07% | 179 | 1.1 | 621 | 12,282 | 51.4% | 54.3% | |
| 46.89% | 177 | 1.6 | 629 | 12,161 | 43.9% | 49.5% | |
| 46.58% | 161 | 1.0 | 657 | 12,084 | 42.4% | 49.5% | |
| 46.31% | 149 | 1.2 | 694 | 12,886 | 45.2% | 47.1% | |
| 46.58% | 146 | 0.9 | 631 | 11,734 | 47.6% | 45.8% | |
| 50.68% | 146 | 1.0 | 676 | 12,186 | 56.5% | 45.5% | |
| 48.91% | 137 | 1.0 | 635 | 12,344 | 47.1% | 50.7% | |
| 54.41% | 136 | 1.3 | 620 | 11,949 | 60.3% | 48.5% | |
| 54.07% | 135 | 1.0 | 629 | 12,263 | 67.2% | 42.3% | |
| 41.98% | 131 | 2.9 | 618 | 12,117 | 50.0% | 36.0% | |
| 56.92% | 130 | 1.3 | 673 | 12,766 | 58.5% | 55.8% | |
| 52.34% | 128 | 1.1 | 633 | 12,514 | 44.1% | 59.4% | |
| 49.59% | 123 | 4.1 | 831 | 11,779 | 49.0% | 50.0% | |
| 54.47% | 123 | 1.0 | 606 | 12,966 | 56.0% | 53.4% | |
| 55.36% | 112 | 1.0 | 648 | 12,361 | 68.5% | 43.1% | |
| 55.14% | 107 | 1.1 | 688 | 13,213 | 54.3% | 55.6% | |
| 44.23% | 104 | 1.2 | 665 | 12,564 | 46.7% | 42.4% | |
| 43.75% | 96 | 1.3 | 691 | 12,049 | 48.9% | 38.8% | |
| 56.38% | 94 | 5.6 | 780 | 11,133 | 61.0% | 52.8% | |
| 47.73% | 88 | 3.6 | 729 | 12,170 | 42.1% | 52.0% | |
| 50.57% | 87 | 2.4 | 823 | 11,835 | 43.9% | 56.5% | |
| 51.76% | 85 | 0.9 | 586 | 12,004 | 51.5% | 51.9% | |
| 45.24% | 84 | 1.2 | 656 | 12,813 | 51.5% | 41.2% | |
| 45.12% | 82 | 3.3 | 653 | 11,811 | 37.8% | 51.1% | |
| 65.00% | 80 | 1.5 | 615 | 12,567 | 71.4% | 60.0% | |
| 59.21% | 76 | 2.7 | 693 | 12,875 | 70.0% | 52.2% | |
| 40.79% | 76 | 1.1 | 594 | 12,219 | 45.2% | 37.8% | |
| 45.95% | 74 | 3.3 | 797 | 12,727 | 30.8% | 54.2% | |
| 61.76% | 68 | 1.7 | 683 | 12,384 | 58.3% | 63.6% | |
| 55.88% | 68 | 3.7 | 822 | 12,625 | 53.6% | 57.5% | |
| 51.47% | 68 | 2.4 | 613 | 11,864 | 53.3% | 50.0% | |
| 56.06% | 66 | 1.3 | 698 | 12,932 | 70.8% | 47.6% | |
| 54.55% | 66 | 0.9 | 601 | 11,595 | 67.7% | 42.9% | |
| 53.85% | 65 | 1.1 | 636 | 12,248 | 57.1% | 51.4% | |
| 50.77% | 65 | 0.9 | 567 | 12,106 | 44.4% | 55.3% | |
| 53.97% | 63 | 5.6 | 930 | 12,211 | 55.2% | 52.9% | |
| 48.21% | 56 | 3.8 | 959 | 12,943 | 42.1% | 51.4% | |
| 63.64% | 55 | 3.2 | 693 | 11,571 | 76.0% | 53.3% | |
| 50.91% | 55 | 1.3 | 676 | 12,152 | 45.8% | 54.8% | |
| 53.70% | 54 | 5.4 | 985 | 13,188 | 41.7% | 63.3% | |
| 56.60% | 53 | 2.8 | 771 | 12,199 | 54.2% | 58.6% | |
| 50.00% | 52 | 2.5 | 675 | 11,310 | 43.8% | 60.0% | |
| 58.70% | 46 | 1.0 | 655 | 12,003 | 60.9% | 56.5% | |
| 46.51% | 43 | 1.4 | 645 | 13,252 | 42.9% | 48.3% | |
| 47.62% | 42 | 1.0 | 685 | 12,901 | 43.8% | 50.0% | |
| 51.28% | 39 | 1.3 | 664 | 13,604 | 46.7% | 54.2% | |
| 41.03% | 39 | 2.5 | 726 | 11,943 | 33.3% | 47.6% | |
| 65.79% | 38 | 5.8 | 838 | 12,954 | 80.0% | 56.5% | |
| 57.89% | 38 | 2.9 | 747 | 11,526 | 64.7% | 52.4% | |
| 48.57% | 35 | 1.7 | 615 | 12,428 | 50.0% | 47.8% | |
| 60.61% | 33 | 6.3 | 906 | 11,818 | 66.7% | 53.3% | |
| 46.88% | 32 | 1.2 | 641 | 11,534 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 51.61% | 31 | 5.9 | 901 | 11,075 | 53.3% | 50.0% | |
| 54.84% | 31 | 5.0 | 950 | 12,021 | 80.0% | 42.9% | |
| 48.39% | 31 | 6.1 | 864 | 11,047 | 55.6% | 38.5% | |
| 45.16% | 31 | 3.3 | 735 | 11,595 | 68.8% | 20.0% | |
| 48.15% | 27 | 4.6 | 611 | 11,309 | 71.4% | 23.1% | |
| 59.26% | 27 | 6.2 | 798 | 12,660 | 66.7% | 53.3% | |
| 38.46% | 26 | 6.0 | 729 | 11,384 | 54.5% | 26.7% | |
| 56.00% | 25 | 1.9 | 706 | 12,269 | 58.3% | 53.9% | |
| 56.00% | 25 | 5.6 | 888 | 11,617 | 46.1% | 66.7% | |
| 48.00% | 25 | 5.4 | 857 | 13,868 | 50.0% | 47.1% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 2.9 | 739 | 11,999 | 27.3% | 61.5% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 6.2 | 778 | 14,118 | 57.1% | 56.3% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 5.4 | 1,020 | 11,692 | 60.0% | 53.9% | |
| 40.91% | 22 | 5.1 | 716 | 12,083 | 0.0% | 56.3% | |
| 60.00% | 20 | 5.1 | 880 | 13,988 | 50.0% | 64.3% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 1.2 | 583 | 12,880 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 1.8 | 655 | 13,063 | 50.0% | 54.5% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 5.6 | 721 | 12,262 | 50.0% | 41.7% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 4.7 | 660 | 12,162 | 60.0% | 53.9% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 4.1 | 666 | 11,216 | 40.0% | 57.1% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 1.8 | 570 | 12,485 | 44.4% | 25.0% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 5.4 | 715 | 11,186 | 57.1% | 62.5% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 1.2 | 810 | 13,281 | 66.7% | 37.5% | |
| 28.57% | 14 | 5.3 | 946 | 12,288 | 33.3% | 25.0% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 6.5 | 933 | 10,818 | 42.9% | 40.0% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 0.7 | 574 | 13,237 | 66.7% | 16.7% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 1.6 | 616 | 13,170 | 75.0% | 42.9% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 1.7 | 683 | 12,913 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 1.3 | 643 | 13,257 | 20.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.4 | 894 | 11,825 | 42.9% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 4.9 | 703 | 11,678 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 1.9 | 623 | 11,601 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 3.9 | 535 | 11,034 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.2 | 752 | 12,252 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.4 | 545 | 9,417 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.5 | 513 | 12,342 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 3.5 | 900 | 14,171 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 0.9 | 512 | 8,038 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.9 | 711 | 13,587 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.2 | 713 | 10,869 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.9 | 842 | 14,845 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
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Warwick vs Darius - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Warwick do against Darius in League of Legends?
Darius wins the Warwick vs Darius matchup with a 52.3% win rate compared to Warwick's 47.7%, a 4.5 percentage point difference. This data is based on 88 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.
How does Warwick do against Darius in the early game?
In the early game, Darius has the advantage against Warwick with a 57.9% win rate versus 42.1%. Darius players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Warwick do against Darius in the late game?
In the late game, Warwick takes over the Warwick vs Darius matchup with a 52.0% win rate compared to 48.0%. Warwick scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Warwick vs Darius matchup?
Darius wins the matchup against Warwick with a 52.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 4.5 percentage point advantage means Darius is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 88 games analyzed.
What is the best Warwick build against Darius?
The best Warwick build against Darius includes Kraken Slayer, Blade of The Ruined King, Thornmail with Plated Steelcaps. 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 Warwick runes against Darius?
The best Warwick runes against Darius use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 58.3% win rate in the Warwick vs Darius matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Warwick counter Darius?
No, Warwick struggles against Darius with only a 47.7% win rate. Darius has the advantage in this matchup. Warwick players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Darius's lead.
How do I play Warwick against Darius?
When playing Warwick against Darius, play cautiously and avoid Darius's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Darius in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.