MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Darius vs Aurora
How often does Darius beat Aurora in Top?
Darius into Aurora in Top: 48% observed win rate across 346 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Darius behind by 326 gold.
Darius at 15:00
- Gold: -326
- CS: -11
- XP: -622
Typical gap to Aurora, from 342 games that reached 15:00.
Does Darius counter Aurora?
No counter here: Darius sits at 48% over 346 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Aurora: the Darius game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Darius at 63% across 135 games. Flip the lead and Darius falls to 39% across 211.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 63% | 135 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 39% | 211 |
| First blood | 56% | 150 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 64% | 114 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 64% | 112 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 68% | 79 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:43 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:53. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Darius's Top build, with receipts
Into Aurora specifically, Darius finishes Stridebreaker first most often: 48.6% over 74 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Darius core is Youmuu's Ghostblade, Dead Man's Plate, Death's Dance: 59.1% across 1,935 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Stridebreaker (23,397 games).
Skill plan: Darius players max Q first and take W at level 1.