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. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Darius behind by 326 gold.
Does Darius counter Aurora?
Too close for a counter call: Darius sits at 48% over 346 games, inside the noise band. On this sample neither pick counters the other — the swing lives in the conditions below, so play the side you know better.
Beating Aurora: the Darius game plan
A 300-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 |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 63% | 135 |
| 300 gold down 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 16.1-16.12.
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.