MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Darius vs Gragas
How often does Darius beat Gragas in Jungle?
Darius into Gragas in Jungle: 45% observed win rate across 31 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 ahead by 186 gold.
Darius at 15:00
- Gold: +186
- CS: +9
- XP: +403
Typical gap to Gragas, from 31 games that reached 15:00.
Beating Gragas: the Darius game plan
Someone usually dies here around 6:23 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:00. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Darius's Jungle build, with receipts
The most-finished Darius core is Youmuu's Ghostblade, Dead Man's Plate, Force of Nature: 54.7% across 757 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Gustwalker Hatchling; the first finished item is usually Youmuu's Ghostblade (3,969 games).
Skill plan: Darius players max Q first and take W at level 1.