MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Darius vs Kindred
How often does Darius beat Kindred in Jungle?
Darius into Kindred in Jungle: 53% observed win rate across 118 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Darius ahead by 178 gold.
Does Darius counter Kindred?
Too close for a counter call: Darius sits at 53% over 118 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 Kindred: the Darius game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Darius at 65% across 63 games. Flip the lead and Darius falls to 40% across 55.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 65% | 63 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 40% | 55 |
| First blood | 63% | 70 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 59% | 54 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 63% | 81 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:38 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 6:49. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Darius's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Kindred specifically, Darius finishes Youmuu's Ghostblade first most often: 55.6% over 45 games of this matchup.
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 16.1-16.12.
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.