MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Gnar vs Darius
How often does Gnar beat Darius in Top?
Gnar into Darius in Top: 52% observed win rate across 1,837 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 Gnar behind by 114 gold.
Gnar at 15:00
- Gold: -114
- CS: +1
- XP: +122
Typical gap to Darius, from 1,827 games that reached 15:00.
Does Gnar counter Darius?
No counter here: Gnar sits at 52% over 1,837 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 Darius: the Gnar game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Gnar at 62% across 824 games. Flip the lead and Gnar falls to 44% across 1,012.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 62% | 824 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 44% | 1,012 |
| First blood | 58% | 710 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 64% | 507 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 58% | 947 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 60% | 341 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 65% | 172 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:45 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:31. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Gnar's Top build, with receipts
Into Darius specifically, Gnar finishes Trinity Force first most often: 50.4% over 788 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Trinity Force, Black Cleaver, Sterak's Gage: 57.0% across 135 games.
The most-finished Gnar core is Trinity Force, Black Cleaver, Sterak's Gage: 59.2% across 2,858 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 Trinity Force (21,196 games).
Skill plan: Gnar players max Q first and take Q at level 1.