MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Sett vs Darius
How often does Sett beat Darius in Top?
Sett into Darius in Top: 52% observed win rate across 4,551 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 Sett behind by 97 gold.
Sett at 15:00
- Gold: -97
- CS: -8
- XP: -14
Typical gap to Darius, from 4,514 games that reached 15:00.
Does Sett counter Darius?
The count says yes: across 4,551 ranked Top games into Darius, Sett takes 52%. That edge is worth playing for. Check the rows below to see how much a gold lead at 10:00 adds, and what a bad start costs Sett.
Beating Darius: the Sett game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Sett at 61% across 2,208 games. Flip the lead and Sett falls to 43% across 2,342.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 61% | 2,208 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 43% | 2,342 |
| First blood | 57% | 2,542 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 62% | 1,953 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 61% | 1,883 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 65% | 608 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 69% | 247 |
Someone usually dies here around 3:53 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:42. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Sett's Top build, with receipts
Into Darius specifically, Sett finishes Stridebreaker first most often: 53.6% over 1,716 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Stridebreaker, Overlord's Bloodmail, Sterak's Gage: 60.2% across 256 games.
The most-finished Sett core is Stridebreaker, Overlord's Bloodmail, Sterak's Gage: 57.9% across 4,188 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 (30,321 games).
Skill plan: Sett players max Q first and take E at level 1.