Darius vs Locke Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Two very different profiles meet in the jungle: Darius the fighter/tank hybrid, Locke the assassin/mage hybrid. 217 tracked games on 16.13.1 put Darius at a 60.8% win rate into Locke. Being 10.8 points clear of the 50% line makes Locke a favourable draw for Darius.
Both champions are melee (Darius at 175, Locke at 125), so the matchup is decided by cooldowns rather than reach.
Shared damage type here — physical for Darius as well as Locke. Level-one bases: Darius 652 HP / 37 armour / 32 MR, Locke 655 / 32 / 32. 5 armour of separation tilts level-one trades toward Darius. Scaling matters as well: Darius ends on 2590 HP, Locke on 2508. Base attack damage is 64 against 58, so Darius wins the raw auto-attack exchange.
A missed Noxian Guillotine from Darius hands Locke the window to land Soul Ignition. Ultimates decide the rest — Noxian Guillotine versus Purgatory.
Difficulty ratings read 5/10 and 2/10, with Locke on the harder end — worth weighing before trusting the percentage. That 60.8% rests on 217 recorded games from 16.13.1.
FAQ
Yes — Darius holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Darius wins 60.8% of the recorded games.
60.8% from Darius's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
217 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Darius build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Darius build page.