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Darius

Fighter · Diamond+ · Chinese server

Baron15.02% pick rate A Jungle6.04% pick rate B
RiftRank tier
A#12 of 40
Win rate
49.58%
Pick rate
15.02%
Ban rate
13.84%
CN tier
Sofficial #4

Matchups and synergies

Editorial recommendation

Best matchups

Yone

Melee with extended trades: Darius reaches 5 stacks before Yone can get out.

Aatrox

Darius's Q punishes Aatrox when he misses his Qs, and his E pulls Aatrox back when he tries to leave the trade.

Garen

Garen has no way out of trades and Darius wins extended fights.

Mordekaiser

Both want to fight up close; Darius has more damage per stack and his E pull stops the escape.

Worst matchups

Malphite

Lots of armor negates physical damage and the ultimate breaks the chase.

Teemo

Ranged attacks with a blind stop Darius from stacking his passive with basic attacks.

Ambessa

Lots of mobility to get out of the Q and E range.

Volibear

Wins the early trades and has movement speed to pick when to fight.

Best synergies

Jarvan IVJungle

Cataclysm traps the enemy near Darius, who stacks his passive without having to chase.

AmumuJungle

Area crowd control holds several enemies at once, setting up Darius's ultimate resets.

ViJungle

Vi's ultimate delivers the locked-down target into Darius's range.

RammusJungle

The taunt holds the target still while Darius stacks his passive.

Build, runes and spells

Patch 7.3bEditorial recommendation
Stridebreaker#1
Sterak's Gage#2
Amaranth's Twinguard#3
Armored AdvanceBoots

Stridebreaker solves Darius's biggest problem, which is reaching the target: the active dashes and slows enemies so he can stack Hemorrhage. Sterak's Gage gained 20% tenacity in 7.3, and Amaranth's Twinguard was reworked in the same patch to give more health, which suits a fighter who stays on the frontline.

Situational items

Chainlaced CrushersSwap the boots against heavy crowd control or magic damage.
Force of NatureWhen most of the enemy damage is magic (Teemo, Kennen).
Randuin's OmenAgainst crit marksmen who kite Darius.
Death's DanceAgainst physical burst damage. It became more expensive in 7.3a.

Runes

ConquerorKeystone
Unshakeable
Second Wind
Perseverance
Nimbus Cloak

Conqueror rewards the extended fights where Darius stacks his passive. Second Wind and Perseverance hold the lane after the lower base armor from 7.3, and Nimbus Cloak gives speed after Ghost to reach the target.

Rune swaps

Swap Second Wind for Bone Plating against fighters with short, explosive trades, such as Riven and Renekton.

Summoner spells

Flash
Ghost

Ghost keeps Darius glued to the target during the fight.

Alternative spells

Flash + Ignite against lanes with lots of healing, such as Aatrox and Dr. Mundo, or to secure early kills.

Abilities

Official Wild Rift icons. Under each ability, the base cooldown published by Tencent. Hover (or tap) to see the description.

PassiveHEMORRHAGEDarius's attacks and damaging abilities cause enemies to bleed for physical damage over time, stacking up to a cap. Upon reaching full stacks, Darius gains Noxian Might for a few seconds, gaining Attack Damage and applying full stacks of Hemorrhage instead of 1.
19sDECIMATEDarius winds up and swings his axe in a wide circle. Enemies struck by the blade take more damage than those struck by the handle. Darius heals based on enemy champions hit by the blade, and applies Hemorrhage.
25sCRIPPLING STRIKEDarius empowers his next attack to deal additional damage with a large slow.
318sAPPREHENDDarius hones his axe, passively causing his physical damage to ignore a percentage of his target's Armor. When activated, Darius sweeps up his enemies with his axe's hook and pulls them to him.
Ult70sNOXIAN GUILLOTINEDarius leaps to an enemy champion and strikes a lethal blow, dealing true damage. This damage is increased for each stack of Hemorrhage on the target. If Noxian Guillotine is a killing blow, its cooldown is refreshed, granting Noxian Might and causing nearby minions and monsters to flee.

Skill order

Priority QEW
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DECIMATEDarius winds up and swings his axe in a wide circle. Enemies struck by the blade take more damage than those struck by the handle. Darius heals based on enemy champions hit by the blade, and applies Hemorrhage.Q2467
CRIPPLING STRIKEDarius empowers his next attack to deal additional damage with a large slow.W1121415
APPREHENDDarius hones his axe, passively causing his physical damage to ignore a percentage of his target's Armor. When activated, Darius sweeps up his enemies with his axe's hook and pulls them to him.E381011
NOXIAN GUILLOTINEDarius leaps to an enemy champion and strikes a lethal blow, dealing true damage. This damage is increased for each stack of Hemorrhage on the target. If Noxian Guillotine is a killing blow, its cooldown is refreshed, granting Noxian Might and causing nearby minions and monsters to flee.R5913

Official profile

Tencent's rating for Darius, from 1 to 3.

Damage
High
Toughness
Medium
Utility
Low
Difficulty
Medium