DariusA

Build guide · Patch 16.19DariusTop build

the Hand of Noxus

Win rate
49.5%

#43/63 by win rate▼ 0.3 vs 16.18

Pick rate
6.3%

#5/63 most picked▼ 0.4 vs 16.18

Ban rate
12.6%

#8 most banned▼ 0.3 vs 16.18

Overall rank · Top
#16 / 63

Tier A · 130,268 games

Win rate by patch (%)

Patch 16.19 · Ranked Solo/Duo · Emerald+ · all regions · How we calculate

Recommended Darius build

Most played and most reliable choices

Runes

Stormraider's SurgeNimbus CloakCelerityGathering StormLegend: AlacrityTriumph

Spells

FlashGhost

Skill priority

DecimateQApprehendECrippling StrikeW

Start

Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Boots

Plated Steelcaps

Core

Youmuu's GhostbladeDead Man's PlateDeath's Dance

Runes

48.8% WR24.9% pick31,322 games
Sorcery
Summon AeryArcane CometStormraider's SurgeDeathfire Touch
Axiom ArcanistManaflow BandNimbus Cloak
TranscendenceCelerityAbsolute Focus
ScorchWaterwalkingGathering Storm
Precision
Absorb LifeTriumphPresence of Mind
Legend: AlacrityLegend: HasteLegend: Bloodline
Coup de GraceCut DownLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAttack SpeedAbility Haste
Adaptive ForceMove SpeedHealth Scaling
HealthTenacity and Slow ResistHealth Scaling
ConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast StandAxiom ArcanistCelerity
49.4% WR22.6% pick28,404 games
ConquerorTriumphLegend: HasteLast StandUnflinchingBone Plating
47.4% WR12.3% pick15,454 games
ConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast StandCelerityNimbus Cloak
51.8% WR3.8% pick4,738 games

Skill order

53.9% WR33.3% pick29,880 games
DecimateQ123456789101112131415
Crippling StrikeW123456789101112131415
ApprehendE123456789101112131415
Noxian GuillotineR123456789101112131415

Summoner spells

FlashGhost
49.2% WR66.4% pick81,559 games
FlashIgnite
49.8% WR24.5% pick30,116 games

Power curve

Steady through the whole game

49.4<25 min
49.225–30
50.030–35
49.635–40
48.540+

Win rate (%) by game length in minutes. Dashed line = 50%.

Item builds

First three completed items
Youmuu's GhostbladeYoumuu's GhostbladeDead Man's PlateDead Man's PlateDeath's DanceDeath's Dance
58.3%
13.3% · 9,729 games
Youmuu's GhostbladeYoumuu's GhostbladeDead Man's PlateDead Man's PlateForce of NatureForce of Nature
55.7%
7.9% · 5,787 games
Youmuu's GhostbladeYoumuu's GhostbladeDead Man's PlateDead Man's PlateSterak's GageSterak's Gage
59.9%
5.0% · 3,686 games
Youmuu's GhostbladeYoumuu's GhostbladeForce of NatureForce of NatureDead Man's PlateDead Man's Plate
56.8%
3.1% · 2,273 games
StridebreakerStridebreakerDead Man's PlateDead Man's PlateDeath's DanceDeath's Dance
55.5%
2.8% · 2,042 games
Doran's BladeDoran's BladeHealth PotionHealth Potion
Start49.8%
68.0% · 84,170 games
Doran's ShieldDoran's ShieldHealth PotionHealth Potion
Start48.2%
26.5% · 32,811 games
Plated SteelcapsPlated Steelcaps
Boots49.5%
58.2% · 69,985 games
Mercury's TreadsMercury's Treads
Boots49.4%
27.2% · 32,659 games
Boots of SwiftnessBoots of Swiftness
Boots52.1%
14.2% · 17,064 games

Situational items

How often each item ends up in the final build
Youmuu's GhostbladeYoumuu's Ghostblade50.3% · 50.7%
Dead Man's PlateDead Man's Plate49.4% · 53.7%
StridebreakerStridebreaker33.9% · 49.1%
Sterak's GageSterak's Gage30.9% · 55.8%
Death's DanceDeath's Dance30.0% · 55.8%
Force of NatureForce of Nature27.2% · 52.9%
Spear of ShojinSpear of Shojin13.7% · 52.7%
Trinity ForceTrinity Force11.2% · 50.8%
Randuin's OmenRanduin's Omen7.3% · 50.4%
Black CleaverBlack Cleaver6.3% · 50.7%
Bramble VestBramble Vest4.6% · 45.7%
Executioner's CallingExecutioner's Calling3.4% · 45.8%
ThornmailThornmail3.1% · 51.2%
Kaenic RookernKaenic Rookern1.9% · 54.1%
Jak'Sho, The ProteanJak'Sho, The Protean1.6% · 53.1%
Maw of MalmortiusMaw of Malmortius1.5% · 50.9%

Darius counters

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Hardest matchupsthese champions counter Darius

Teemo45.1%2,237 gamesUrgot46.2%1,544 gamesWukong46.4%962 gamesAkali46.4%1,230 gamesDr. Mundo46.5%2,301 gamesGragas46.6%1,262 games

Easiest matchupsDarius beats these

Udyr55.3%309 gamesSion54.8%1,558 gamesYasuo54.2%1,574 gamesVarus53.4%457 gamesTrundle53.3%815 gamesK'Sante52.6%2,107 games

Darius abilities

Hemorrhage

PassiveHemorrhage

Darius' attacks and damaging abilities cause enemies to bleed for physical damage over 5 seconds, stacking up to 5 times. Darius enrages and gains massive Attack Damage when his target reaches max stacks.

Decimate

QDecimate

Darius 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 and large monsters hit by the blade.

Cooldown: 9/8/7/6/5s · Cost: 25/30/35/40/45
Crippling Strike

WCrippling Strike

Darius's next attack strikes an enemy's crucial artery. As they bleed out, their Move Speed is slowed.

Cooldown: 5s · Cost: 40
Apprehend

EApprehend

Darius 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.

Cooldown: 26/23.5/21/18.5/16s · Cost: 70/60/50/40/30
Noxian Guillotine

RNoxian Guillotine

Darius 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 for a brief duration.

Cooldown: 120/100/80s · Cost: 100/100/0