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Darius

Darius Top

the Hand of Noxus
Win Rate: All Roles 49.5% | as Top 49.7%
Pick Rate: All Roles 8.0% | as Top 7.3%
Ban Rate: 16.7%
Analyzed: 62422 ranked matches
League: Platinum+
Patch: 15.24 (25.24)
Top ARAM

Darius Top Guide

B+ Tier

Darius is playable in Top with a 49.7% win rate (#39 among Top champions), compared to 49.5% win rate across all roles. Requires solid fundamentals but can work. Darius retains a loyal following with 8.0% overall pick rate and 7.3% pick rate in Top in Plat+ on patch 15.24 (25.24)**Data may mix with previous patch on the first day of patch release, based on 62422 ranked games. This champion is mainly played in this role - 92.3% of games. Standard build starts with Plated Steelcaps, into Stridebreaker, Sterak's Gage, and Dead Man's Plate. Darius has low farm - 6.39 CS/min (#38 among Top champions) and earns 405 gold per minute. Averages 1.8 KDA (#42 among Top champions). This champion gets banned frequently at 16.7% (12th place). Darius deals primarily physical damage, making this champion strong in magic-heavy team comps. Standard rune setup uses Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, from Precision and Axiom Arcanist, Celerity, from Sorcery. When playing, most players max abilities in Q > E > W order. Darius Top is strong against Trundle, Yasuo, Camille, and weak against Teemo, Dr. Mundo, and Urgot.

Darius Roles

Darius

  • Top
    (Top - 92.3%) 57603 games

ARAM Stats

  • ARAM
    Analyzed 12826 ARAM games

Darius Top Stats

49.7%
Win Rate (Role)
92.3%
Top (Role Rate)
16.7%
Ban Rate
0.0050
Penta/Game
7.1
Kills/Game
6.4
Deaths/Game
4.3
Assists/Game
0.26
Wards/Min
6.39
CS/Min
405
Gold/Min

Damage Type

Physical: 75.9%
Magic: 0.4%
True: 23.67%

Overall Champion Matrix

Darius Top Summoner Spells

Most Popular
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ghost
Ghost Gain Move Speed and ignore unit collision for the duration.
49.6% Win Rate 87.9% Pick Rate50645 games

Highest Win Rate
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ghost
Ghost Gain Move Speed and ignore unit collision for the duration.
49.6% Win Rate 87.9% Pick Rate50645 games

Darius Top Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade (450 gold) 10 Attack Damage
80 Health
3% Life Steal
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
50.3% Win Rate 65.7% Pick Rate37839 games
Popular Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
49.7% Win Rate 55.3% Pick Rate31837 games
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
50.8% Win Rate 29.1% Pick Rate16786 games
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
52.2% Win Rate 13.2% Pick Rate7609 games
Core Build
Phage
Phage (1100 gold) 15 Attack Damage
200 Health
Rage
Attacking grants Move Speed for 2 seconds.
->
Stridebreaker
Stridebreaker (3300 gold) 40 Attack Damage
25% Attack Speed
450 Health
Cleave
Attacks deal physical damage to nearby enemies.
Breaking Shockwave
Deal physical damage and Slow nearby enemies by 35%.
Gain 35% decaying Move Speed per champion hit for 3 seconds.
Sterak's Gage
Sterak's Gage (3200 gold) 400 Health
20% Tenacity
The Claws that Catch
Gain bonus Attack Damage.
Lifeline
Taking damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a decaying Shield for 4.5 seconds.
Dead Man's Plate
Dead Man's Plate (2900 gold) 350 Health
55 Armor
4% Move Speed
Shipwrecker
While moving, build up to 20 bonus Move Speed. Your next Attack discharges built up Move Speed to deal bonus physical damage.
Unsinkable
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
59.0% Win Rate 7.5% Pick Rate4326 games
Final Build
Death's Dance
Death's Dance (3300 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
50 Armor
Ignore Pain
A percentage of damage taken is dealt to you over 3 seconds instead.
Defy
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, cleanse Ignore Pain's remaining damage and restore Health over 2 seconds.
56.2% Win Rate 16.1% Pick Rate9297 games

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Oracle Lens
Oracle Lens (0 gold) Active (160 - 100s, max 2 charges)
Reveals enemy Stealth Wards and traps around you for 6 seconds.
Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade (450 gold) 10 Attack Damage
80 Health
3% Life Steal
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
51.3% Win Rate 0.2% Pick Rate98 games
Highest Winrate Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
57.4% Win Rate 0.2% Pick Rate86 games
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
52.2% Win Rate 13.2% Pick Rate7609 games
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
50.8% Win Rate 29.1% Pick Rate16786 games
Core Build
Phage
Phage (1100 gold) 15 Attack Damage
200 Health
Rage
Attacking grants Move Speed for 2 seconds.
->
Trinity Force
Trinity Force (3333 gold) 36 Attack Damage
30% Attack Speed
333 Health
15 Ability Haste
Spellblade
After using an Ability, your next Attack deals bonus physical damage On-Hit.

Quicken
Attacking grants 20 Move Speed for 2 seconds.
Sterak's Gage
Sterak's Gage (3200 gold) 400 Health
20% Tenacity
The Claws that Catch
Gain bonus Attack Damage.
Lifeline
Taking damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a decaying Shield for 4.5 seconds.
Dead Man's Plate
Dead Man's Plate (2900 gold) 350 Health
55 Armor
4% Move Speed
Shipwrecker
While moving, build up to 20 bonus Move Speed. Your next Attack discharges built up Move Speed to deal bonus physical damage.
Unsinkable
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
61.1% Win Rate 2.4% Pick Rate1365 games
Final Build
Death's Dance
Death's Dance (3300 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
50 Armor
Ignore Pain
A percentage of damage taken is dealt to you over 3 seconds instead.
Defy
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, cleanse Ignore Pain's remaining damage and restore Health over 2 seconds.
56.2% Win Rate 16.1% Pick Rate9297 games
Other Items
Force of Nature
Force of Nature (2800 gold) 400 Health
55 Magic Resist
4% Move Speed
Steadfast
Gain 70 Magic Resist and 6% bonus Move Speed after taking magic damage from Champions 8 times.
55.3% Win Rate 11.9% Pick Rate6826 games
Thornmail
Thornmail (2450 gold) 150 Health
75 Armor
Thorns
When struck by an Attack, deal magic damage to the attacker and apply 40% Wounds for 3 seconds if they are a champion.
51.0% Win Rate 7.6% Pick Rate4384 games
Spear of Shojin
Spear of Shojin (3100 gold) 45 Attack Damage
450 Health
Dragonforce
Gain 25 Basic Ability Haste.
Focused Will
Dealing damage with Abilities increases your Champion's Ability and Passive damage by 3% for 6 seconds. (stacks 4 times).
52.9% Win Rate 7.5% Pick Rate4326 games
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Jak'Sho, The Protean (3200 gold) 350 Health
45 Armor
45 Magic Resist
Voidborn Resilience
After 5 seconds of champion combat, increase your bonus Armor and Magic Resist by 30% until end of combat.
52.9% Win Rate 6.2% Pick Rate3566 games
Randuin's Omen
Randuin's Omen (2700 gold) 350 Health
75 Armor
Resilience
Receive 30% less damage from Critical Strikes.
Humility
Slow nearby enemies by 70% for 2 seconds.
50.4% Win Rate 5.8% Pick Rate3324 games
Guardian Angel
Guardian Angel (3200 gold) 55 Attack Damage
45 Armor
Rebirth
Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% base Health and 100% max Mana after 4 seconds of Stasis.
55.3% Win Rate 4.2% Pick Rate2431 games
Black Cleaver
Black Cleaver (3000 gold) 40 Attack Damage
400 Health
20 Ability Haste
Carve
Dealing physical damage to champions reduces their Armor by 6% for 6 seconds. (stacks 5 times).
Fervor
Dealing physical damage grants 20 Move Speed for 2 seconds.
53.0% Win Rate 2.7% Pick Rate1567 games

Darius Top Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Conqueror
Conqueror

Conqueror

Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror…

Triumph
Triumph

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant…

Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity

Legend: Alacrity

Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 sta…

Last Stand
Last Stand

Last Stand

Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max…

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist
Axiom Arcanist

Axiom Arcanist

Your Ultimate has 12% increased damage, healing, and shielding. (AoE damage is …

Celerity
Celerity

Celerity

All movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

49.5% Win Rate 49.4% Pick Rate28444 games

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Conqueror
Conqueror

Conqueror

Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror…

Triumph
Triumph

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant…

Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity

Legend: Alacrity

Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 sta…

Last Stand
Last Stand

Last Stand

Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max…

Secondary Path
Inspiration
Biscuit Delivery
Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until …

Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

51.9% Win Rate 1.8% Pick Rate1008 games

Darius best with

Zilean Synergy Champion
+5.9%
Zilean
Zilean
Sona Synergy Champion
+4.8%
Sona
Sona

Darius Top Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
49.5% Win Rate 37.1% Pick Rate21394 games

Highest Win % Skill Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
51.8% Win Rate 12.8% Pick Rate7350 games

Countered by Darius

Trundle - countered by Darius
+4.9%
Trundle
Trundle
Yasuo - countered by Darius
+7.2%
Yasuo
Yasuo
Camille - countered by Darius
+6.4%
Camille
Camille
Warwick - countered by Darius
+2.3%
Warwick
Warwick
Poppy - countered by Darius
+5.9%
Poppy
Poppy
Tryndamere - countered by Darius
+3.5%
Tryndamere
Tryndamere
K'Sante - countered by Darius
+4.7%
K'Sante
K'Sante
Yone - countered by Darius
+4.5%
Yone
Yone
Irelia - countered by Darius
+3.3%
Irelia
Irelia
Garen - countered by Darius
+3.9%
Garen
Garen
Mordekaiser - countered by Darius
+2.9%
Mordekaiser
Mordekaiser
Sion - countered by Darius
+2.7%
Sion
Sion

Darius Counterpicks

Teemo - effective counter against Darius
-5.2%
Teemo
Teemo
Dr. Mundo - effective counter against Darius
-4.2%
Dr. Mundo
Dr. Mundo
Urgot - effective counter against Darius
-2.0%
Urgot
Urgot
Vladimir - effective counter against Darius
-2.2%
Vladimir
Vladimir
Quinn - effective counter against Darius
-4.0%
Quinn
Quinn
Singed - effective counter against Darius
-1.1%
Singed
Singed
Jayce - effective counter against Darius
-2.3%
Jayce
Jayce
Kayle - effective counter against Darius
-2.3%
Kayle
Kayle
Jax - effective counter against Darius
-2.6%
Jax
Jax
Yorick - effective counter against Darius
-3.7%
Yorick
Yorick
Heimerdinger - effective counter against Darius
-2.0%
Heimerdinger
Heimerdinger
Sett - effective counter against Darius
-2.0%
Sett
Sett

Darius Top Lane Matchups

Darius
+7.2%
Yasuo

Darius vs Yasuo
Darius
+6.4%
Camille

Darius vs Camille
Darius
+4.9%
Trundle

Darius vs Trundle
Darius
+4.6%
K'Sante

Darius vs K'Sante
Darius
+4.5%
Yone

Darius vs Yone
Darius
+3.9%
Garen

Darius vs Garen
Darius
+3.5%
Tryndamere

Darius vs Tryndamere
Darius
+3.3%
Irelia

Darius vs Irelia
Darius
+2.9%
Mordekaiser

Darius vs Mordekaiser
Darius
+2.6%
Sion

Darius vs Sion
Darius
+2.3%
Warwick

Darius vs Warwick
Darius
+2.3%
Ambessa

Darius vs Ambessa
Darius
+2.0%
Kled

Darius vs Kled
Darius
+1.6%
Aatrox

Darius vs Aatrox
Darius
+1.3%
Gwen

Darius vs Gwen
Darius
+1.3%
Fiora

Darius vs Fiora
Darius
+1.2%
Malphite

Darius vs Malphite
Darius
+1.0%
Olaf

Darius vs Olaf
Darius
-0.4%
Gnar

Darius vs Gnar
Darius
-1.0%
Nasus

Darius vs Nasus
Darius
-1.0%
Rumble

Darius vs Rumble
Darius
-1.0%
Gragas

Darius vs Gragas
Darius
-1.1%
Illaoi

Darius vs Illaoi
Darius
-1.1%
Singed

Darius vs Singed
Darius
-1.2%
Riven

Darius vs Riven
Darius
-1.3%
Pantheon

Darius vs Pantheon
Darius
-1.5%
Kennen

Darius vs Kennen
Darius
-1.7%
Cho'Gath

Darius vs Cho'Gath
Darius
-1.8%
Renekton

Darius vs Renekton
Darius
-2.0%
Urgot

Darius vs Urgot
Darius
-2.0%
Sett

Darius vs Sett
Darius
-2.2%
Vladimir

Darius vs Vladimir
Darius
-2.3%
Kayle

Darius vs Kayle
Darius
-2.3%
Jayce

Darius vs Jayce
Darius
-2.4%
Wukong

Darius vs Wukong
Darius
-2.5%
Gangplank

Darius vs Gangplank
Darius
-2.6%
Jax

Darius vs Jax
Darius
-3.1%
Ornn

Darius vs Ornn
Darius
-3.1%
Volibear

Darius vs Volibear
Darius
-3.3%
Shen

Darius vs Shen
Darius
-3.7%
Yorick

Darius vs Yorick
Darius
-4.0%
Quinn

Darius vs Quinn
Darius
-4.2%
Dr. Mundo

Darius vs Dr. Mundo
Darius
-5.2%
Teemo

Darius vs Teemo
Darius
-6.8%
Vayne

Darius vs Vayne

Darius lore:

There is no greater symbol of Noxian might than Darius, the nation's most feared and battle-hardened commander. Rising from humble origins to become the Hand of Noxus, he cleaves through the empire's enemies—many of them Noxians themselves. Knowing that he never doubts his cause is just, and never hesitates once his axe is raised, those who stand against the leader of the Trifarian Legion can expect no mercy.

Darius tips:

  • Decimate is a powerful harassment ability. Strike an enemy from maximum range for the greatest effect.
  • Noxian Guillotine does more damage the more attacks you can land prior to it. Use Noxian Might to deal maximum damage.
  • Darius benefits greatly from enhanced survivability. The longer you can prolong a fight, the more powerful he becomes.

Playing Against Darius

  • When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.
  • Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.

Darius abilities description:

Hemorrhage
P
Hemorrhage (passive)
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
Q
Decimate (Q)
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.
Crippling Strike
W
Crippling Strike (W)
Darius's next attack strikes an enemy's crucial artery. As they bleed out, their Move Speed is slowed.
Apprehend
E
Apprehend (E)
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.
Noxian Guillotine
R
Noxian Guillotine (R)
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.

Darius Skins and Splash Arts

Default Darius Default Darius
Lord Darius Lord Darius
Bioforge Darius Bioforge Darius
Woad King Darius Woad King Darius
Dunkmaster Darius Dunkmaster Darius
Academy Darius Academy Darius
Dreadnova Darius Dreadnova Darius
God-King Darius God-King Darius
High Noon Darius High Noon Darius
Lunar Beast Darius Lunar Beast Darius
Crime City Nightmare Darius Crime City Nightmare Darius
Spirit Blossom Darius Spirit Blossom Darius
Porcelain Darius Porcelain Darius
Divine God-King Darius Divine God-King Darius
Prestige Triumphant General Darius Prestige Triumphant General Darius