Darius Guide

Learn Darius with our Darius guide. Learn about Darius's strengths and Darius's weaknesses, and harness key insights to optimize your playstyle. Whether you're a seasoned player or new to Darius, our guide provides the tools you need to dominate the battlefield.
Key Insights
  • Darius
    Q
    's outer ring applies
    Darius
    P
    , deals bonus damage, and heals for 13% missing HP per enemy champion hit, up to 3 champions hit.
  • Darius
    W
    resets Darius's auto attack.
  • If
    Darius
    R
    kills its target, Darius can recast it for 20 seconds. At max rank, the cooldown is reset instead.
Strengths
  • Darius
    P
    and
    Darius
    W
    make Darius one of the strongest level 1 champions.
  • Can survive and outplay ganks/skirmishes with
    Darius
    Q
    's heal.
  • Can animation cancel
    Darius
    W
    's with other abilities to speed up his damage output.
  • Has a strong level 2/3 with
    Darius
    W
    and
    Darius
    Q
    . At level 6, he can 100-0 with
    Darius
    R
    .
  • Best with items that enhance his dueling power, tankiness, and team fight presence.
Weaknesses
  • Completely immobile, leaving him vulnerable to ganks.
  • Needs a lead to stay ahead, and falls off if he doesn't get one.
  • Can be kited very easily by mobile champions or ones who outrange him.
  • Not effective in teamfights without
    Darius
    P
    and takes too long to stack it.