Playstyle: Darius Builds
Fighter & Engage
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Fighter & Empowered Autos
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Core Darius Item Build Order

Starting




1st



2nd




3rd




4th




5th




6th

Starting




1st



2nd




3rd




4th




5th




6th
Core Darius Item Build Path












Situational







Summoner Spells


Damage Breakdown
Darius Runes









































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2
3
4
5
6
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8
9
10
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18

Q
Q
Q
Q
Q

W
W
W
W
W

E
E
E
E
E

R
R
R
Darius Skill Order
Q
E
W
Key Insights

Q
's outer ring applies

P
, deals bonus damage, and heals for 13% missing HP per enemy champion hit, up to 3 champions hit.

W
resets Darius's auto attack.
If

R
kills its target, Darius can recast it for 20 seconds. At max rank, the cooldown is reset instead.
Strengths

P
and

W
make Darius one of the strongest level 1 champions.
Can survive and outplay ganks/skirmishes with

Q
's heal.
Can animation cancel

W
's with other abilities to speed up his damage output.
Has a strong level 2/3 with

W
and

Q
. At level 6, he can 100-0 with

R
.
Synergizes well with

,

,

,

,

, and

. Can opt for

,

, or

when needed.
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

P
and takes too long to stack it.