Champions › Darius
Base Stats
Lv1 · growth · Lv18A top-lane bruiser who stacks bleed and presses hard. His ult can behead several enemies in one fight.
Summoner spells
Runes
Marks 9 · Seals 9 · Glyphs 9 · Quints 3
+0.95 attack damage×9
+1.41 armor×9
+0.15 magic resist per level (+2.7 at champion level 18)×9
+2.25 attack damage×3Masteries
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0/121 in Offense for bleed, AD and Executioner; 9 in Defense to survive the lane.
Skill Leveling Order
Max order Q → W → EMax Q (Decimate) first for damage and healing, then W, E last. Level R (Noxian Guillotine) whenever available.
Item Build
Riot Season 3 recommended
Playstyle
Landing the outer edge of Q (Decimate) to heal and stack bleed is the whole lane. Five stacks trigger bonus passive damage, and if the enemy is low, R (Noxian Guillotine) finishes and resets its cooldown for chain kills. E (Apprehend) to pull a fleeing target and engage is his strength.
Matchups
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Skills
Passive · Q · W · E · R
Darius aims his attacks strategically, causing his target to bleed. This effect stacks up to five times.
Darius swings his axe in a wide circle. Enemies struck by the blade take more damage than those struck by the handle.
Darius's next attack strikes an enemy's crucial artery. As they bleed out, their movement and attack speed is slowed. Crippling Strike's cooldown is lower the more bloodied its target.
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.
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.
Champion Tips
Riot officialPlaying as
- 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. Hit five times for double damage.
- Darius benefits greatly from enhanced survivability. The longer you can prolong a fight, the more powerful he becomes.
Playing against
- 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.
Lore
There is no greater symbol of Noxian might than Darius, the nation's most feared and battle-hardened warrior. Orphaned at a young age, Darius had to fight to keep himself and his younger brother alive. By the time he joined the military, he had ...