Darius
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Starting items
Core build
Standard
Anti AD
Anti AP
DPS
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Precision
Conqueror
Triumph
Legend: Alacrity
Last Stand
Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist
Celerity
Abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
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.
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 9s | 5s | 26s | – |
| 6 | 7s | 5s | 26s | 2m |
| 9 | 5s | 5s | 26s | 2m |
| 11 | 5s | 5s | 26s | 1m40 |
| 16 | 5s | 5s | 21s | 1m20 |
| 18 | 5s | 5s | 16s | 1m20 |
Hit the outer edge of your Q (Decimate): it heals and applies a Hemorrhage stack. The inner circle only deals reduced damage.
At 5 passive stacks (Noxian Might), your AD increases massively — go all-in when you reach 5 stacks because your R deals true damage.
Use E (Apprehend) to pull an enemy trying to escape, not as an engage: it's your only gap-closer with a long cooldown.
Your R (Noxian Guillotine) deals true damage that isn't reduced by armor — ignore tanks and focus the reset on the lowest health target.
In teamfights, the first kill with R resets the cooldown — chain the dunks to clean up the fight.
Playing as Darius
Tips to maximize your impact
Hit the outer edge of your Q (Decimate): it heals and applies a Hemorrhage stack. The inner circle only deals reduced damage.
At 5 passive stacks (Noxian Might), your AD increases massively — go all-in when you reach 5 stacks because your R deals true damage.
Use E (Apprehend) to pull an enemy trying to escape, not as an engage: it's your only gap-closer with a long cooldown.
Your R (Noxian Guillotine) deals true damage that isn't reduced by armor — ignore tanks and focus the reset on the lowest health target.
In teamfights, the first kill with R resets the cooldown — chain the dunks to clean up the fight.
Playing against Darius
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
Don't take long trades: Darius wins all extended trades thanks to Hemorrhage stacks. Short trade and disengage.
Dash toward him (not backward) when he casts Q — the inner circle deals much less damage and he doesn't heal.
Buy boots early: his W slows heavily and his only gap-closer is E (short range). Kiting is the key.
Respect his level 6: Darius with 5 stacks + R has one of the highest bursts in the game. Don't stay in lane below 50% HP.
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Source: op.gg · Patch 16.9.1 · Apr 29, 2026
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