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Darius vs Heimerdinger

Darius
vs
46.1%

over 364 games

Heimerdinger
Analyze a draft with Darius

Skill matchup

Heavy AP damageHeavy pokeHeavy CCSplit push

Build vs Heimerdinger

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Darius: Youmuu's Ghostblade, Force of Nature, Death's Dance, Mercury's Treads, Dead Man's Plate, Stridebreaker, Sterak's Gage, Maw of Malmortius.

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Youmuu's Ghostblade
1
Force of Nature
2
Death's Dance
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Dead Man's Plate
5

Summoner spells

FlashHaste64%
FlashDot20%

Other options

Dead Man's Plate
Stridebreaker
Sterak's Gage
Maw of Malmortius
Spear of Shojin
Randuin's Omen
Trinity Force
Kaenic Rookern
Spirit Visage
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Serrated Dirk
Bramble Vest
Thornmail
Black Cleaver
Quicksilver Sash
Tiamat
Guardian Angel
Bandlepipes
Mercurial Scimitar
The Collector
52.6% WR38 games
SorcerySorcery
Stormraider's SurgeStormraider's Surge
Nimbus CloakNimbus Cloak
CelerityCelerity
Gathering StormGathering Storm
PrecisionPrecision
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
TriumphTriumph
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Heimerdinger's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Hextech Affinity (P)

Gain Move Speed while near allied towers and turrets deployed by Heimerdinger.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
31s11s11s–
61s11s11s1m40
91s10s11s1m40
111s9s11s1m25
161s7s11s1m10
181s7s11s1m10

Playing as Darius

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Hit with the edge of your axe

    Aim the outer edge of Decimate (Q): only the blade heals you and applies Hemorrhage (passive). The handle, in the center, deals less damage.

  2. All-in at five stacks

    Go all-in when your target has five Hemorrhage (passive) stacks: you gain a massive AD bonus, and Noxian Guillotine (R) hits harder with each stack.

  3. Save Apprehend for runners

    Save Apprehend (E) to pull back an enemy who retreats, not to start a trade: it's your only pull, on a 26 to 16 second cooldown.

  4. Execute to recast your R

    Cast Noxian Guillotine (R) on the lowest-health target: its true damage ignores armor, and if it kills, you can recast it right away.

Playing against Heimerdinger

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Destroy his turrets first

    Take down his turrets before you trade, with your minions' help: each H-28 G Evolution Turret (Q) builds up charge over time, then fires a stronger shot.

  2. Dodge the center of his grenade

    Get out of the center of CH-2 Electron Storm Grenade (E): that's where it stuns, and if it hits a champion, it fully charges his nearby turrets.

  3. All-in after his grenade

    Start your all-in or gank after CH-2 Electron Storm Grenade (E): it's his only stun, it has an 11-second cooldown, and he has no dash.

  4. Pull him away from his turrets

    Take your trades away from his turrets: they deactivate when he moves too far from them, and Hextech Affinity (passive) speeds him up near them.

  5. Back off from his giant turret

    Stay out of his giant turret's range for its 8 seconds: placed with UPGRADE!!! (R), it slows, deals area damage and is immune to CC.

Other Darius matchups

Patch 16.21.1