Kled vs Darius

Kled
vs
51.5%

over 1090 games

Darius

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageHigh burstSplit pushSustained DPS

You are stronger early. Look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Darius

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Kled: Titanic Hydra, Black Cleaver, Sterak's Gage, Plated Steelcaps, Hullbreaker, Overlord's Bloodmail, Eclipse, Profane Hydra.

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Titanic Hydra
1
Black Cleaver
2
Sterak's Gage
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Hullbreaker
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot81%
FlashTeleport5%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Hullbreaker
Overlord's Bloodmail
Eclipse
Profane Hydra
Mortal Reminder
Executioner's Calling
Voltaic Cyclosword
Death's Dance
Hubris
Blade of The Ruined King
Tiamat
Lord Dominik's Regards
Bramble Vest
Randuin's Omen
Serpent's Fang
The Collector
Thornmail
Serrated Dirk
Ravenous Hydra
Heartsteel
Immortal Shieldbow
Bastionbreaker
Guardian Angel
Maw of Malmortius
Infinity Edge
Stridebreaker
Chempunk Chainsword
57.1% WR91 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
TriumphTriumph
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
DemolishDemolish
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Darius's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Hemorrhage (P)

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.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
39s5s26s–
66.5s5s26s2m
94s5s26s2m
114s5s26s1m40
164s5s21s1m20
184s5s16s1m20

Playing as Kled

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Take aggressive trades

    Take aggressive trades: Skaarl, the Cowardly Lizard (passive) takes damage for you, and once dismounted, you still have your own health.

  2. Stay near your hooked target

    After Bear Trap on a Rope (Q), stay near your target: after a short moment, you yank the trap out, which damages, pulls and slows them.

  3. Fight to remount

    When dismounted, keep hitting enemies: Skaarl, the Cowardly Lizard (passive) regains courage during the fight and puts you back in the saddle once the gauge is full.

  4. Charge from long range with your R

    Engage from long range with Chaaaaaaaarge!!! (R): the longer the run, the harder Skaarl hits the first champion in the way, and your trail speeds up your allies.

Playing against Darius

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Short trades

    Take a short trade, then back off: each of his hits applies a Hemorrhage (passive) stack, and at five stacks he gains a massive AD bonus.

  2. Leave his blade or hug him

    Step out of range or stick to him when he casts Decimate (Q): only the blade, at the edge, heals him and applies Hemorrhage (passive).

  3. Boots early

    Buy your boots early: before he hits level 6, Apprehend (E) is his only spell to get back on you, on a 26 to 16 second cooldown.

  4. Respect his level 6

    Once he hits level 6, don't let him put five Hemorrhage (passive) stacks on you: Noxian Guillotine (R) gains true damage with each stack.

Patch 16.21.1