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Malphite vs Darius

Malphite
vs
51.9%

over 3572 games

Darius
Analyze a draft with Malphite

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageHigh burstSplit pushSustained DPS

Build vs Darius

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Malphite: Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, Frozen Heart, Plated Steelcaps, Malignance, Bramble Vest, Kaenic Rookern, Jak'Sho, The Protean.

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Sunfire Aegis
1
Thornmail
2
Frozen Heart
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Malignance
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport70%
FlashDot27%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Malignance
Bramble Vest
Kaenic Rookern
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Stormsurge
Randuin's Omen
Shadowflame
Zeke's Convergence
Hollow Radiance
Unending Despair
Iceborn Gauntlet
Dark Seal
Rabadon's Deathcap
Zhonya's Hourglass
Abyssal Mask
Heartsteel
Force of Nature
Tear of the Goddess
Luden's Echo
Fimbulwinter
Oblivion Orb
Void Staff
Dead Man's Plate
Mejai's Soulstealer
Hextech Rocketbelt
Seeker's Armguard
Protoplasm Harness
62.7% WR193 games
SorcerySorcery
Arcane CometArcane Comet
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
TranscendenceTranscendence
ScorchScorch
ResolveResolve
Second WindSecond Wind
OvergrowthOvergrowth
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth 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 Malphite

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Wait for them to group for R

    Save Unstoppable Force (R) for when the enemy carries are grouped: nothing stops your charge, and the impact knocks every enemy in the area into the air.

  2. Steal speed with Seismic Shard

    Cast Seismic Shard (Q) before engaging or to escape: it slows the target and gives you the speed it steals.

  3. Trade with your shield up

    Take your trades while Granite Shield (passive) is up: it absorbs 10% of your max health, and Thunderclap (W) then triples your bonus armor.

  4. Ground Slam against attackers

    Against a champion who lives on autos, start your trades with Ground Slam (E): it lowers their attack speed, and its damage scales with your armor.

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.

Other Malphite matchups

Patch 16.21.1