Darius Build Guide by alvinalvord
Build Guide
Discussion (6)
Build 1 (Cheat Sheet)
Champion Build: Darius
| Health | 3580 |
| Health Regen | 72.35 |
| Mana | 1475 |
| Mana Regen | 21.3 |
| Armor | 235.69 |
| Magic Resist | 201.56 |
| Dodge | 0 |
| Tenacity | 35 |
| Movement Speed | 425.76 |
| Gold Bonus | 10 |
| Attack Damage | 226.55 |
| Attack Speed | 48.979 |
| Crit Chance | 20%S |
| Crit Damage | 0% |
| Ability Power | 30 |
| Life Steal | 0% |
| Spell Vamp | 0 |
| Armor Penetration | 0 |
| Magic Penetration | 0 |
| Cooldown Reduction | 20% |
Recommended Runes
Ability Sequence
1
3
5
7
9
4
8
10
12
14
2
13
15
17
18
6
11
16
Mastery Tree Is Outdated
WARNING: These masteries are still using the old tree and have not been updated to the new tree by the guide author. As such, they will be different than the masteries you see in-game.
Masteries
Guide Table of Contents
Introduction
Darius build I made. :) Darius is a melee AD carry. In this build, I made him more tanky but still strong enough to kill on his own.Pros / Cons
Pros
|
Cons
|
Masteries
| Masteries | |||||||||||||||||
|
1/1
|
3/4
|
4/4
|
1/1
|
2/3
|
2/4
|
4/3
|
2/1
|
1/2
|
3/2
|
3/1
|
3/3
|
1/3
|
|||||
For masteries, I go with 9-21-0. Defensive masteries really helps during team fights and help darius survive. *Changed utility to offensive.* The attack speed from
Alacrity
and armor penetration of
Weapon Expertise
on offensive tree works a lot better than the
Swiftness
and
Runic Affinity
. You can alter where you place your mastery points but I think this way its more balanced.About focusing on offensive or defensive masteries, I tried both on
Darius and although offensive may get you more kills, you will probably die after 2 - 3 kills or immediately die without a tank. Also, since darius keeps getting the kill on most enemies he will be focused in team fights. Defensive masteries
Durability
,
Veteran's Scars
,
Evasion
,
Honor Guard
and
Juggernaut
allows you to last longer in team fights as a carry and as a tank.
Runes
| Runes | |||||||||||||||
Greater Seal of Armor 9 |
Greater Glyph of Magic Resist 9 |
Greater Mark of Attack Damage 9 |
Greater Quintessence of Movement Speed 3 |
||||||||||||
For runes, I recommend flat AD marks*, armor seals, magic resist glyphs, and MS quintessences*.
Skill Sequence
| Ability Sequence | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basically it's R>Q>W>E just take 1 point for
Apprehend at lvl 2.
Abilities
This passive is awesome.
Main skill for damage and great for harassing enemies.
This skill slows enemies. Try landing a few hits before using this skill for lower cooldown.
Great skill for chasing enemies. Use this to stack more Hemorrhage before using Crippling Strike. Crippling Strike becomes more of a spam skill if used repeatedly on same hero with max Hemorrhage.
Hemorrhage before using Crippling Strike. Crippling Strike becomes more of a spam skill if used repeatedly on same hero with max Hemorrhage.
Great skill for KS-ing. Always remember that this skill is stronger with more Hemorrhage stacks. This skill also refreshes when enemy target is killed by Noxian Guillotine. Aim for penta-KS. ^^ xD
Hemorrhage stacks. This skill also refreshes when enemy target is killed by Noxian Guillotine. Aim for penta-KS. ^^ xD
Summoner Spells
Exhaust is really the best summoner spell for darius since it weakens enemies and slows them. It is best to use this on AD carries.
Flash is the 2nd summoner spell i choose because often times enemies flash over walls and Apprehend has a long *** cooldown.*
Ghost is another good summoner spell*.
Ignite is good summoner spell to secure a kill, i usually don't use this skill on Darius because i become reluctant to the skill and start to mess up using Noxian Guillotine. Although, it is a must have if in case you have a mundo/alistar or any hard *** tanks as an enemy.*
Items
Starting Items
x3
x5
Normally I use
Boots of Speed+ Health Potions because movement speed allows me to harass and escape from early ganks but when facing annoying enemies like 
Singed or 
Teemo, taking Regrowth Pendant helps sustain from the poison while Cloth Armor+ Health Potions allows you to farm easier during lane.Early Game
These items help you sustain in lane early game and gain extra gold every 10 seconds. For me this is needed for
Darius to farm faster than most enemies allowing him to buy mid-late game items faster. Sight Wards are also needed to avoid ganks and counter enemies.Mid Game
Trinity Force helps darius in terms of attack speed, movement speed, attack damage, health, mana, and critical strike chances. With a bonus of 20% of slowing enemies, it is definitely a must have for darius. Sunfire Cape and Force of Nature combined keeps darius from dying in an instant. The armor, magic resist, HP, and HP regeneration and a bonus of 40 magic damage per second allows Darius to help teammates and survive team fights.Late Game
Frozen Heart is kind of a must have late game because of the armor, cooldown, and the aura. (useful against AD carries) Maw of Malmortius gives magic resist, attack damage, and a 400 damage shield. (useful for escaping enemies)Situational items
Thornmail is useful against AD carries. Use this instead of Maw of Malmortius if enemy team has high AD damage output.
Guardian Angel has armor and magic resist and a revive passive. I usually take this if enemies have a lot of AOE crowd control (i.e. 
Amumu+
Galio+
Kennen+
Nunu+
Miss Fortune) or to piss off enemy 
Karthus. :)
Banshee's Veil has a spell block and magic resist.(useful against high AP enemies)
Gameplay-Solo Top
Lane
Darius is best as a solo top laner.
Early Game
Decimate so that it is easier for your jungler to gank on the top lane. Darius' Apprehend skill also makes is easier for the jungler to gank even at lvl 2. Always buy at least 1 Sight Ward to keep the top lane safe from ganks. Also, don't push the lane too far, just last hit creeps otherwise your enemy jungler will have an advantage when ganking.Mid-Late Game
Apprehend so your team can single out 1-2 heroes. Apprehend can also be used to stop ultimates like Nunu's but be careful if you hooked Nunu before he uses his ultimate. He might start channeling his ultimate and thus initiating the team fight. Having Darius pull one enemy makes it easier for your team to push a lane. Darius's Ultimate can be used to kill all your enemies so make sure to only use Noxian Guillotine when the enemy will surely die from it. Sometimes when you know your already gonna die and your enemy is low on HP and you've already maxed the stacks for Hemorrhage, you may use Noxian Guillotine, die and wait until your enemy dies from hemorrhage. :)During Team Fights
Darius is strong enough to tank in team fights and can initiate team fights by catching people off guard. Try focusing on enemy carries and Apprehend anyone who tries to go near your carries. Don't forget to use Exhaust on AD carries and focus them immediately.
Summary and Change Log
Well here the end of my build. Please leave your comments, suggestions and vote up. :)
6/22/12:Created Guide
8/18/12:Changed masteries to 9/21/0; Changed runes to AD/armor/MR/MS; Added Ignite on summoner spells; Placed (*) marks on changes; Learned that a.s.s is censored xD
|
|
|
|
|
Competitive Solo Top Darius V3 (S3)
By H4xDefender |
|
|
Darius: Because Demacia is Overrated.
By Phil Collins |
|
|
Darius - The Noxian Symbol
By Joxuu |
|
|
Darius - The hand of God
By Oprah Windfury |
This Week's Free Champions
Scheduled Tournaments
|
MOBAFire Community Cup NA May
Registration Open
|
|
Dominate Dominion #58
Registration Open
|
|
Dominate TT #11
Registration Open
|
|
|
Dominate Dominion #57
Finished
|
Drop-in Games
 |
MOBAFire Inhouses
Registration Open
|
