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HASHINSHIN'S DARIUS | HOW TO DOMINATE LIKE THE SUPER TOP

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Runes: Standard

1 2

Precision

Conqueror

Triumph

Legend: Alacrity

Coup de Grace

Sorcery

Nimbus Cloak

Celerity

Bonus:

+10% Attack Speed
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+6 Armor

Spells:

Flash

Ghost

Items

Starting Items

Core Build

Rounding Out Your Build

Situational Items

Final Example Build: Standard

Final Example Build: vs Heavy AP

Final Example Build: vs Heavy AD

Ability Order

Darius Passive Ability

Threats & Synergies

Threats

Synergies

Extreme Major Even Minor Tiny

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None Low Ok Strong Ideal

Extreme Threats

Ideal Synergies

Olaf

Extreme

Fiddlesticks

Ideal

Synergies

Ideal Strong Ok Low None

Fiddlesticks

Ideal

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Introduction

Hi Guys, my name is Strider and I am a main on the NA and EUW servers. I know what you're probably thinking 'wait, you're not Hashinshin, you're just some random pretending to be him'. I understand how the title of the guide can be confusing, I put Hashinshin's name in the title because I wanted to publish a guide on how NA's super top plays the Hand of Noxus. I do watch him a lot so I hope you'll allow me to share with you what I have seen. He does run a slightly different build and has a slightly different playstyle from other players out there and I wanted to share that with you guys. I hope this guide will help you dominate the top lane like a super top!

Pros and Cons of Darius

PROS

+ Strong sustain
+ Strong lane bully and early-game champion
+ Insane outplay potential
+ Can snowball extremely well
+ Has a low learning curve

CONS

- Immobile so cant get out of sticky situations very well
- Easy to kite
- Falls off late game
- Unexpectedly squishy and missing abilities can be very punishing

Skill Order

Skill Order - Explanation

#1.
Decimate
1 / 4 / 5 / 7 / 9
#2.
Apprehend
2 / 8 / 10 / 12 / 13
#3.
Noxian Guillotine
6/ 11 / 16
#4.
Crippling Strike
3 / 14 / 15 / 17 / 18

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For we max first as it is his primary damage ability as well as the source oh his sustain. is maxed second

Summoner Spells

SUMMONER SPELLS
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FLASH: is one of the most fundamental summoner spells in the entire game. There is a reason every player takes this spell no matter who they're playing as save for a few exceptions like . The ultility provided by it and its capability to be used offensively and defensively make it an invaluable summoner spell. Hashinshin takes this in every game he plays so you should too.

GHOST: allows to stick to his target and provide him with more mobility. Take this spell if you want to exert pressure on your opponent as well as having a strong potential of snowballing your lane.

Runes

KEYSTONE
We use Conqueror as our keystone in every game. Conqueror provides us with AD as we stack it, and at max stacks, heals us for 15% of our damage dealt. You will need the healing from Conqueror to keep you alive through these fights.

HEROISM RUNE
For the Heroism rune we always take Triumph. Triumph restores 12% of your missing health one second after getting a kill. Similar to the reasons I listed above for Conqueror, the sustain this rune provides you with is insane and will definitely help you cluth out some fights. The bonus 20 gold you get on kill is helpful too to get your items faster.

LEGEND RUNE
Legend: Tenacity is the strongest rune here at the moment. I recommend you always take the tenacity rune because the number one thing that will stop Darius from getting kills is hard cc; And since Legend: Tenacity reduces the duration of cc this will allow you to keep swinging your axe more and pick up more kills. Legend: Alacrity is also viable here if the enemy team has very little hard cc. I do not recommend Legend: Bloodline as you do not really get anything level 1 from this rune, as opposed to the other runes, and it takes a while to scale before you actually start feeling the effects of it.

COMBAT RUNE
All three of the combat runes are viable on Darius, however Last Stand is the best performing rune across all elos. Last Stand is taken most often because top lane is volatile because its usually two melee champs so fights are bound to happen. These fights often come down to the wire so this rune will boost your damage as your hp lowers. You can take Cut Down when against at least two or three tanks or when facing champions with taunts like Rammus or Shen.

ARTEFACT RUNE
Movement speed is a really good stat on Darius as it allows him to keep up with his targets so he can keep hitting them and applying his passive Hemorrhage. With this rune every time you activate Flash or Ghost you will get a huge temporary boost in movement speed that can be used to close the gap or run away.

EXCELLENCE RUNE
Because we are building and taking so many movement speed enhancers with our runes, items and summoner spells we can get incredibly good value out of Celerity. Celerity increases the effectiveness of all movement speed bonuses by 7% meaning we will run faster than someone else using ghost for example without this rune.

For your Rune Shards the first two are always going to remain unchanged. You always want and as they allow you to clear the jungle easier on your first clear. The third rune shard is the one that will be require frequent adjustment. You want to take either or depending on who the enemy mid laner is. Since you are going to be mid a lot it is expected that the enemy mid laner will try to harass you while you are trying to farm, so take whatever resistance will counter them to give yourself an easier time.

Core Build

Ninja Tabi

Trinity Force

Sterak's Gage

Tier 2 boots, and are the three major items we are going to be building every single game on . gives almost every stat in the game as well giving him the rage passive which allows him to stick to targets much better, so he can keep procing his own passive . The spellblade passive is also really nice for extra damage. In games where you are behind or they have a lot of tanks you can switch out for . gives 400 hp, 40 ad and 20% cdr, it also has the rage passive allowing you to stick to targets and shreds the armor of people you attack. The next core item is , it gives you health and 50% of your base ad as bonus ad. You also get the lifeline passive from this item which will shield you from large bursts of damage so you can stay alive for longer and keep on fighting.

Boots Upgrades

-OR-

Ninja Tabi > ARMOR
I only pick up 's when against at least three AD champions. The armor it provides is nice but I really only think its worth it if your going to be making use of its passive, which is the damage reduction from auto-attacks. Consider where the enemy teams damage comes from, is it abilities or auto attacks? If auto attacks then I suggest you pick these up.
Mercury's Treads > MAGIC RESIST + TENACITY
I go in at least 80% of games. The early mr it gives can be nice since most mid laners are magic damage based so these will give you an easier time when facing them however its mainly for its passive that I buy these for. CC is 's biggest counter, so it goes without saying you want to minimize the effect cc will have on him and tenacity allows him to do that. By mitigating the effects of cc you will have more freedom of movement to get off the damage you need to and get the resets you need to keep going.

Situational Items

Armor

Magic Resistance

Health

DEATH'S DANCE
The reworked is one of the best items in the game in my opinion. It gives you a bit of everything: damage, armor, mr, cooldown reduction and healing. When going against of balanced physical and magic this is a good item to go. Since its rework I would almost say this item is core, I build it in most of my games but if you find the enemy team are kiting you well there are better options for you.

RANDUIN'S OMEN
is pretty much the best armor item in the game. I always recommend buying this when the enemy team has at least two champions who build critical strike chance. Most teams will always have at least one in the form of their ADC, and if they have a mid or top you need this item. I sometimes just get this if the enemy team just has or because their crits are huge late game.

THORNMAIL
is a great buy when you need the grievous wounds to reduce the healing on the enemy team. If they have champions like , , or you cant go wrong with this buy. When super ahead I suppose you can go but in most games will be your best bet as you want the survivability it provides.

FROZEN HEART
I do not recommend buying for the majority of your games, it is only useful in very specific ci***stances. The best stat provides is its high armor and what does armor do? Armor directly counters lethality. I have only built this item once ever and that was when I was against a mid and a ADC building lethality.

GUARDIAN ANGEL
Personally I do not build that much but I do recognize the value the item provides. I think that can be a good buy if you find you are getting focused a lot and you can trust your team to cover for you while you revive.

SPIRIT VISAGE
Get when against teams with at least 3 magic damage based champions. This combined with your and will make you near unkillable on magic resistance alone, and then your gonna have the insane bonus healing that this item provides as well. The mage mains on the enemy team will definitely cry about how broken is after you build this lol.

ADAPTIVE HELM
is only good into teams with mages and in particular mages with short cooldowns or with spells that deal damage over time. I'm talking about champions like , and etc. I dont find myself building this item that often but like it is there for those very niche scenarios.

MEDRCURIAL SCIMITAR
is a must buy against champions with hard cc that they can just point and click on you. You always want to buy the component of this item first so you can use its active. I always recommend buying this item when against or for example.

STERAK'S GAGE
Similar to I would almost say is core on as well. This means you will face a huge burst of incoming damage from them as they all unload their abilities on you. This means that you will most likely always proc the passive shield from and this will keep you alive for longer as well as giving you more tenacity so you can move better.

TITANIC HYDRA
I only buy when I have a huge lead over everyone else in the game and I know there is no possibility of us losing. With this item you are going to be doing insane AoE damage in team fights, reducing the hp of players you arent even auto-attacking because of the cleave passive it gives you. Seeing their health bars drop before you even start attacking them is the best feeling in this game.

MIGHT OF THE RUINED KING
Only get buy when you have an on your team; And thats only because we want to upgrade it to . on its own isnt that useful on as you can get the stats it gives from other items so thats why we only buy when is on our team. Make sure to tell in chat to upgrade your item first before anyone elses ;)