Click to open network menu
Join or Log In
Mobafire logo

Join the leading League of Legends community. Create and share Champion Guides and Builds.

Create an MFN Account






Or

MOBAFire's first Mini Guide Contest of Season 14 is here! Create or update guides for the 30 featured champions and compete for up to $200 in prizes! 🏆
Not Updated For Current Season

This guide has not yet been updated for the current season. Please keep this in mind while reading. You can see the most recently updated guides on the browse guides page

x
Darius General Guide by Lucky Sin

AD Offtank S3 READY.BRUISER PRO: A brief Darius guide

AD Offtank S3 READY.BRUISER PRO: A brief Darius guide

Updated on December 18, 2012
New Guide
Vote Vote
League of Legends Build Guide Author Lucky Sin Build Guide By Lucky Sin 3,069 Views 0 Comments
3,069 Views 0 Comments League of Legends Build Guide Author Lucky Sin Darius Build Guide By Lucky Sin Updated on December 18, 2012
x
Did this guide help you? If so please give them a vote or leave a comment. You can even win prizes by doing so!
Vote
Comment

You must be logged in to comment. Please login or register.

I liked this Guide
I didn't like this Guide
Commenting is required to vote!
Would you like to add a comment to your vote?

Your votes and comments encourage our guide authors to continue
creating helpful guides for the League of Legends community.

Foreword

My name is LM.Lucky Sin, from the PH LoL community. This guide is giving a strong emphasis on brevity and conciseness. Any deviations from this guide will not impede individual gameplay. Remember that this guide only shows a definite and seasoned pattern for a champion. And btw, this one's on me (play if while going through this guide):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f3WYpP9xT4
Back to Top

Why Darius?

I personally stand with the notion that Darius is the King of solo top. Unbeaten by anyone at single combat except Warwick because of that damn lifesteal @_@.
Back to Top

Runes

The runes are very self explanatory. Aspd allows you to build up hemorrhage FAST. Not that nuky but FAST. It allows your W to wind up real quick and further make the opposition cry and pray. As a fighter, Darius has to augment his innate "tankiness" as his effectiveness comes if he is durable and able to last in teamfights.
Back to Top

Pros / Cons

Pros: BRUTAL TRUE DAMAGE
Passive armor pen
stacking DOT
Relative low cooldowns
refreshable ulti
tanky yet capable of bursting down targets w/ ease

Cons: Mana hungry
pathetic or paltry CC
CC rapes you
easily focused
no escape ability
underrated
Back to Top

Item explanations with skill combinations

So your basic combo is just repeating. Land the outer decimate ring, chase chase. If you can't and are extending too much, just fall back. Upon recovering back, drag your opponent, decimate, land a basic attack and immediately use W - as it resets your attack timer. Maximize the minimizing cd of your W by constantly applying bleeds.

For items: Remember, the longer you can prolong a fight, the more effective Darius becomes. Your stacking bleed will make your opponents pump blood faster, so abuse it. I ABSOLUTELY DO NOT RECOMMEND GLASS CANNON TYPE because it cannot contain multiple champions. Unlike a tanky dps that can hold two or three, a glass cannon will just kill one fast, then be killed almost the same time.
Back to Top

Ranked Play

The Darius route is more or less taken to solo top. As for such, I require readers of this guide to pay attention closely. A single mistake can cause a game for you. Your success in late game depends on how badly you decimate your lane and the other lanes.

Clear each wave with at least 4 creepings - gold is essential. very self explanatory. your main goal

Maximize the outer ring of decimate - your second goal, is to be combined with the first. As much as possible, when decimating, try hitting minions together with the champion. Should you successfully land a clean outer ring decimate, hit your opponent with a couple of basic attacks and weave spellcasts in between. Note that when your opponent is slowed, you can sieze that timing to land decimate's outer ring.

EYES OPEN - at your first homebase, the least you should worry about is that phage or tier 2 boots. Grab a couple of potions and must have WARD. Guard your sidelane so you can eat your opposition carefree.

Exploit every weakness - if you get fed up early on, try pushing your advantage by going with your jungle and rotate atleast two lanes and clean them up. It's not much but it's worth delaying the oppponents while advancing your team.

Know your target - You have a damn true damage ulti that is refreshible at your disposal. ABUSE THE HELL OUT OF IT. Darius is not a true tank and should not initiate unless the situation calls for. Any tight spot can be clutched on. As the clash proceeds, isolate the opponents weakest targets, preferrably the ranged carry, squishy ap, or support (but as much as possible don't FF the supp. co'z of the relative low dmg output, only misc and CC).
Back to Top

Team Work

This section is created to give an emphasis on micro and kite gaming. As mentioned beforehand, you have a brutal nuke ulti at your disposal. Don't settle for running away. Decimate as they chase you, cripple as they close in, apprehend as they run or chase a weaker ally and drag them towards you.

Furthermore, DO NOT GET ALL THE KILLS. AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, CHOP DOWN THE CARRY.
Back to Top

Matchups

Like mentioned earlier. Play using your brains first. Dont go barging in to enemies easily. Because of my computer ignorance I cant give a very flash and detailed matchup. But I however, can summarize it all up in three classes.

vs Assasin - this must be a joke, seriously. Expect a melee assassin of course. As they get closer to get your creeps, deny them money shots by decimating and giving a little bruise.

vs Mages - readjust your masteries to give you a +6 bonus armor. I recommend starting of with boots and pots to give you mobility in placing your offense and maneuvering better.

vs Fighter - your advantage will come with your better poking capacity. Maximize the cd of cripple(W) and you'll have no problem trading blows. Should you be against Jayce, I recommend an early gank or hiding in brush to be able to close in on decimating him, giving a poke advantage.

----Special elements:

vs hybrid dmg (Yorick, Jax)
-i recommend going for cloth armor 5x pots for these guys. Call for a lvl 2 gank and atleast 1 return to give you a solid heads-up against them to pave way for your continous advantage.
Back to Top

Summary

A very brief guide indeed. My guide emphasizes the misc. gameplay of Darius in a nutshell. Remember, play smart and fight with your BRAIN FIRST ALWAYS. The brauns and the boasts can come when you break your opponent's Nexus.

Note: This is the first time I have created a guide, so I am very open to comments and suggestions to help construct this guide, and open up more Darius possibilities. And sorry, I'm not so good at using computers for forums like these. I only know how to play >.<

www.facebook.com/RNChie for photos and inquiries.
Download the Porofessor App for Windows
League of Legends Build Guide Author Lucky Sin
Lucky Sin Darius Guide
Vote Vote
S3 READY.BRUISER PRO: A brief Darius guide

League of Legends Champions:

Teamfight Tactics Guide