[2.6a] Darius Guide - Darius ~ Strength Above All!

Don't take free poke, and try to get 5 stacks. That's it.

Easy lane. You deal more damage, he just heals.

Tips:

• Buy Executioner's Calling or Bramble Vest as fast as possible
• Get Boots of Swiftness to counter his slows from [dr mundo:1]
• Use Apprehend for when he runs away instead of catching him.

You want long fights he wants short fights. Generally speaking if you manage to get 5 stacks, it shouldn't be a problem. Make sure you get Mercury's Treads or Hunter Titan for his stun so that you can use [Darius:3] when he tries to get away with Slice And Dice

Wait until level 3 before you trade. After that, you will run him down at all stages unless he goes 10/0 super sayian.

Easy lane. You deal more damage, he just heals.

Tips:

• Buy Executioner's Calling or Bramble Vest as fast as possible
• Get Boots of Swiftness to counter his slows from Undertow
• Use Apprehend for when he runs away instead of catching him.
• Walk away when he uses Ragnarok , or try to get five stacks of Hemorrhage

He wants short trades, you want long trades. Take ghost and [boost of swiftness] to catch up to him if he runs away. Use [darius:3] to catch him when he runs away rather than pulling him to start a fight. He will automatically push with Poison Trail so try to freeze as well as you can. Recommend buying [adaptive helmet] against him.

You counter his passive with your passive.

You deal more damage than he does.

You can catch him with Apprehend while he can just try to run away.

Don't fight him at low health, and don't let him poke you with Decisive Strike . Punish him with a hook, Decimate into Crippling Strike and auto attacks if he does.

If he gets ahead in kills or gold then you will never be able to kill him. If he doesn't, he will never be able to kill you. Nasus is pretty weak right now, so it should be a pretty easy game unless you are a beginner.

Tips:

• Don't push the lane. Only last hit. Ask jungler to dive him with you
• Buy Boots of Swiftness and take ghost
• Try to bait his ultimate and then disengage
• Only use Noxian Guillotine when you have 5 stacks of Hemorrhage to penetrate all his armor

Tips to easily beat him:

• Don't fight when his fury bar is high.
• Don't stand in one place when fighting him. Kite.
• Take ignite to finish him with Hemorrhage after Undying Rage
• Be creative with Noxian Guillotine . Use before 5 stacks because he will wait with Undying Rage .
• Buy [ninja tabi] or Randuin's Omen if he gets ahead.

He has very clear ways of poking you. You need to start fights with Decimate or Crippling Strike and then use Apprehend for when he uses Body Slam to run away.

I recommend taking flash to catch up to him in team fights or if he uses Explosive Cask to throw you off.

• Don't take too much poke from his Blinding Dart or auto-attacks
• Don't use Crippling Strike after Blinding Dart . Wait it out.
• Don't get baited into his Noxious Trap
• Buy [adaptive helmet] or Hexdrinker if you die early

• Don't take too much poke from his abilities or auto-attacks
• Don't get baited into using empty Apprehend
• Buy [adaptive helmet] or Hexdrinker if you die early

The key to winning this matchup is to not take Assassin's Mark and Five Point Strike to the face for no reason. Wait until level 3 until you trade, then save your Apprehend for when she uses Twilight Shroud so you can pull her out of it and keep pounding on her. If she tries to come closer to hit Five Point Strike , you can use Decimate and walk to hit her with the outer blade.

At level 5 you will win if you are both at full health. If you have less than 50%, she will win.

She will only win if you let her poke you.

Don't trade with her at level 1. She is stronger due to Duelist's Dance

Wait until level 3 and take long trades. Make sure you don't use Apprehend when she uses Bladework

At level 5 she can use Riposte to dodge your Noxian Guillotine so be careful. Try to bait it out and kill her when it is on cooldown

You lose late phase if you don't get ahead, so play defensive or ask for help if you die early.

Don't fight with her until level 3. At level 3, try to hit her with Apprehend . If you miss, just back off and wait for it to come off cooldown. If you land it, try to all-in on her. She is only strong in short trades. After level 5, do the same thing. Ask the jungler for help, and don't push the lane. Stay under your turret and farm, and try to focus her later on in team fights.

Tips:

• Don't stand near walls so she can not use Condemn
• If she uses Condemn to disengage, you can time it with Apprehend to pull her. Hard to pull off, but very satisfying once you do.

She's a toothpick and you're a hammer. Take long trades, but don't fight her when Adaptive Defenses is up or activated. If she uses Hookshot you can use Apprehend to pull her to you. Don't take too much poke from Precision Protocol and Tactical Sweep and you should be good.

Do I need to say something...? Whoever lands 5 stacks first wins.

He will try to take short trades. You need to take long trades for Hemorrhage . Some tips:

1. Buy Glorious Enchant and engage with it. Then use E when he runs away.
2. Buy Hexdrinker if they have a lot of AP, otherwise Sterak's Gage will do.
3. Try to hit him with Decimate before he uses Seismic Shard
4. Take barrier, regeneration and sweet tooth to survive his poke.

You want long fights, he wants short fights. Make sure you do not ult him when he uses Haymaker

You will win the early phase - He will win late phase after he gets level 5.

Bully him with Decimate and try not to hit your Crippling Strike into his Counter Strike as it will deal no damage. Make sure you use Apprehend to pull him when he jumps away with Leap Strike . If you manage to land 5 Hemorrhage , you should destroy him with Noxian Guillotine . But if you don't then you won't be able to stop him once he gets a few items.