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[2.3] Darius Guide - Darius. How to build him and how to play him!

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Patch 2.3

June 19, 2021 15:19

Darius. How to build him and how to play him!

What's up folks. This is the first guide I've ever made and i wanted to make it about my main Darius. Darius is a very unique champion with lot of damage, tons of sustain and one of the best passives in the entire game!

Pros

Deals a lot of damage and can 1v1 every top laner after level 5
Has a lot of sustain
He is good in 1v1's and teamfights
Once mastered he is one of the scariest champions

Cons

Before level 3 Darius can't trade really well
He doesn't have mobility

Darius Build

Best Build Guide for Darius

Starting Items

Core Items

4th and 5th items

Boots

Item Build Description

Additional information on the items

Your first item won't necessarily be the Long Sword. It can change based on your lane matchup. For example if you're against a Malphite you can build Null-Magic mantle to mitigate some of his Q damage.
Your core items are Trinity Force, Sterak's Gage and Dead Man's Plate. Trinity force is a good item for Darius because of the stats it gives and also because of the double passive. Sterak is a must for almost every top laner, it gives an insane shield when you're below 35% of your hp, it gives lot of Ad and also lots of hp. Dead Man's plate is insanely good because of it's passive, when you're at 100 stacks it will give you insane movement speed which is really good to chase people and execute them.
You're last items are really situational. If enemies have a lot of ad you're gonna build the Thornail an item that give you lots of Armor and also Anti-heal. If enemies have a lot of crit you're gonna build Randuin's Omen. If enemies have a lot of magic damage you're gonna build Force of nature.

Darius Runes

Best Runes for Darius

Keystone

Conqueror

Domination

Triumph

Resolve

Second Wind

Inspiration

Hunter Genius

Skill Order

How to distribute skill points

Hemorrhage - Passive

Decimate

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Crippling Strike

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Apprehend

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Noxian Guillotine

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Summoner Spells

When to take which summoners

Flash

Ghost

Combos

Learn how to maximize the champions potential

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This is the basic combo after reaching level 3. You're gonna win most of your trades or even kill the enemy. If executed perfectly you will reach easily 5 stacks and proc your Noxian Might (Make sure to cancel your auto attack animation with the W).

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