Discover all champions who counter Darius. Use our statistics and learn how to counter Darius in League of Legends and win in Champion Select! Darius Data for all roles taken from 81,208915999,50927,71243,309 matches.
Top Lane 51% Win Rate97% Pick RateDarius Top Lane Counters: 78,76241,77127,0399,28359178 matches, 61 counter champions
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Counter RatingCounter rating is an expression of how strong or weak a counter is based on win rate, kills, and deaths, as well as early laning advantages or disadvantages. A higher number means an easier laning phase against that champion.
Tips Against Darius in Top Lane Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
Waqql says “Stick to short trades. Do not allow yourself to be fully stacked by him. Dodge his Q by staying in the inner circle and then jumping away. Always try to keep him at a distance and wait for assistance.”
FaNTOP says “Лично мне очень нравится эта битва, она очень забавная. Как и во всех матчапах против Дариуса, позвольте волне пушить к вам, и после достижения 3-го уровня вы можете начать комбинировать его. Вам нужно использовать Q, W и E, а затем отойти, это ваша базовая комбинация, или когда он преследует вас или находится в ближней дистанции, блокируйте его E своим W, чтобы лишить его возможности гарантированно восстанавливаться с помощью E Q. Вы превосходите его в масштабе игры, поэтому нет проблем, если вы не пытаетесь с ним сражаться.”
demirkaiser says “A good Darius will shit on you. If he walks up to you, run. Don't try level 1. Dodge his Q. Don't ever try to fight him. Poke with Q.After he is down enough, wait for 6. After you are 6, if he near 40%, you can ult him. Try to dodge his Q though. If he stacks 5 hemorrhages, use your W. Don't ever use W before as he won't use ult if he doesn't hit 5 stacks.”
0xeaD5D18 says “Conqueror. Long Sword or Doran's Blade. Flash + Barrier. Be aggressive at level 1, it's the easiest moment when you can kill him. Use Barrier if necessary. After lvl 3 try to dodge his Q and E, fear him away. Buy anti-heal early in the game. After level 6 block his R with the Barrier. Use your R wisely.”
Denied20 says “Run ghost to match his win condition. Darius sucks against Yasuo without the ghost edge. Hug caster minions at first wave to minimize the level 1 cheese. Without ghost to match Darius, level 1 is advantageous for him. In lane generate free damage with your Q and sometimes your autos. Darius' all in can be dangerous, but you win the short trades with margin. Consider bork first item if unconfident. In fights look to get him to half health and disengage yourself as you approach 4 stacks. Only with MASSIVE skill gap can you hundred to zero him. Keep trading and disengaging.”
TheGBabaYaga says “The only thing that can kill you is if you fight long and he stacks for R.
You need to use your passive from R to kite him and drop him fast + if you go attack speed early he cant do much, and dont forget to block his w as much as you can. If he uses Q, use your Q on him to dodge the damage and he wont heal
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TTVXiralid says “Darius has the advantage but if you trade against him near your tower and hold your Q untill you want to disengage then you should be fine”
kayle1v9 says “Run Flash Ghost. Early berserkers and Q max. Ghost when he ghosts. Play safe till 6, then you can poke with Q and auto +e. If you dont get hit by E you win. You can also R his R if you have fast reaction time.”
zhock2014 says “This champion once again won5 be one of the champions your gonna want to ban but still watch out for this champion especially if he is fed and you want to gank just try to play ti safe against this champion because his healing his e and his ult”
Vicktorique says “Tought laning phase if you can't secure a lead before lv. 6, at lv. 6 and after it's completely reliant on him making mistakes. But between 1-5 there's a healthy room for counter-play.”
UmbreonQueen says “Darius is a pain in the ass that won't let you farm and if they're smart will hold his E so you eat lots of damage every trade. Play smart, don't let him run you down, if he pops ghost you pop yours too so he can't catch up and bait his Q before poking with yours since he will win the trade from the get go with it”
Twogrand says “DO NOT BUSH CHECK LEVEL 1 JUST WALK CREEPS TO LANE!!!!! just dont get pulled mid q and its easy trades with him make sure you have phase rush up and just do trades over and over when you have phase rush ready .
phase rush tp eclipse”
BLANKYYYYYYYYY says “TANK. Give first cs, dont push wave. Bait his E and then u can think about trading. Poke with Q when he goes for last hits. You can kill him before 6 if he plays bad but this wont be the case most of times. Respect him at all times unless ur far ahead.”
Tomuuko says “With these runes you cant win against him early (also depends on how good enemy Darius is). He will zone you from Gold and XP from minions so be ready for that. Good Darius will start against you with his W (slow), you have to start Q for cut the slow, so when he starts AA-W, you have to AA-Q and run back (if possible you can proc Phase Rush by the another AA--> so AA-Q-AA-RUN). Otherwise Bad Darius player will start Q so you can take your E and take the first 3 minions like him and just wait for lvl 6.
The best scenario for you is when Darius does: E-AA-W-Q, so you can easily dodge his Q by doing: letting him E-W you, then you just do basic: Q-E-Whip (or AA), then run him down or run away for the short trade.
The worst scenario on lvl 3-6+ is when Darius starts W and AAs you: you have to AA-E for some dmg but dont proc Phase Rush! Just wait for his next move, if he after his W try to Q you, you probably have to use W (NOT YOUR Q!!!!!!!) If he then uses his E which also a bit slow you down, then you have to use your Q and proc Phase Rush.
You just basically cant trade with him like this--> AA-Q-E (ye that procs Phase Rush but when the silence ends and you will run away from him, he will just have enough time and range to use his E and run you down, since you'd already used your Q and dont have ready Phase Rush you are mostly dead).
Wait for him to make HUGE mistakes like when he hasnt ready his Q or E.
Just also so much depends how good the opponent is. Dont be scared to play against this shty champion. Try first-picking at NORMAL GAMES, first-picking because the opponent will try to counter-pick you like with Darius, Kayle, Morde, Teemo, etc. At normal games you can improve the playstyle against these disgusting champions. You have only one Ban while banning phase, so use it wisely.
Or the trading with him can be like this: he AA-W-Q/ you can then: dodge his Q with your: Q-E-then run back and if his silence is about to be off, you have to use your W to block incoming dmg bcs he will E you, after he Es you then you can proc phase rush to run away safely (DONT PROC PHASE RUSH WHEN HIS E IS READY! YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RUN AWAY BCS HIS E RANGE IS BUSTED) this could works.. i hope -_-”
Herb0tron says “His passive is a problem as is can get through your E shield quickly if fully stacked, try not to trade for too long as he will always win the long trades, even if he is slightly behind.”
Spaget says “E when he trys to Q and W his R try to only do short trades bait his E before going in because it doesn't allow you to disengage. Take Flash Ignite Rush Plated. Consider Blade of the Ruined king.”
Althalosofsirun says “If he is half hp or higher do not fight him he will win try to sit in his handle bar and use W to tank ult (if you fall behind buy plated's bramble)”
RykonZ says “Darius can be a tough matchup for Mordekaiser due to his ability to deal significant damage with his bleed and execute with his ultimate. Additionally, Darius's ability to pull Mordekaiser in with his Apprehend can put him in a vulnerable position.”
Nurakami says “Darius Darius Darius
The biggest bane of bad Toplaner
if you let him freeze wave you are DEAD.
But if you use your e well to trade with him and simply don't get hit by q its pretty wholesome lane.”
tacowo_ says “FUNNY 57% WINRATE FOR A FULL YEAR CHAMPION VERY COOL IDEA FROM RIOT GAMES TO MAKE CHAMP THAT BUILDS FULL TANK AND GETS LITERALLY 210 FREE AD FROM PASSIVE”
Reemoo says “Runes
PressTheAttack
Triump
Tenacity
Coup De Grace
Cheap Shot
Ultimate Hunter
When Fighting Darius, Run away from him to reset his passive stacks on you. ”
KaiOverHere says “Darius is a very difficult matchup, but only if the Darius player is good.
If both players play perfectly, Darius will play for a 4 wave crash, help his jungler get scuttle crab/reset, buy boots + cloth armor and hold a freeze. You cannot contest him. Your goal is to try and get as much cs as possible while begging your jungler to help break the freeze. The game will end before you catch back up, so you should instead play for teamfights by using your slippery nature to setup vision.
If the Darius fails to set you behind: He messed up his freeze, messed up a trade, whatever it be, you will be able to fight him if you are both even at level 11 + Stridebreaker.
Most Top Laners like taking Ignite into Darius. DON'T do this. Even with Phase Rush, if you don't have Ghost + Flash he can brute force you with his Ghost + Flash and run you down.
DO NOT buy Tabis into Darius. I'm not sure why people like to do this, but don't.
You always need to make sure to match his movement speed. If he pops ghost, you pop ghost. If he flashes, you flash. If he buys swifties, you buy swifties. If he buys DMP, you buy Ghostblade or DMP. At a certain point though, if he goes full movespeed in his build, stop trying to match it and build juggernaut items (Sterak's, Black Cleaver) so you can statcheck him and punish him for building poorly. His 5 stacks -> one shot only matters if he actually built damage. ”
BezMemow says “Start D Ring
Rylai and Iceborn are very powerful items against him, rush those
Wait out his Q, then all in, without his Q he's not a champ, flash inside of his next one and you will win every time. Late game he's very difficult to kill 1v1 though.”
rilxy4u says “Darius is super cringe, he will 1 shot you even without stacks, his R does lots of true damage, very easy for him to bully you off cs (especially early), his axe spin 1 shots boxes, BLEED STACKS BAD.
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Outplay: try not to feed, stay out of his pull range, if he has bleed stacks run away, play around E trades and preplaced boxes. Anti-heal and ignite necessary.”
Smauggy says “2 problemes in this mu, 1 his grab is longer than your q ( his grab 550 units and lillias q up to 480), 2, he can slow u
So the strat is the same as all other: bait in to go in go out, if you baited his e, you can poke.”
LocaLAM says “The antiheal is annoying but it can be dealt with. Your Q will be able to do enough damage. Just zone and outrange until he's low then all in.”
Nico_Player says “Just try to avoid his E and Q with your E, poke him and don´t let him get 5 stack of his passive, always try to kill him with your e to be more safe”
Loweloexpert says “Dark seal refillable. Scared of Darius? Why? You just destroy him lvl 3. Once the wave is on your side (since you let him push first 3 waves) you just Q when he is Q ing the wave, he will 100% use E trying to kill you then auto W auto. You have to auto twice then E when he USDZ another Q. Q auto ignite W ez win. He will probably take a turret short too so easy. At 6 you destroy him since your W completly counters his R. ”
Black Demon Ezel says “Darius's passive is weird. It deals DPS but Cho'Gath is so damn tanky that it really feels more like a tickle or three. But be wary because the more stacks of it he has, the easier it is for his ult to slice you in half.”
sinatra1633 says “You lose all ins against him, similar to Jax.
However, he does not have a dash so when you outscale him lategame you can most likely beat him even when he stacks up his noxian might and Rs you.
Try to fight him when he is under half health and dodge his Q to make him hopeless.”
Zsinj says “Crazy damage along with his hook and big slow into R are enough to kill you easily in the laning phase, one to proxy against and keep out of range”
Nexon22412 says “Requires a lot of kiting and distance respecting
Basically skill matchup.
If he tries to cheese you lv1 with ghost don't be afraid to flash to safety”
Roothor says “Don´t engage until 6, or 3 if you are surrounded by tentacles. His passive damage is huge. Dont be afraid to use your R as soon as you land E. If he is not feed after the first minutes, its easy to kill him”
Nazcore says “FF, this man beats you 24/7. almost as bad as jax, except this man doesn't care abt you autoing him. He just wrecks you anyway. play safe and dont die or you lose the game.”
W4llaceK says “Start ring or shield and take ignite or ghost. You do not beat him at level 1, start Q and execute the 3 first melee minions. Stack Q on the wave and trade him by 4 stack snipping him in the face and dashing away, you can use your E while in your Q. Remeber hat when he pulls you he is going to W slow you and try to get the outer ring Q to heal, walk towards him instead of away. After he short trades you decide whether you want to fight, if he has more than 3 bleed stacks, or has ult, or ghost, don't fight him. Play safe, ping for your JG, ward well, and scale up.”
SesaPrime says “Still, & always will forever be one of Camille's default brutal matchups. Zoning & direct punishment is what Darius does best vs Camille. Dark Kamille has been well trained to eviscerate Darius.”
Open says “You lose early and scale about even late=game. Just abuse your mobility mid-game and don't int away the early game. Darius isn't really possible to duel. It used to be that you would outscale him and stat check win fights before trynd nerfs and kraken nerfs but not anymore thats why I rate him really hard to beat.”
Just GC says “conq is always good against darius, this build is more of the "sit back and let the goons do the work" build, but with darius i find its always better to brain dead run at him and get up close.”
primate nefasto says “If he is ahead you can´t do anything so play early game focus or you will solo lose the game. As soon he uses Q to farm you engagge and is free kill, probably mid-fight he will have Q again so you can use E to approche him. Take ignite and abuse his mistake (using Q to farm) He can cancel your E with his E, take care of that.
Fight around your ignite unless you are already far ahead of him.”
Reines Kokosfett says “Use your Q slow to disengage level 1. Sometimes you have to drop farm level 1. If you are close to dismounting level 2 you can all in him. After level 3, use your e to disengage at 3-4 Stacks. You win if you are both at half health (close to dismount) because Kled has more burst and you can remount faster then he can stack his passiv. Even though his ult is an execute your mobility makes him easy to kite and all in when you are stronger.”
Boptimus says “K'Sante actually has tools available to deal with Darius,; Darius is really good at bullying Tanks.
Spacing is key and if you find that you against a good Darius you should play a bit safer and try to stack Armor. Your E can be used to avoid his E and Q, and your W can be used to cancel his E.
If you are looking to all in Darius you should make sure he has 0 stacks on you and you can take him down before he can get 5 stacks and R you.”
darkmamba20 says “You win early if you hit axes, then its free. Late game if you dont dodge his q, he will actually oneshot you with his ult. If he brings ghost and phase rush, consider teamfighting. ”
Ulamog says “Conqueror Build; Bone Plating + D Blade.
It's very important to NEVER him hit you with his outer Q for free! Always have Q ready to dodge inside of it.
When you trade always Parry his 1st-2nd AA, because they will most likely AA>W to make use of the AA reset. If you parry there and dodge the outer Q, there is no way he can apply all 5 stacks of his passiv on you.”
stefanko says “Skill matchup, but slightly Jax favored. Level 1 look for a trade when he tries to last hit minions with his q. Level 2 you can all in him. Q his q, otherwise start the trade by walking up. If he e's you, his e cd is longer than your e cd, so try to force a fight off your e cooldown. If he doesnt have his e, he can not do anything to you. (lethal tempo, ignite)”
ElMonumento says “be careful with darius's passive in the early game, if you manage to be careful with his passive and beat him, you can always beat him in 1v1 or 1v2 depending on who the other champion is against
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Zeffie says “Darius can be a threat if he plays super aggro and gets high bleed on you early, play around his q sweetspot and dont take unnecessary trades into him, wait for jgl if possible”
Biba or OTP Kled says “Crit base:Use simple tactic like baiting on Q and engage,dont fight after lvl 6 and build Crossbow to survive his R in unmount form”
Galactities says “He can pull you in while you e+q but also if he wastes E, you can fight him a little bit and then E+Q away before he gets full bleed stacks.”
PraefectusMace says “Depends on how skilled the Darius is. Because you can easily force him out of his stack combo with your E. Or when he tries to land his spin, latch onto him so he will just hit you with the handle as more often then not they try to move back a bit expecting you to move closer.”
Tonho says “This matchup depends on how good the Darius is. If he knows this matchup, you will have quite some trouble killing him. If he doesn't, you can spam kills on him. Flash + Ghost is good here if you are not confident enough. If he lands his Q sweetspot, you already lost the trade. Trade level 3-5. Level 6 above he has advantage if he builds Steelcaps. If he doesn't, you can burst him before he dismounts you.
Overall, he always outscales you.
If you run ignite, run conquer. If you run ghost, run lethal tempo.”
Smalmeck says “Darius outdamages you early game play safe and farm until you reach your powerspike (riftmaker+nashors) you outscale him mid and late game. ”
Nnorio says “DO NOT FIGHT LVL 1 (unless he starts q).
Let the wave push towards u, lvl 2 all in.
Assuming you are ahead u beat him post 6.
1v1 tips:
You cannot w his R (true dmg).
Do not fight him unless he has used his e because it can cancel ur q.
Q his Q .
You can W directly after he E's you.
Take ignite since he will most likely take ghost.
If he cancels ur q run.”
killer2325 says “Try to farm until lvl 3. Dodge his Q's with your E. Poke with Q E. Don't come close to him while your E on cd. Never let him freeze under the turret, one mistake and you're dead. After lvl 6 you can be more agressive but be careful with his stacks and try to kite him with your ult.”
dzsama says “This lane is Jax favored but a good Darius can be tricky to deal with. Important thing is to block his W with your E and don't let him get his passive to 5 stacks on you. If you can't run out of his Q circle Q on him so you will be in the inner ring, denying him his heal and extra damage. All in if he misses E, just be careful since most Darius's run Ghost so they will have kiting potential with it. Flash Ignite is recommended in this matchup since Ignite screws Darius quite hard.”
Yasuo Is Sexy says “This guy can beat you to a pulp when he pleases. Try not to die to him early and you might make it out. If you play smart and get quick trades when he inevitably gets too cocky and misses his abilities, then thats a good strategy.”
Phantom_Ashes says “Darius players are extremely cocky because of his strong level 1, even more so if they haven't played this matchup yet. Use your Q-attach to get inside of his Q and you stomp him at all points of the game. ”
Matkiller_444 says “This champ is very strong in melee, so you have to be careful, play as good as you can and try not to fed him, because then he will be unstoppable. ”
Pep_Shin says “I permaban him even with the two other atrocities which are fiora and Akali.
He statchecks you. if he hits a grab you're dead.
The matchup is only playable after lvl 6 if he doesn't have ghost. Otherwise he just destroys you.
Play safe and wait for your team to help you.”
Babuleh says “В дариуса советую брать щит дорана и второе дыхание, не давать ешку в него и стараться не подходить к крипам если он стоит близко к ним. После дивайна вы сильнее, до дивайна вы слабее. Лвл 6 вы экстремально слабее.”
GannicusTTV says “Darius is one of the few match ups you can't just walk up to him. Respect his spacing, his damage and passive together can destroy you.
Only walk up to him to last hit if you have passive and W ready. If you have passive and W ready you can try to bait some "shorty trades". W preventively and hit him with grasp and shieldbash. and be ready to E away after he pulls you. If you used your passive and W right, he will most likely lose the short trades. You can repeat it over and over until he is low enough for an all in with ignite for the kill.
Avoid getting hit by his Q to deny him healing, but if you know you will be hit it is OK to use passive to block some of the damage. if it is safe (near your tower, and you are healthy) and he can't 100 to 0 you can use your E into him to avoid the Q damage. Darius is mostly vulnerable after he used his E and Q. If he wastes it on the wave and misses you, as long as it is not too far from your tower you could all in him.”
Armorjacker says “You have to E his Q in order to both mitigate his damage and healing from that ability, without that, he cannot win in extended trades since he no longer has sustain. If he somehow gets fed, just play for teamfight and ult him into the enemy team, make shure he doesnt get near your backline.”
lorensj81 says “A good Darius is hard to kill. Watch out for him cheesing you in bush and running you down with autos and W slows. Save Q to cleanse slow. Let him push you into tower early, try to keep wave outside tower.
Kill window is if he wastes Q or E, preferrably both.
You can trade into him if he starts with Q, just Q into him melee range, press W for his E hook, auto him and spin away.
Darius has no sustain so if you trade and passive regen back up you can set up easy kills after level 6.”
Puyi says “You can use your E to get inside his Q and negate his healing and stacking. His W slow is relatively easy to predict and cancel with your W, and you can get out of his E range with your E. However, he's still Darius. One missplay can cost you your life and your lane. Avoid long trades.”
Hijitori says “The longer the game the more dangerous he gets (his amazing sustain and movement speed with Ghost with his E dash makes him so tough for Cho)”
Irelius says “Он будет брать лвл 2 прио. Противопоставить этому нечего. Однако, если у вас игнайт, его можно олл-инить на лвл 1. Когда вы оба 3-4 уровня, тогда вы можете его убить. Прокаем костяные пластины, влетаем когда они спали/когда они на кулдауне. Жмём W на его авта+W. Жмём в Дариуса кухан, когда он жмёт свой. Осторожно, рукастый Дариус (ЛОЛ) дофлешится, тут примерно то же самое что с Сеттом – кто предугадает предугадывание, тот и побеждает игру.
Строго говоря, мачап ровный, но Дариус наносит неадекватно много тру урона, особенно в лейте, поэтому мачап обозначен как сложный. Серьёзно, у мужика абсолютно конченные цифры в данный момент. ”
ananesever69 says “This is more of a play safe lane. If he pulls you in try to be in the inner circle of his Q unless you can E out of it which isn't likely. Avoid the 1v1s truthfully or you'll regret life in this lane. Even All-Out he should still beat you especially if his bleed is stacked up already”
Azekar says “Conqueror+Bone Plating.
Start Doran Blade
Ignite+Teleport or Ghost+Ignite.
Skill matchup just like Camille. Both characters have a strong early and a very large spike at level 6. Try to knock him out with your Q, and when the opportunity arises, kill him. You can also try waiting in tribush on level 1 - Gwen is really VERY strong then. Don't get hit with his E, and when he activates his Q in a fight with you, use E in his center to avoid taking damage.
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NegativePhoenix says “Mans a menace, you really can't beat him in 1v1s unless you can ult him into your tower but that's going to be a task in itself. This is more of a play safe lane. If he pulls you in try to be in the inner circle of his Q unless you can E out of it which isn't likely. Avoid the 1v1s truthfully or you'll regret life in this lane. Even All-Out he should still beat you especially if his bleed is stacked up already”
JustSad42 says “Darius is one of the few champions you lose to level 1, so be careful of that. You’ll want to wait for level 3 before taking any trades with him. To win any trade after level 3, you will have to W his E or the more consistent option, W his W. If the enemy Darius player is skilled enough in this matchup, they will hold both abilities and kite you with ghost. If you believe the enemy Darius player is that skilled in the matchup (Master+ OTP), then you’ll only beat Darius after your first item. You’ll always beat Darius in the sidelane 1v1. The main issue you have to be aware of is teamfights. Even if the Darius is behind, due to the high damage on his R after he gets 5 stacks, he is always a threat to you. So, try to avoid teamfighting when there’s a Darius in the game unless your team is ahead.”
KisebbsegiJager says “try to cancel his e with your w, and you can also reset your w in all out form and try to block the most damage you can from his ultimate. Buy bramble west first back”
Night Guy says “This matchup is interesting because in my eyes it's a 50-50 situation if you lose early it's over but if you win it's over for him so play it smart and win. ”
JustSad42 says “You have to take conq. Never take lethal tempo in this lane or you lose it.
Level 1 get E and farm from range safely. When you get 3, get 4 stacks and go in if you hit E. If you ever hit your E on him pre 6, you will kill him. After 6, you don't need to hit E as long as you Q him when he tries to Q you.”
dexcellent says “lol. cringe matchup. wait for his E pull before you taunt, so it doesnt get cancelled. never start 1v1 fights with your taunt. if you decide to all in (god forbid), try staying inside of his ass, so the q doesn't heal him. NEVER let him get 5 stacks on you. good luck bro.”
SrMolinv says “If Darius uses E in a bad situation he loses. This matchup is playing around his E and dont get hit by Q outer area. Flashing his Q flash is worth a flash.”
AlyssaTennya says “Not nearly as bad as garen and a very winnable matchup as long as you don't try to all in him without short trades. Pretty easy to kill with you + a teammate. But the true damage with ult will let him 1v1 you much longer than you would like.”
Grakala says “It's not a bad match-up but a hard one. You need to stay in the perfect distance all the time. Try to bait him to use E on you and let it hit, then use R, fast combo and use E to dodge his Q. NEVER trade him unless he hooks you bc you will not be able to escape the trade, not even with flash. ”
St0rmyss says “Go lethal tempo with inspiration with dblade and ignite. Don't use q to start a trade with him just walk up and start with your E if he E's you early you can still jump in else you can stun him (A W) and then Q out. Just be careful he might Q to farm so try to dodge that.”
OOBLEXX says “This is also just personal experience but he is definitely beatable. Time your W well to mitigate his passive damage and you should be fine. ”
lilwheezin says “Against any kind of lane bully/early game champs, chances are your early game is not gonna be too fun. Darius is obviously one of the most oppressive matchups for Nasus, so watch out for him. Ban him if you feel like it.”
V1kt0r555 says “[Summoner Spell: Ignite]
[Starting Item: Doran's Ring]
[Avoid his Q sweet spot as it deals more damage and heals him]
[Kite him with your Q]
[Ask for ganks, he has no mobility and escapes]”
TwTvRANGERZX says “He has the same play pattern as you (autoattack smashing), but he can also build defensive stats. Try to do short trades without giving him his passive. He is very weak without E, so if he misses it or uses it badly, thats a window to fight. Darius is very easy to gank, so ask your jungler for help.”
Antisocial_Renekton says “RUSH TABI ASAP
If you want to contest push and fight lvl 1 - go alacrity, double adaptive, dblade and kite him into your casters.
If you dont want to contest - go dshield, second wind
DODGE Q AND TRACK IT (9 sec cd lvl 1)
Dont engage with e2, dont e in to proc his boneplating, just q it.
Poke with q.
Always keep tracking his passive stacks on yourself.
Consider permabanning”
Groovywelsh says “at level 1 if darius has W he will beat you always if he has Q you will win becuse you can doge it with your E. Save your E to doge his Q (with doge i mean spin into him if you can win) or save it after he uses his E if you just e onto him he will E you slow you then he will W againt slow and then Q or do the same but with Q second instead of W and if he does that you die or lose a lot of hp i recomend to not fight him but if you are remember save your E”
RandumPersin says “Take PTA here. There is no world where Renekton will ever beat Darius in an all in and this matchup is very rough if he gets the first kill. Look to use E1 to blank his Q, only dashing in if you have fury for empowered W. If you dash in without fury on W he can hook you out of E2 and you die on the spot. While his hook is down look to harass him as he is pretty weak compared to us. I'm not a fan of building heal cut in this matchup since if he hits us just once with his Q we lose, so there's no point to the item. If he gets super far ahead you have no choice and must build bramble otherwise you can't even ask for jungle help (he will 2v1 you and your jungler). If you get the first two kills the matchup becomes hilariously easy, but for the most part its all about the counterplay around his E. Whoever is last to land an ability will win the trade, you want to try and finish every trade with W. Your sustain is much better than his and your Q scales a lot harder in lane than his does, so at level 9 you are looking to fight him since his ult will be rather weak at that point. Do not ever try to all in him past level 11, he will win every time - even if he is behind. PTA helps us a lot here with the empowered W trades and doing damage through his bone plating after he whiffs hook or uses a naked Q and lets us dash in.”
AdventurousBoldJourney says “It should be a skill match up, but Darius is completely overtuned right now. Start W, and you try to win. E whenever he Qs, and R him on his second Q, and you should win your all in. Go lethal tempo, and rush bork.”
LeyzeHP says “(Top) You can win lv.1 if you have LT. I go Eclipse into BORK (you can find the build in the top section) in this matchup, because you can be more useful than him and making his carries magically disappear while he gets 20 different stuns. Dodge his Q with leaps or by using movement speed from your passive, if he heals up you lose. Bait his E.
Might be at least top 3 hardest matchups for new rengar players?”
JT Andrew says “Darius Is Very Hard Because His Passive So when your opponent is Darius. use executioner's calling for anti heal and to dodge his abilities use ghost. ”
Fizzy says “Just ban this champion.
Simply being one of the worst to play against Fiora, because of having lvl 1 extremely strong, always try to banish if you can't, try to play back and make "Divine Sunderer" as fast as possible”
RuchaczSzmat69 says “Skill matchup, poke him down with Q and barrels and play around his E range. Its much more easier if you played some matches with darius and know his range. His damage is disgusting if he gets the stack so try to take short trades. Always take boneplating, and if he pulls you, autohim with passive for bonus movement speed, W his slow from his W, try to avoid Q edge and run away. DONT GO TOO FAR FROM YOUR TOWER if he has ghost and you dont have a lead”
hamgi says “darius is easily kiteable when his grab (e) is on cd. due to this, they typically take ghost to run u down and use w to slow u. every attack of his stacks bleed, which deal true dmg, and at max stacks, his ult deals the most dmg, which is also true. avoid long trades with him, especially out of e as he can easily grab u or flash/ghost on u. short trades go a long way as if u consistently dodge the outer ring of his q, he will remain at low hp. respect his e grab range as it is actually pretty big, and he can grab u over or out of walls if u use q3 (not r tho u are unstoppable)”
Smudey says “Similar to Aatrox, you lose most short trades and long trades, but he sacrifices range for a much stronger lvl 1. Take TP and play for Ult or if you want to fight him, ask your jungler for help, but never taunt in first and save it to escape his combo after he used his E. You can use your superior range lvl 1 to get some grasp autos off and you can block his W with your W.”
SnailZZR says “Darius is commonly an annoying enemy - Dodge his GRAB and JUST POKE HIM UNTIL YOUR JUNGLE GANK. (Or, Until you fell confident to engage). Try your best to avoid his 5 passives stacks, pls. ”
MrSIrPops says “There is not much you can do about darius . He can basically run you down and drain all your health with his passive espacially in the early state of the game . Play under tower and wait for your jungler to gank you and go with a tanky build for more sustain . ”
ToxicCannon says “Before 6 if Darius is running ghost he is very lethal against early Kayle. If he is running ignite you should turtle until 6 or ask for early jungle support. After 6 this matchup is much more doable.”
Cheeseypops1 says “This champion is the early game version of Mordekaiser, But don't be scared if he doesn't go, Maw of Malmortius first item which he probably won't assuming he is below Master, At Riftmaker you just poo in his mouth assuming you aren't behind as long as you hit most of your skill shots, but even pre 6 you can beat him if you poke him down to about 65% with good q spacing but it's just easier to try to out scale him. Also if he freezes on you early ping your jgler if your jgler doesn't come you have no counterplay and just have to sit in exp range don't try to ego break the wave you will die, Full hp 1v1 pre 6 = unwinnable, Rush Steelcaps”
UnderworldTF says “E is very similar to your auto range, if he hits it you are dead. Focus on poke with red card. Stay slightly outside of e range to bait it out, chase him to tower if he misses. Take First Strike”
TRIAD3S says “Play very very safe. I recommend you to up E lvl 1, but Q max, because you'll need W points to all-in on him.
After lvl 9, with ignite, you can all-in him. If you don't have ignite, all-in after lvl 11 is more safer.”
Adamikcz2 says “Hard matchup that requires you to have a lot of game knowledge to beat, I recommend banning Darius if you do not feel confident against him.
Best way to kill Darius is to poke him down with E and then all in when he's about 50% hp. NEVER ALL IN HIM WHEN HES FULL HP, Darius excels in long fights. ”
StingingChicken says “Respect him and likely his ghost level 1 and 2. Your q outranges his E and Q, so if you can fit in 1 or 2 max range spears then you can win all in. Hold your w to jump inside and dodge his q. After 6 you still win if you can E his R. However, a good Darius will E-R so you can't block, so respect that combo.”
Crazy Billy Bob says “All champions with an execute are dangerous to dismounted kled, darius has not been that much of a threat to kled in the past, but now he's tankier and if he gets a lead you will be in a tough position since he will only build tankier and tankier”
JustCallMeVox says “Azir completely dominates Darius in lane. Just remember to keep your distance, even when he gets low, because he will use that small window to take you down and snowball. If you feel Darius is going to all in you, prepare a sand soldier for escape.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Darius is one of the best duelers in the game, so don’t overstay your welcome. Do not go for extended trades with him as he will always come out ahead. Darius will look to reposition when using his Decimate(Q). Try and stay in the inner ring so it doesn’t deal much damage. Darius is relatively immobile and weak when he is getting attacked by multiple champions. Let him push, poke him down and then request a Jungle gank for a guaranteed kill.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Darius is one of the best duelers in the game, so don’t overstay your welcome. Do not go for extended trades with him as he will always come out ahead. Darius will look to reposition when using his Decimate(Q). Try and stay in the inner ring so it doesn’t deal much damage. Darius is relatively immobile and weak when he is getting attacked by multiple champions. Let him push, poke him down and then request a Jungle gank for a guaranteed kill.”
kajinator says “Darius is tricky to deal with since he forces you to stay in a fight with him for long periods of time. Phase Rush is mandatory here and you will need to proc it with your standard trading pattern and leave a lot faster than you would have to versus other champions due to his E pulls range. Bring Flash + Ignite because at level 6 you do have decent kill pressure into Darius, especially if you are good at kiting out his passive stacks with Phase Rush. Staying even in XP and CS is extremely important because if you let this guy get even 1 kill or snowball you in XP/CS he will make your game a nightmare.”
Evandabank says “Darius is a personal hatred of mine however the matchup is not that bad.
Against Darius you need to be very careful. One incorrect movement can lose you the lane phase. Play around your Q (bear trap) and attempt to poke him down. You do outrange him with your bear trap. The most common response from Darius after he is getting poked down with bear trap, is to attempt to E you when you go for your next bear trap. This is the most likely moment that you will find for an engage and if you hit your bear trap before he pressed E, he will die.
Darius' key ability is his Q if he uses his Q on the wave than you have a great opportunity to go for an all-in. Do not engage on him until he wastes his Q or you have poked him down enough with bear traps and are confident that you can kill him even if he hits his Q. After you engage on him, try to save your E-2 in order to dodge his Q. You can use your ultimate to dodge Darius' Q as well.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Darius is one of the best duelers in the game, so don’t overstay your welcome. Do not go for extended trades with him as he will always come out ahead. Darius will look to reposition when using his Decimate(Q). Try and stay in the inner ring so it doesn’t deal much damage. Darius is relatively immobile and weak when he is getting attacked by multiple champions. Let him push, poke him down and then request a Jungle gank for a guaranteed kill.”
BreadyToCrumble says “I don't find Darius that difficult to beat with the Q max + Comet build as the extra slow lets you kite him easily. Just poke all lane and play super safe. Always ult his Q, not his R, as it's a more predictable animation.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Darius is one of the best duelers in the game, so don’t overstay your welcome. Do not go for extended trades with him as he will always come out ahead. Darius will look to reposition when using his Decimate(Q). Try and stay in the inner ring so it doesn’t deal much damage. Darius is relatively immobile and weak when he is getting attacked by multiple champions. Let him push, poke him down and then request a Jungle gank for a guaranteed kill.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Darius is one of the best duelers in the game, so don’t overstay your welcome. Do not go for extended trades with him as he will always come out ahead. Darius will look to reposition when using his Decimate(Q). Try and stay in the inner ring so it doesn’t deal much damage. Darius is relatively immobile and weak when he is getting attacked by multiple champions. Let him push, poke him down and then request a Jungle gank for a guaranteed kill.”
SrMolinv says “Jugar muy inteligentemente con los dashes. Si Darius gasta la E en alguna mala situacion (Pokear y asegurar una Q) podemos terminar matandolo.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Darius is one of the best duelers in the game, so don’t overstay your welcome. Do not go for extended trades with him as he will always come out ahead. Darius will look to reposition when using his Decimate(Q). Try and stay in the inner ring so it doesn’t deal much damage. Darius is relatively immobile and weak when he is getting attacked by multiple champions. Let him push, poke him down and then request a Jungle gank for a guaranteed kill.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Darius is one of the best duelers in the game, so don’t overstay your welcome. Do not go for extended trades with him as he will always come out ahead. Darius will look to reposition when using his Decimate(Q). Try and stay in the inner ring so it doesn’t deal much damage. Darius is relatively immobile and weak when he is getting attacked by multiple champions. Let him push, poke him down and then request a Jungle gank for a guaranteed kill.”
CupcakeDinosaur says “Very hard to beat at any point of the game since being close to him means certain death unless you are literally god or you are ahead
Way to beat him: take ignite or exhaust and start longsword with a pinkward (if you dont have ignite) and a pot.
once he gets close to a bush, jump on him and kite him into the bushes. After you've done that, place the pinkward in one bush and the normal ward in another or ignite him, then jump on him from alternating bushes as needed to maintain distance and prevent his auto attacks on you
(IMPORTANT:if he has ignite you cant win the early 1v1, so just lay back and afk-farm under turret and poke him with your E until he is low”
Voice44 says “Берем смертельный темп и щит дорана, САМОЕ ГЛАВНОЕ в этом матчапе эвейдить его кушки либо движениями либо притягивая своей ешкой, можем подраться на 1 лвл если вы взяли вешку и поджидаете его в кустах ( если у него взят завоеватель) на 6 лвле можно подраться и нужно затаймить свою вешку под его ульту чтобы она ушла в ваш щит, с летал темпом вы можете наносить ему демедж не давая вешку сразу же. В целом легкий матчап если вы знаете что делаете”
pura4 says “"[Ímpeto Gradual,, Poção Corrupta, Q > W] - Phase rush é muito importante, sempre que ele te puxar, use QWE e corra, geralmente todos Darius esperam lvl 1 na moita do Rio ou da Lane, pode trocar com ele use uma poção corrupta Q +2AA e assim que ativar o phase rush corra, é importante sempre esperar sua passiva estár ativa para ir farmar, tente desviar de todos Q dele quando ele não estiver com E up.Pode não parecer mas você tem a vantagem, todos Darius usam flash e ghost, jogue recuado e use o TP quando ficar com metade da vida e suas poções acabarem, caso vocês tenha mais vida e o Darius com metade de HP ou menos, vá para cima, guarda o R para quando ele usar o Q dele, assim você desvia do Q dele e ainda não da a Cura para ele"”
Mr Byars says “Just dont walk up to his e range' when he's behind his farms W him to take cs, wait for your jungler pre 6. Don't die pre 6. After 6 if you have enough stacks and a Sheen walk up to him, press R and attack him but dont use your ghost or W, once he gets to 4 blood stacks w him and walk away, as soon as stacks end press ghost and attack him again, dont let him get to 5 stacks or you'll get bonked.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Darius is one of the best duelers in the game, so don’t overstay your welcome. Do not go for extended trades with him as he will always come out ahead. Darius will look to reposition when using his Decimate(Q). Try and stay in the inner ring so it doesn’t deal much damage. Darius is relatively immobile and weak when he is getting attacked by multiple champions. Let him push, poke him down and then request a Jungle gank for a guaranteed kill.”
KaiOverHere says “(Phase Rush + Flash Ignite/ghost) Darius is a very difficult matchup as he can kill you off of any mistake, but *technically* if you play perfect, you'll win this matchup 100% of the time, which is why I put Darius in even. You can start either Cull or D-shield in this matchup as it's going to be very boring and farm heavy/D-shield procs off every tick of his passive. Take Phase Rush so that you can get away with some mistakes. Take Ignite so that you can generate kill pressure on him, or take ghost so that you can constantly beat him in the sidelanes. You really don't want to mess with Darius until you hit level 6 as your lethal range will be too small before then. Take Stridebreaker ALWAYS into Darius even if it's a good Galeforce angle because Darius tends to build tank, and attempting to one shot him will never work. You are simply trying to go in and out and in and out.”
zir zir azir says “I wouldn't say that this matchup is complicated, it just can be "complicated" if Darius has a ghost. Poke him with all your might, do not expose yourself to his skills, punish him for every last hit of creeps. Don't get too close otherwise, he will just snatch you and won't let you fly away with the help of w e q. When the online stage comes to an end, do not let Darius approach your team, and even more so to your carry, throw him away from the team with an ult when he initiates with GOST, preferably near the walls.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Darius is one of the best duelers in the game, so don’t overstay your welcome. Do not go for extended trades with him as he will always come out ahead. Darius will look to reposition when using his Decimate(Q). Try and stay in the inner ring so it doesn’t deal much damage. Darius is relatively immobile and weak when he is getting attacked by multiple champions. Let him push, poke him down and then request a Jungle gank for a guaranteed kill.”
Duwiiton says “Darius can force you into long-trades. Don't let him do that, instead saving your Q for hooking to a wall. Try not to engage with him far from your tower, as he can run you down.”
Oogaboogaga says “You are unable to walk at the wave. Do not build tank as darius is naturally strong into tanks due to his passive stacking. IF you are completely even at level 6 with darius you can burst him with ignite and ult due to darius taking ghost instead of ignite. Your ult is much stronger than his at 6. His ult does not get much stronger until level 11 as it doesnt get stronger 6-10 unlike your ult.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Darius is one of the best duelers in the game, so don’t overstay your welcome. Do not go for extended trades with him as he will always come out ahead. Darius will look to reposition when using his Q. Try and stay in the inner ring so it doesn’t deal much damage. Darius is relatively immobile and weak when he is getting attacked by multiple champions. Let him push, poke him down and then request a Jungle gank for a guaranteed kill.”
Irelius says “if he's smart he'll take lvl 2 prio. Dont fight for it. When you are both lvl 3-4, that's the moment you can look for kill. Click W to proc his boneplating before engaging. Wait for W to come back, hit E, kill him. Q him to dodge his Q. W his auto+W.
Matchup is not marked even because this man has shitload of true damage even early without offensive items. He outscales you hard as a sidelane duelist if you dont snowball. Is autoattacking 5 times and dealing 1400 true damage even considered dueling?
With ignite you can kill him at lvl 1 if he doesnt deny you melee minions. Or whenever you land E. ”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Darius is one of the best duelers in the game, so don’t overstay your welcome. Do not go for extended trades with him as he will always come out ahead. Darius will look to reposition when using his Q. Try and stay in the inner ring so it doesn’t deal much damage. Darius is relatively immobile and weak when he is getting attacked by multiple champions. Let him push, poke him down and then request a Jungle gank for a guaranteed kill.”
Elresser says “Darius is known for being able to run down a lot of champs. I thought Sejuani was one of these champs, but there is one thing I learned about him. If you use your Q only as a disengage after he uses his pull you will win the burst trades and he won't run you down .Use Q any differently and you're dead.”
Animate Dead says “I have not yet found a Darius, who still couldn't wipe your team, even if you put him behind. Your stun doesn't cancel his R, and Rappel just puts it on a 1,5 sec CD. Build Hullbreaker first item seems to work best for me, and then kite and stay out of his E range.”
pura4 says “"[Ímpeto Gradual,, Poção Corrupta, Q > W] - Phase rush é muito importante, sempre que ele te puxar, use QWE e corra, geralmente todos Darius esperam lvl 1 na moita do Rio ou da Lane, pode trocar com ele use uma poção corrupta Q +2AA e assim que ativar o phase rush corra, é importante sempre esperar sua passiva estár ativa para ir farmar, tente desviar de todos Q dele quando ele não estiver com E up.Pode não parecer mas você tem a vantagem, todos Darius usam flash e ghost, jogue recuado e use o TP quando ficar com metade da vida e suas poções acabarem, caso vocês tenha mais vida e o Darius com metade de HP ou menos, vá para cima, guarda o R para quando ele usar o Q dele, assim você desvia do Q dele e ainda não da a Cura para ele"”
BLYX says “Darius is a serious threat against low elos. Once he gets 5 stacks on you, it's pretty much over. Take short trades and avoid healing him too much.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Darius is one of the best duelers in the game, so don’t overstay your welcome. Do not go for extended trades with him as he will always come out ahead. Darius will look to reposition when using his Q. Try and stay in the inner ring so it doesn’t deal much damage. Darius is relatively immobile and weak when he is getting attacked by multiple champions. Let him push, poke him down and then request a Jungle gank for a guaranteed kill.”
ARTHEO says “Darius' passive makes it easy for him to run down any champion so making trades with him can be challenging. At most times, you want to all in with everything you got or make small trades after he uses his Q or E.”
1akai1 says “Não troque com ele lv 1, tente sempre usar seu W no E dele. No early game procure trocas nos cds das skills dele. Eu gosto de jogar essa lane de Conq + Nimbus + Ig por conta que você pode usar ig e com o ms do nimbus desviar do Q ou correr atras dele.”
Racz says “Very strong this patch, one of the best top laner. Always dodge his Q at any cost, you can E towards him to dodge the sweet spot. Don't let him get his passive stacks full on you. He cancels your taunt with his E.”
Thrandor says “If he runs Ghost you stand a good chance- ignite is going to be annoying though. Use your Q on him to stay away from the sweetspot of his Q (this is pretty difficult if he hits his E first). Don't let him activate his passive, this gives Darius a clear 1v1 advantage”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Darius is one of the best duelers in the game, so don’t overstay. Do not go for extended trades with him as he will always come out ahead. Darius will look to reposition when using his Q. Try and stay in the inner ring so it doesn’t deal much damage. Darius is relatively immobile and weak when he is getting attacked by multiple champions. Let him push, poke him down and then request a Jungle gank for a guaranteed kill.”
CosmicTurtle88 says “Trivially easy, don't trade super hard first couple of levels because his sustain is insane, but after that you can just all in if he's pushed up and run him down. Try and eat him if you're
getting hit by Q so you're both CC'd, but really just GHOST and dodge his Q's with it ”
SylvainGuerrier says “Be careful for his lvl 1 all in, make sure you poke him and grab EXP and as much farm, which is way easier with this build, then you provide much more for the team later if you go even or a bit behind.”
Alachiel says “Hard to kite because of his E.
You can still win the matchup by kiting well, but you should stay back and wait 6 to roam if you don't feel confident.”
UlisesFRN says “He plays like Sett, but he is a Tier higher cause his grab is far more annoying. Play aggressive so he doesnt start the trade with the hook. Use Phase Rush and call for ganks”
tacowo_ says “I have never won lane against Darius as Volibear top. I have never lost a game against Darius as Volibear top. Extreme threat in Laning Phase. After 25 minutes, though, he's useless.”
Polkadog says “He might not be as bad as Trynda or Aatrox but he's Darius alright. He totally wins trades with you and can deny all your farm pre-6 if he knows what he's doing. If he tries to engage you, Q him and W away. Taking ghost or Phase Rush out of desperation against him is viable.”
MTSungur says “i absolutely hate darius, they go with ignite ghost, if you eat one his skills you die. if his jungler comes for gank, you die. your jungler comes for gank and you eat one his skills, at least one of you dies. so you gotta play perfect against him or just ban him i hate him.”
Akidne21 says “Darius can deal you so much damage if he attracts you with his E, and after stacking 5 times his passive on you he can kill you with his ult”
Inoks says “Dshield/Bone plating is a must here. Darius is a very interesting matchup because you always have to be in the correct position against him, since if you miss position just a little you can be punished very hard. If you E Q too far in the lane he can pop ghost and run you down and kill you. try to Q him from max range and don't get hit by his E and you should be able to win this matchup. Tier 2 armor boots are really good here. Anti heal is a good option too.”
TENTAKILL ILLAOY says “Дариус очень странный матчап. Либо вы его ломаете и он крип всю игру, либо вы 1 раз умираете и уже вы крип. Фармите своей Q и делайте заморозку под своей вышкой с двумя щупальцами. Поукайте E, если Дариус идет в олын со своей E, то вы либо убиваете его, либо сами уже мертвы.”
Maxpiku says “Достаточно легкий матчап. Берем ботинки стремительности и кайфуем, при нашей грамотной игре добраться до нас ему будет физически невозможно ,разве что потратив флеш/гост. Наша Q блочит его W, во время драк нужно заходить в радиус рукояти его Q ,грибы используем для укрепления позиции и побега от инициации. Если не уверен в себе то возьми флит футворк / фэйз раш.”
j4ss says “You can abuse of his lack of mobility and easily dodge his E with yours to escape. If you catch yourself in big danger, use your R to stop him. ”
Taiquyorah says “MU à "l'avantage" de GP puisque le Q de GP out-range très légèrement le E de Darius mais comme Darius se joue avec Gosht, s'il joue de manière intelligente il attends d'être en range et il vous all in et gagne.
Cependant, s'il loupe son E, vous pouvez l'engage pour un trade, mais faites attention que son gosht soit sur CD et d'esquiver l'extrémité de son Q.
Je vous conseille de l'entamer avec un combo de barils ou plusieurs avant d'essayer de le tuer.”
ShadowStealer94 says “Will smash you into the ground every time. Don't risk your desk it's not worth it. Unless of course you hate winning and want your team to hate you.”
NegativePhoenix says “Doesn't matter if you build tanky or AP, this lane will be a Cho'Gaths worst nightmare at all stages of the game. You can't do much without him punishing you for it. You don't have any real defense or escape so don't fight him early unless you poked him down enough that you can kill him or you're close to tower to feel safe. Just do your best to poke him down for your jungler early or for yourself if you can and use your Q or W for disengage or in team fights against him so that he can't do much in team fights. If he's silenced or knocked in the air he can't heal or ult.”
Nino_euw says “Those champions you might struggle with a bit at first, but once you really respect his entire kit, he's no threat to you, your E is too strong against this type of champion.”
Yiphen says “Jungle Diff. You can get Grasp Procs by AA'ing him whenever he goes in to kill a minion. You NEED to Q into him when he Q's or else his healing gets insane. Use your Ult when he Ults you. Freeze wave near tower. Do not dance.”
gekigami says “Dano muito alto, duas skills de lentidão no kit além de dano real. não seja puxado por ele quando seu E estiver em CD que tudo ficará bem.”
HelloStranger says “CONQ | Flash + Ignite
High Intensity matchup. You really need to focus in this matchup as both of you will usually be around the same skill gap. This is a matchup of who makes the first mistake. You do not win until lvl 6 and even then if you make one wrong move you can kiss Darius's sweet axe in death. Later into the game you should be able to beat him but its honestly up to the skill gap of the both of you. Whoever is the better player will generally win.”
WildSamu says “DBlade + Red Pot.
This matchup is unwinnable until Shieldbow.
If he gets 5 stacks on you, you are fried.
Do your best to not let him freeze, stay in xp range and drop farm if necessary.
Take short trades and try to dodge his Q with your E.
He's difficult to gank because he has the potential to 1v2, if he does, your lane is over.”
wooverbo says “The only way you're killing him in a 1v1 is if he doesn't know about his passive triggering turret aggro and lets you swallow him to your turret while you're bleeding. He can snowball out of control if you're not careful.”
meduselolol says “run ignite you win level 1 use this to push the wave to assure you get first 12 minions. Play passive till 6. After 6 space out his e and you win lane.”
Nastu616 says “His passive makes prolonged fights go in his favor because he makes you bleed literally, also the circle of his q heals him so try to be inside of that circle when fighting him.”
PENTAKILL LETS GO says “if you are mechanically weak he will win, otherwise you can destroy him by dodging his Q with E or cancel Q & E/hook with your W.
In any way, try not to hang a fight too long, you will probably lose since his blood hurts' stacks does a lot of damages and he can execute you easily with a ton of true damages.”
Black Demon Ezel says “The first extreme threat on here is not a pretty one. Darius hella powerful bleeding damage can completely offset your Omnivamp, I know this because I've seen Hashinshin lose hard to him. I have only one option to give you. DO. NOT. FIGHT. HIM!!!”
7EyesNoSkills says “He can E+W you and you cant escape. Try to dodge his E if that is possible, if he can E you, and you got and exhaust, use it ASAP and dodge his Q and don't let him heal himself. If you are slowed, don't move and just attack while his damage reduced with your exhaust.”
Rinkashime says “Try not to fight Darius at all in laning phase since his passive will melt your health bar but don't be scared to trade back with an auto Q before running back to sustain with passive and shield.”
DIOSAAA says “If he starts W, take W, if he starts Q get your E lvl 1. You should be fine this way. After lvl 1 never Dash on him unless he is using Q to weaken his damage out-put. You can also Dash when is E is on cooldown for a free trade in your favor.
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VituVonDoom says “You counter him in the early, mid, and late game, while also scaling 10X better than him. Whenever he wastes his E, Hammer combo and run away after, always keep your trades very short. Go Phase rush page, even ghost will not be enough to get you, and it makes short trades very easy to pull off. Whenever he Q's, Hammer Q to get in the inner circle, and E him when you are sure he won't be able yo pull you back.”
KrazyKid1024 says “Darius I've found tends to be a skill matchup. Easy if you get him in the bushes and jump on him when he goes for a q to deny healing. Don't let him get 5 stacks on you.”
Saud Almutairi says “Skilled matchup and its one of my favorite matchups . lvl 1 with D blade and approach velocity you can win if u land every Q , if u miss one then play back . lvl 2 is the same but not only land Q's but position them well with auto attacks . lvl 3 he wins HARD mainly because of his W and E , a trick u can do lvl 3 is when he E's u , u can time your Q where if he E's u q and then his E will make u pick up your own axe which sets up the next q but because he is lvl 3 with ghost he can win . lvl 6 u HARD win just buy CDR boots and its free just hit all Q's and he is doomed . in a 1v1 he doesnt outscale you like others think its just lvl 11 to lvl 16 dont let him land a Q on you when u R u have to stick in his face . go ghost flash or ghost ignite or flash ignite all works against him .”
HalexUwU says “If you can dodge his pull, this matchup is very easy. Take ghost since he can, and likely will run you down. Consider using phase rush.”
Michcio says “You can kite him turbo hard. If he uses Q stick to him. If ure new gp player u will struggle a lot but after few matches and learning how to zone him so he wont hit his E you should stomp him like shit”
xSamuraii says “Take Bone Plating and Doran's Shield. W if he gets close and/or pulls you with his E. If he uses his Q, taunt him with E to pull him in and avoid the blade damage. After level 6 he outscales you pretty hard, so don't fight him without your team. Avoid long trades.”
NegativePhoenix says “Not a pick I see TOO often but dangerous when he is picked and runs ghost/smite almost every time. Early game, you obviously won't beat him because his passive damage is way too strong. Mid-Late game is iffy depending if either of you are ahead of each other and who plays smarter. If he Qs, try to stay in the inner ring to deny him healing and a bleed stack. He'll engage with a pull so just know it's easier to fight him with help and stand in the inner Q circle to get bleed slower.”
Baby Sona says “Mordekaiser is the kind of champ that fights a long battle but wins it, so is Darius too. His kit is just more op than yours. Play passive at the very start of the game. Play around his passive stacks and do short trades with him when you get the chance. If he manages to pull you, dodge his Q and and don't let him get 5 passive stacks. Call your Jungler for help and try to be more useful later on in the game.”
Aberrant Demon says “Avoid the outer part of his Q because it does extra damage and applies a bleed stack. Using your Q helps to get inside of the Q or walk out of the range. You generally want to avoid using your Q on him unless you can Proc Phase AND his pull is down. Of course, this only applies if you can't win the all-in. Avoid getting into his hook range if possible. If you can't, respond with E and W before it connects. Afterwards, auto, Q to proc Phase Rush and hopefully remove his W slow. Try to keep the wave on your side as much as possible or he will all-in you with his Ghost. After level 6, you can look for short trades before going for an all-in. Just make sure he doesn't have to time to get 5 stacks and dunk you before you get your Ult off. Worst case scenario, you can look to Flash his Q so it doesn't get the bleed stack. Once you have Stridebreaker, the matchup becomes much easier.”
TrinityForceYasuo says “If he knows how to play Darius he will not give you breathing room to do anything -> Level 1-2 let him push to you, freeze -> Stack up Q3 and go in with E+Q3 -> Let him use an ability or 2 of them wave (Q OR E) -> Can use your E to deny his E by going on the side if you can predict or just go back to your E to ''cancel'' his E -> Can use E to dash next to him when he is using Q to not give him a stack/ not get full Q damage and heal -> Need small trades that will build up into an all in -> Can cancel his R with your E if you time it -> Kraken is recommended here -> DO NOT allow him to get his 5 stacks”
Galactities says “You can't really beat him if he kites out your E. He wins extended fights pretty much anytime unless hes braindead. The only chance you really have is hoping he misses a Q or hoping he does kite your E.”
TheKirkendall says “Play carefully until you get your ultimate. You might have to sacrifice some CS early. But if you can land poke against him, you'll win with your ult (it goes off faster than his, yes I've munched a jumping Darius before lol)”
947ytb says “- Un champion qui prend jamais teleport
- Joue ignite + poigne
- La rune lethal tempo sur darius rend l'early plus dur a joué
-Attention au bush lvl 1
- W son E”
JORGE OMAGO 74 says “Complex.ALWAYS START TRADES WALKING. E his W and save your Q to his Q. If he E's you and immediatly Q there's no counterplay but his E has 24 cooldown lv 1. Buy Death's dance and some health (like cleaver) to counter the true damage of his R”
MeechyDarko says “This matchup is all about the W. Whittle him down to a point you can all in him, and then finish him off with Q,A,Ignite,Q. Don't get his by his pull and don't let him heal off his Q. ”
IcunoX says “You have to respect Darius a lot, since he also runs ghost a lot he could run you down, flashing your ultimate trying to knock him away. playable but very safe, ask for jungler.”
Boptimus says “I actually haven't played this match up in about 2 years. Darius for the longest time has been my perma-ban as I like to keep the option for picking Sion open.
Recently I've been switching to Tahm/Sett bans in Masters+ because Darius' pickrate has fallen off over the years and Sett/Tahm lanes are extremely toxic and unplayable.
I'll revisit this after I've played this match up.”
xZugas says “[Recommended: Phase Rush, Any Build] So, let's be honest: you're fucked against this guy. You can't do much with any build, as you're fighting against HIS terms, not yours. Overall, this champion is ban worthy, I recommend trying to farm and not die, and roam to other lanes to search for kills. Phase Rush helps you to reduce the amount of slow both E and W gives.”
Kifos says “Idk, its not exactly that extreme threat. Its just I cant win darius, because i always ban him on top and i havent learned this matchup at all”
Saint_gustaf says “His blead and Ls will make it hard for u to win lane. Try to get the wave in a good spot so ur jg can gank. When u have the lead u can go for more daring trades. rember to use ur W when he eiter use Q ro is pull. ”
MAD GAREN says “PT-BR- Darius entra nesse guia por que muitos jogadores não sem jogar contra. Garen nessa match vai de Ghost para acompanhar o Darius, Garen tem pressão de kill lvl 3 já, porém a dica de ouro é não levar o Q e sempre ir pro ''in fight" com o Darius, de perto o Garen sempre leva a melhor, sempre evitar trocar quando o Darius puxar e quando ele acertar o Q.
ENG - Darius enters this guide because many players don't play against. Garen in this match goes from Ghost to accompany Darius, Garen has lvl 3 kill pressure already, but the golden tip is not to take the Q and always go to the ''in fight" with Darius, at close range Garen always takes the better, always avoid switching when Darius draws and when he hits the Q.”
Scallywag says “Zone with your barrels and dont get e'd and you should not have many problems with Darius. Can still run you down with ghost if you don't manage your wave well.”
Atmoist says “His slow + drag is very annoying early and can get you killed so be careful. bleed + ult like garen can turn around a fight you thought you were winning”
powerfullgeo says “Level 1 you win IF he doesn't have W as his first ability and/or ghost. From level 3 and onwards short trade, dodge his outer Q and make sure you don't throw your Q3 on his E cause it will get canceled and you will lose the trade.”
gytross says “You can all in if you get a small lead but be careful because R has a lot of damage if he can stack passive. Watch out and E out of his Q”
Trundledaddy says “You outscale hard, be careful of
execute at lvl 6, divine and you win
99% of the time, unless you misplay, plated steelcaps rush can help ease the lane if you are not feeling confident can use pillar to mess up Darius Q, but takes some practice to do so.”
queen_rane says “[Ignite + Flash] Start Dorans ring because the dorans shield isnt really going to help you because Darius doesn't poke, he just all ins and the Doran's ring will help you win the all in. You can farm with Q during the early game and let him push into you. You become more useful than him later in the game and you actually beat him in an all in at level 6 - especially if you have ignite. Just try not to get poked down by his Q and don't stand too close to him or he will slow you with his W and chase you down.”
FlayMan says “Darius is just to slow to deal with you. All you have to do is play extra safe pre 6, and then go in with r when the time is right. Avoid his e and q and they can turn a fight. Essentially, just wait for level 6 powerspike and then run him down.”
Kurose0027 says “With ignite + conq, the all ins should be easy to win. Q into his Q if he uses it. Parry his W and you should win the all in even if he grabs you with E afterwards.”
SilverAvalanche says “Bully: You just wait until you hit level 6. You Q -> He E -> You E -> You E2 -> He W and Q -> You ult to dodge and use the passive MS to gap close or W and Q him a couple of times and then R2 to finish him off, try and ignite him when you are in shroud since his Q will be up soon. He becomes impossible to kill after two items so make sure to stomp him. But you are more useful in teamfights so there is that.”
KyleTheConqueror says “He does DoT, can sustain pretty well, but still requires an up-close fight. You should be able to poke him better than he can poke you. Your defenses are better.
(DAMAGE, SUSTAIN)”
ShacoMagicTrick says “He can all in you lvl 1 from a bush so keep that in mind. After liandry's you win the lane. Dumb melee all in champ. Just use your brain and your boxes to trick him. Poke with E.”
OwOskan says “NEVER.TRY.TO.EVER.1V1.HIM.BEFORE.YOUR.LEVEL.6.
Now that this is clear, his DOT is pretty annoying and may be his winning point in trades, always hit the first strike in your W.”
BiriRamen says “Darius is a shitty Statball champion, and is a dookie person to 1v1, play around your stacks, and try to not get caught by his e, but the bleed is no joke, you'll lose hard if you give him free autos.
I go CONQ for this matchup”
davidbiton1 says “darius is extremly aggresive early game which can lead to a big snowball so try to not take any uneccecry fights against him early game because you will most likely die to him.”
Dawn Break says “Este enfrentamiento es muy fácil, pero como es tan fácil ganarlo, también podés perderlo fácilmente, solo debes esperar al nivel 2/3, llevar ignite y empezar con Espada del Rey/Blade of Ruined King. Nunca desperdicies la W (Mi Turno/Haymaker) y trata de usar tu E (Ahora bésense/Facebreaker) o tu Ultimate (Hora del Show/The Show Stopper) para esquivar la Q de Darius y evitar que se cure.”
Federals1 says “This is a very skill based matchup. A good Darius can beat a Volibear with relative ease, but Volibear can do the same to Darius. Do not try to fight him level 1. Take e and farm from a distance. Same goes for level 2. At level 3 you can beat him but you need to dodge his q with yours. Volibear q is a very slight lunge, meaning you will get into his small circle if you time it properly. Do not let him free stack you, especially at 6. Even one stack before an all out fight can be horrible and lose you the 1v1 hard. However Volibear can also hard win the 1v1 at 6. Your ultimate can dodge his e, effeictively removing him as a threat, but it needs to be timed well. W max is best here. All 3 rune pages work, but the first is the best. Cosmic drive rush or Iceborn Gauntet rush work well, and then do second item whichever you didn't do first. Doran's ring and Blade both work well into him. Flash+Ignite are the preffered summoner spell choices.”
lolkayleee says “[Ignite + Flash]
Start Dorans ring because the dorans shield isnt really going to help you because Darius doesn't poke, he just all ins and the Doran's ring will help you win the all in.
You can farm with Q during the early game and let him push into you. You become more useful than him later in the game and you actually beat him in an all in at level 6 - especially if you have ignite. Just try not to get poked down by his Q and don't stand too close to him or he will slow you with his W and chase you down.”
ProbablyPlatform says “Will fillet you like a fish if you let him. If u get a lead on him then you should be fine but shield before you get too low to be ulted or you become battered fish. You sideland anyway so you won’t see him after 15 mins”
Egotistical Bad says “Ghost Darius is just dangerous, he will gap close you and run you down, you beat him early but you will start to fall off really fast unless your Jungler loves you deep inside.”
Hawkkiller105 says “This is really iffy; you never want to fight a Darius level 1 or take extended trades with him at all unless you have someone to back you up. ”
Metal Addict says “Go ignite and don't fight unless you got ignite. You beat him level 3 and every time you have ignite. get some hp and antiheal and it is no problem.”
Nekoparry says “///////////////////////////ENGLISH//////////////////////////
If you want to play for late game take Dshield and second wind and poke him. But as we all know, fighting is more fun, so rush Steelcaps and take ignite + Celerity and Nimbus Cloak, then destroy him.
Always dodge his Q since It will still heal him even if you parry it, try to Q into him to dodge It, you can try to parry his E or his W or after lvl 6 his R. Look for small trades in early and even ask jgl for ganks. You outscale him.
///////////////////////////SPANISH//////////////////////////
Si quieres jugar para el late ponte escudo de Doran y Fuerzas Renovables y pokeale. Pero como todos sabemos es más divertido pelear, rusheate Punteras de Acero y ponte ignite + Celeridad y Capa de Nimbo, luego reviéntale.
Esquiva su Q ya que le curará aunque la ripostees, para esquivarla lanza tu Q hacia él, puedes intentar ripostear su E o su W y después de lvl 6 su R. Haz trades cortos en early e incluso pídele ganks al jungla. También le outscaleas.”
quenzo says “If you see Darius, play defensively and by that I mean almost always stay within the radius of the tower and call your jungler and say you need help!”
Yatsuu says “Darius is a hard bully laner early, all what nasus hate.. he can win the lane at the level 1 by freezing the lane if he's not an idiot. Just perma ban him”
YORICKIMPROVECONSUME says “do not get cheesed level 1. ur W very good vs darius. tabis rush! do not take long trades. SHORT TRADES ONLY. Kite him. he can still kill u short range 1v1 extended even if behind. so be careful and play slow. dont let him get 5 stack passive at any point and try to freeze. DO NOT PUSH UNLESS VERY AHEAD.”
roadtopenta5 says “people hate this matchup, but its not that hard once you get confortable on yasuo, you can dodge the edge of his Q dashing into him, and then dash out unless he E's you and then you might be dead, try to bait his E before trading.”
WestRover says “play safe till 6 if he misses his q and e all in him, He will try and stack as much as possible this is the only matchup you go barrier and exhaust or ignite and exhaust”
52hertz says “Easy matchup if you are experienced Yasuo player and know the matchup but even if you play perfect he can just stack armor and auto you till his passive procs”
alexionut05 says “Bad matchup for Poppy. You simply will not defeat him early game, and you shouldn't even attempt it. Invest in a Bramble Vest and try to be more useful to your team in other ways. He scales off pretty poorly so use that to your advantage. Trade with him whenever he misses E, and dash into him when he tries to heal up with Q.”
gazibulle says “One of the hardest matchup. You outscale him. If Darius starts Q, you can contest him with Q start as long as you don't get hit by the outer thing so he doesn't regen. If he starts W, just farm with W, DON'T FIGHT him. It's easier if he starts Dblade as you can poke him with W. If he grabs you when you W him, Q for a shield which will block his Q damage then E out, and eventually if you have only 2 stacks and is quite close to your tower you can go onto him again, but be very cautious. Keep in mind that Darius is a stud, he is really immobile and therefore very vulnerable to ganks. Try not to get poked by his Q in lane, and if he ever misses you can go for a quick W-Q-Q trade. NEVER E out, as Darius will just E you and cancel you E then run you down. At lvl 6 you can try to juke his grab by Eing on a wall and waiting for him to E. If you succeed, then you can all-in him as long as you hit your E and then R his Q. Darius isn't good at extreme melee range, where he cannot hit his outer Q. Ignite / TP makes all-in easier, but makes you more vulnerable against his no counterplay run down with Ghost, so be aware of what you choose.”
Anothaoneforym6 says “If he you messed up or he killed you pre level 3 and has snowballed he will be a major threat until you poke him down enough. Dont ever let him hit you with Q as otherwise he has no sustain and is vulnerable to E. Always take phase rush into darius and try to E every time he pulls you. Once pulled if you managed to proc E as your being pulled, quickly auto Q or W Q.”
MHLoppy says “Once you've poked him down with a few Qs you can win any decent all-in with margin to spare. Miss-stepping can be lethal if you're not ready to fight though, so mind his E's range. Be a bit more respecful if Darius is running 2 lane summoners (e.g. Flash + Ghost or Flash + Ignite), since the matchup is a lot harder from behind.”
Jellyjaneo says “Can be difficult early due to his bleed but if you keep your distance and poke perfectly this man won't be able to fight you. Unless you know, he travels and kills your bot lane then thats an issue.”
Aphelios4ever says “If you do not get hooked by his E you are fine to just lane normally and bully. The reason why he is difficult is bacause if you fight him at level 6 with your red white gun it is very close and you have to play it very well so you can outplay him with your coombo + barrier if you want to fight him and get ahead through outplaying him.”
Gassid says “Commence au Z, laisse le push la première wave pour pouvir freeze la wave. Ne pas jouer trop sans le Pourfendeur Divin : si tu l'all-in dodge son Q avec ton R”
Agatrium says “This guy is a real Chad. If the Darius is bad, you can actually win this lane. However, all of them take ghost and will attempt to run you down level 1. Don’t let him 5 stack you or it will likely mean your death. Take ignite just in case he does try to all in you from nowhere as it’s your best chance of coming out even/beating him. ”
Rymdskora says “Darius is all about give and take, if his E is up and you land E be prepared to jiggle back and forth. If he pulls you, be prepared to fight or die.”
LimitlessHavoc says “You can hard win level 1 with Q extension and breaking his bone plating with 3rd Q however this is a bit of a coinflip. I prefer to just wait for level 3, short trade continuously and eventually all in with ignite. If the Darius respects me level 1 I will instead play for level 2 advantage and then proceed to bully him with it.
He can disrupt your all in and even cancel your 3rd Q with his pull/E, to avoid this Q dance through him to make him miss.
Don't get hit by the outer part of his Q.
Don't all in if you have several stacks of his passive on you.
He is very susceptible to ganks.”
Cryniu says “Compra botas para evitar que te agarre.
Prioriza más la vida que la armadura, su E penetra armadura.
Juega defensivo, es muy complicado matarlo.
Vesta espinosa si compra curación.
Tu W anula su W.
Haz intercambios cortos, el sangrado terminará matándote.
Evita el ataque de su Q en el borde.Lo evitas alejándote o acercándote.
Casi no sirve la tenacidad contra darius, considera no usarla.”
Akali187 says “You should beat Darius early game. Use your E to dodge his Q. Even if he hooks you it is okay just dodge his Q with your E and if you have no E stay close to him and fight. If he lands his Q the fight will become greatly in his favour, due to the heal he gets and damage you receive. Otherwise you should be able to out play him.”
Helzky says “Darius is one that you should have trouble with. You can't walk up to the wave, he'll just kill you. You have to dance around him basically, taking Ghost here is required. Play safe and under tower until Prowlers spike and/or level 6.”
OliveeGarden says “Darius is the face of a bully top laners, and Sett is no exception. once Sett beat Darius but those days are gone and now he wins lane, rush bramble and take ignite, E him when he Q's and don't force yourself to fight him if you're not confident.”
ZomB2446 says “Immobile melee toplaner is Yorick favorite match up, especially Darius. Yorick is one of Darius biggest counter, because your cage prevent him from healing with Q edge, run people down, or even get to hit yorick 5 times. Remember to kite while he is trapped”
Heworic says “Darius is somewhat problematic as while Gwen favors extended duels either you kill him quickly or he gets 5 hemorrhage stacks and ults you. Don't fight him early and remember to E into his Q.”
Potent213 says “Recommend: Conq
There are two ways of playing this matchup
Either you go D Shield + Second wind and you hard play for scaling and short trades (works really well with his passive as you constantly refresh it and have insane healing).
Early tabis save lives in this matchup due to his power to rundown especially with ghost.
The other option in this lane is to go sorcery with celerity and nimbus cloak, you also take ignite and look to cheese him with an all in and run him down with ignite.
Both options are viable, depends on playstyle.
Avoid parrying his Q due to it still healing him, if you can parry AA + W you basically insta won.
Care when using Q as he can grab you mid Q to make it go on a long cooldown.
Level 6 you can use parry on his ultimate to completely block his execute, though they can use E into R making it impossible to parry due to the CC.
In early levels you want to look for poke and small trades with parry, parrying his W is insane and makes him lose so much damage and basically wins the trade for you.
Call jungler for help as Darius has terrible mobility and options to survive a gank.
If you respect him, you can outscale him and even kill him with the cheese build.”
StormPhoenix3 says “Not too much of a threat since he has poor range management. Do your best to keep away from his E grapple and you won't have trouble dealing with him.”
magician4444 says “Skill match up once again. Good spacing is key. I'd recommend taking ghost in this match up. Getting pulled in is a death sentence so you have to bait it out.”
TheChoz3nOne says “Play around your boxes. In first 3-lvls fights you need to dodge his skills or wait till he use it on the creeps and then you can fight with him.”
ChowJunior says “Don't misstep. You can rival Darius' early game. Stay on top of him during fights. Use your Q when he uses his, because Voli will sort of "jump" when casting it so it provides a good method of dodging that outer part of his Q.”
Mushroomuwu says “Avoid fighting him at lvl 1 since you won’t have passive, start e and let him push you in. E him after he autos you so that your creeps target him. Once it pushes to tower stack your passive and look for fights, especially since it will be pushing back and you will have exp advantage over him. Don’t be afraid to fight him even if he looks spooky. Make sure he has no boneplating before all-inning him and land your E before you go in AND make sure you have passive. Save your last Q for his Q, spam your Q when they pull you if they are charging his Q. If you don’t get hit by his outer Q you will typically win, same goes later levels however I would avoid fighting him after 3 items if you are not ahead of him since it will take you too long to kill him and he will get his passive.
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Rodos says “Darius. I couldnt let him outside this list. Darius can be either your biggest counter, either your easiest enemy. By that i mean that depends on both of you how good you know the champ and your playstyle. Personally, because i main darius too i have beaten almost every illaoi i had in any games. And the opposite. With illaoi i have beaten almost every darius main. Most of you wont care about this but i want to point out the specific strategy. Play safe. Farm with your Q. Try to hit as many E as you can from a distance so you dont risk to lose any of your hp. Because you playing one of the strongest champions doesnt mean you have to be greedy. Be calm, safe and everything will happen the way you want them to happen. In conclusion if you move smart you can smash darius before level 6 and after. Mostly after level 6 because he has good trades. And the reason is his passive of course. Even if he kills you 1 or 2 times you can turn around the game against him!”
SadgeBoyK says “play to your fling cooldown, dodge his e and go inside of his q range when cast it. dont walk up unless you have wave advantage and he has no q. matchup is much easier with ignite.”
Your Desired Username says “Skill match-up. Be careful in the early levels, he will be playing very aggressively and if he does catch you, you're probably dead. Ignite makes this lane way more playable, as long as you hit your stuff. Personally though, I still like to play rather safe in the early levels, even if I took ignite, as this guy can seriously snowball out of control. Poke him a lot in laning phase, but make sure to stay out of his e range so you don't get forced into an early all-in, which will most likely go his way. Post-6 is where you start being able to kill him. His only means of sustaining hp in a fight this early into the game is his q, which will be counteracted by your ignite. If both Darius and Mordekaiser hit everything in Brazil, Mordekasier will win, but hitting your abilities can be hard when he is zooming around with ghost, so make sure you flash to hit a Q you would have otherwise missed. Another thing to note is, that if you're feeling as though a particular 1v1 with him isn't quite going your way, you have the option to flash INSIDE of him the next time he uses q, as to deny him a passive stack, damage and crucial healing. Killing him might become difficult later into the game when he starts stacking resistances, health and shields, and he kind of comes back into the game so unless you don't have a choice it might be wiser to ult a more "available" target.”
boboderaffe says “Most Darius players run Ghost which means they have to kill you or push you under tower in order for them to get a decent back.
Be careful of using your E+Passive on him without creating distance between the two of you. Otherwise he can pull you in and easily kill you.
If you can't create distance, don't use your passive. Simply W on top of him. Most Darius players will use their E anyway, expecting your passive. That gives you an opportunity to trade or even kill him.”
Xandtronic says “Arguably Cho'Gaths hardest matchup
With this matchup max Q first, even as tank, because any trades you try will most likely end up as a win for him, stay back and harass him with q's, good luck!”
BreadedBreadCrum says “Darius is a major threat for a lot of top laners. Braum is a little different as he can block early combos from Darius like E-W-Q and block his R if you time it right. Still, his bleed and sustain is annoying. Buy Bramble into BoRK or Frostfire. Grasp.”
Xochii says “There's not much you don't know to talk about. Darius' passive is simply too dangerous, so focus on short trades only. Back off if you have no way to mitigate damage. My suggestion would be to get a bramble vest ASAP.”
DanteBlaire says “Evitando tomar os Qs dá pra trocar suave com o Darius através de trocas curtas com Aperto dos Mortos. Fazendo um corta cura dá pra sobreviver a lane e ser mais relevante nas lutas posteriormente.”
Hoosteen says “This here is a skill matchup. he doesn't need ignite to kill you because you can just bleed to death. You need ignite to fight him cause those heals are stupid. You can block all the damage from his ult if you time your e correctly. When you do short trades with him you want to w, get 3 autos, e to block his chance to trade back, auto once more and then empowered q him. If he's still trying to fight after that ignite and kill him.”
Black Demon Ezel says “Darius' passive can be fatal to your early gameplay. But he's not mobile. He has counter-mobility but that doesn't count as much. Just keep him walled in and annoyed and mark him constantly. You'll be fine if you can do that”
Rayli36 says “He's winning with you almost in every trade but you have your passive so you need to trade with E-W-Q. Remember that your Q cleanse his W slow
AD-True dmg”
Hoplite345 says “Some may disagree with me on this one, but Darius is a consistent lane bully. However as a Yone you do have some counter play to him with Lethal Tempo. Try to get Darius to waste his pull and SAVE YOUR E when he goes to wind up his axe. Use the E to go into him so he deals less damage and you can immediately start stacking lethal Tempo. DO NOT FIGHT HIM AT 1, YOU WILL LOSE. Try to focus on freezing nearby your turret and wait for his CD's.”
sarahrosen says “darius doesn't fall short, follows the same rhythm as the most aggressive top with more damage, don't be afraid of him, play at your limit without despair”
just pick yone says “Try E-ing him to dodge his q while trading. if you think you have the damage to kill him, when u expect his E ult him to cc him while ur cc'd.
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Princeps says “In this matchup Darius has the upper hand but you can still win. Try to bait his Q and then walk into him. Never engage with your Q as you need it to either disengage or Dodge his Q. If you are winning try to keep your E until he uses his , or if you are losing use E to disengage.”
Dekar173 says “P: -
Q: 9 > 5
W: 5
E: 24 > 14
R: 120 > 80
Runes vs Darius: LT, Conqueror, Grasp, Phase Rush (preference, if LT CONQ TAKE BONEPLATING)
HIGH Econ: BT > Kraken > Crit, Vamp Scepter prio (Q MAX)
MID Econ: Goredrinker, Black Cleaver (W max)
LOW Econ: Goredrinker, Stasis (W max)
Strengths: STATBALL, anti-dive, dueling, sustained damage
Weaknesses: Easily kited, Darius players are inflated, telegraphed aggression = gankable, usually doesn't take ignite
Since ~12.5: Everyone is taking ignite, which gives them FAR BETTER duel potential into Rengar, what sucks with this currently is the jg meta being full clear > coinflip burger boy bottom lane.
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Ignite + Teleport will help with this match-up a lot, as Darius never goes Teleport so you can abuse your 2nd health bar after an all-in/he uses Ghost + Flash for a kill.
vs Darius, remember to 4W his E so he does not get to abuse you with his full stacks instantly.
4E is also great, since usually he will set you up so he can ghost, then all-in. SHORT trades are preferred but in general you lose the all-ins if both have equal HP etc.
Ignite him when he is Qing at low HP, and abuse the fact that all Darius players are boosted monkeys :^]
Edge of Night is decent into him, as it disallows him from RUINING your jumps with E.
Stasis helps in ARAM teamfight games vs Darius, ]]]while Hullbreaker slows his offense when forced to split.[[[ Nerfed FeelsBadMan
Max: Q > W > E, W > E > Q when losing
In general 4E will be better than 4Q in most "trades" since he has all-in potential and we don't.”
FlopyWeiner says “Darius is just horrendously bad idk why I even put him here. Like he used to beat you level 1 but with lethal tempo now you actually beat him at all stages of the game. Just a bad champ.”
ArshieMeBob says “Honestly you would expect this matchup to be worse. He can't all in you without burning like both his summs, even then you have flash and barrier. Poke the crap out of him and make his life miserable. You can actually consider going in at level 6 with Red White if he has Ghost/TP and not ignite.”
LunaticDancer says “Gambler, D Shield. Very easy match up as long as you don't get cheesed levels 1-3. The key is to not stay close and personal with him through the whole fight (so he doesn't stack passive). When all inning, trap him with W and let your goons do most of the job, only stepping by from time to time to aa>Q, then stepping away.”
COJA says “Darius makes it extremely difficult to escape or reposition during a fight. His Q healing can negate your damage in an all in, his W slows massively and allows him to chase, and his E can pull you in when you just wanted to tap him with your Q. He is extremely dangerous to trade with. You may have to give up several minions early on even if you are full hp. Do not ever even consider walking close to him while your Q is on cooldown.”
Galactities says “This is the ultimate testament of skill I find. You have to play off fights super well or you just lose. Don't get zoned off wave Level 1, Q poke him and do not take trades with him. Once you're 2 you can level W and one shot him if hes around 50-65% assuming you've poked him that hard. W his Q or just dodge it in general, try not to get pulled in. Conq or PTA both work here, I've tried both still dunno which is better. E HIS R > The biggest counter play you can do, he might try to R early so you don't expect it so expect the unexpected. Plated Steelcaps are best here, you can pretty much take whatever items you want, just make sure to take Black cleaver if he has armor and you can take bork if he has no armor”
N0kk__ says “Depending on the guy who's playing Darius Its either going to be hell or going pretty good for you. If playing agaisnt skilled Darius he'll probably try to bait you out, he will probably try to freeze lane or clear it with Q. I recommend buying grevious wounds agaisnt him or he will demolish you. Going In a fight on level 2-3 he will win by first using W -AA-E-Q and ignite if he has. Late game you outscale him so play safe until then.”
space cat says “Your power against him is kiting back if he tries to fight you. dont let him get stacks on you and keep looking to get Qs in and you can dominate him after you get some levels and items. ”
Larkana_ says “Darius can zone you from the wave pretty well but if he ever finds himself near your turret he can't do much even if the minions are around since he'll take turret aggro from his bleed.
Outscaling edge teamfights/duels: Skarner [High]/Skarner[Medium]”
Turkthunder says “Darius is a semi-difficult matchup. But I believe if you play this matchup perfectly you will be completely fine. I would recommend not trading as constantly as you do with other matchups against this champion.”
peepoHappy says “Darius is a Teemo killer, but you can kill him like you would kill Cassio, just hide and ignite + kill him lvl 1 and just bully him as long as you can to block him from farming”
Aizac says “Easy match-up for this build, try to bait out his pull-in before engaging. If he pulls you in after you engage you have no time to use your combo.”
Night Guy says “Darius is a scary pick but just because you're ranged top he can't do much unless you make a mistake or you used your E and he popped ghost and runned you down. You can escape his Q with your E so that's pretty much a denial to his healing and damage. After 6 try to kite him and keep a distance to avoid getting grabbed by his E.”
Eduardocwalle says “This matchup once u dominate it is even, but he really bullies you in lane, ALWAYS ignite in this matchup. Learn the range if his e and never waste ur e, cause if u waste it and he engages u, well, see u in the graveyard. Only fight if he wasted Q and u have ignite.”
Adventfaith says “That passive be strong. Stay out of his range and whittle him with your poke. Playing smart you can win against him. Bait out his aggression and then just shield/heal”
Polartech says “Kayle can't do nothing against Darius until level 6, the best thing you can do is farming with your Abilities and istantly back if he run into you, maybe casting one Celestial Blessing to stay sure to stay at the right distance. Don't worry if you miss some Minion, it's really better to stay in life. After level 6 you can start to poke him a bit with your Radiant Blast following by some Auto-Attack, but pay attention, if he come too much closer, he will surely kill you in less time that you can think!!! If you dodge his pull you will can try to Harass him a bit, but stay always out of range from his Healing Circle or it will be all useless.”
NAGlTO says “Hard to burst, if you get into an auto battle Darius will get full passive stacks and win, play cautiously and take Conq if you want to feel safe.
Do NOT. EVER. LET. DARIUS. POKE.
Darius, for whatever reason, gets 10% health healing from his Q tip, and he's probably taking goredrinker! So your best bet is all-ins, you definitely need anti-heal against this monstrosity. ”
Black Demon Ezel says “Yes Darius is dangerous. No not overly so. He will get really dangerous if you let him lower your health to extreme levels. Be wary because Extreme for him is about 25% health remaining for you. Keep. That. Shield. Ready to heal you just in case. ”
Gragas Fumante says “ There is a slightly advantage to him, but it is basically a skill matchup.
Abuse your range and W passive while his E is on cooldown.
Beware of those who use Ghost, they have high kill pressure if you advance too much, one mistake can lead to a world of trouble.
Hint: If he is in range to land his E either jump sooner or accept his graple and jump after, if he cancels your jump mid-air you are dead.”
Captain Bane says “just don't get hit by his outer Q and don't take extended fights. Don't be under 50% HP anytime he has R.
Trade with E cone and if he hooks you and tries to land a Q, spam Q on him or away from him so he doesn't hit his outer Q.
If he slows you with W, Q away”
XxDarkMEGAxX says “Hard Counter to Zac Top. His cooldowns are faster than yours and his passive bleeds you out. Zac's trades take a long time during which he heals back up. Darius' passive makes it so that you can still heal, but enough stacks and you wouldn't be able to heal enough. I recommend going Tank for Darius and bringing flash Ignite. Ban him if you don't have any problem with other laners.”
CEOofMicrowave says “Used to be super oppressive, but after the stridebreaker gutting he's fightable. Use your short AA range to stay on the inside of his Q, and take short trades. Nope the fuck out if your screen turns red.”
5Head Builds says “This guy is pretty hard he has a massive Q that outranges you. His W will slow you and he will pull you in with E. To win this matchup I just try to farm until jungle ganks or poke and harass if he misses his E.”
markoIStrash says “your poke useless, if you trade him and manage to get him low for r hell just q and go full health, if you refuse to trade he will pull you and he will force you to trade, you will lose lane.”
lookatherizinosaurus says “Counter pick but no Extreme Danger if played right. Rush Phage and do not engage into a fight pre Lvl 6. If there's even a slight chance you get pulled by him while going for CS, loose the CS. Don't die pre Lvl 6. Go all in as soon as you get R”
Prof Harambe says “Darius can go either way. Darius absolutely destroys you if he has ghost up, however even if he kills you, you can tp back to lane and not really miss anything. If he doesn't have ghost up, he will struggle actually getting to you and you can look for solo kills on him. You will outscale him, and with each point you get in e you will get an easier matchup.”
ToothlessKnight says “Ban Darius. You do outscale him into the mid/late game but you will have a very rough time against a good Darius. He should freeze the lane because Urgot typically auto shoves waves from his passive. This leads to him forcing you to overextend and be susceptible to jungle ganks or him ghosting on you.”
MrZoltannn says “He is a moderate matchup. look out for his Q and go in after he used that.
If he hooks you with E, hop away with your E and Q back to make sure he cant follow you. If he has ghost, buy Boots of Swiftness, or bring exhaust with yourself. Buy executioner second if you struggle with his Q. Pre 6 can be played well , like his past 6.”
_WhiteSnow_ says “Even though darius has gotten much weaker after his nerfs, he is still a difficult mathup. Either go Flash/Ignite and play to beat him pre-6 with conq, or just build gore/steraks and play for teamfights.
Stay out of his outer q and do NOT fight him if he hits 5 stacks unless you have no other choice or its a won fight.”
xPetu says “Tips: NEVER E in if he has E up. Take short trades and don't give him 5 stacks of passive. Predict his Q-(Stridebreaker)-Flash when you're low HP and E/Flash towards him to dodge Q sweet spot.”
Anoying bro5 says “You can take ignite into this matchup as Darius doesnt take teleport 90% of the time. I would suggest getting used to taking teleport as the summoner is much better. Dont look to take too long of trades as his bleed does massive damage and heals him. Look to Q inside of his Q so he doesnt heal or get a bleed stack. Pre lvl 6 look to riposte his w, after lvl 6 riposte his ult.”
PH45 says “Pretty much one of the hardest lanes, if you get caught in his pull you are pretty much dead due to you not having any escape abilities. Keep your distance, farm with Q and stick to staying under tower.
Darius is pretty gankable though so if your jungler comes you might score a kill, just remember Darius has 1v2 potential due to his Q heal so stay out of the outer ring.”
Stinkee says “Avoid picking Sion into Darius. This has been one of Sion's hardest matchups since the rework. It's not impossible to win this matchup though. Try to freeze your lane and look for when he tries to pull you and dodge it. You can win short trades with the help of your W but watch out for his all-in.
Take Grasp of the Undying or Glacial Augment and put 3 points in W first then max Q. 3 points in W is great here because it gives you enough shield to win short trades and burst him with the shield damage.
Sion's shield can be his highest damage ability, don't be afraid to use it offensively in many cases. Rush armor and health and ask for ganks. Darius is easy to gank because he has no mobility outside of summoner spells and you should be freezing your lane.
Be careful to not let Darius land everything on you and your jungler and win the 1v2.”
Sovereign Kitten says “I would highly suggest you to take an PTA or Lethal Tempo. That is, if you feel uncomfortable playing against him with any other runes, like Aery, DH or Electrocute. Boots will help you early game due to his +10 higher movement speed along with a few points in your (W) which complements PTA/Lethal Tempo. Otherwise feel free to start with Doran's Ring. Move towards him if he is going to land his (Q) spin so you can prevent a bleed stack & blind his (W) to prevent his slow. Regardless of what you think, this match-up goes either way. You either kite and avoid his pull or get caught and die. Stridebreaker really sucks to get caught by so respect it and keep your distance.”
BoilTheOil says “In order to win this lane you have to play nearly perfect, if you fuckup once he kills you. E when he uses his Q so you can deny him from hitting you with the outer part. If you're level 6 and he tries to Q again you ult him and he can't hit you with the outer part. Don't use W until he gets full stacks on you so you can block the most damage possible, and if he's level 6 block his ultimate with your W. Never waste W, if you do his veins will start popping and his ghost will activate then he'll run you down. If he starts focusing somebody other than you in teamfights ult him away so he can't get 5 stacks on them. ”
Phrxshn says “One of Singed hardest match-up. You will definitely need to mirror his Summoner's Spell(Flash/Ghost). Decimate(Q) needs to be dodged or juked out, but if you can't go to his handle of his Axe as it does not apply Hemmorhage nor heal him. Fight him after he casts his Crippling Strike(W) and duration goes away. Save your fling for his Apprehend(E), let him use his (E) first then fling. Avoid fighting him with 5 stacks of Hemorrhage. Use your Mega Adhesive to prevent him from casting his Noxian Guillotine(R). (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Darius) (Recommended Items: Rylai's Scepter) (Mega Adhesive stops his R) (Outscaling Edge: Singed) ”
Feedaboi says “has high base dmg, need to be careful for his passive stacks, look for short trades and poke him out with q. Look to free the wave near your turret and setup ganks for your jg. Use your e on top of darius when he channels his q so he cant heal.”
King Turtle says “He's good at guarding wave and zoning you out, so farming may be hard. One big tip I've found works a lot is dashing INTO darius instead of away. His Q does less damage the closer you are to darius and he doesn't get healing in the center, so if you dash into him you negate his healing, lessen his damage, and you can still all in him instead of dashing out and getting nothing out of him misplaying his Q.”
LiL Bunnie FuFuu says “Darius is difficult because you'll never be able to fight him after lvl 2 (assuming he levels his E. If he doesn't then lvl 3), regardless of your build or how ahead you are. His stats are better than yours, his pull is difficult to dodge (and gives armor pen), his Q allows him to potentially survive dives, and he'll zone you off of cs 24/7. While you do outrange him you can only poke very early on (lvl 1-2) and when his E is down. Still, he can Q in the middle of your auto and win the trade.
This matchup is a 5 if he takes ghost and a 4 if he does not. He's never worth a ban because he's not Fiora and can be shut down with crowd control.”
Veng Shotz says “Phase rush effectively counters his entire kit, even if you get pulled after proccing phase you can just walk right out of his range.
if he pulls you, you can insta proc phase and walk out on an even trade.”
quinn adc says “Darius wins the matchup in close range, so the purpose of phase rush/glacial is to able to kite Darius and out run him.
Level 1 BE CAREFUL! Most Darius players run ghost AND/OR phase rush.
Be attentive and make sure to see what he is running before the game starts.
If he has Ghost/Phase Rush, be cautious level 1.
Wait for Darius to use an ability level 1 to see what he starts because some cheese Darius players will start E and run you down with ghost level 1 after you use your vault.
Otherwise, if he starts Q, you can trade aggressively level 1 with your Vault.
TIP! If you E Darius when he's chanelling his Q, which has a 0.75 delay, your vault pushes you out of perfect distance so that his Q damage won't hit you at all if timed correctly .
Level 2 onwards BE CAREFUL and only use your Vault AFTER Darius uses his pull.
If he wastes his pull, be free to vault him if their jungler isn't top because he has no gap closer otherwise & his E has a 24 sec cooldown level 1, which is double your vault cooldown of 12 seconds.
Trade Darius in lane with AAs and your Q Blind + AA in lane whenever possible because Darius can't retaliate unless he's trying to all-in you, which allows you to get him low in lane.
If Darius uses Ghost, you can pop ignite for nimbus to act as a mini ghost.
This trade is worth it for you becasue ignite is 30 seconds shorter CD than ghost is.
If he pulls you, instantly press vault to push you to safety and the key is not to hesitate.
NOTE: Good Darius players will instantly run behind you when he pulls you, and if he's fast enough, you will vault in the opposite direction away from your tower, so be careful of that.
Glacial is my favourite for this matchup because slows directly counter Darius's ghost and his potential to all-in you, so this is the one matchup I prefer glacial into, even in season 11.”
The_Unf0rgiv3n says “If you're facing Darius, rush Kraken Slayer and BORK and be careful with the trades you take. At the end of the day, it's still a Darius so one mistake can be fatal.”
Amphawn says “Due to stridebreaker no longer having a dash, you can just stay out of his E range and you'll be fine. Don't trade with him early as he will rock your shit. His only real all in option is to try and E you after ghosting, so just farm and don't waste your Q and W. If he does pull you, Q him immediately and W and just focus on dodging his Q. You will be very slow because of his W, but with your Q and W, you may be able to stick on him until the Q is over, then you can run away.”
Skysolitox says “Darius is famous for "if he gets to you, you're dead" and that is true. Darius is extremely dangerous as your only chance of escaping is either using your CC or flashing away. i suggest always banning.”
PH45 says “This lane is Jax favored but a good Darius can be tricky to deal with. Important thing is to block his W with your E and don't let him get his passive to 5 stacks on you. If you can't run out of his Q circle Q on him so you will be in the inner ring, denying him his heal and extra damage. All in if he misses E, just be careful since most Darius's run Ghost so they will have kiting potential with it. Flash Ignite is recommended in this matchup since Ignite screws Darius quite hard.”
At_Tar_Ras says “he got buffed lol. if he misuses W, you can't really go for a comfortable all-in as the cooldown is at 5 all ranks. if they get cocky under your tower you can always all-in though. your all-ins are available by level 2 onwards with ignite or when he misses Q, E. make sure to always Q him/or away from his outer Q ring to not let him stack or deal dmg+heal and this is a matchup where you NEEEEED to hit your E. you can also just take TP and play it really safe. play to scale and play to dive and one-shot their backline. look for TPs and not letting darius snowball your lane by not dying to him is a legitimate strat. ”
jpaul2077 says “Darius isn't AS BAD of a match up many people make it seem. Of course you're not going to be dominating lane vs a competent Darius. The important part in this lane is staying even in experience and doing your best to not die solo. Remember that at level 6 with your ultimate you have just as much kill pressure as Darius has on you, so do not be afraid to go for the all in! However if at any point you fall even slightly behind you will have to concede all farm and play under tower and hope he makes a mistake.”
iZeal says “Respect his all-in. You can poke him safely with Q1. If he rushes armor, it gets much harder. Q1 is safe, but if you don't space Q2 perfectly, he can pull you even if you E away. In that case it is better to save your E for a Q3 while doding his Q. If he misses his E this is your time to harass him as it has a huge cooldown early on and he also runs oom after 3 Qs. Disrupt him in teamfights and don't let him stack up his passive on you.”
SunFalk says “High damage. He has a grabe. He's tanky. He has an ignite in his kit. He has an ult that can kill you easely. He has a good wave clear.
- To deal against a Darius, you need to not let him snowball, and to do that, you need to not die. Stay behind minions and safe, if he runs at you, use your Heal to go faster and run away. Let him push under your tower for you to CS and for a eventual gank from your jungler.”
PH45 says “You can't really trade with him well as you are very short ranged so you will get many stacks of his passive if you try to trade. You can setup a gank for your jungler but avoid being hit with his Q since he will heal a lot if you both get hit.”
MrDomian says “He dominates in early game.
You counter with your "W" its attraction, but he can interrupt your E.
Don't go into long trades.
You need to use all your skills first.”
Dream Orbit says “More info on the matchups section. Remember this is only an estimated threat, you can always win any matchup if you're good enough (or if they're bad enough).”
slogdog says “Darius is a very easy matchup for Yorick, reason being that as long as you land your skills, E and W with ghouls, you should be able to beat him at all times, and it being an even easier time with ult. However be wary that if you make a stupid mistake, e.g. getting caught out by him in a long lane with no ghouls, or walking into him with no ghouls or doing anything related to him with no ghouls.”
Phrxshn says “Hard match-up. You will definitely need to mirror his Summoner's Spell(Flash/Ghost). Decimate(Q) needs to be dodged or juked out, but if you can't go to his handle of his Axe as it does not apply Hemmorhage nor heal him. Fight him after he casts his Crippling Strike(W) and duration goes away. Save your Infected Bonesaw for his Apprehend(E).Avoid fighting him with 5 stacks of Hemorrhage. (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Darius) (Recommended Items: Deadman's Plate) (Outscaling Edge: Dr.Mundo) ”
A_Drunk_Carry says “A tricky matchup at times, but one that I feel is inherently 50-50. Darius will often go W level 1 to slow you and get off easy passive procs. Let him shove the wave early, you don't want to fight this lane until level 3. Darius is fairly immobile and easy to trap in your wall. Land an E, proc it with Q once you have 3-4 graves, and walk up to him. trap him in your W wall and let your ghouls do most of the work as you bonk him from time to time. NOTE: Grievous Wounds does WONDERs in this matchup due to Darius Q regen. ”
MythicMike says “You never wanna go all in against any Darius since he will just melt you. Poke him with Q when his E is down. Dodge his Q with your E. Chunk him down slowly and all in when you have a good health lead.”
MagicallyDelish4 says “This one of the harder matchups. Try to make him take lane prio so you can freeze the wave and wait for your jungler. E inside of his Qs so he doesn't get the healing and the passive stack. Always wait for the bleed to end to go back in. If he starts Q then level one all in him with a D blade. If he Es your third Q You'll lose the trade. If you're leashing try not to go through tri-bush afterwards.”
Xerath gaming says “Skill matchup, you either win or you lose. Dodge his E and you'll beat him, you beat him in your R so once you kill him he can't do anything against you without getting ganked. Take ignite!”
Raen says “If you do 1 mistake especially in early he will just pop ghost and kill you. Try to get out of his Q or get close to him enough to deny heal. You need to be prepared with your E when you are sticking closely to Darius. He got AA range advantage (175 basically + 25 bonus from W) when you got only 125. Also don't try to fight him when he got 5 stacks on you from Hemorrhage. D shield helpful in this matchup to regen back his passive dmg. ”
lol Wero says “this match up can be one of the hardest to trade in lane but its still winnable if using your health regen correctly (as in being patience with it) . Winnable still if using your haymaker correctly with facebreaker.”
P1Legend says “Yeah this is historically the worst matchup for many Rengar players in the top lane, because he will never let you fight on your own terms, you fight on his. This is my go to banned champion in every game. If you do face him, buy seekers, and never fight him without your jungler's help, and even then, still probably don't fight him”
SaltCat says “This champ is just broken, early game play safe he destroys you , wait for at least level 3 get your passive ready and then try to fight him, use your q to dodge his q ”
laoshin3v3 says “Conqueror
One of the hardest matchups especially early game if he uses E right before ult you won't be able to parry it. Dash into him when he uses Q so he doesnt get his healing off and either parry his ult or his E. 3+ Items you outscale him and win hard. ”
Hijitori says “His sustain makes him a champion that Cho'gath doesn't like. Ban Darius! (he is Balori's ban too!)
Otherwise, use your pokes Q-W till he is 40% hp and after that just go with a full combo to kill him. "The biggest threat to a Darius player is to get CC. Poke him, avoid the outer range of his Q or fight him right after he uses his Q, after that everything becomes easy."
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Phrxshn says “Hard match-up. You will definitely need to mirror his Summoner's Spell(Flash/Ghost). Decimate(Q) needs to be dodged or juked out, but if you can't go to his handle of his Axe as it does not apply Hemmorhage nor heal him. Fight him after he casts his Crippling Strike(W) and duration goes away. Save your Pillar of Ice for his Apprehend(E).Avoid fighting him with 5 stacks of Hemorrhage. (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Darius) (Recommended Items: Deadman's Plate) (Outscaling Edge: Even) ”
Boptimus says “If you decide not to ban Darius and you find yourself against him, do you your best not to give up an early kill and try to get as much CS as possible. Wave management is crucial in navigating the Darius lane.”
A_Drunk_Carry says “IMPORTANT: START E LEVEL 1 IN THIS LANE
Another lane bully. Which means he beats Nasus, go figure.
If you accidentally start Q don't be surprised if he has 10 cs before you hit 2-3. You need your E to harass him off the wave early, and to last hit the melee minions.
Darius will zone you out of cs range from lvls 1-3. If you do walk up to farm a smart Darius will slow you with W, and beat your face down for 1/2 or more of your HP bar.
Try to trick Darius into Qing the wave. You want to be safely under tower. A lot of his presence disappears at that point.
You'll need grievous wounds in this lane, or you'll never be able to kill him while he's low. If you play it safe by the time you're lvl 6 if you can dodge a Q or two in a fight you actually win the 1v1. You outscale as well, so that's a plus.”
qveenevelynn says “Not a real threat, u can easily dodge his comp. Be carefull to his bleeding thing in your early laning phase. try your best to dodge. always be aware of his Q flash combo.”
Fan22 says “Darius will harras you everytime you try to farm and deal a lot of damage, the worst thing its that his ultimate deals TRUE DAMAGE and his E gives him free armor penetration.
Be careful if he has Ignite and/or Ghost.
Against Darius ask your jungler for ganks as earlky as you can, because if he gets items or if he kills you your jungler can't help you much, run TP and Doran's shield for sustain, second wind from runes also helps.
Bramble vest helps a lot in this matchup because it reduces the healings of Darius Q, runes, deaths dance and Conqueror (common items on darius), and if you complete Thornmail you can deny up to 60% of his healings, however, i have discovered that rushing Bramble isn't very effective against him, so make that item later on.
Going supportive items like redemption, zekes or knights vow helps a lot since it's innevitable that Darius will melt you not mather how tanky you are, so helping your team as much as you can works well.
A small Tip against him it's that your W can instantly place you in the middle of him, meaning that you can use it to dodge his Q with ease.”
Phrxshn says “One of the harder match-up. You will definitely need to mirror his Summoner's Spell(Flash/Ghost). Decimate(Q) needs to be dodged or juked out, but if you can't go to his handle of his Axe as it does not apply Hemmorhage nor heal him. Fight him after he casts his Crippling Strike(W) and duration goes away. Save your Seismic Shard for his Apprehend(E), let him use his (E) first then Primal Howl. Avoid fighting him with 5 stacks of Hemorrhage. (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Darius Early, Malphite Late) (Recommended Items: Sunfire Cape, Deadman's Plate) (Outscaling Edge: Malphite) ”
Autolykus says “Take ignite max Q. Never fully commit when hes 100% hp. He will get another spell rotation and win. 60% hp fully engage. W when he ults. Volatile lane.”
An3TJM says “if you dont get cheesed lvl 1 its fine, try to not get hit by his q so he heals, avoid his e at all costs, try to gooflip if he uses ghost/goes all in”
Phrxshn says “One of the harder match-up. You will definitely need to mirror his Summoner's Spell(Flash/Ghost). Decimate(Q) needs to be dodged or juked out, but if you can't go to his handle of his Axe as it does not apply Hemmorhage nor heal him. Fight him after he casts his Crippling Strike(W) and duration goes away. Save your Primal Howl for his Apprehend(E), let him use his (E) first then Primal Howl. Avoid fighting him with 5 stacks of Hemorrhage. Use your Primal Howl or Infinite Duress to prevent him from casting his Noxian Guillotine(R). (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Darius Early, Warwick Late) (Recommended Items: Blade of the Ruined King, Deadman's Plate) (Outscaling Edge: Warwick) ”
PanthrickTV says “Good Matchup.
(1) Spam your Q's at lane. (some poke)
(2) When he is casting Q jump on him with you W and all in him u will one-shot him.”
DooDooSlayer says “Top Lane:
It's sort of a 50/50 gamble, you will lose some and you will win some.
He can hit you with his Q if you walk away from him while ulting, it's the same range.
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Fan22 says “This lane it's a Nightmare.
It's very complicated to do anything, don't try to fight him in early game, since you have no escape, only fight him if you are really sure you can kill him or if you are close to your tower.
In this matchup i recommend going AP with a Dorans ring and poking him all you can, having extra AP and mana let's you farm safely with Q from the distance, wich reduces the risk of diying against darius in an extended trade.
Remember you can use your Q or W to disengage after he uses E or if he is gonna use R.
The W silence doesn't let Darius use Q and R, wich are important abilities, silencing him in TF it's very good for neutralizing him.”
Kacto15 says “Darius es un campeón con increíble daño a nivel 1, por lo tanto nos vamos a dejar pushear, intentaremos ir full armadura y maxearnos la W si es que vamos Tanque, si vamos full ad con fase veloz, si nos jala hacer disengage con esa runa lo mas rápido posible, desgastarle la vida poco a poco, no lo dejes llegar a las 5 cargas de la pasiva, puedes ir SION LETALIDAD O TANQUE”
MythicMike says “As long as he doesn't get to stack up his passive you should be fine. Take short trades and E out or E on top of him to dodge his Q. As long as you're not dismounted he can't ult you.”
WildeBob says “Skill matchup. Take conq and try to poke him with Q or E. If he is around 50% hp you can try to all in and one shot him. Never take extended trades with him.”
Fan22 says “Darius is very hard to lane against, doesn't matter what you do, it seems like he is always ahead.
First of all, you don't win extended fights, and since Garen wants to hit his enemies with the full duration of judgement it's had to trade at all with Darius.
In the early game focus on farming and don't overextended both in lane and fights, if you push the wave too much or go for farm when the wave is nearby his tower he can just drop Ghost and run you down, so be careful and stay as close as you can from your tower. And remember to save Q to disengage when he uses E or W.
Post-6 you can kill darius if he missplays since your Ult execute is as (or more) powerful as his, and doesn't have the requirements Darius has.”
Phrxshn says “Hard match-up. You will definitely need to mirror his Summoner's Spell(Flash/Ghost). Decimate(Q) needs to be dodged or juked out, but if you can't go to his handle of his Axe as it does not apply Hemmorhage nor heal him. Fight him after he casts his Crippling Strike(W) and duration goes away. Save your Facebreaker for his Apprehend(E).Avoid fighting him with 5 stacks of Hemorrhage. (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Darius) (Recommended Items: Deadman's Plate) (Outscaling Edge: Even) ”
Wambowama says “If u hit your Fleet procs rigth and or your w procs for the speed buff you can bait his E, or E away. If you dont manage that he will just kill you in Mini Gnar. Afte lvl 9 you will get more range and it will be easier. ”
TroviStyle says “[Phaserush] Allthough with Conqueror you have the potential to kill him after you parry his E I prefer to go phase rush and run away if he hits it, since its really hard to predict. Play safe and farm. if u are even at 2 items you can kill him with ult as long as you parry his Ult”
LegitLechner says “Dont fight lvl 1-3. Give up cs if you have to but optimally poke him with q while you cs. Darius is only a threat to you if you are caught early or you're fighting without tentacles. ”
SaltCat says “Ignite recommended, use your q or e to dodge his q, level 1 go aggresive if you know he started q, if he started w then play passive until 3 ”
OTP Toxin says “He was a high threat in the pass, but now you can bully him a lot, dodge his E and IF you think that you will get caught by his E, insta blind him, usually he will use his W after his E, so that way he will miss it while blinded, run away OR be near him when he casts Q so you won't be hitted by the blade, then run and kite back.”
ogilabadabahamdala says “pretty hard but not impossible. When you hit level 3 it wont be so hard. level 6 you destroy him. stay as close as you can so his q doesn't hit you with the tip. One of the only champions who can beat you lvl 1”
Et Lutum says “Darius is easy to escape from with q as long as you wait for him to e. While you wait for his hook you can build up your e stacks making him forced to hook once no longer stunned. In team fights your e will make it almost impossible to build stacks if your team play it well. WARNING: if he ghosts and doesn't hook, even though it is uncofortable, do not e because then he gets a nice hook, you have to wait for him to hook you first. W slow and frostfire should help you get out safely.”
mec908 says “Lo mismo que morde pero mas letal, los retírate cuando tengas 3 max 4 marcas de su pasiva, si sacas ventaja en early, puedes abusar de el todo el juego. el truco esta en esquivar su Q, te puedes meter tantito a el y después irte o simplemente te alejas lo suficiente, cuando el tire su E trata de tirar la tuya lo mas rápido posible así se llevara un buen daño.”
SilverAvalanche says “Game plan is simple but difficult to pull off: just get to red form.
So play safe don't trade with him early since the amount of orbs you get from early trades are wack and not worth the risk.
Go Ghost instead of ignite.
Do not get any early ganks, he can easily 2v1 you. and your jungler ganking you changes nothing, the only way to change this matchup is to get your transformation. so look for TP oppotunities past 08:20 when he freezes.
Be ready to go 2 levels down in exp and 50 CS.”
duckling213 says “If you can win early/go even late game will be a breeze because you outscale after mid game. I build bramble and steel caps first so I can relax a little in lane then follow up with titanic.”
Gamile says “Darius is always an annoying matchup. He got more damage than you, more sustain than you. The main thing is that he doesn't got a real gap-closer. Make sure he doesn't catch you with his E and use your W to avoid his external part of his Q as it is his main damage source.”
Jaune69 says “basically unplayable, you can still play ad sion into this but youre laning phase is fucked unless ur jungler has a map of toplane, and even then its still darius.
Sion in general is countered by CC and high mobility and bruisers and Darius is basically that in one. ”
InYourWayToHELL says “You can kill him before 6.
Go for short trades.
When dismounted flash to the handle hitbox of his q if you cant avoid it.
You are weaker lvl 1 be ready to start pushing the wave before them.”
pokeyminch5236 says “I've fought many Dariuses before and I have become used to his threat level and how to counterplay him, but he still is and can be a huge threat if you mess up. Don't engage if he already has passive stacks on you, back off and let them wear off. Best thing to do is to let him get cocky and drag him under tower. If he uses Q on minions punish him for it, his Q is his most threatening ability”
MCSwavest says “This matchup is extremely polarized. One of you is going 0/10, whoever that is relies directly on you. His Q range is just enough to hit you when you auto, and the W cripple is scary. Make sure he's used E before you try to use yours, to do damage or otherwise. ”
Drake6401 says “He's getting less oppressive but I'm keeping him in major threats because of how easily you can lose this matchup with the tiniest mistake. If he gets the first kill, it will be a rough lane, but if you get the first 2 kills, you're in good shape. Make an empowered W your last hit before dashing out of a trade so he can't pull you back in. Failure to do so will get you killed. Once he is half HP, look for a kill but you must avoid his Q sweet spot. I take ghost vs this matchup so he can't out speed you with spells unless he has Nimbus and you don't. Be cautious in the mid game when he completes StrideBreaker. He can easily force a longer fight than you want with it.
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RivalOCE says “A very cheesy matchup. If he takes ghost/ignite you can't win an all-in unless he misses his E. Same principle as Fiora, short trades but if he hits his E run. If he has TP this lane is much easier. E or Q inside his Q to stop healing. Don't be baited level 1. All-in when he's 50% at level 6.”
Chease says “"Skill" matchup but realy sett is just better darius. Let him engage into you, E/R his Q, also you can block his R dmg with your W shield.
If you want to flip game lvl 1 you can try fighting him with W unlocked.”
The Rock Titan says “"[Phase Rush, Doran's Shield, Q > W] - Phase rush is very important, if he pulls you in, you just combo him and phase rush out
- Can chunk you lvl1 if you somehow get in his range... He literally sometimes just run at you lvl1 and try to get some damage in.
- Q him at very max range, don't get hooked!
- You'll be down CS and that's normal, stay alive (don't feed him) in lane phase you are useful later on!
- When he's low enough, you can actually try to all in, but he might not give you the chance to.
- They all go ghost most of the time, very rarely teleport. Don't push your lane and manage your waves well! If he gets the freeze you're in deep trouble!"”
Pats45 says “Darius is the only match-up where this build will not work and as Zac Top there just is no counter play. Zac's trades take a long time in which he heals back up. Darius is built for extended trades and bleeding out opponents. You are given a ban for a reason. Ban Darius 100% of the time if you are planning to go Zac top.”
Quinncidence says “Yorick is a classic Darius counter but Darius wins early levels, avoid fighting at all cost level 1-5 unless you have cats ready.
After 6 (if even) you should be able to pressure him out with the help of maiden, the matchup gets easier the later the game goes.
Executioners is really good vs his Q heal + Goredrinker.”
kimmothy says “Dodge his q. If you get early game cheesed by him its a hard matchup to comeback. His bleed does alot early and his e can cancel your e as well. Use your r to dodge his e, if not q as his e gives him free q usually. Conq second wind”
Amvill says “USE PHASE RUSH OR FLEET. Outduels you at all stages of the game, especially if he has ghost. Proxying is somewhat safe if his ghost and/or flash is down. ”
Wawza says “Keep track of his bleed stacks retreat at 3-4 so he doesnt proc his passive and you should be ok. Killing him will be a matter of poking him down by abusing your range to be able to all in him, if he is playing safe go for short trades and freeze your lane so he has to overextend for farm.”
Jungl says “Must dodge his e, if you don't you're very much going to die or have to flash. If you are able to dodge his is most of the time would should be able to beat him in lane.”
The Real Fake says “Darius completely denies Hecarim's laning power. His slows for E & W denies the damage boost from your passive, also prevents you from kiting him out. As you ramp up your Conqueror and Q, he just gets stacks his passive on you. Once everything is stacked up/ready (Q + Conq + Last Stand), Darius also has his passive ramped up with bonus AD and a max damage R ready to execute you. Darius is stronger than you throughout the whole game.”
sock217 says “Same as garen, his ult is an execute and he has quite the cc and dots. Engage if you are CERTAIN he has no flash or his abilities are on cd. You can poke but always stay infront of minions to avoid his hook. Do NOT Fight Pre-6.”
Rhoku says “The Darius matchup can go both ways. You have to keep in mind that you outscale him. So if all else fails, you can simply play safe, give up CS, farm under turret and wait for later on in the game. So the matchup can be Even or just Impossible depending on how good the Darius player is. I myself, almost always crush Mordekaisers when I am on Darius so, believe me when I tell you that if the Darius player knows what he is doing, then you will NOT win the matchup alone. You might need your jungler. Here is the basic idea in this matchup. You need to A) use your full shield and B)fight in your ultimate. If you use your shield improperly, Darius will be able to just burst through it as it wont be that much. And if you fight outside your ultimate or fight him pre-6 you will just get shredderd. INSIDE your ultimate however, is a different story. If you are able to stick to him and hit EVERY single one of your abilities in your ultimate, you WILL kill him. Just make sure that you don't start the fight with stacks on you. In general, you should be looking to disengage whenever he gets any number of stacks on you. You can use the backwards E trick to disengage but good Dariuses will expect and avoid this. Poke him down early on with your Q but DO NOT fight him or let him get hits on you. Level 1 you can beat him if you can land an empowered Q on him but I wouldn't recommend it. He can snowball SO damn hard that it will seriously depress when you see how many times he will kill you. Revitalize and Second Wind are good. Seeker's Armguard and Ninja Tabi are also great. The lane becomes much easier if you have Ignite but if you die with ignite the lane is over. You LEGIT can't comeback.”
maxlid3 says “Dangerous champ as always. Can engage you pretty easily with ghost and his E. Keep your W always ready to stop his engage. You can poke him a bit early but after Stridebreaker you shouldn't try to fight at all. Worthy ban.”
YasTilt says “Dangerous Matchup for TopLane, he's tanky and he deals a lot of damage. Disengage when he stacked his Passive. Wait for ganks, Play safe and Try to start Teamfights Early so you can beat him.”
FeedLaneGetCaryd says “(Bone Plating+Armor+DBlade) Darius is a big struggle early game. Buy Steelcaps+healing reduction. Don't die to him early, play safe before lvl 9. If you land everything on lvl 9 it's a free kill. You also outscale Darius if he doesn't have a lead.”
PK Noob says “Darius revolves around positioning correctly to hit the outside of his Q. You can easily dodge his Q with your dash and Darius will be forced to back off. If you have your Ultimate while his Q is on CD you can all-in him and win the battle easily. ”
jmp_01_ says “Take Conqueror, I recommend taking Ignite and Bone Plating. He pretty much wins every 1v1 before level 6. Use E - Facebreaker when he uses his Q - Decimate, so you don't take increased damage and he doesn't heal as well. The same counts for your R - The Show Stopper, you can easily win trades if he misses his Q. Take bramble to stop his healing and rush Blade of the Ruined King. Ult him away in teamfights from your carries.”
LippyDarren says “Skill Matchup. Go spin into Q. If he saves his hook, depending on situation you have to back off. If he wastes his hook, spin into Q while pressing W in between to mitigate damage from all his bleeds and his W. You should use your Q only after he uses his W to cleanse the slow. If he manages to hook you in while you are trying to run, you will either have to burn flash or you will be dead, so you really have to look out when trading into Darius. If Darius wastes hook after level 6, look to all-in him as your all-in burst potential is much higher than Darius, and you have ignite whereas Darius most likely has ghost, so Level 6 is honestly a huge spike for Garen over Darius in this 1 on 1 matchup”
Avelon6698 says “this champ annoys me. ban or go next in my opinion. If you do lane him though, do not get 5 stacked from his passive and do your best to turret farm and not get anywhere near him.”
Nodrog says “Even with his Hemorrhage, your passive can still sustain in lane. Don't trade with him much past 6 unless his ult is on CD. Besides that it is a easy lane.”
Psychopathic Top says “Since Darius's passive got nerfed, this matchup got a lot easier to play against. Start E level 1 and last hit the first 3 melees with E. Let him shove in and only focus on stacking the cannon on the 3rd wave. Biscuits are good here because you want to be using E to last hit in this lane in the early stages, so having the extra mana helps a lot. Most good darius players will 3 wave crash and wait for it to bounce back. Do not panic in this situation. Focus on last hitting and building up a wave. If Darius looks to all in you pre level 5 in your huge minion wave, ghost and fight back. Flash his outer Q so he cant heal and you can actually win the all in. If the lane gets to level 6, first back sheen + longsword and all in Darius with 50-60 stacks (is enough). The reason people think this matchup is hard because darius pulls Nasus in and the Nasus player starts to panic. But if you are a giga chad and fight back on 6 with sheen longsword you will realize that he simply dies to the dog. This matchup is basically a test of courage, if you hold and fight back then it is won. Darius is slightly better than Nasus in teamfights, but both champs function very similiarly. Buy steraks gage second in this matchup to match Darius's steraks. Do not go stoneplate second vs Darius because 2 item powerspike is too important. Whoever's got 2 items first in a teamfight wins, and stoneplate costs a bit more than steraks.”
Olaugh says “Ask your jungler for help, to shut him down early, don't be afraid to trade with him, if you are playing properly, you can win 1v1, however put some respect especially if he goes flash ghost!, if he collects 5 stacks on you, it knows to be very sticky, so be aware of his damage while fully stacked. When your minions are low move away so you dont get hit by q.Try to bait his q so he doesnt heal and get free stack. When he finishes minion with w ,all in him especially if u are lv 6 since he just used W ,his E doesnt work while you are in R and with ur Phage item + R your movm speed is insane and you rapidly go into him so he will probably miss q or activate it too late or wont be able to hit it at all, if he has ignite then be REALLY careful and ask jg to gank maybe even mid to roam.”
Gospodin Bure says “You cant pick fights with Darius and thats period, but he cant fight you either if youre careful enough, so try to farm up and keep a safety barrel under you so he can't run you down with ghost.”
DippyDan says “One of the few Melees that can win level 1 against Fiora. I have gotten Ghost cheesed too many times in this matchup. Also very hard to parry his E if he is smart but if you survive the early game you can All-In with ult and look to parry his ult.
TIPS: [1] Q into him or away to deny healing from Axe [2] Predict his hook and look to Parry. [3] Rush boots if losing.”
Hecki says “In my opinion it is a really unfun match-up because you always need to be in the right position against a Darius, espescially if he has Ghost. If you E to far into him or just missstep once he can run you down with Ghost. Try to find max range Q's and keep him at a safe distance until you can all in him with R. Executioner's Calling / Bramble Vest is a good option.”
IvernLover74856 says “You don't win lvl 1. His jungler may camp you to ensure he wins. You may have to play passive and punish him for roaming by freezing wave. Go runaan's early to splitpush.
You have to time your Q well to avoid his E. ”
clalobaciel says “If Darius manages to get on you and do damage with his 5-stack passive, it is extremely difficult to win unless he messes up or you manage to parry his ult. His damage output is crazy and it's hard to win in lane unless you know what to look for. You have to be able to win early, and if you are ahead enough, fighting him late game shouldn't be too much of a problem. ”
Leolynn says “Just Dodge his Q and attack him He'll die immediatly but If you would eat his Q and get 5 passive. You'll die no escape just attack him and make low his HP maybe your friends can beat him :(”
Krytiku says “2 dashes he should never hit you with Q, if you are back off. Early seekers and stopwatch mean you can stall out his bleed for 3.5s of the 5.”
Unmasked Kayle says “[Ignite and Teleport; Standard runes] Darius is in a very bad state at the moment. Ignite allows you to kill him reliably. It is important to bait or dodge his E and then poke him down.”
DunkinDonuts9000 says “too tanky to stop, he heals too much to kill, the only problem with this pick, you dont have enough DMG early to kill tanky sustain champs. like, garen, darius or irelia”
IAmStryker says “Starting Items:
Dorans Blade
Build:
Whatever your team needs.
Lane:
Poke him to 60% health and then let yourself get hooked. Just ignite him and he has nothing left. No heal, no nothing.
Ignite is very good, because he also doesnt go TP, so it's worth going.”
pumparumm says “A lot of people seem to think Darius gets countered by wukong. Wukong's level 1 allows you to all in and get a favorable trade to set you up for the first few waves, but Darius will out damage you level 1. His slow will make your clone come out slow as well, making his Q hit you regardless if you W away or not.”
Kune ML says “A pure nightmare in early game . But once you get your boot and first item then he is not as hard too beat as before . Avoid extend trade in early game and it's a 50-50”
Beecai says “RUNA RECOMENDADA: PTA - ESTRATEGIA OFENSIVA.-------- La linea se resume en bailarte un tango con el darius intentando que no te agarre con su E o moriste, Su E te deja ''Stuneado'' el tiempo suficiente como para que su Q te impacte siempre con el borde sin que puedas hacer nada, y si encima te impacta el Básico + W te aplica una ralentización suficiente como para perseguirte hasta tu muerte.-----------Intenta pokearlo tomando tus recaudos y cuando tenga poca vida, asesínalo en caso de que quiera curarse con su Q ponete a rango melé:
1- Para evitar su curación 2-Si intentas irte ''Afuera'' del rango, probablemente flashee y se salve, pero si te acercas a melé de todas formas no te impactara, y aunque luego de eso flashee podrás alcanzarlo para asesinarlo.”
NeroZYN says “If played incorrectly, Darius can stomp you. Any slight miss positioning and you can easily die. You need to be able to dash into his Q to reduce the damage taken , and to fully commit to the fight. Do not try and kite away from him! His E is also buggy (in my opinion) making it really hard to dodge. Other than that, the matchup is actually very easy.”
CFCryo says “Representative of the typical BIG JUGGERNAUT TOP, Darius has huge damage when you get caught. This is an example of someone you should probably take Aftershock for. For Darius specifically, use Flay (E) to push him towards you, pulling yourself inside of the Q circle. Pushing him away from you takes too long, and he's likely moving away from you already, perfectly landing you in the outer circle.
If you die once, don't try anything funny again, or it won't just be once.”
Alan234 says “Go the standard PTA build to allow yourself to win 1v1.
You basically either kill darius when he runs into you or you run from him simple as that. I like killing the Darius so I go PTA+ignite. Use shrooms to kite him and dont get hooked early or you kinda just die”
Mr. Popper says “Darius is a special matchup because if you go even with him you auto win after level 9 due to Gnars passive gaining a little attack range after each level up. Since level 9 is a bit aways, Phaserush can help you stay safe against the ghosting Darius. Only proc Phaserush after he slows you if he pulls you in. ”
MegadabYt says “Don't underestimate his damage early game. He will kill you if you are not careful. Try to poke him for grasp stacks and only try to fully commit during a gank.”
Kartagoo says “It can be scary but your passive helps you to not get all in'd by him. Rush Plated Steelcaps. Poke with Q and look at your passive in case its on CD. Darius W is draining is mana so just play around that and Q him till you maybe can go for a all in. Good option to skip Sunfire or Frostfire and rush straight titanic hydra”
aurus666lol says “Strong guy, go Phase Rush and try to play around his Q and E. He will totally beat you if he plays well. When he finish his mythic, you must know that he can rundown u from 100 to 0.”
JaxIsAHobo says “Don't get hit by the tip of his spin(Q), by either stepping out of it, or jumping in on him using your Q. When he goes to auto attack you, use your counterstrike to block his auto and his slow(W). Never let darius get to more than 3 stacks on you, as anything more than that is dangerous. This matchup is pretty easy for an experienced jax player.
Honestly more of a knowledge matchup than anything else really.”
RhinoStar says “Should not be a hard matchup. His E is getting cancelled with your passive so you can use that when running away. Be carefull of his passive and dont overextend if you are not sure of the situation in jungle.”
OnslaughtOfPwnys says “Try to poke him with your 1st and 2nd stance of Q. Don't try to use the 3rd stance on him cuz he will hook you into death. You can win this match-up tho.
"Look at your noble courage, Darius! Now learn... despair."”
SemPelo says “Darius is one of the best champions on extended battles since he has sustain and dealts a ton of damage. Since he usually goes rather tanky is difficult for you to go into a duel if you are even in HP and abilities.
Before level 6 you are still pretty strong against him. Afterwards try poking him(with your q) instead of battleling him face first.”
Prezibogen says “His Passive+Healing is too strong before Bramble.
Rush Ramble to counter his healing and once you did you can fight him.
If you have ignite up, ignite BEFORE he heals up. His Q heals depending on his missing health, so use ignite when he is low life, not when he tries to heal at 90% Health.”
Bombabo says “Darius will do everything in his power to bully you in lane. He will punish you for trying to farm, and can turn trades into fights, which heavily favor him. Even if you are ahead, Darius is more than capable of turning a fight to his advantage, So I would recommend playing safe until you hit your powerspike and can easily deal with him
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Vandenelis says “just try to farm, don't trade him, when he pulls you in use q under yourself, aa him once with e, and run away. Don't go too far away from your turret since if he uses ghost on you when you are further in the lane you will be dead
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DarkyTheReal says “Good Darius are hard to beat because they don't use their E for a gap closer, they use it to cancel your 3rd Q. What you want to do is level 1 if you both have ignite, and he starts Q, You can all in and you'll win if you dodge his outside part of the Q. Otherwise, you should do quick trades where you bait his E, Then you go for an all-in.”
Kartagoo says “One of the Best if not THE BEST Counter for Garen. Careful for his Lv 1 Brush cheese if you walk to lane! Rather go around it past the Krugs. Get Lv 2 before him try to get an early Lead against him before he's Lv 3. Don't trade too much and don't let him get 5 stacks of his Passive. Even with a lead RESPECT his All-in potential if you are in the middle of the lane or further and has ghost he wants to All-in everytime and you are gonna die everytime. So if you are ending up pushing to hard rather lose some CS (Minions) and let him Push him into your Tower. Get Tabi's early. I rly kid you not, you and your team have it much easier killing a 0 3 Darius than a 3 0 One! if you are very behind or have only 1 kill go for Black Cleaver Rush so your team can later burst him down easier.”
DarkyTheReal says “Easy matchup,start with E ,you win level 2 all in because you can dodge his Q, and at level 3 you can cancel hiw Q and E with your W, which makes you win the lane after lvl 3 automaticly. Go Doran's blade”
Grayified says “Fairly even lane, try to stick right on him and don't let him get a distance to get a Q on you. Try to block his E if you can, otherwise block his R.”
XtheZ115 says “Darius is rough. His E will keep you in check and his sustain from his Q makes kiting rough. Hopefully he will not know how to deal with your proxy, because laning against him stacks the odd in his favor. ”
MikaeraKun says “Do not fight early game with him, you'll always lose, especially level 3 fights. His passive is much stronger than yours, so ask for ganks. Freeze wave close to your turret so he has to overextend to get to cs.”
Lupus_ToplaneMain says “The matchup is even. Try to q into his q so you take less damge, he doesnt heal and you dont get a passive stack. And you deal free damage so dont q out (this only applies if you can hit vital, rather q out if vital is in a bad position). If you are too low, of course you should q away from him. Parry his w instead of e, because his w is easier to parry and it will give him one his passive stacks, his e wont!!
His ult is strong, he can kill you with it no matter your lead. Dont dive. Also, his e has 24 seconds cd until he skills it level 8.”
SettVEVO says “Skill matchup and snowball central.
TAKE IGNITE, he will take ghost 99% of the time, this means he has an extra combat spell against you, and he will be MUCH HARDER to face if you bring teleport. If you bring ignite you no longer are weaker than him, you are even or maybe even stronger, that is if you land your abilities. Dodging his Q is essential to win anything against Darius, it is huge damage and huge heals in one spell, thankfully you can E and ult him to avoid it. The only time you take extended trades against him is if you have ignite up and he is forcing a trade. In an extended trade ignite as soon as you see his Q or if he is low enough. Darius' are really cocky and think they can 1v1 anybody. Once he gets ult you really want to use your W wisely and only use it when he ults unless you need to use it earlier. BORK rush is absolutely recommended.”
Death Lyons says “Isn't as bad as people sometimes think. Darius can beat you if he is good, but otherwise you beat him very easily. Cheese early and e into his q so he doesn't get heal/1 stack of his passive. Go ignite.”
Eternae says “Darius players usually will do everything to gain the lead with a fight at level 1, because their W combined with their passive gives them a heavy advantage at start. You can counter it but picking ignite and heal as summoner skills, giving you a big chance to win a fight like this if it happens.
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Lupus_ToplaneMain says “Engage him when after he just used his q. Trade him down to lower HP and dont get hit by his E or Q, then hes not that hard. But these are a lot of requirements, so the matchup is even.”
ItzCranky says “I don't know why i added this i just really really really really really really hate Darius. I don't even know if its an actual counter, i just really hate him.”
RTO says “I have a VOD review below that will break it down really well. Don't at all trade with him before level 3. If he uses an ability and misses after you get level 3, you will out trade him every time. Watch his passive stacks and do go in if he has ANY on you. ”
RTO says “He's scary with high healing, but stay close to him so he can't heal! Don't be afraid, the closer you are, the better it works out. Take armor, and executioners. He has high CD's. ”
Fryx says “Darius is annoying. Be careful of his Level 1 cheese. You have a hard time getting away from him since you have no real escape. Just farm safely and try to keep the wave under control later. He will be on the downside once you have Bramble Vest and a nice engage on him. You must not win this lane to win the game it's Darius. You can control the wave by letting him Q the wave, he has no tp so you can get chunked and tp back. His harass on you will reset the wave back to you.
TAKE GRASP HERE”
wff010 says “You should win this matchup post six but before then here are some tips:
You generally win this fight unless the darius kites you with ghost which is pretty cancer. Try to dodge his Q by Q'ing right into him and hit him as much as possible till he dies. Save E W to finish him off. Later on, you can save your W to cuck his ult. This is a volatile matchup so if you want you can play it safe by just farming under tower and asking jg for ganks.”
LoLReal says “Hard lane early levels, do not go for extended trades with him. Once we are 6 we can all in and win if lane has not gotten out of hand. Ignite is very good in this match up because snowballing is critical. Don't get behind in this match up or we won't win.”
RTO says “Hard to trade against, has insane armor shred, high damage and a long bleed dot. Disengage with E, play safe, don't feed him and you outscale as tank late.”
RTO says “Very tough early game, watch out for brush cheese level 1. Favor's him at level 6, stand inside his spin so he can't heal. Call for early ganks. Consider Ignite, or ban him out.”
qosmox says “Try to go forward baiting for his Q and backing off without getting hit whenever you can. If Q is on CD, then you can go for short trades, blocking his W with your W and getting out of there asap. Never do extended trades in this match-up except if he's already low and you KNOW you can kill him before he kills you. If you’re in the middle of a trade that looks good for you HP-wise, then once he starts Q’ing, E inside the middle of it to deny most of the dmg and all of the healing.”
SanLourdes says “Darius has been nerfed in terms of mobility, but recently buffed in damage and his E cooldown to compensate. This honestly makes him even harder for Sion to deal with than before. His sheer damage output makes him hard to deal with. Bait out his E so he can't pull you and interrupt your Q. If you scale, he shouldn't be that big of a threat. Don't duel him when he has his passive stacked. Use your Q only when his E is on cooldown. If you stun him, you can usually defeat him with some help because most of his defense is sustain which will be unavailable if he is CCed. Thornmail is immensely important in this matchup. Darius is a great ban in lower elo.”
CucumberSandwich says “Very hard matchup due to Darius' potential as a lane bully. Don't trade before 6. Try to bait our his Q or E before looking for an engage. You want to be on the inside of his Q when trading to take minimal damage.”
Viego99 says “this camp is your nightmare champion basically kills you if he lands 5 auto attacks on you. dont fight . just play safe .you outscale him if you are not too behind. ”
Drygur says “If you fight Darius you need to stay on top of him while he is channeling his (Q), if you get hit by the blade you will be in danger.
Also Darius' Apprehend (E) gives him the opportunity to ruin the flow of your combo by pulling you out of your 3rd (Q), since he can react to the animation beginning,
!! Only fire your 3rd (Q) if he is stunned by your Ki Burst (W) !!
If you fall behind in this lane it will feel terrible, but the same goes for him!
BRING THE RESOLVE PAGE, or the aggressive page with ignite.”
RainAndBow says “After stridebreaker nerf, he is more manageable late game. He is still ridiculous to play against early. Take Phase Rush, try to blind him when he uses W. This is difficult as he usually does E-Auto-W which cannot really be stopped. Play very safe against the Darius.”
SionSionSionSion123 says “after he hooks you , e him and stand in his q handle range while charging your q , hit him once afterwards and run away with phase rush”
Saesame says “Easy Lane. Learn to Q-out perfectly to dodge his E near the start of the animation. (Might be the reason I have a 75%+ wr against him?) Respect his W-slow/E-W Combo. His W slow is a death sentence. Don't let him Q-Heal your clone. He scales but you scale harder - as long as you don't int to him. Learn his E range so you know whether you need to Q or not... bait it out and dodge it with movement speed if possible.”
calbino says “Darius got nerfed pretty hard from the stridebreaker changes. If the matchup is even, you have a 50/50 chance of winning the level 6. Just don't get pulled and you should be fine.”
PlasmaFox1 says “If the darius is smart, he will lane bully and freeze on you. Try to get fury off the first wave and do short trades until you can all in with R. ”
Jaori says “Probably the easiest and most satisfying lane you can get as Trundle. Cheese him, he is always going to lose 1vs1 at level one. Quick trades with auto+Q, back off, and remember to wait until his stacks go off. When fighting, go ham, block him with pillar and ult while standing in king's domain. Easy 1vs1.”
RareParrot says “Remember, his pull range is the same as teemos auto attack range so fake and auto and bait out his E, he will never win a trade without it so its free if you dodge it.”
ForgottenProject says “I actually this this is a good matchup for Gwen.
Every Gwen player is banning Darius for no reason, you use your E to dash into him when he goes for a Q. Place your W at the beginning of the trade for a HUGE Armor Buff so he does very little damage.
Bramble rush is an option or you can rush Riftmaker with Plated Steelcaps.”
ForgottenProject says “Extremely Strong Kit in Lane. His lane can be Oppressing if you keep letting him trade with you.
[1]Parry his Hook and he's a Sitting Duck. If you mess up you're in for a beating.
[2]Parrying his W is good
[3]You can Q into him when he uses his Q to deny the Healing.
[4]If he somehow gets an early lead make sure you have Boots or you'll get Run-down.
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epic blitz top says “VERY OPPRESSIVE. HARD TO WIN UNLESS YOU GET AN EARLY LEAD (JG ASSISTANCE OR UNDER TOWER HOOK) ITS A DIFFICULT SKILL MATCHUP THAT REQUIRES A LOT OF LIMIT TESTING TO KNOW.”
dissociate says “Do not fight him early game. He will win. Avoid him until at least level 6, because you can hug him if the fight feels winnable, avoiding his outer range on Q at ALL COSTS. Bring ignite, and go the poke build.”
Fuu Enju says “You can take him on easily. Avoid his Q because bleed damage can be a problem. Your combo will grant you a shield so it will help sustain your lane against him.”
turtlehamstercroc says “look for quick trades level 1 with auto-e-auto then back away, after level 1 try to farm up and avoid his e as much as you can, once you get sheen should have the upper hand if you use your e, q and ult well to avoid him from using his ult and killing you, if you fail just try to farm up and never get into his pull range. This is one of those matchups where not playing properly can cost you the game, but it isn't too hard overall”
Papa Urgot says “This guy gets so much AD once he is stacked in a fight and on top of that his healing is insane. extended fights are good for you but better for darius. Your only window to trade is when he used his q on minions. get antihealing.”
Bricks N Chips says “Very difficult once he's on you, but has no real way of engaging apart from flash, especially moreso since the stridebreaker nerfs.”
Marwaii says “Kite and poke, take care for his E and stay out of its distance. If he takes ghost then do not stay in lane if you are below half hp and tired. Try to play safe till you get mythic and you'll win.
Take Trinity + Plated.”
a1a7s45 says “Like always, you have the range advantage. Similar to Aatrox, he doesn't take TP. When you get low on health, back and TP to lane. You need to play short trades because the longer the fight goes on, Darius becomes exponentially more stronger.
Teamfights, you outscale him because you are more useful. If you get a really clean engage off and you have Radiant Virtue, the fight is already over and Darius can't do a thing.”
oogoogerson says “This is a really big threat for Singed. This is who I usually ban and if you get him in your game you should probably dodge. Level 1-18 you lose 1v1 against Darius. You pretty much need a gank to kill him. Just play passive and try to freeze near your tower. Take Teleport.”
Safolet says “In my opinion, this match depends on who plays better. Darius has the E to get closer to you, Gnar has the E to jump, but Darius also has the Ghost to run faster and thus catch up with you. I usually play pretty safe but trying to tease with Q and basic attacks to make it difficult for Darius to farm. In MegaGnar I almost always try to hit with the W or R to get away from him and thus keep my distance so that when I become MiniGnar I can annoy him from afar.”
RedNBlue says “I would put Darius in the even threat due to your passive shield and his ability to have a bit of trouble going through that without busting a hard q. You can be pretty annoying to a Darius as your ultimate will render him dead. But people just don't know how to really play against a Darius and will still end up letting him snowball one way or the other.”
AlanVenator says “Darius is considered to be a lane bully, he is no exception against Urgot. The key to winning this matchup is survive the early game. Use your E every time he tries to grab you. Play safe and try to freeze the wave. After level 6, you can kill him on your own if you play it well. Since he is an inmobile champion you can easily kill him every time with the help of your jungler so ping help every time your ultimate is up. If you don't fall behind, once you get Black Cleaver + lvl 9 it's free win.
Do not let him snowball early game!!! If he doesn't build tabis he is quite squishy.”
Breadcrumbs says “Darius abuses any mistake you make, and this is furthered by the fact that irelia is already a very punishable champion. When he Qs, Q to him so his Q does very little damage. If you manage to do this, chances are you will win the fight”
SethPRG says “You should only ever be careful of Darius level 1, and if he has ignite or ghost. His all-in potential is scary, but you beat him if you punch him, literally. When Darius is about to use his Q, that's your signal to E him so you get put in the center, both avoiding the damage and bleed. If he W slows you before using Q, it's not the end of the world, and if you are level 6 you can just ult him during that anyways to dodge his Q. If he tries to ult you, you can ult him to cancel his ult, but you can't watch for the animation, you just have to predict it or else it will still hit you. If you're not about to kill him and are above 3 stacks of his bleed, you should try to move towards your turret, and if he still sticks on you and you don't think you will be able to reach your turret without getting 5 stacks and taking way too much damage, or just dying, keep fighting. No matter what you beat him at all stages of the game unless his passive is fully up and he outplays you. His only real threat to you is his Q heal from 5 stacks (which you can have 60% mitigated of from itemizing properly) and the nearly 1k true damage from his ult late game. You need to focus him first, ult him into his team so you can also simultaneously gap close on the ADC without Darius being a threat to run down your team. Trinity Force is the best way to keep steamrolling Darius so he never has a chance to fight back, but you'll want to get Bramble on your first back, and build Plated Steelcaps if you are behind or have completed your Mythic item. Take Death's Dance second item if there are more than 2 AD, otherwise build it 3rd, and eventually build a Sterak's Gage to survive his ult burst Mid-Late game.”
SpartanDumpster says “This is a match up that can go either way. Darius is tanky enough for your passive to threaten him, but not enough to guarantee you'll win trades. His pull is something to make sure you dodge. Darius' often have a habit of spinning immediately after using their pull ability, so as long as you dodge that pull, he'll have two abilities on cooldown, which may be the best time to punish him before level 6.”
El Leon Gnar says “Despite Dar being a fairly strong champion, he never really has kill pressure on you unless you take extended losing trades. Take fleet against him to stay healthy, trade with your Q outside of his E range, and never go in on low health unless you can burst him in one go.”
doozy99 says “Take your W first, if you're looking to trade back at level 1. You can duel him and win sometimes. Go ignite if you're not confident that you can kill him, otherwise take ghost. Your passive combined with Revitalize and Second Wind can negate his bleed. Keep your W to block his R damage. Don't push into his tower, he'll run you down and kill you.”
Unholy Vanity says “Whilst it is true that Darius is strongest in prolonged fights, he falls in even when matched correctly. For one, you have very similar healing to that of his Q, your well-timed disengage counters his pull, and your ultimate keeps him from hitting the outer perimeter of one of his spins.”
Lucas9000 says “Play safe early and when you have an item advantage or poked him hard enough, then kill him. Post 6 should be also fairly free with a all in”
Xarmat says “The only way he can reach you is by flashing. If he does, flash yourself and use E to slow him. If he goes ALL IN, use your summoner and kite him.”
SkinysZin says “Insuportável contra qualquer campeão, é um campeão feito para ganhar a lane, não de kills para ele que ja será de grande ajuda.
Use a runa de tenacidade se estiver com muito receio sobre a matchup.”
DaSticks says “Bait his hook by pretending to auto-attack him and then cancelling. Try and buy boots before him as him having a movespeed advantage means he can run up and hook you! Walk or flash into close range of his Q to take reduced damage and stop the heal when all-inning, combine this with blind so he can't auto you!”
Sailor MOwOn says “Morgana is probably my only confident champ against Darius. I feel I can dodge his abilities and fight back the most with her. However, if you're against a Darius Smurf, there's little hope for anyone on your team to win. But most you encounter should not be THAT good in Low Elo and will be manageable.”
Godidi says “I consider Darius a skill matchup, the better player wins. Unlike garen, Darius has a good way to engage, and, since most dariuses take ghost, whenever he wants, he can just run at you, E and do a full combo. But if you are aware of that and kite properly and blinding when he goes for a W, since he will only be able to get 1 Hemmorage Stack (from his Q) or none (if he misses the edge), his ult wont do you much other than mildly inconvenience you. That said, still be careful as Darius is Darius so he may still be able to kill you even though he missed his W and has no range/mobility.”
majororange77 says “Full info in Guide.
If he gets on top of you, you're most likely dead. Focus him first in team fights if possible to avoid giving him Ultimate resets.”
Kaizin says “Do not let him get to 5 stacks of bleed, don't take all ins unless you can burst him, he will win extended trades with q healing and raw damage. Be unpredictable in your movements so he can't land Q. Take short trades from level 3 with e into q stun auto and w. Bramble rush into tier 2 boots helps with dodging q and reducing his healing. Early health stacking will be beneficial as his R true damage is a flat number.”
NPGRiven says “Honestly this matchup isn't extremely hard, but you can be punished very easily. Which is why I have put it so high up on the scale. When he uses Q you always want to make sure you step inside of him to avoid getting hit by his outer Q, as Riven this isn't that hard. Level 1 you are able to all-in him if he starts Q, if he starts W, don't bother.
Never trade into him if he already has some bleed stacks on you, wait out the stacks before going in. The best thing to do is freeze near your tower, Darius can run you down in lane very easily, and will take ghost like 75% of the time.”
Tulho says “SEMPRE FAZENDO TROCA CURTA CONTRA DARIUS, POIS SUA PASSIVA(HEMORRAGIA) COM 5 STACKS DEIXA O DARIUS MUITO FORTE.
SEMPRE FIQUE BEM PERTO DELE, POIS ELE VAI TER DIFICULDADE SE ACERTAR SEU Q(DIZIMAR).
TABI DE FIRST ITEM, POIS DARIUS SEMPRE COMPRAM ITEMS DE VELOCIDADE DE MOVIMENTO PARA CHEGAR EM SEUS ALVOS.
O SEU E(URSO) TEM UM PEQUENO DASH, SAIBA USAR ISSO AO SEU FAVOR.
SE VOCÊ QUISER CORTA CURA PODE, MAS ASSIM VOCÊ VAI ATRASAR MUITO SUA BUILD, MAS SE TIVER UMA SORAKA, AATROX, VIEGO, OLAF, YUUMI E ETC. VOCÊ DEVE.
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I am so chill says “skill matchup.Do not waste ur e allways poke him with ur q s lvl 3 aa can hurt him alot with your combo.However you should be really carefull about his q outside dmg,if you re going for a all in and when he uses q use ur e to get inside of him and auto attack w avoid getting 5stack passive.I dont recommend going all in against this guy unless he s low.”
UlisesFRN says “Darius is a well known counter to Garen. He wins long trades,but your lvl 6 is better than his,play around that. Play defensive, ask for jungle assistance or Ban him”
CaptianMike says “Way too strong early and can easily dive you. True damage ultimate plus a reliable engage with his E makes this a terrible lane. I personally always ban him.
Update: Darius just got buffed against tanks! This is a nightmare lane”
ApollonATH says “While many people fear darius he is actually a skill matchup in favor for voli. You can even first blood him if you play the pta inspiration runes with ignite . Whatever you do DONT greed vs him if he gets a lead because of you greeding plays he can snowball you out of the game”
SirGRC says “Worth a Ban: Maybe
I just hate Darius. He is such a bully and even if he is negative, one team fight can bring him back into the game. I was told he is very easy to deal with because of Gwen’s E but I have not been able to play against him sense he is just getting banned by the other top laner. I will update this whenever I can play against a Darius or two.”
Humitaxx says “Darius is required to get close and damage you a lot, for any regular build this would be fatal, but if you go with the tank build, you just need to endure until your W is charged up so you can stun and kill him with the burst damage of your W and then shield bash, don't get cocky tho, since he can still execute you if you get low enough with all stacks and get ahead easily to the point this will not work as intended”
deathwalker7119 says “One of Fiora's harder matchups, once you learn this matchup it becomes much easier but at first it will feel horrible. Take ignite usually, plus the nimbus cloak page. If you are both full hp, do NOT parry the E, it is a death sentence. He will just auto you and run you down once hes out of stun. Parry his empowered auto (W) because it is a large chunk of undodgeable damage that comes with a big slow that will fuck you. Most fights will play out one of two ways: A bad darius will walk up and Q to take a free trade, if this happens, instantly Q into him. He will then E you (this is fine) but immediately parry after the E knockup is done because this will parry his auto after the E (which is usually his W). From here, look to constantly Q into his Qs as he can't heal, make sure to pop your ignite early so that if you fuck up a Q he doesn't heal to 50% hp and kill you for free. The other Darius player is the good darius player, he will look to walk up and start with E or W. You need to study how they play because every Darius main plays a little differently. Some Darius players will go E > W > Q, some will W > E > Q, some will W > Q > e, and some will E > Q > W. either way, you simply need to Q into his Q and parry the W, or he will fuck you. You can also use your Q to dodge his E with prediction if he is one of the Darius players who holds his E for after his auto > w.”
JeanMichelBambi says “Darius is one of the only characters who can fight Mordekaiser at level 1, his passive being a better version of Mordekaiser's and his kit being all around very strong for duels”
WarwicksSimp says “Just a natural counter, watchout for his E which can be used to cancel your ultimate while youre already suppressing him if timed perfectly or on accident. never take fights until about lvl 3 maybe, or just dont at all, hard to get ahead of a darius or even cs while he is around. Bramble possibly rush?”
Snow Day Zoe says “Make sure you take W first, if you are trading level 1.
You can full on 1v1 and win.
Take ignite if you are scared.
E or R to dodge his Q
You can outheal his 5 stack bleed with passive and second wind.
W to block damage of his R
He outscales at Steraks and level 16 tho.
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Nekosett says “This matchup doesn't feel like a threat you can actually 100 to 0 him if you just build dmg and make him miss his q dont go grevious till late in the game as you shouldnt get hit by his q most levels you win and e his q and r his second q this will ensure that you win the lane if hes behind hes not as good as you in teamfights also start dorans blade and use ignite ”
XPRflew says “Just e poke to farm and stack when you can. Don't get e by Darius he does a lot of damage. You will beat him once you get a good amount of stacks”
Excuruseh says “Darius is an ok matchup for you. Your passive obviously helps you gain back some hp and armor to fight him. You can look for a short trade lvl 3, and maybe kill lvl 6. I'd play this lane to get out of it and do something in team fights. Watch out for his execute.”
gps1mx says “It destroys Camille all the early game and most of the mid-game, wait till your 2 item spike to duel him, go Divine mythic and evade his Q with Ult, NEVER try to evade his ult with yours, as if Darius targets becomes untargetable when he casts ult, it's cd will reset.”
Darkduet says “Darius can be a pain in the ass, since he can prevent you from a full combo with his grab and win a trade. The early is pretty winable, but the late is difficult.”
TwoKingzz says “Skill matchup - Bait his E cd and Q cd and all in him. Take pta and Attackspeed / armor runes. Bait him with your jungler or all in him with ignite when an important cd is down.”
Womsky says “Scaling set up with doran's shield/long sword start, A boring ass lane if knows what he is doing, if he has no ignite you can trade lvl 1 with fury, its just about punishing his cds especially if he misses E, but over all a hard lane cause you get punished by half of your health bar if u mess up while his mistakes goes on unchecked mostly, the higher you get in elo the worst it gets, cause any gank/disturbance in wave which causes the lane to push for him could be fatal, and darius players learn to wave control well and punish there over extended enemies, just scale and farm if you see no chances of a kill, especislly if he rushes tabies like a rat, if the wave starts pushing into him you can look to trade some of your hp to make him push the wave, which is by letting him auto you or Q the wave to make him push you in, a very good way to get back the wave into your favour if it gets messy.”
RealIreliaCarriesU says “Avoid fighting him at lvl 1 since you won’t have passive, start e and let him push you in. E him after he autos you so that your creeps target him. Once it pushes to tower stack your passive and look for fights, especially since it will be pushing back and you will have exp advantage over him. Don’t be afraid to fight him even if he looks spooky. Make sure he has no boneplating before all-inning him and land your E before you go in AND make sure you have passive. Save your last Q for his Q, spam your Q when they pull you if they are charging his Q. If you don’t get hit by his outer Q you will typically win, same goes later levels however I would avoid fighting him after 3 items if you are not ahead of him since it will take you too long to kill him and he will get his passive.
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tibs2 says “CDR boots any% speedrun. Some people think this match up is "unplayable" for Poppy. But IMO its really easy if you play it well enough. I think if you are a newer to the champ this match up can be a nightmare but the way you win this match up is by kiting him with q. If he q just walk into him melee and then q and walk away. If he e same thing just q and walk away. If he e and then ghost just ult him. Go into practice tool and practice doing a fast ult that knocks them away. If you get good at it you can ult him away before he can really react. Cannot remember the last time I have lost this match up and people pick into me all the time.”
SadmanV3 says “Darius is not a great matchup for Nasus. Any Darius worth their salt will understand that to win the game, pressuring Nasus early, punishing him hard is the key to victory. However, any Nasus worth their salt will also understand that simply staying alive and not getting punished too hard will lead to a long-term victory for them. Nasus in this matchup generally needs to freeze the lane extremely close to the tower. Bait Darius into [[Decimating]] your minion wave to get it to push forward, closer to your tower use [[Spirit Fire]] to prevent minion wave crashes. Most importantly, don't ever get hooked by Darius, you can do his by staying behind minions whilst his hook is up.”
Ratakor says “Personal ban, you can beat him easily in low elo, after gold elo you can either play passive and you will outscale him or play with ignite and try to kill him when you hit lvl 6 before him for exemple, anti-heal can be good against his Q”
svjade says “His life steal is quite huge and his bleeding stacks from his passive will have a huge impact on Akali. He is quite hard to counter but Akali has a much higher chance once she (even slightly) scales (for example gains her ultimate on level 6).”
JeanMichelBambi says “Darius shreds tanks easily with his passive armor penetration, bleed, and scaling true damage, he should be your perma ban in most games.”
Pupupipiru says “Ban Darius, impossible to beat in lane without JG, and even then he can 1v2 with proper movement. beats you in your ultimate duo to true damage on R and healing in the Q.”
Ponkstronk says “Skill match up. You can deny his q heal twice after 6. You can beat him all the time in the game except when you both get lvl 16. Then he will win with his 1.2k dmg r and ad ratio on his passive.”
Sephix92 says “to play against darius you have to do
small trades dont let him get 5 stacks on you if he pulls you hold him dash direct q to wall. Ohterwise try to start up the battle and clear with E wait for your cdrs will get possible matchup. Think for his high pull cooldown do so much trades as possible if he missed.”
XD001 says “Darius mid is rare but a pocket pick for some. In this matchup you never want to take extended trades as he will beat your ass. Try to get early grievous wounds if possible. Focus on keeping your CS up and don't call for jg. Good Darius' can 1v2 jg + Ekko, especially when he has stridebreaker and R. Eventually at mid-late game you won't have to deal with him that much and will have to instead focus on 1 shotting the enemy back line, not Darius. Darius slightly outscales Ekko.
electrocute + inspiration + tp.
If the enemy team has 2 more tanks/bruisers take Conqueror + domination ”
painkillertop says “Darius could easily be an ‘extreme’ on the matchup rankings however with a bit of patience and smart positioning you can win this matchup. When playing against Darius you are highly likely to be trading often therefore start the game with a Dorans blade and a pot. Be very careful during the early levels as his bleed stacks can easily cause the lane to go south for both you and your jungler! Whenever Darius uses his Q ‘Decimate’ you need to use your E either as an escape or to get within the circle hitbox in order to prevent taking any damage. A personal preference of mine is to get an early executioners in order to reduce the healing he gets from his Q. In an even lane with Black cleaver and Executioners you WIN this matchup (again post level 9) but you also have a good shot at winning from level 6 onwards. ”
AmericanNut says “His early game is good, so is yours. But you cannot beat him without Plated Steel Caps, wait for him to initiate with his E pull, once he does that, he will likely Q, use Shield Vault to get too close to him for his axe to hit, and then burst him down.”
Noodles912 says “If you always social distancing him, you are fine. Play chicken always, and you will outscale him. Look to freeze in lane so he needs to play up. If he manages to hook you, W will stop his Q and R, but not his passive bleed. Spam Q to stay healthy.”
Cayteer says “He beats you in every stage of the game. Try not to get into his E range. At 6 , work with your jungler to CC chain him and kill him before he kills both of you.”
Buszman says “Matchup involving snowballing, but you're the one with the higher ceiling. As long as you maintain correct spacing and back out without seeing lethal on 5 stacks you should win.”
kohyss says “You stand no chance till 6, dont even try to trade with him. Lv 1-2 you can poke him a bit with you Q. After level 6 you can try to all in him, you need to hit every single spell and use your shield with full power otherwise he will beat you. You will outscale him so if you cant fight him just farm under turret. Rush bramble+plated caps.”
PiscesPomf says “HARD LANE - HANDLE WITH CARE !
Darius is a really strong champ during laning phase, and a powerful champ over that.
- Parry his E and you can try to trade him.
-If you can't parry his E, then parry just after he grabs you so you deny a W (wait just a bit because he launches an AA before a W.).
-If he's about to ult you, you can obviously parry his R.
-You can dash into him when he is using Q to deny his heal, but running in the opposite direction is an idea. Be patient and wait for an opportunity to go into him. Craft boots early because he's fast.”
PoppingMoth says “Annoying but you can just stay far back from him and farm, whenever he gets close you just flay and sprint as fast as possible away.”
nachoreformed says “Darius is hard because even if you have armor boots and bramble he can still do 2/3rds of your hp with his ult. You win the lane by taking short trades and not letting him stick to you.”
OverlordOfTheLane says “darius is garen garen is darius they are the same champion essencialy just expirance the pain with him and learn how and when to trade most liekly let him e you while you spin other wise is waste of time”
SadmanV3 says “A rather large threat, allowing him to get multiple stacks of his passive on you will spell death. Has potential to harass under tower, and can tank a few tower shots as well.”
TheShadowCotoco says “🇧🇷: DARIUS É BEM FORTE DO LEVEL 1 AO LEVEL 6, MAS VOCÊ PODE LUTAR COM ELE, ESPERE ELE USAR UMA DE SUAS 3 SKILLS, NÃO ESQUEÇA DE FAZER CORTA CURA.
🇺🇸: DARIUS IS VERY STRONG FROM LEVEL 1 TO LEVEL 6, BUT YOU CAN FIGHT WITH HIM, WAIT FOR HIM TO USE ONE OF HIS 3 SKILLS, DON'T FORGET TO MAKE THORNMAIL.”
teemodumbstupid says “Another lane bully. I like fleet footwork against him because he will try to E you if you go for a minion. With the extra movement speed from Fleet you can dodge it more easily. You scale harder than him and will win once you have Sunderer.”
Urgodzilla says “In early game he wins by default even if you do everything correctly. The best thing you can do is Eing his E. Try not to give him free Q healing and damage. Be cautiuos if he has Ghost, he will just run you down if you don't respect this. You can kill him lvl6 if he does something stupid. After lvl9 (or lvl13 if he is ahead) you outscale him.”
Speed_Fire2 says “Darius is a lane bully, but Mordekaiser is one as well, play it safe and poke with your Q, only engage when he is either low on health or out of mana, and Save your W for when he has all 5 stacks on you (or when he chooses to ult.)”
Laserholic says “Gwen specializes in fighting melee fighters and juggernauts. We all know darius is strong early, so you don't have to challenge him. Stay firm until Rylai's power spike, Lv6, and a mistake such as missed hooks or Qs.”
PalestinianLuck says “Never let him Hit his Q to heal on you.
You finish him easily of before 6 if you always Block his W
Only go for burst trades
After 6 you should only block his ultimate with your E and nothing else. He will win against you in late”
Oskarl3 says “probably sions worst matchup, you are an immobile tank, and he will shred you if you try and fight him one on one. try and freeze the wave and wait for your jungler to gank, the goredrinker build is best here because it gives you more health to play with.”
ZeruelOP says “When he goes for the pull use Q in order to go inside his Q to avoid the heal and stack and try using W after that so you could minimize the slow you get from his W its recommended to Start With Ruby Crystal and 2 Health Pots Early”
Tsundere Tahm says “Darius. Aléjate si tienes las 5 cargas, si falla su q tradeale, te recomiendo que cuando pelees con el no uses la pasiva enseguida, cuando vaya a pegar q cómelo, de esa forma la q no te pega, mitigas daño y le provocas daño, así lo matas o al menos lo obligas a retroceder.”
jmp_01_ says “Strong early game champ. Make sure to dodge his Q - Decimate with your Q - Knuckledown, your E - Facebreaker or your R - The Show Stopper. Make sure not to trade with him anymore if he hits his Q - Decimate.”
AyeJa3 says “Avoid long trades and look to get deep inside his Q range if you can't escape it in time to avoid his bleed and extra damage. Reposte his W pre 6, and reposte his R post 6.”
Thats a OOF says “Take grasp. Rush brambles and plated. Don't E if he has E. Dodge the Q sweet spots even with bramble. Once he is 6 and has 5 stacks on you, you will either disengage, or commit to the fight.”
Draconic56 says “You will win longer fights but he will win shorter trades. Ult him when he doesn't have any passive stacks or you will get creamed. Don't fight him pre level 6 after level 6 you can beat him in your ult.”
SanLourdes says “Darius does some insane damage during the early game, respect that. You both have a gap closer, so keep that in mind. If he engages with his E, just use yours backwards to pull him back to where he was. Don't fight him when he has his hemorrhage stacks! You can beat him with your ultimate only if he is not fully stacked. Save your W for when you get on low health so that he can't use his ult to execute you. Keep close to him so that he cannot use the extra damage from his Q sweet spot. Once you get a kill on him you snowball way harder than he does. No need to change anything in your build sequence, just bring Doran's Shield and build Sorcerer's Shoes. ”
negoZoma69 says “He can't do much against your range in lane so expect him to cheese you from bushes. Most Darius take ghost and go stridebreaker so you can take ghost too with nimbus cloak to match his movespeed. ”
Hesychia says “Darius is an Extreme threat for Gwen.
As a Darius main, there is nothing you can do much to him but beg your jungler to camp you. Never go long trades with him or he will kill you. Go with short trades, do your full combo (or half of it) and leave the trade or else he will just Dunk you.”
idadees says “Punirlo sul farm aiuta, evitare di fare trade prolungati, se possibile avere la lane freezzata quasi sotto la vostra torre, in caso diventi opprimente rush di ferite gravi e calzali del ninja”
not normal says “If you can kite this guy whilst also keeping lane control, Yay you win the laning phase. If not, he'll quickly outscale you and raep ur anus.”
R3mI says “be careful at darius with ghost and don't go much longer than half of the line lane because he can use ghost and catch you up and kill you. but you can keep q w him and when he try to e you and w q or q w you use e inside him and he can't not longer get heal through his q out of his range. ”
SKRELAX says “Darius is extreme counter to Sett, if you are advanced player of Sett, you can try to kill him on lvl 2, or 3. But if not, try to not fight him until level 6, and play smartly. Don't overextend if not needed.”
Docoda says “If the Darius takes Ghost/Flash and possibly even Phase Rush against you he can easily run you down when your E is on cooldown.
A Darius with Teleport is basically griefing against you.
If you manage to kill a Darius with Flash/Ghost in lane you can easily build a lead since he won't be able to teleport back.”
SleeplessX says “Stick to short trades and space him. Walk, W or flash inside his Q to deny healing. Try to E late (but not too late!) if you are committed in an all in, as he does more and more damage as the fight goes on”
exoticT says “Keep an eye on your bleed stacks and when Darius uses q, you use Jax q to jump on him and deny his healing. Your e is also strong for denying his w and auto attacks.”
Lost Robot says “He can snowball pretty hard if you let him get an early lead, but you won't.
Hope that Darius goes for a level 1 cheese. *As long as you get the first auto,* you'll almost always win this fight with Ignite. If he autos first, there's a possibility he can outplay you and get his passive activated early enough for him to win the all-in. If you predict the cheese and you're the first one to auto, you'll win the all-in easily.
Besides that, he really can't be much of a problem. Be extremely aggressive. Don't back off when he uses his Q, or else he'll heal. Note that if you have 3 stacks and he uses his Q, you can use Devour to pull him in so you get hit by the handle instead.”
Dorom says “People tend to have problems with this champion which is quite understandable due to his trading potential with Q and passive. He can turn the fight around any second if you're not careful enough BUT once you get the hang of this matchup he's fairly easy to manage. Sit under a barrel and don't get E'd and you should be fine.
”
SanLourdes says “Darius is a tough champion especially after level 6. He is beefy, deals fat damage and his ultimate can execute you at low health. Your best bet is to initiate first, don't let him start the duel. This makes sure that he can't use his E, and since you are staying close to him, his Q will deal reduced damage. Don't build Divine Sunderer!!! Attack speed is even more important against Darius because you want your initiations to be as short as possible and Divine Sunderer lacks in attack speed but makes up for in sustain. f you give him extended fights he will be able to stack his passive which will make it so much harder to duel with him, which is why sustain is not the best way to defeat Darius. He is not a full on tank but more of a bruiser, so build Tri-Force and Black Cleaver.”
Nerkas says “It's all about you making a mistake. If you miss a skillshot, he immediately gets a kill pressure on you. Getting close is lethal, Phase Rush required!”
OctavePlayer says “Not much of a threat due to him having to walk to attack. Bully him until he hits 6. After that, only all in him if certain for a kill. ”
JapaUwU says “Darius is an Extreme threat for Gwen. As a Darius main, there is nothing you can do much to him but beg your jungler to camp you. Never go long trades with him or he will kill you. Go with short trades, do your full combo (or half of it) and leave the trade or else he will just Dunk you.”
pioj12 says “O dear darius broken as always :).
For this match try to poke him as much as you can, DO NOT FIGHT HIM IN ANY FORM; he will win most of the trades and even kill you bc 99% of the time they bring ignite.
Try to dodge his E to not get slow and try to survive lane.
You don't win the match even as mega because he can extend the trade on you and in lvl 6 he also hits his power spike so just survive lane
”
goblinKappa says “Just like Sett, Darius is an early game lane bully who can hit E and ruin your day. His passive (adds bleed on hit) is a massive pain to deal with, especially early game”
zzepic says “Can easily run you down with Ghost, play it safe and avoid walking into range of E. You can use your W to disengage when he pops Ghost on you. Phase Rush is recommended.”
The_Real_Wickd says “Darius is one of Shen's absolutely biggest nightmares. Playing against him will make you rip your hair out.
You have to be extremely careful once you meet this guy on the rift. Often he will be running Flash and Ghost which is the scariest combination. If he got Flash and Ghost it's absolutely crucial that you never push him. If you are pushing he will run you down with Ghost and you're going to die every single time. Allow him to push you under tower and focus on safely farming. If you want to kill Darius it's important that you coordinate a gank with the jungler. You can only win 2v1, but be careful of 2v2 scenarios.
It's a much easier matchup if he's running Flash and Teleport. In that case you can kinda play the lane however you want.”
gladiatorrr4 says “Take care about Darius E. Stay out of his Q range and try to poke from far away. Save your E to get away when he uses his pull on you.”
raede says “I mentioned this earlier but Darius can actually be a pretty easy lane. Because Darius almost always goes Ghost, you aren't really punished for going Ignite. Ignite will add much needed damage and reduce his healing. Just make sure that if you can't kill him not to fight longer than needed. Two Ws THEN GET OUT.”
Runtley says “Darius pull and his stupid bleeding thing that gives him a grievous wounds can make him hard to play against. I recommend you take Press The Attack when going up against him. I also recommend not to hid from him. He can pull and make you bleed, you will most likely die if you try and hide.”
jpaul2077 says “Very hard match up due to Darius being a very good duelist. Darius will usually win both short trades and all ins due to his passive ability and ultimate ability. Look to farm safely and punish mistakes under tower. You will most likely need jungler assistance to win this lane.”
KingNklaus says “Way too strong early for Morde but you outscaling hard many people will think that Seeker's is a good choice but the best option is to go Haunting Guise it will help you to kill him fast enough so that you dont have to deal with his 5 bleed's also always ALWAYS flash his Q if he doesnt get that heal he's has good as dead all of this only post 6 dont be stupid he WILL kill you before 6 almost regardless
If he uses Q on minions you can go for a trade but do not overstay you cant kill him fast enough early game but you can definetly hurt him ”
ChaseMorePlz says “Remember that If you dodge his Q is prevents his heal. Keep in mind when playing against Darius that his Q will do significantly less damage when you're close to him. Basically, When you do a fast combo and you get all of your autos & abilities off you have the potential to out damage him in trades early on. Watch out for his E during ganks it has an annoyingly long range. It's a good idea to bait his Q out before you trade and slowly poke him down. ”
ChaseMorePlz says “Very hard matchup as well. Try to farm with your Q and stay out of his Apprehend range, he is very immobile so once you hit a power spike and play the lane properly, he shouldn't be too much of a problem for you. ”
ChaseMorePlz says “He does a lot of damage early game with his bleed so don't fight, trade or cs near him unless his abilities are down. You can stand in the center of his Q Decimate, the ability when he swings his axe in a circle to do damage. He is very immobile. Also has a rather long ranged pull on his E that you need to stay away from. Other than that, the matchup is easy and you can kill him with good stacks, farming and wave management. I like to play this matchup smart by not dying.”
Lunarisen says “He'll bully you out of lane on most times with his bleed stacks, just focus on passive farming and denying him kills to outscale him in the mid game.”
Pawn Sacrifice says “A good Darius can ruine your game. Even late game, if he knows how the champion works, his ultimate can execute you above 70% of HP... so yeah, it's a skill matchup, his early is too strong and he can be well played mid/late.”
SirPandus says “Farm matchup. DO NOT FIGHT Lvl 1, you might get lucky but 90% of the time you lose and can't farm unless your willing to trade 50% of your hp for minions and burning your flash. Once you get Titanic and Black cleaver you win 1v1s easily. Tbh just survive laning phase and you're fine.”
Reformed Ravi says “careful for his early game and try to poke him down with your ghouls and e. when you land the w on him stay inside it with him so you dont get hit by the edge of his q. Back off once he gets 4 stacks and if you really want to, take ghost to match his”
Sett The Boss says “Darius is a threat but not as much of a threat as Fiora. Darius in order to beat you in a fight has to reach late game or soonest 10 mins considering you have no kills till then. if that happens darius will just buy armor and be tanky enough to survive your kit since his q heals him and is on a low cooldown”
Godalane says “Requires Matchup Knowledge.
Go For Conqueror.
When he misses his E, you are powerful than him. You can fight with him without any hesitation. After level 6, Darius is not a threat to you anymore.”
Nahkampf says “If you're not really good with garen this shit can destroy you, if he use his Q u can engage it, just focus on farming his passive is really annoying.”
timeinabottle says “people consider this as a hard matchup, but really it is an easy one trade with short figths with him and block his auto-attacks with your W and you will win”
stygiandesolation says “Q inside his Q and use your E to block his W and avoid the slow. Also beware that he can use his E to avoid your E and can then run you down pretty easily. You outscale him hard but he can kill everyone in teamfights if you don't focus him. Take unflinching”
Rime101 says “PHASE RUSH + Max Q
Sorc boots Asap
Take TP/Flash you don’t need to solo kill him so don’t bother with ignite.
He has high kill pressure on you, play the lane safe.
Survive lane = win game.
”
Toliam says “Phase Rush Tech makes this lane kinda manageable, when he gets mercs he can run you down with ease.
Early Rylai + Liandries does do horrible things to him.”
Alekra says “Basically, he is you but better. You will lose long trades every single time. Pray for a mistake and get your jungle to help. Banning him is my go-to strat.”
Erenando says “This is probably one of your worst match ups to stack your q. Just give up some creeps when needed and maintain a safe distance between you and him. The bleeding and his true damage will be a pain in the ass and even ganks can go wrong if your jungler underestimates him. Play save until late and stack HP. You will beat him at some point”
czrmtz24 says “Takes a lot of practice to handle this matchup. Take phase rush and resolve runes. Build boots and Bamis ASAP. You need to take Flash + Ghost in this matchup, or you will be at a disadvantage (since Darius will probably have both). Treat Darius like you do Fiora, do not E him until he E's you. If you are in range of Q, then get closer to him (don't get hit by the rim). With Bamis and Phase Rush, you should be able to Q + E pass him and straight into minions to get free farm and not get punished. ”
lulw says “darius man. Before I thought this was a hard matchup but its not actually that hard. You're W counters his ult and you trade pretty well with him. Early game be careful of bush cheese. DONT PUT A POINT INTO YOUR ABILITIES YET, HE MIGHT TRY TO CHEESE, GO W IF HE WALKS UP AND STARTS AUTOING YOU. You need to rush plated steelcaps to lane against him. After you get bork you can beat him pretty easily if played correctly. If you are in shitters low bring ignite, if you are in like plat + you can bring ghost. The reason darius is even is because you both are bullies, if he gets a lead on you, its over. You can't push. However if YOU get a lead, he can't push. Try to use your R to dodge his Q. Also make sure to use your E to dodge his Q. Save W for his R. ”
ToinoEscaca says “Whenever he wants to trade and stacks his passive, use your W on him, wait for the ability to finish, the stacks will go away :) . Just make sure when he leaves your W to use Tongue Lash (Q) to leave him slow and impossible to hit you if you are still stacked.
If he is agreesive and wants to ulti right after passive is stacked, make sure to not use E during the fight and you'll have enough shield to sustain.”
Dark Star Deku says “To kill Darius you have to play perfectly. He can outrun you with Ghost and NimbusCloak making your E's movement speed useless. Also he has way too high damage early and also a hook making you not beign able to poke him for grasp stacks, which puts you in a rough spot for late game”
NathanPyke says “you can escape his attack range vicinity because he is immobile but if he gets the E timing on your dash you still have a chance to escape with Q”
4fun Player says “Just if he s good you do the following
Your aa has a wind up time just enough so he can hit you with q.
his health regen is very high earlygame you can start Qing him at lvl 4.
if you just Q and he goes for a Q you just kite it out.
you usally just let him e you and then you do the following:
you press Q cancel the animtion with e w because darius needs to auto you otherwise he loses the trade to hard.
(you can q e w before the Q of his hits)
Lvl 6 all on does around 70% of his health
Electro nimbus”
Drumastermunch says “I wanted to put him in "minor", but let's face it, Darius is always a threat, you just can't make a mistake. But if you don't, the matchup is really in your favor, at almost all stage of the game (a good darius with ghost can 1V1 you lategame)”
Dr.C says “The stacks of his attacks are bad.
Even if you E succesful on him you get pulled and Qed and you lose trade.
Here is W a way to farm and def, but you cannot outplay him with your tools.”
HoftheGreed says “Darius aunque puede parecer bastante intimidante, no es un campeón del que debamos preocuparnos tanto en Early si tenemos control de nuestras habilidades, se podría considerar mas que nada un duelo de Skills ya que aunque pueda infligir gran cantidad de daño por su pasiva, podríamos ganar un 1v1 a nv1 su subimos primero nuestra W, o con la misma W bien cargada mitigar una ulti con 5 acumulaciones por parte de Darius aparte de hacerle gran cantidad de daño. Principalmente hay que tener cuidado de no curarlo cuando use su Q, usualmente su combo es usar su E para acercarte a el, luego la W para ralentizarle y alejarse un poco para curarse y hacer daño con su Q, en el momento que nos jale podemos aprovechar si estamos cerca de minions enemigos para usar inmediatamente nuestra E y ya sea ralentizarlo para que al menos no se cure con la Q y haga menos daño (además de que no nos meterá ninguna acumulación con la Q) o aturdirlo y tradearlo antes de que el lo haga y salir un poco ilesos con la W si es que se cargó bastantito para darle aun mas daño. Todo dependerá de tu habilidad jugando Sett y también la habilidad del otro jugando Darius.”
Olaf Only says “Survive until level 6, NEVER push the wave.
If he goes Tank or has Ghost you won't be able to win all-ins vs him.
Olaf is better in mid-game teamfights as Darius is easier to kite.
Darius Outscales Olaf HARD.”
LunaticDancer says “CAREFUL. He's a pretty easy lane after you hit 6, or even 3, BUT it's still a skill match up. Obvious, reckless mistakes can let him make a comeback, so play safe even with the advantage. Anti-heal might be a good idea. Main tips: Don't get into long trades pre-6, he wins those. You win with bursts. When he uses Q, come closer to him, the inner circle of his Q deals way less damage and you also are now closer to punish him for his foolishness.”
lolkayleee says “[First Strike/Grasp/Conqueror + Divine Sunderer.]
[TP and Flash with First Strike page, TP + Flash or Ignite with Grasp page, Ignite + Flash with Conqueror page]
There are two ways to play this matchup. You can go the aggressive route with conqueror + ignite/flash + Doran's Blade start, OR Grasp + ignite/tp or flash/tp + Doran's shield start.
If you think you're better than the enemy Darius or if you have an aggressive jungler while the enemy has a weak early game jungler then the aggressive setup might be better. The ignite helps you win the all in, and the flash helps you flash into the center of his Q to prevent his heal.
If you opt to take the passive route, I recommend taking Doran's shield + Second Wind because Darius's passive continuously procs the passive on Doran's shield and with Second Wind you will actually heal back a lot of hp.
In both cases you want to start W because if you walk up to him level 1 he can just press ghost and auto attack you to death with his stacked passive. Let him push the wave to your side of the lane. Don't even stand next to him because he can cancel your hookshot with his E and then you're dead. If he pulls you first, then auto him for your passive shield and hookshot away. If your jungler camps top it relieves a lot of pressure off this lane. Even if he survives a gank and burns his ghost it removes a lot of kill threat he has on Camille. Try to freeze the wave on your side of the lane and stand close to walls so he can't react to your hookshot. If he ever wastes his hook you have 24 seconds to do what you want as long as the wave is on your side of the lane because he can't cancel your E if you want to run away.
You outscale him pretty hard so just try to get your Trinity Force/Divine Sunderer and look for short trades by landing a Q2 on him after slowing him with W and using the movement speed to kite away - if he hooked you on your way out you can just hookshot away.
Once you have your mythic item - and you guys are even in experience and items - if he ever wastes his Q you can hookshot onto him and all in him. Dodge his second Q with your R and you should win.”
SpyDaFX says “it's mostly skill matchup, Don't trade with him when he has a single stack on you, and never do extended trades with him even if you're fed and he isn't, his stacks ignores how much you are fed and his ult gives true damage. you can trade with him when you have 1 stack only if you plan to flash+w when ur full fury and he's low hp, then its ok, also don't trade with him level 1, but start w, at level 2 you can look for trades, but it's VERY dangerous if he started E level 2. level 3 is pretty safe to trade because u can Q to heal in an all in. go Conqueror”
mobsterplatypus says “Carry ignite. Darius is very strong as of now and his all-ins hurt. A lot. Ignite helps just the little extra bit, especially if you use it during your ultimate. In my experience, thornmail works better than zhonyas due to the health increase and grevious wounds, so go for that. riftmaker is better than rocketbelt here because you're never chasing him unless he backs away for Q. If he has ghost it's a problem, though. go steelcaps for boots.”
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by Antisocial_Renekton | Renekton Player
Tryndamere's best build and how to play tryndamere (READ THE NOTES)
by Groovywelsh | Tryndamere Player
[12.16] MASTER GP TOP/MID GUIDE // (TIPS FOR EVERY MATCHUP) // DESTROY THE PUSSIES AND GO 1v9
by RuchaczSzmat69 | Gangplank Player
[12.14] The ONLY Kled Guide You Will EVER Need✔️ All-Matchups ✔️ Runes, Items ✔️ Gameplay ✔️
by Evandabank | Kled Player
No Arm Whatley's SEASON 12 Tahm Kench Guide (NOT MINE, READ DESC)
by CosmicTurtle88 | Tahm Kench Player
Kindred Top Smite Ghost (AKA The Ranged Undying Turtling Piece Of Shit That Stole My Fucking Jungle Camps)
by Yiphen | Kindred Player
[S12] [Off-Meta] Rell Top actaully +useful+ guide [Only play if you know how to Rell]
by 97MayjjKing | Rell Player
FUZZYPOPKINS' SUPER UBER DUBER CRAZY 1V9 RIVEN GUIDE (314159265359 AD) WOWIE ENEMY WILL HATE YOU AFTER FOLLOWING THIS GUIDE INSANE!
by FuzzyPopkins | Riven Player
EUW Grandmaster Yone Top Lane Season 12 Patch 12.6 Skillcapped Coach
by TrinityForceYasuo | Yone Player
[12.5] AP SHACO TOP GUIDE FOR BEGINNERS!!! DESTROY YOUR ENEMY WITH MIND GAMES
by ShacoMagicTrick | Shaco Player
Cancer Warwick build that i just lost to 1v1 as a fed yi and now i created an account just to publish this out of spite
by CreatedThisAccBecuzGotTil | Warwick Player
