Darius Build
the Hand of Noxus
There is no greater symbol of Noxian might than Darius, the nation's most feared and battle-hardened commander. Rising from humble origins to become the Hand of Noxus, he cleaves through the empire's enemies—many of them Noxians themselves. Knowing that he never doubts his cause is just, and never hesitates once his axe is raised, those who stand against the leader of the Trifarian Legion can expect no mercy.
The most played Darius Top build on patch 26.21 runs Conqueror with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, plus Axiom Arcanist and Celerity from the secondary tree. Take Flash and Ghost. Start with Doran's Blade and Health Potion, then build Plated Steelcaps, Youmuu's Ghostblade and Dead Man's Plate, followed by Death's Dance, Force of Nature and Sterak's Gage. Max Q (Decimate) first, then E (Apprehend), then W (Crippling Strike). It has a 50.4% win rate and a 8.0% pick rate.
Runes
Primary
Conqueror
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
Conqueror
Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror for 5s, gaining 1.8-4 Adaptive Force per stack. Stacks up to 12 times. Ranged champions gain only 1 stack per basic attack. When fully stacked, heal for 8% of the damage you deal to champions (5% for ranged champions).
Triumph
Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health and grant an additional 20 gold.
Triumph
Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant an additional 20 gold. 'The most dangerous game brings the greatest glory.' —Noxian Reckoner
Legend: Alacrity
Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Attack Speed.
Legend: Alacrity
Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks). Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.
Last Stand
Deal more damage to champions while you are low on health.
Last Stand
Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max damage gained at 30% health.
Secondary
Axiom Arcanist
Your Ultimate has increased damage, healing, and shielding. Scoring a takedown on an enemy champion reduces your Ultimate's current cooldown.
Axiom Arcanist
Your Ultimate has 12% increased damage, healing, and shielding. (AoE damage is reduced to a 8% increase) Scoring a takedown on an enemy champion reduces your Ultimate's current cooldown by 7%.
Celerity
All Move Speed bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.
Celerity
All movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.
Summoner Spells
Flash
Cooldown 300s
Flash
Cooldown 300s
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ghost
Cooldown 240s
Ghost
Cooldown 240s
Gain Move Speed and ignore unit collision for the duration.
Skill Priority
QDecimate
Cooldown 9/7.75/6.5/5.25/4s · 25/30/35/40/45 Mana
Darius winds up and swings his axe in a wide circle. Enemies struck by the blade take more damage than those struck by the handle. Darius heals based on enemy champions and large monsters hit by the blade.
EApprehend
Cooldown 26/23.5/21/18.5/16s · 70/60/50/40/30 Mana
Darius hones his axe, passively causing his physical damage to ignore a percentage of his target's Armor. When activated, Darius sweeps up his enemies with his axe's hook and pulls them to him.
WCrippling Strike
Cooldown 5s · 40 Mana
Darius's next attack strikes an enemy's crucial artery. As they bleed out, their Move Speed is slowed.
Item Build
Full build 16,200gStarting Items
Doran's Blade
450g
Doran's Blade
- 10 Attack Damage
- 80 Health
- 2.5% Omnivamp
Good starting item for attackers
Health Potion
50g
Health Potion
Consume Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
Core Build
1Plated Steelcaps
1,200g25 Armor · 45 MS
Plating
Plated Steelcaps
1,200g- 25 Armor
- 45 Move Speed
Plating Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
2Youmuu's Ghostblade
2,800g55 AD · 18 Lethality · 4% MS
Haunt · Wraith Step
Youmuu's Ghostblade
2,800g- 55 Attack Damage
- 18 Lethality
- 4% Move Speed
Haunt Gain Move Speed while out of combat. Wraith Step Gain Move Speed and Ghosting for seconds.
3Dead Man's Plate
2,900g350 HP · 55 Armor · 4% MS
Shipwrecker · Unsinkable
Dead Man's Plate
2,900g- 350 Health
- 55 Armor
- 4% Move Speed
Shipwrecker While moving, build up to 20 bonus Move Speed. Your next Attack discharges built up Move Speed to deal bonus physical damage. Unsinkable Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 15%.
4Death's Dance
3,300g60 AD · 50 Armor · 15 AH
Ignore Pain · Defy · Ignore Pain's
Death's Dance
3,300g- 60 Attack Damage
- 50 Armor
- 15 Ability Haste
Ignore Pain A percentage of damage taken is dealt to you over 3 seconds instead. Defy When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, cleanse Ignore Pain's remaining damage and restore Health over 2 seconds.
5Force of Nature
2,800g400 HP · 55 MR · 4% MS
Steadfast
Force of Nature
2,800g- 400 Health
- 55 Magic Resist
- 4% Move Speed
Steadfast Gain 70 Magic Resist and 6% bonus Move Speed after taking magic damage from Champions 8 times.
6Sterak's Gage
3,200g400 HP · 20% Tenacity
The Claws that Catch · Lifeline
Sterak's Gage
3,200g- 400 Health
- 20% Tenacity
The Claws that Catch Gain bonus Attack Damage. Lifeline Taking damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a decaying Shield for 4.5 seconds.
Abilities & Skill Path
Hemorrhage
Darius' attacks and damaging abilities cause enemies to bleed for physical damage over 5 seconds, stacking up to 5 times. Darius enrages and gains massive Attack Damage when his target reaches max stacks.
QDecimate
Cooldown 9/7.75/6.5/5.25/4s · 25/30/35/40/45 Mana
Darius winds up and swings his axe in a wide circle. Enemies struck by the blade take more damage than those struck by the handle. Darius heals based on enemy champions and large monsters hit by the blade.
WCrippling Strike
Cooldown 5s · 40 Mana
Darius's next attack strikes an enemy's crucial artery. As they bleed out, their Move Speed is slowed.
EApprehend
Cooldown 26/23.5/21/18.5/16s · 70/60/50/40/30 Mana
Darius hones his axe, passively causing his physical damage to ignore a percentage of his target's Armor. When activated, Darius sweeps up his enemies with his axe's hook and pulls them to him.
RNoxian Guillotine
Cooldown 120/100/80s · 100/100/0 Mana
Darius leaps to an enemy champion and strikes a lethal blow, dealing true damage. This damage is increased for each stack of Hemorrhage on the target. If Noxian Guillotine is a killing blow, its cooldown is refreshed for a brief duration.