Darius Top build & stats
- Win rate
- 48.7%
- Pick rate
- 5.4%
- Ban rate
- 8.2%
Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Precision +
Resolve 
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
Triumph
Legend: Haste
Last Stand
Bone Plating
Unflinching
Summoner spells
51.4%
321 games
Max order
Q
E
W
49.7%
195 games
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Darius
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Darius wins 48.7% of games as Top on patch 16.17 (961 games).
- Most common core: Youmuu's Ghostblade → Dead Man's Plate → Death's Dance — 65% win rate over 17 games.
- Take Stormraider's Surge as keystone: picked in 51% of games with a 50% win rate.
- Best matchup: Akali (82% over 11 games). Hardest: Vladimir (20% over 10 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 61.5% | 9% (91) | |
| 61.5% | 1% (13) | |
| 57.0% | 30% (286) | |
| 53.9% | 46% (440) | |
| 53.3% | 25% (240) | |
| 53.3% | 11% (107) | |
| 50.9% | 6% (55) | |
| 50.6% | 27% (263) | |
| 48.7% | 56% (534) | |
| 47.8% | 26% (251) | |
| 47.4% | 2% (19) | |
| 26.8% | 4% (41) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Sorcery +
Precision 
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.
Nimbus Cloak
Celerity
Gathering Storm
Legend: Alacrity
Triumph
Precision +
Sorcery
Sorcery +
Precision
Keystones
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Stormraider's Surge
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.
50.0%51% pick
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Conqueror
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
47.8%48% pick
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Hail of Blades
Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.
33.3%1% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Ghost
48.1%52% pick
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Flash + Ignite
51.4%33% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
45.0%15% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
E
W
49.7%195 games
Q
W
E
33.3%6 games
Most common first three levels: W → Q → E (46%), Q → W → E (65%), Q → E → W (48%).
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PHemorrhageDarius' 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.
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QDecimate
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.
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WCrippling Strike
Darius's next attack strikes an enemy's crucial artery. As they bleed out, their Move Speed is slowed.
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EApprehend
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.
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RNoxian GuillotineDarius 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...