Darius Top build & stats
- Win rate
- 48.1%
- Pick rate
- 4.8%
- Ban rate
- 7.4%
Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.16
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Precision +
Sorcery 
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: Alacrity
Last Stand
Celerity
Nimbus Cloak
Summoner spells
52.3%
107 games
Max order
Q
E
W
49.0%
145 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 48.1% of games as Top on patch 16.16 (613 games).
- Most common core: Youmuu's Ghostblade → Dead Man's Plate → Death's Dance — 73% win rate over 15 games.
- Take Stormraider's Surge as keystone: picked in 57% of games with a 47% win rate.
- Best matchup: Akali (73% over 11 games). Hardest: Ornn (18% over 11 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60.0% | 2% (10) | |
| 52.9% | 3% (17) | |
| 52.8% | 21% (127) | |
| 52.7% | 45% (273) | |
| 51.8% | 32% (199) | |
| 50.0% | 24% (148) | |
| 50.0% | 5% (32) | |
| 49.7% | 31% (191) | |
| 49.2% | 59% (362) | |
| 46.2% | 4% (26) | |
| 44.6% | 9% (56) | |
| 42.9% | 8% (49) |
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
Sorcery +
Precision
Precision +
Sorcery
Keystones
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Stormraider's Surge
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.
47.4%57% 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.
48.8%42% pick
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Lethal Tempo
Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.
75.0%1% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Ghost
47.1%51% pick
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Flash + Ignite
47.1%31% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
52.3%17% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
E
W
49.0%145 games
Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (42%), W → Q → E (40%), Q → E → W (53%).
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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...