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Darius build & stats

FighterTank B 165 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
49.7%
Pick rate
6.6%
Ban rate
0.0%
Solo/Duo Flex ARAM
16.17 16.16 16.9
Division
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Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17

Solid sample

Finish these three

Sterak's Gage
Sterak's Gage
3,200 gold
Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage
2,700 gold
Trinity Force
Trinity Force
3,333 gold
9,233 gold
44.4% WR 9 games

Boots

Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
1,000 gold
64.3% 14 games

Runes

Resolve Resolve + Precision Precision
68.2% WR
22 games · 13% pick
Grasp of the Undying
Grasp of the Undying

Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.

Resolve Resolve
Grasp of the Undying Aftershock Guardian
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Ghost
53.1% 81 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 49.7% of games as any role on patch 16.17 (165 games).
  • Most common core: Sterak's Gage → Spirit Visage → Trinity Force — 44% win rate over 9 games.
  • Take Conqueror as keystone: picked in 72% of games with a 48% win rate.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Sterak's Gage
Sterak's Gage
Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage
Trinity Force
Trinity Force
44.4% WR
9 games · 5% pick
Sterak's Gage
Sterak's Gage
Trinity Force
Trinity Force
Death's Dance
Death's Dance
40.0% WR
5 games · 3% pick
Sterak's Gage
Sterak's Gage
Trinity Force
Trinity Force
Dead Man's Plate
Dead Man's Plate
75.0% WR
4 games · 2% pick

Boots

Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
45.6% WR
90 games · 55% pick
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
46.5% WR
43 games · 26% pick
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
64.3% WR
14 games · 8% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Force of Nature Force of Nature
 61.8% 21% (34)
Thornmail Thornmail
 58.8% 10% (17)
Black Cleaver Black Cleaver
 58.3% 15% (24)
Heartsteel Heartsteel
 56.3% 10% (16)
Sundered Sky Sundered Sky
 53.0% 40% (66)
Trinity Force Trinity Force
 51.4% 44% (72)
Sterak's Gage Sterak's Gage
 50.0% 34% (56)
Dead Man's Plate Dead Man's Plate
 50.0% 29% (48)
Spirit Visage Spirit Visage
 50.0% 25% (42)
Stridebreaker Stridebreaker
 47.3% 33% (55)
Death's Dance Death's Dance
 42.2% 27% (45)
Youmuu's Ghostblade Youmuu's Ghostblade
 37.5% 5% (8)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Precision Precision + Domination Domination
48.0% WR
50 games · 30% pick
Conqueror
Conqueror

Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.

Precision Precision
Press the Attack Lethal Tempo Conqueror Fleet Footwork
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Domination Domination
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
47.7% WR
44 games · 27% pick
Conqueror Triumph Legend: Haste Last Stand Bone Plating Unflinching
Resolve Resolve + Precision Precision
68.2% WR
22 games · 13% pick
Grasp of the Undying Font of Life Conditioning Overgrowth Legend: Haste Triumph

Keystones

  • Conqueror Conqueror Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions. 47.9%72% pick
  • Grasp of the Undying Grasp of the Undying Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health. 56.3%19% pick
  • Hail of Blades Hail of Blades Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions. 75.0%2% pick
  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 33.3%2% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 53.1%49% pick
  • Flash Mark Flash + Mark 47.2%44% pick
  • Ghost Mark Ghost + Mark 40.0%3% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • PHemorrhage

    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

    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

    Darius's next attack strikes an enemy's crucial artery. As they bleed out, their Move Speed is slowed.

  • 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.

  • RNoxian Guillotine

    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...