Darius

Recommended Build

Patch 16.11 · Diamond+ Solo Queue · Updated 6/9/2026

49.7% Based on 322 games wr in Top

Build path

1. Boots any step
   

   Plated Steelcaps

   1200 gold

   25 Armor
   45 Move Speed
   
   Plating
   Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.

   Plated Steelcaps

   57% pick · 46.3% Based on 177 picks wr
2. Item 1 2 options
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     Doran's Blade

     450 gold

     10 Attack Damage
     80 Health
     2.5% Omnivamp
     
     
     Doran's Blade

     59% pick · 51.3% Based on 191 picks wr
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     Doran's Shield

     450 gold

     110 Health
     
     Enduring Focus
     Restore 4 Health every 5 seconds.
     After taking damage from a champion, restore Health over 8 seconds.
     
     Helping Hand
     Attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage to minions.
     or Doran's Shield

     36% pick · 46.6% Based on 116 picks wr
3. Item 2 2 options
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     Youmuu's Ghostblade

     2800 gold

     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.
     Youmuu's Ghostblade

     43% pick · 50.7% Based on 136 picks wr
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     Stridebreaker

     3300 gold

     40 Attack Damage
     25% Attack Speed
     450 Health
     
     Cleave
     Attacks deal physical damage to nearby enemies.
     Breaking Shockwave
     Deal physical damage and Slow nearby enemies by 35%.
     Gain 35% decaying Move Speed per champion hit for 3 seconds.
     or Stridebreaker

     41% pick · 49.2% Based on 128 picks wr
4. Item 3 2 options
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     Dead Man's Plate

     2900 gold

     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%.
     Dead Man's Plate

     36% pick · 48.4% Based on 91 picks wr
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     Sterak's Gage

     3200 gold

     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.
     or Sterak's Gage

     29% pick · 52.7% Based on 74 picks wr
5. Item 4 3 options
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     Death's Dance

     3300 gold

     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.
     Death's Dance

     27% pick · 56.8% Based on 44 picks wr
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     Force of Nature

     2800 gold

     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.
     or Force of Nature

     21% pick · 50.0% Based on 34 picks wr
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     Sterak's Gage

     3200 gold

     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.
     or Sterak's Gage

     19% pick · 61.3% Based on 31 picks wr

Most-built legendary at each step (purchase order).

Summoner spells

Flash

Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.

Flash +

Ghost

Gain Move Speed and ignore unit collision for the duration.

Ghost 76% · 48.4% Based on 246 picks wr

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Q Decimate

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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W Crippling Strike

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

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E Apprehend

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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R Noxian 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 a brief duration.

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Sorcery

Summon Aery

Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies.

Arcane Comet

Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.

Stormraider's Surge · selected

Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.

Deathfire Touch

Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.

Axiom Arcanist

Your Ultimate has increased damage, healing, and shielding. Scoring a takedown on an enemy champion reduces your Ultimate's current cooldown.

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Nimbus Cloak · selected

After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a short Move Speed increase that allows you to pass through units.

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

Celerity · selected

All Move Speed bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

Absolute Focus

While above 70% health, gain extra adaptive damage.

Scorch

Your first damaging ability hit every 10s burns champions.

Waterwalking

Gain MS and AP or AD, adaptive in the river.

Gathering Storm · selected

Gain increasing amounts of AD or AP, adaptive over the course of the game.

Precision

Absorb Life

Killing a target heals you.

Triumph · selected

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health and grant an additional 20 gold.

Presence of Mind

Restore a small amount of mana or energy when damaging an enemy champion. Takedowns restore mana or energy.

Legend: Alacrity · selected

Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Attack Speed.

Legend: Haste

Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Basic Ability Haste.

Legend: Bloodline

Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Life Steal, up to a cap. Once the cap is reached, increase your max health. Weaker earlier but stronger later game than other Legend Runes.

Coup de Grace

Deal more damage to low health enemy champions.

Cut Down

Deal more damage to high health enemy champions.

Last Stand

Deal more damage to champions while you are low on health.

Stat shards

Adaptive Force

+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).

Attack Speed · selected

+10% Attack Speed.

Ability Haste

+8 Ability Haste.

Adaptive Force · selected

+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).

Move Speed

+2% Move Speed.

Bonus Health

+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).

Health

+65 flat Health.

Tenacity & Slow Resist

+10% Tenacity and Slow Resist.

Bonus Health · selected

+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).