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Best Darius Builds & Runes (Patch 26.15)
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ghost
Gain Move Speed and ignore unit collision for the duration.
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Youmuu's Ghostblade
Activate to greatly increase Move Speed
Dead Man's Plate
Build momentum as you move around then smash into enemies.
Death's Dance
Force of Nature
Move Speed, Magic Resist, and max Health Regeneration
Sterak's Gage
Shields against large bursts of damage
Guardian Angel
Periodically revives champion upon death
Conqueror
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
Triumph
Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health and grant an additional 20 gold.
Legend: Alacrity
Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Attack Speed.
Last Stand
Deal more damage to champions while you are low on health.
Axiom Arcanist
Your Ultimate has increased damage, healing, and shielding. Scoring a takedown on an enemy champion reduces your Ultimate's current cooldown.
Celerity
All Move Speed bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Smite
Deals true damage to a monster or minion.
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Youmuu's Ghostblade
Activate to greatly increase Move Speed
Dead Man's Plate
Build momentum as you move around then smash into enemies.
Force of Nature
Move Speed, Magic Resist, and max Health Regeneration
Death's Dance
Sterak's Gage
Shields against large bursts of damage
Randuin's Omen
Greatly increases defenses, activate to slow nearby enemies
Stormraider's Surge
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.
Nimbus Cloak
After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a short Move Speed increase that allows you to pass through units.
Celerity
All Move Speed bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.
Gathering Storm
Gain increasing amounts of AD or AP, adaptive over the course of the game.
Triumph
Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health and grant an additional 20 gold.
Legend: Alacrity
Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Attack Speed.
Champions Like Darius – Similar Picks by Role & Playstyle
Garen
MID
#1
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
Spell Order
E ➜ Q ➜ W
Items
Stridebreaker
Phantom Dancer
Move faster while attacking enemies and gain a shield when on low health.
Mortal Reminder
Overcomes enemies with high Health recovery and Armor
Dead Man's Plate
Build momentum as you move around then smash into enemies.
Infinity Edge
Massively enhances critical strikes
Guardian Angel
Periodically revives champion upon death
Runes
Conqueror
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
Triumph
Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health and grant an additional 20 gold.
Legend: Haste
Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Basic Ability Haste.
Last Stand
Deal more damage to champions while you are low on health.
Axiom Arcanist
Your Ultimate has increased damage, healing, and shielding. Scoring a takedown on an enemy champion reduces your Ultimate's current cooldown.
Celerity
All Move Speed bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.
Irelia
MID
#2
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
Spell Order
Q ➜ W ➜ E
Items
Blade of The Ruined King
Deals damage based on target's Health, can steal Move Speed
Kraken Slayer
Death's Dance
Guardian Angel
Periodically revives champion upon death
Endless Hunger
Sundered Sky
Runes
Conqueror
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
Triumph
Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health and grant an additional 20 gold.
Legend: Alacrity
Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Attack Speed.
Last Stand
Deal more damage to champions while you are low on health.
Biscuit Delivery
Gain a free Biscuit every 2 min, until 6 min. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health and restores health.
Jack Of All Trades
For each different stat gained from items, gain one Jack stack. Each stack grants you 1 Ability Haste.Gain bonus Adaptive Force at 5 and 10 stacks.
Riven
MID
#3
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
Spell Order
Q ➜ E ➜ W
Items
Axiom Arc
Endless Hunger
Death's Dance
Maw of Malmortius
Grants bonus Attack Damage when Health is low
Sundered Sky
Guardian Angel
Periodically revives champion upon death
Runes
Conqueror
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
Triumph
Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health and grant an additional 20 gold.
Legend: Haste
Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Basic Ability Haste.
Last Stand
Deal more damage to champions while you are low on health.
Cash Back
Get some gold back when you purchase Legendary Items.
Jack Of All Trades
For each different stat gained from items, gain one Jack stack. Each stack grants you 1 Ability Haste.Gain bonus Adaptive Force at 5 and 10 stacks.
Swain
MID
#4
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
Spell Order
Q ➜ W ➜ E
Items
Blackfire Torch
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Abilities slow enemies
Zhonya's Hourglass
Activate to become invincible but unable to take actions
Liandry's Torment
Charge up in combat to deal high damage over time, especially against durable enemies
Spirit Visage
Increases Health and healing effects
Force of Nature
Move Speed, Magic Resist, and max Health Regeneration
Runes
Deathfire Touch
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
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.
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%.
Scorch
Your first damaging ability hit every 10s burns champions.
Conditioning
After 12 min gain +8 Armor and +8 Magic Resist and increase your Armor and Magic Resist by 3%.
Overgrowth
Gain permanent max health when minions or monsters die near you.
Locke
MID
#5
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
Spell Order
Q ➜ E ➜ W
Items
Lich Bane
Grants a bonus to next attack after spell cast
Shadowflame
Zhonya's Hourglass
Activate to become invincible but unable to take actions
Rabadon's Deathcap
Massively increases Ability Power
Void Staff
Increases magic damage
Stormsurge
Runes
Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
Sudden Impact
Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal bonus true damage to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth.
Sixth Sense
On a long Cooldown, automatically sense a nearby untracked and unseen ward, tracking it for the team. Level 11: Also reveal the ward for 10s.
Ultimate Hunter
Unique takedowns grant permanent cooldown reduction on your Ultimate.
Bone Plating
After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage.Duration: 1.5sCooldown: 55s
Revitalize
Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% stronger on targets below 40% health.
Gwen
MID
#6
Summoners
Ghost
Gain Move Speed and ignore unit collision for the duration.
Teleport
After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
Spell Order
Q ➜ E ➜ W
Items
Lich Bane
Grants a bonus to next attack after spell cast
Shadowflame
Rabadon's Deathcap
Massively increases Ability Power
Void Staff
Increases magic damage
Statikk Shiv
Movement builds charges that release chain lightning on basic attack
Stormsurge
Runes
First Strike
When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.
Cash Back
Get some gold back when you purchase Legendary Items.
Biscuit Delivery
Gain a free Biscuit every 2 min, until 6 min. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health and restores health.
Jack Of All Trades
For each different stat gained from items, gain one Jack stack. Each stack grants you 1 Ability Haste.Gain bonus Adaptive Force at 5 and 10 stacks.
Absolute Focus
While above 70% health, gain extra adaptive damage.
Gathering Storm
Gain increasing amounts of AD or AP, adaptive over the course of the game.
Cho'gath
MID
#7
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
Spell Order
E ➜ Q ➜ W
Items
Hextech Rocketbelt
Activate to dash forward and unleash a fiery explosion
Riftmaker
Dead Man's Plate
Build momentum as you move around then smash into enemies.
Thornmail
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Horizon Focus
Immobilizing a champion causes lightning to strike them
Runes
Hail of Blades
Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.
Cheap Shot
Deal bonus true damage to enemy champions with impaired movement or actions.
Grisly Mementos
Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected.
Ultimate Hunter
Unique takedowns grant permanent cooldown reduction on your Ultimate.
Axiom Arcanist
Your Ultimate has increased damage, healing, and shielding. Scoring a takedown on an enemy champion reduces your Ultimate's current cooldown.
Celerity
All Move Speed bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.
Jayce
MID
#8
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
Spell Order
Q ➜ W ➜ E
Items
Tear of the Goddess
Increases maximum Mana as Mana is spent
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Activate to greatly increase Move Speed
Muramana
Serylda's Grudge
Edge of Night
Periodically blocks enemy abilities
Guardian Angel
Periodically revives champion upon death
Runes
Stormraider's Surge
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.
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.
Absolute Focus
While above 70% health, gain extra adaptive damage.
Gathering Storm
Gain increasing amounts of AD or AP, adaptive over the course of the game.
Magical Footwear
You get free boots at 12 min but you cannot buy boots before then. Each takedown you get makes your boots come 45s sooner.
Biscuit Delivery
Gain a free Biscuit every 2 min, until 6 min. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health and restores health.
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