Is Darius good in Patch 26.13?

Darius is B tier Top in Patch 26.13 with a 49.7% win rate, 7.1% pick rate, and 13.5% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Darius Top after Patch 26.13 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Top role.

What is the best build for Darius Top?

The best Darius Top build in Patch 26.13 uses Youmuu's Ghostblade, Dead Man's Plate, Death's Dance with the Conqueror keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Darius Top is B tier with 49.7% win rate this patch.

Champions that counter Darius in Patch 26.13 include Jax (47.5% Darius win rate), Sett (48.2% Darius win rate), Gangplank (49.0% Darius win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.

What should I practice to climb with Darius?

To climb with Darius Top in Patch 26.13, focus on the core patterns MOBA Trainer drills for this champion — Contesting mid push, Objective set-ups, and Opening on the map. Contesting mid push: Getting mid push is the first step in the majority of mid and late game macro sequences. Objective set-ups: : It is quite difficult to take objectives on the map head on, they need some preparation.

TOP · EMERALD+ · RANKED SOLO

How to Play DariusTop Build, Emerald+Patch 26.13

The recommended Darius Top build for LoL Patch 26.13, from rune set to skill order to item path, based on MOBA Trainer's merged Emerald+ data.

In Patch 26.13, Darius is B tier Top with 49.7% win rate over merged Emerald+ data. Best build: Conqueror + Youmuu's Ghostblade, Dead Man's Plate. Hardest matchup: Jax (47.5% win rate for Darius). Key patterns to practice: Contesting mid push, Objective set-ups, and Opening on the map.

Patch 26.13 · Emerald+ · Ranked Solo

TierNo tier changeB#33of 47 Top champions

Win rate49.7%vs 50.1% role avg

Pick rate7.1%2nd most picked Top

Ban rate13.5%

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Darius Top Build (Patch 26.13)

Highest win rate build path (7.0% pick rate, 49.9% win rate). Stats aggregated from Emerald+ ranked.

Runes

49.9% WR

PrecisionPRIMARY

ConquerorKEYSTONE

Triumph

Legend: Alacrity

Last Stand

SorcerySECONDARY

Axiom Arcanist

Celerity

SHARDS

Conqueror · Triumph · Legend: Alacrity · Last Stand + Axiom Arcanist · Celerity

Summoner spells

Flash

Ghost

Skill order

WMax Q first

24579

11415

38101213

611

Item build

7.0% pick

Starting

Doran's Blade + Health Potion

Core build

Youmuu's Ghostblade

Dead Man's Plate

Death's Dance

Boots

Plated Steelcaps

Situational

Dead Man's Plate

Youmuu's Ghostblade

Stridebreaker

Sterak's Gage

Death's Dance

Force of Nature

Darius Top meta analysis (Patch 26.13)

Darius holds a 49.7% win rate in the Top role on Patch 26.13, 0.4 points below the Top role average of 50.1%. That is the 33rd highest win rate of 47 Top champions tracked at Emerald+ this patch. With a 7.1% pick rate (2nd most played in the role) and a 13.5% ban rate, Darius gets banned regularly, so it helps to have a second comfort pick.

Darius Top held steady at B tier through Patch 26.13, with no tier movement since the previous data merge. Stable ratings are a good sign for one-tricks: the play patterns you practice now should keep working next patch. At B tier, Darius works best as a counter pick or comfort pick rather than a blind pick.

Champion select decides a lot of Darius Top games. The hardest matchups this patch are Jax (47.5% win rate for Darius) and Sett (48.2% win rate for Darius): consider banning one or holding your pick until the opponent locks in. On the other side, Yone (52.8%) and Garen (51.5%) are the matchups to look for, where Darius wins the lane more often than not at Emerald+.

How to play Darius Top

Pick Darius Top in patch 26.13 as a counter pick or comfort pick rather than a blind pick.

Darius Top guide

Darius top wins fights by stacking Hemorrhage (passive) to five with Decimate (Q), Crippling Strike (W), and Apprehend (E), then finishing with Noxian Guillotine (R) for true damage that scales with those stacks and refreshes its cooldown on a kill.

The build

Rune page: Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, and Last Stand (Precision), with Axiom Arcanist and Celerity (Sorcery). Summoners: Flash and Ghost. Skill order opens Crippling Strike (W) at level 1, then maxes Decimate (Q) first with Apprehend (E) second and Crippling Strike (W) last. Starter: Doran's Blade and a Health Potion, into Plated Steelcaps. Core build: Youmuu's Ghostblade, Dead Man's Plate, and Death's Dance, with Stridebreaker, Sterak's Gage, and Force of Nature as later options.

Ability mechanics

Hemorrhage (passive) causes bleed damage over 5 seconds on hit, stacking up to five times, and enrages Darius with massive Attack Damage once a target reaches max stacks. Decimate (Q) is a wind-up swing where the blade edge hits harder than the handle, and hitting enemy champions or large monsters with the blade heals him. Crippling Strike (W) turns his next attack into a Move Speed slow on the target. Apprehend (E) passively lets his physical damage ignore a percentage of the target's Armor, and its active sweeps enemies up with a hook and pulls them to him.

Matchups

Hardest matchups by win rate: Jax, Sett, Gangplank, Aatrox, Mordekaiser. Best matchups: Yone, Garen, Malphite.

Other Top champions at a similar power level in Patch 26.13:

View Darius counters · LoL tier list

Frequently asked questions

Is Darius good in Patch 26.13?: Darius is B tier Top in Patch 26.13 with a 49.7% win rate, 7.1% pick rate, and 13.5% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Darius Top after Patch 26.13 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Top role.
What is the best build for Darius Top?: The best Darius Top build in Patch 26.13 uses Youmuu's Ghostblade, Dead Man's Plate, Death's Dance with the Conqueror keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Darius Top is B tier with 49.7% win rate this patch.
Who counters Darius?: Champions that counter Darius in Patch 26.13 include Jax (47.5% Darius win rate), Sett (48.2% Darius win rate), Gangplank (49.0% Darius win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.
What should I practice to climb with Darius?: To climb with Darius Top in Patch 26.13, focus on the core patterns MOBA Trainer drills for this champion — Contesting mid push, Objective set-ups, and Opening on the map. Contesting mid push: Getting mid push is the first step in the majority of mid and late game macro sequences. Objective set-ups: : It is quite difficult to take objectives on the map head on, they need some preparation.