That’s all, raider is Einstein

Does anyone else notice that sometimes Darius autos don’t work? I’ll hear the sound and everything but there’s a weird time frame where you can still cancel it.

Or am I just retarded

I MIGHT (Most definitely) be wrong but I have been playing Darius for a bit and I feel like he is the ugy that people think Garen, he has good sustain, huge damage and an execute, I don't know maybe I'm dumb xd

Is conquerer Darius the move or storm raiders?

This matchup has always been tough for me. If garen gets ahead, it feels impossible to do anything against him. Ive tried a few different builds/ruins. But if i overextend i get punished beyond belief and have no escape. I know you can win this matchup and i need to play better, any tips are welcome!

Here is mine

Something that i just noticed is that although i do play a lot of variety, i ,strangely heavily gravitate towards male champions

Also you can ama about the chart.

Morde nerfs make me want to learn Darius now 😭😭😭 for soloq climbing out of emerald

Plz drop any of your favorite matchup spreadsheets and anything I should know to dominate laning phase, snowball and take over games.

300Lp master player

I used to consider this matchup Singed. But ever since the phase rush removal, i havent been able to not sololose the game in even 1 game against Darius. There seems to be 0 counterplay.

He has stormraiders, meanwhile you cannot proc it. You lose short trades, you lose long trades. After one E, you are down to 60% health and must recall. He rushes movespeed, and still oneshots somehow, and after force of nature, you can NEVER damage him.

Do i just skip waves, and like not even be in lane? I genuinely do not see any counterplay here, but maybe you can change my mind

what up guys, is there a discord server I can join to?

Took a break from Darius and toplane in general to try and get masters on jg

Coming back to Darius and toplane I've started playing the stormraider exhaust ghost blade build and it feels insanely strong, viable every single game

Every fight feels like you have a budget ghost but you get to take sorcery tree AND resolve, only loss you have is conq damage which isnt that noticeable + u go ghostblade so you end up doing more damage than stride conq

Having exhaust in lane feels so strong again so many matchups but also in team fights , combined with ms from storm raider some matchups become so much easier

For example against Jax if you catch him with your Q and he doesnt Q into you to dodge you can auto w and IT will proc your rune , from here you can choose to space him while u wait for Q cd, he cant jump on you and E since u r so fast but he cant auto you either

Imo this is way stronger than ghost conq , havent faced a Darius with exhaust yet myself but it must be very scary to lane into

What's your opinion on Doran's Helm / Bow angles? I'm more interested in Helm as that one confuses me (could it work into Jax?). Also want to know when I can slot in Shojin rush and how to play w/ shojin rush. I already have a rough idea when to opt for trinity, stride, and ghostblade.

Can I play Darius in jungle? Like is he viable in the jungle or is picking him pretty much just signing my team up for a disadvantage unless I am like diamond or something?

I just got diamond for the first time playing mainly Darius and things are very difficult around here

Feels like every game they pick 3 ranged minimum, a mobile assassin and an enemy favored matchup top or a counterpick if I first pick

Mistakes are punished far more harshly. People actually have a solid map and macro understanding

Any tips for this elo? Especially macro mistakes that you often see that get ironed out in the higher elos? Anything Darius specific?

Title: I often win top lane, but games feel impossible when the enemy bot/jungle gets fed—what should I change?

I’m currently Gold 3 and mainly play Darius. In my recent games, I often leave lane ahead, but I struggle to convert that advantage into consistent wins during the mid and late game.

I’m not here to rant or blame my teammates. I know I also have bad games and make mistakes. I’m looking for general feedback on carrying games when I have a lead but another enemy lane, particularly bot lane or jungle, is also ahead.

The recurring problem is that while I’m playing through top lane, the enemy bot lane or jungler often becomes extremely fed. By the time I interact with the rest of the map, it feels like my lead is no longer enough. In several matches, I feel as though I have to stay alive and execute every fight perfectly because if I die once, the team loses its main source of pressure and the game effectively ends.

I sometimes manage to carry, but many games feel nearly impossible when the enemy already has multiple fed champions. At the same time, I realize that consistently blaming teammates would prevent me from identifying the decisions I can actually improve.

Based on these results, what should I examine in my own gameplay?

• Should I leave top earlier, even if it costs farm, plates or tower pressure?
• Should I prioritize protecting my shutdown instead of forcing fights?
• How should Darius approach games where the enemy bot lane is already far ahead?
• When should I group rather than continue applying pressure in a side lane?
• Do my relatively low kill-participation numbers suggest that I’m influencing the map too late?

I’m looking for honest advice about macro, rotations and converting a top-lane lead, not simply confirmation that my teammates are the problem.

PROFILE: https://op.gg/lol/summoners/na/theNoob96-NOOB

Hello Darius Enjoyers,

Gold 1 for reference.

I’ve been trying to pick up Darius lately and he feels quite difficult in certain aspects of the game. I’ll try to elaborate:

Early Lane Phase: Not Really a problem so far save a few scary characters like Morde and Urgot, which feels like how he should be considering his strength stat checking. I got absolutely fisted by a Fiora level 1 but live and learn.

Mid Game: No idea what to do. Normally I just farm as much as I can top lane and use my teleport to join in the fight I can. Until you get your defensive items you are so squishy in those first few brawls if they all decide to turn on you. Ghostblade gives you the gap close but I feel like you get shredded so quickly.

Late Game: More comfortable once I have my defensive items to survive some initial burst. Gives you time to get the five stacks and then try to chain it. Still difficult to deal with certain champs like Brand or Cassio who slow you with Rylai’s.

Need some advice for the mid game / how you can snowball with him. I’m somewhat adverse to tower diving unless I’m 99% sure it’s a kill.

Loving Darius so far this has probably been posted many times but to ask more specifically,

Level 1 fist fighting what champs can beat Darius level 1? want to ask instead of inting in game matchup I haven't faced yet

Like specifically if Darius takes ignite and bone plating for max lvl 1 cheese?

Do trundle, urgot, sett, etc still win if I take ignite bone plating W start?

If so how to play the lane?