What Lane is Darius Good For?
Darius is a powerful and popular champion in the League of Legends, known for his raw strength and ability to dominate in laning phase. As a hybrid fighter, he can deal tons of damage and withstand a lot of punish from the enemy team, particularly in the top lane. But there are other lanes where you can play Darius as a viable pick.
TOP LANE:
This one is a no-brainer Darius is originally designed for the top lane to become a force to be reckoned. His early game is amazing, with a passive that prevents him from taking any significant hurt from the enemy team, while on the other hand, it can’t escape from the enemy tower either making it difficult for opponents to deal big damage. As he roams, he is unstoppable since his ultimate has 80% of his allies health after the initial blast and becomes a nightmare in the early days of the game, forcing enemies towards the top side but with a risk, this make it harder to trade efficiently unless you have a really aggressive champ.
How to plays Darius in top lane well:
- Focus on building aggressive items, like Dorans Blade and Youmuu’s Gambit, to deal maximum physical damage.
- Use your Noxian Guillotine ultimate to shred champion’s health pool quickly,
- Make use of his Demacian Justice active spell to gain temporary damage resistance
- Use the terrain to your advantage, for example making use of the terrain by zoning the enemy while laning
MID LANE:
It is often said that Darius cannot stand in the mid lane as a high-elo champion because when he’s behind in CS lane, he can get very lost and struggle to keep up, this making it difficult for him to impact the high-elo match as. However, if played by right player, Darius can crush in mid lane The playstyle of Darius mid player is more aggressive as it often involves roaming as Dariuus, especially post-6, in search to surprise and punish. Mid and top lanes Darius’s potential is similar, but as Mid champ, Darius have an absolute advantage in the later stage gameplay, his high level mastery of his own role that can lead him to an entire game and making hard for opponents to escape or turn the tide, so try to focus on these lane.
How to plays Darius in mid lane well:
- Rely solely on your roaming prowess, don‘t engage with towers unless you absolutely need something
- Keep track of all high-priority enemies like Azir, Syndra, Le Blanck etc, by tracking their abilities
- Focus on high skill shot champions
JUNGLE:
Lastly, Darius’s presence should be felt on the Rift no matter where he roams., Darius is not well-known player in the jungle due to most junglers requiring some high mobility and sustain but there you can find, this mean you can outscale most of opponents who haven’t mastered their respective champion, this can cause your games to become a battle for first blood, while, his opponent will struggle. For top lane Darius and other opponents, it is very much of him, as his gank power is enormeous. This ability, he make the most impact with roaming and taking important positions within the map, making enemies unsure but with the best hands ever, in mid/jungle**
Ultimate Counter picks against darius:
Wukong – due to his high sustained damage + mobility
Vayne – Thanks to her ability to ignore crowd damage and stay safe, Darias can’t take it too personally
Ornn – High regen and ability to give damage bonus to allies, Darius struggle agains this
And with That, Darius proves that all lanes are his turf to explore: top, mid and even jungle.