Lethality Darius build with runes and items. Lethality Darius guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Lethality Darius build in League of Legends Patch 25.13!
Your main source of damage comes from Decimate (Q) and Hemorrhage (Passive), which scales off Lethality and AD.
You're very squishy with this build, so positioning is key.
How to play
General
You build Lethality and wait for a moment to strike enemy squishes.
Snowball / Mark is a crucial cooldown for playing this build. Do not waste it or even wait to hit the enemy at point-blank range to ensure hit (so you follow them, if they Flash).
If an enemy team is full of tanks or bruisers, rush Serylda's Grudge or even Lord Dominik's Regards early (sometimes even #2). Black Cleaver is also an alternative. The key is to adapt to the enemy team.
Spectral Cutlass trick - use Spectral Cutlass, go in, then hit Mark in point blank range, Spectral Cutlass out and go in with Mark again!
Champion
Your Noxian Guillotine (R) gonna hit like a truck. Very viable tactic for this build is trying to stack your Hemorrhage (Passive) on frontline. Once stacked, Flash + Decimate (Q) (at the last frame) to instantly 5 stack enemy back and one shot them with R.
Try using opportunities to poke enemies with your Q.
If you cannot really use Q and enemy team is full of ranged champs, focus on farming minions. And wait for opportunities.
For moe poke oriented version, go Muramana. For going-in version, go Spectral Cutlass.
Tips and Tricks
Champion
Combo #1: You can Flash during Decimate (Q) animation.
Decimate (Q) + Flash Combo: wait till the end of Q animation to Flash. This way, your enemies will have less time to react, and you can surprise them.
Darius is all about bleeds. Focus on getting 5 stacks - for example, you can stack it on their tanks/frontline, and once stacked you can focus on their backline for easier kills (Mark/Flash).
Apprehend (E) is a powerful cooldown. You can use to cancel enemy abilities (example: Riven Q3 or Camille and many more). Do not waste it right away, but wait for a good moment (like when somebody tries to Flash away from you, or to cancel some of their abilities).
Riot
Decimate is a powerful harassment ability. Strike an enemy from maximum range for the greatest effect.
Noxian Guillotine does more damage the more attacks you can land prior to it. Use Noxian Might to deal maximum damage.
Darius benefits greatly from enhanced survivability. The longer you can prolong a fight, the more powerful he becomes.