Lethality Darius Build

Lethality Darius Build.

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!

Author: Wrekah

TLDR

Starting items
Serrated Dirk should be final item in your build.
Quick Skill Order
Darius ability Decimate should be leveled first.
Q
Darius ability Apprehend should be leveled second.
E
Darius ability Crippling Strike should be leveled third.
W
Final items
Ionian Boots of Lucidity should be final item in your build.
The Collector should be final item in your build.
Hubris should be final item in your build.
Profane Hydra should be final item in your build.
Spectral Cutlass should be final item in your build.
Serylda's Grudge should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune Dark Harvest from Domination tree.
Minor rune Precision.
Summoner spells
Pick Mark as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

Lethality Darius Runes

Domination
Domination major tree Electrocute rune.
Domination major tree Dark Harvest rune.
Domination major tree Hail of Blades rune.
Domination major tree Cheap Shot rune.
Domination major tree Taste of Blood rune.
Domination major tree Sudden Impact rune.
Domination major tree Sixth Sense rune.
Domination major tree Grisly Mementos rune.
Domination major tree Deep Ward rune.
Domination major tree Treasure Hunter rune.
Domination major tree Relentless Hunter rune.
Domination major tree Ultimate Hunter rune.
Precision
Precision minor tree Absorb Life rune.
Precision minor tree Triumph rune.
Precision minor tree Presence of Mind rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Alacrity rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Haste rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Bloodline rune.
Precision minor tree Coup de Grace rune.
Precision minor tree Cut Down rune.
Precision minor tree Last Stand rune.
Passive
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Attack Speed rune (+10% Attack Speed).
Passive tree Ability Haste rune (+8 Ability Haste).
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Move Speed rune (+2 Movement Speed).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).
Passive tree Health rune (+65 Health).
Passive tree Tenacity And Slow Resist rune (+10 Tenacity and Slow Resist).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).

How it works

Champion

  1. Your main source of damage comes from Decimate (Q) and Hemorrhage (Passive), which scales off Lethality and AD.
  2. You're very squishy with this build, so positioning is key.

How to play

General

  1. You build Lethality and wait for a moment to strike enemy squishes.
  2. 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).
  3. 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.
  4. 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

  1. 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 of animation) to instantly 5 stack enemy back and one shot them with R.
  2. Try using opportunities to poke enemies with your Q.
  3. If you cannot really use Q and enemy team is full of ranged champs, focus on farming minions. And wait for opportunities.
  4. For moe poke oriented version, go Muramana. For going-in version, go Spectral Cutlass.

Tips and Tricks

Champion

  1. Combo #1: You can Flash during Decimate (Q) animation.
  2. Decimate (Q) + Flash Combo: wait till the very end of Q animation to Flash. This way, your enemies will have less time to react, and you can surprise them.
  3. 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).
  4. 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

  1. Decimate is a powerful harassment ability. Strike an enemy from maximum range for the greatest effect.
  2. Noxian Guillotine does more damage the more attacks you can land prior to it. Use Noxian Might to deal maximum damage.
  3. Darius benefits greatly from enhanced survivability. The longer you can prolong a fight, the more powerful he becomes.

Skill Order

  • Darius [object Object] ability.
    Q
    Decimate
  • Darius [object Object] ability.
    W
    Crippling Strike
  • Darius [object Object] ability.
    E
    Apprehend
  • Darius [object Object] ability.
    R
    Noxian Guillotine

Items

Starting items
Serrated Dirk item.
Rush this
The Collector item.
Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Plated Steelcaps item.
Mercury's Treads item.
Good items
Profane Hydra item.
The Collector item.
Opportunity item.
Serylda's Grudge item.
Voltaic Cyclosword item.
Youmuu's Ghostblade item.
Spectral Cutlass item.
OK items
Edge of Night item.
Axiom Arc item.
Umbral Glaive item.
For mana problems
Tear of the Goddess item.
Muramana item.
Counter items
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Executioner's Calling item.
Mercurial Scimitar item.
Serpent's Fang item.
Chempunk Chainsword item.
Anti tank items
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Lord Dominik's Regards item.
Blade of The Ruined King item.
Black Cleaver item.
Good defensive items
Spirit Visage item.
Maw of Malmortius item.
Death's Dance item.
Anti poke items
Kaenic Rookern item.
Warmog's Armor item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Elixir of Iron item.
Elixir of Wrath item.
Example final build
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
The Collector item.
Hubris item.
Profane Hydra item.
Spectral Cutlass item.
Serylda's Grudge item.