Support Darius build with runes and items. Support Darius guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Support Darius build in League of Legends Patch 25.S1.3!
Identify your role within the team (engage, peel, frontline)
If your team needs engage, go Trailblazer and Shurelya's Battlesong
If your team needs peel, go Knight's Vow and Locket of the Iron Solari.
Knight's Vow is a surprisingly good item. Buy it and use it if you have carry or bruiser/fighter who is doing well.
You need to adapt your items to the game. Enemy team heavy on AP? Buy MR. They heavy on AD? Buy Armor. You need some damage? Well buy that.
Be careful to not waste Aftershock. Try timing it and keeping it for going in.
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.