Darius Jungle Build

Darius Champion Guide

Role: Fighter

Lane: Jungle

Darius Jungle performs best with a build featuring Youmuu's Ghostblade, Boots of Swiftness, Dead Man's Plate, Sterak's Gage, and Force of Nature. The most effective rune setup for Darius Jungle includes Phase Rush, Axiom Arcanist, Celerity, and Waterwalking in the primary tree, paired with Triumph and Legend: Alacrity in the secondary tree.

Darius Champion Abilities

Hemorrhage

Darius aims his attacks strategically, causing his target to bleed for 12 (+1 per champion level) (+0.3 per bonus attack damage) physical damage over 5 seconds. This effect stacks up to five times. Darius deals 200% damage to all monsters.

Reaching 5 stacks or killing an enemy champion with Noxian Guillotine activates Noxian Might for 5 seconds. During Noxian Might, Darius gains 30-230 bonus attack damage and applies max Hemorrhage stacks to enemies with basic attacks or Decimate's blade (depending on level). P

Decimate

Darius hefts his axe then swings it around, dealing 50 / 80 / 110 / 140 / 170 (+1.0 / 1.1 / 1.2 / 1.3 / 1.4 per attack damage) physical damage with the edge and 17.5 / 28 / 38.5 / 49 / 59.5 (+0.35 / 0.385 / 0.42 / 0.455 / 0.49 per attack damage) physical damage with the handle. Enemies hit with the handle do not take a Hemorrhage stack.

Darius restores 15-45% missing health per enemy champion and large jungle monster hit with the edge. The handle will not heal him nor apply a Hemorrhage stack. Q

Crippling Strike

Darius' next attack deals 140 / 145 / 150 / 155 / 160% attack damage as physical damage and slows by 90% for 1 second.

This ability refunds its mana cost and reduces its cooldown by 50% if it kills the target. This ability triggers spell effects upon dealing damage. W

Apprehend

Passive: Darius gains 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40% armor penetration.

Active: Darius hooks with his axe, pulling, knocking up and slowing the target by 40% for 2 seconds. E

Noxian Guillotine

Darius leaps to an enemy and strikes a lethal blow, dealing 125 / 250 / 375 (+0.75 per bonus attack damage) true damage. For each Hemorrhage on the target, this ability deals an additional 0-100% damage, up to a max of 25 / 50 / 75 (+0.15 per bonus attack damage).

If this kills the target, Darius may recast this ability once within 20 seconds. At rank 3, this ability has no mana cost and kills refresh the cooldown completely. R

Darius Summoner Spells

Flash

Flash is a location-targeted summoner spell that causes your champion to blink to the location in range of your cursor.

Smite

Smite is a unit-targeted summoner spell that deals true damage to the target large or medium monster, enemy minion, or pet.

Darius Runes

Darius Items

Darius Ability Order

Darius Matchups Overview

Strong against

Gwen

Hecarim

Nunu & Willump

Zed

Udyr

Karthus

Weak against

Zyra

Rammus

Shyvana

Wukong

Rengar

Nocturne

Darius Tips and Tricks

When ganking enemies, try to get as close to them as possible to make landing your E a lot easier. Whenever your R is up, look for opportunities to gank your allies and secure kills. The extra damage helps tremendously to finish off targets. If possible, auto-attack the enemy before activating your W to maximize damage. This can be useful in 1v1 fights, but when ganking, you may want to use W immediately to apply the slow and prevent them from escaping.

Darius Best Build, Runes, Items for Jungle

Most Popular

For the most popular Darius Jungle build, take Flash and Smite as your Summoner Spells. Use Phase Rush as your keystone, followed by Axiom Arcanist, Celerity, and Waterwalking in the primary rune tree, with Triumph and Legend: Alacrity in the secondary tree. For rune shards, take Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex, and Health Scaling in defense based on the matchup. Build Youmuu's Ghostblade as your first item, followed by Boots of Swiftness and Dead Man's Plate. Complete the build with Sterak's Gage, Force of Nature, and Thornmail. Max your abilities in the order Q - E - W.

Alternative

For an alternative build, take Ghost and Smite as your Summoner Spells. Choose Conqueror as your keystone, along with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, and Last Stand in the primary tree, and Celerity with Nimbus Cloak in the secondary tree. Rune shards should include Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling. Start with Stridebreaker, followed by Boots of Swiftness and Dead Man's Plate. Finish the build with Force of Nature, Sterak's Gage, and Death's Dance. Max your abilities in the order Q - E - W.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an off-meta Darius Jungle build, use Ghost and Smite as your Summoner Spells. Take Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, and Last Stand in the primary rune tree, and Celerity with Nimbus Cloak in the secondary tree. For rune shards, take Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling. Start with Trinity Force, then build Boots of Swiftness and Dead Man's Plate. Finish with Force of Nature, Sterak's Gage, and Randuin's Omen. Max your abilities in the order Q - E - W.

Situational Darius Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might need to adjust your build. Carefully analyze your team, the enemy team, and the game state before finalizing your setup. For example, when selecting rune shards, consider taking either Armor or Magic Resist based on the champion you are about to lane against.