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Darius' E buff is not only unecessary, but it is pointless

YumaS2Astral·9/20/2018, 2:18:29 AM·9 votes·6,686 views

**Apprehend (E) **armor penetration increased from 10/15/20/25/30% to 15/20/25/30/35%

Between Conqueror, , and his current E, Darius can essentially pretend that the enemy doesn't have armor.

This buff is overkill, and will only make a difference either in the early game (and even then it isn't that big of a difference) or against targets that stack ridiculous amounts of armor (think of something like Malphite).

I think Darius should not be buffed, he is already well balanced as he is currently (if not borderline too strong). The W buff will actually add power to Darius (extra power that he doesn't need) but the E buff will not make a difference besides encouraging people to ban Darius more.

But if Riot really wants to buff Darius, I would suggest buffing his Q, because it is peharps the least braindead part of his kit, given that you need to land the blade on his Q to heal and to deal the most damage possible.

17 Comments

Moody P9/20/2018, 2:31:01 AM13 votes

Black Cleaver LUL

MrFawknSunshine9/20/2018, 3:06:45 AM5 votes

but tanks are broken , there needs to be ways to counter tanks.

oh lets not forget the kog maw buffs that at max rank ignores 40% armor/mr

Hayaishi9/20/2018, 12:02:21 PM2 votes

I just dont get how are you all afraid of Darius. That champ does nothing unless ahead, his impact in fights is so delayed, hard cc destroys him as he relies on Q healing to survive, he isn't tanky enough nor he has enouh utility. His playstyle is so limited. He is the worse of the juggernauts IMO.

You know who you should be scared of? Jax, camille, Irelia the mobile tanky bruisers with tons of utility.

Nanuk Pihoqahiak9/20/2018, 12:15:20 PM1 votes

They're probably buffing him this way because Darius isn't building Black Cleaver a lot anymore. You tend to see Triforce in his kit more often than not lately.

VelvetCrotch9/20/2018, 2:23:44 PM1 votes

If they want to buff his E I would suggest to make either the range higher or it’s Cd lower.

It’s a pain in the ass to play vs range champions toplane especially Quinn. So I would appreciate to make E CD higher (already over 20 sec at early levels) but make the range higher so a Quinn cannot jump away before he he gets in hook range.

And Q is the skill with the biggest autplay Potential sadly. That’s why I hate Garen cause they jump right into your face and you cannot dmg and heal with your Q.

That’s where I loved old Darius were dudes could jump in his face, Darius didn’t care and just Q without heavy drawbacks - I mean even his castanimation was quicker. (But I like his new castanimation cause it feels more like he wields a heavy weapon)

SociaI Justice9/20/2018, 2:37:25 PM1 votes

darius building cleaver btw hehexd

The Bad Touch9/20/2018, 2:57:21 PM1 votes

Personally I think he need 5 more base move speed an a slight range increase on E.

And lower armor shred.

Pika Fox9/20/2018, 5:48:20 PM1 votes

Its the best way to buff him. It rewards him for playing well and doing what he should be doing as opposed to just giving him better stats or numbers elsewhere. It also increases his damage to targets who are tankier without doing so to targets who are squishy.