Darius and Armor (BC vs LW vs More Dmg)

Morgana Thighs·Jan 4, 2015·1 votes·368 views

Hello everyone, first post here. Just got into Darius, and while looking though some guides I keep finding a comment or two saying that the way ArP works "changed and the guide needs to be redone". To keep things short, as a new Darius player I am interested in seeing if anyone can help be decide between building a Black Cleaver or a Last Whisper, and if that should be early game or late game? I saw a few comments mention that Last Whisper makes Darius' E less effective, but then someone mentioned that Black Cleaver does the same. Should I skip ArP entirely and just stack damage, relying on Darius' E as my sole ArP?

Pls help a lonely nub :)

2 Comments

JustMyBassCannonJan 4, 20151 votes

% Penetration has always been a multiplicative stack stat. That is to say, you don't just get 35%+25% if you pick up Last Whisper on Darius.

100% * 35% = 35% Armor ignored, leaves behind 65% 65% * 25% = 16.25% Armor ignored, leaves behind 48.75%

So it's closer to 51% ArPen instead.

Black Cleaver ends up being more or less the same, except it's Shred. That means that it directly reduces their Armor, giving your allies increased damage output against them. Your team gets to deal with 25% of their Armor, while you get to deal with 56.25% (assuming you get 5 stacks).

EndlessSorcererJan 4, 20151 votes

If you are planning on getting one of the two, I would recommend Black Cleaver. Darius benefits from some early damage but he still needs durability, so buying a Brutalizer before going into a defensive item is a good compromise. Black Cleaver is very nice to have against tanks since it allows Darius to largely ignore most of their defensive purchases and helps your team kill them more quickly later in the game.