Darius is not OP and here is how you deal with him

Many times I hear the enemy team saying bustedddd. Recently I've been seeing it more on Boards too so I have decided to make a short guide on how to deal with him (coming from a Dar main)

He is not OP and has some glaring weaknesses that you need to take advantage of if you want to win.

If you are a tank, do not even think about fighting him early game without your jungler, save your cc to disengage.

DO NOT 1v1 him level 1 unless you are or and (if you play these two right). I get a cheesy fb in about half my ranked games in gold-plat elo because some poppy top decided to get into a straight up AA fight level 1.

Many darius players use ghost so they have to sacrifice map presence. Use that to your advantage. If you get low in lane don't be afraid to back teleport back with items and full health or to teleport and gank bot/take drag.

Darius also does really well in long trades but not short trades, which is why champs like Riven excel against him. If he pulls you, cc him attack him once or twice and dip out if you have that type of kit, which most champs should have. Do not use your cc and gap closers to engage on Darius unless you are sure you can win. For example, if I pull a Riven and she w's me and q's a couple of times then e's away, I lost that trade in a big way and I have no way to retaliate. If on the other hand, the riven dashes towards me, stuns me, and I slow her with my w, q and pull her back in, I can kill her.

Darius is obviously very vulnerable to ganks as well. Some games I just get super tilted because an enemy lee sin or vi keeps camping me and there is absolutely NOTHING i can do about it. It is even easier to gank him if the enemy top has inherent CC. However, gank him early and do not wait until he is fed or he can 1v2 with his passive and ult. Darius also pushes wave if he wants to use his q to harass, making him an even easier target.

Also, do not try to "bait" a Darius unless you are ahead and have a way to disengage. This means if your jungler is chilling in the bush do not try to go in on the Darius first and make him commit. If you do, chances are Darius already has 3 or 4 stacks on you by the time your jungler comes to your aid. One more aa or q boom dunk. boom aa your jungler dunk. Darius double kill. Many times I already have 5 stacks on the enemy Nasus when the jungler tries to help and I just double. Try to go in with less than two stacks with your jungler and Darius is done for.

Also Darius gets completely shit on by aa based melees midgame and late game such as . He also has no way of catching up to champs like

Lastly if you see him glowing red, dip out ASAP.