Playing against darius drains my life force.

option paralysis·May 9, 2017·21 votes·2,409 views

I can't stand him. Builds cleaver into tank and fucks you up. Even if you manage to kill him top while playing a melee champ, he can be 0/5 but in teamfights he gets his passive off, welp he's 5/5 now. Even if you're ahead, you need multiple people to kill him, he's always such a massive threat, you need to work like a mofo just to not die, and it feels like I'm doing a chore. I hate him. I don't understand why he needed a aoe heal, while being a bully. This bitch too. Those 2 idiots are the reason I'm a support main this season.

37 Comments

THE RlVER KlNGMay 9, 20179 votes

It shows a lot about gameplay where I can type up a reasonable analysis of Darius and his flaws and get over 30 downvotes in total but this is fine

cinomenapplebaeMay 9, 20174 votes

https://i.gyazo.com/4ffaec714f647c1ec7a37312fbcabf08.png

A Basic IslandMay 9, 20176 votes

darius is one of the few champs i hate seeing on the enemy team and i dont even play top

I just fucking hate how much he heals off of his Qs. Like... I'm punished for fighting him if I'm melee..

EedatMay 9, 20172 votes

Lol? How about stick on him for half a second and it does almost no damage and it doesnt heal?

NastyMcOutplayMay 9, 20176 votes

ahh yes, a circlejerk thread on one of the most balanced champs in the game. seriously, at this point just fucking get good, thats the only advice i can give you if you are still jerking off about darius being overpowered

option paralysisMay 9, 20176 votes

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ahh yes, a circlejerk thread on one of the most balanced champs in the game. seriously, at this point just fucking get good, thats the only advice i can give you if you are still jerking off about darius being overpowered

did I say anywhere he's op ? I said he's so annoying to deal with to the point it feels like a chore. you gotta be careful against him even if he's feeding so he doesn't get the passive off once and destroy everybody. if you tell me to kite him, pls tell me how do I kite him as a melee champ top lane that needs to go for cs ? the answer is you can't. he's just a massive pain in the ass.

Darius 1 TrickMay 9, 20171 votes

I disagree, you just have to keep track of his cooldowns like any matchup.

BladeSteelMay 9, 20171 votes

Loot at champions that counter darius and tell me how many of them are ranged.

dunder killMay 9, 20171 votes

pls tell me how do I kite him as a melee champ top lane that needs to go for cs

You're a support main lmao. Pick Janna and he's completely useless for the rest of the game

agbudarMay 9, 20174 votes

Darius playstyle is far too toxic to deal with so is Fiora's

Darius 1 TrickMay 9, 20173 votes

uhm i understand that he'd be really hard to fight at low elos, but as a darius main, hes so easy to be kited. He really isnt a strong champion right now, i think he needs buffs.

he was already nerfed to the ground theres not much more nerfing they can do without him becoming a s6 yorick

lslandsMay 9, 20177 votes

How does one kite Darius as a mele champion please do tell. btw hes strong at all elo's

Darius 1 TrickMay 9, 20173 votes

Strong at all elos? do u see him in masters? challengers? Pros? i haven't. It's like xin zhao. Theres a reason they are so strong but never played high elos

RedesignatedMay 9, 20172 votes

http://lolalytics.com/champion/Darius/

Scroll down to the sidebar on the right that says "Best Darius's Worldwide" [sic]. He does get played all the way up into Challenger. More often than Xin Zhao does, apparently.

Stand in my XMay 9, 20174 votes

boi tell me how to kite a darius running at you with a dead mans plate and boots of swiftness

SolarisCorvusMay 9, 20172 votes

You pray to your god that he disconnects before he catches you.

Stand in my XMay 10, 20171 votes

im not sure that the flying spaghetti monster can assist me

Darius 1 TrickMay 9, 20173 votes

Okay clearly none of you are high elo, or darius players.

The most effective way of neutralizing darius is shutting him down early, camping top lane and ruining his day. he is a monster when ahead, terrible when behind.

He can be kited by many of the top lane adversaries. Kennen is cancer to lane against, poke and dont get in range of grab. if he doesnt get kills, he won't be nearly as impactful in a game. Renekton can dive in, poke stun and dive out, decent matchup. Fiora generally beats darius if u can parry ult or grab. Rivens can outplay a darius, but darius base damage makes it difficult if youre not very good at the champ

Mid-late game is pretty obvious. Aim the darius in teamfight or catch him splitting. Your adc can poke home from a distance and theres nothing he can do without flash engaging. The mage can poke him as well..

Basically the key thing though, is not to let the darius get a big lead. He can snowball like a fiora.

ForgiveColourMay 9, 20174 votes

So the best way to counter darius is to olay ranged top laner aka the counter to 99% of top lane roster? Nice1

Darius 1 TrickMay 9, 20173 votes

What? i gave 1 ranged top laner.

Fiora, Renekton, Riven can all beat darius. Jayce also can destroy darius.

What is with all of this toxicity towards darius players?I lose lane a fair amount of the time, you just have to understand his kit and when to not engage on him

EuthenaasiaMay 9, 20172 votes

I don't mind fighting Darius but I play Illaoi so it's a pretty fair fight. I do see him roll the general top lane bruiser though.

alfavhunterMay 9, 20171 votes

how to balance darius

remove his slow mechanic

now its a matter of counterplaying him to keep out of the Q range instead of he slowed me walked anway while Qing and hit me with full Q damage

balancing fiora

nerf her hp regen mechanics to only work on champions, she can no longer heal on minions and is now balanced

RalanrMay 9, 20172 votes

So...what should his W do beyond be an AA reset?

alfavhunterMay 9, 20171 votes

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So...what should his W do beyond be an AA reset?

it should ground the target for 1.5 seconds

RalanrMay 9, 20171 votes

Now that itself is interesting.

I am PacmanMay 9, 20172 votes

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how to balance darius

remove his slow mechanic

now its a matter of counterplaying him to keep out of the Q range instead of he slowed me walked anway while Qing and hit me with full Q damage

Thats exactly how you counterplay him now. Keep out of his q range (or when he pulls then stutterstep into him to make him miss q and walk away). The only way to slow you is to be already inside his Q range it as his E is practically the same range. Darius is easy as fuck to kite btw.

balancing fiora

nerf her hp regen mechanics to only work on champions, she can no longer heal on minions and is now balanced

Fiora hp regen mechanic wut? You mean her old passive? She can't heal on minions rn.

CancerMageMay 9, 20171 votes

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how to balance darius

remove his slow mechanic

now its a matter of counterplaying him to keep out of the Q range instead of he slowed me walked anway while Qing and hit me with full Q damage

balancing fiora

nerf her hp regen mechanics to only work on champions, she can no longer heal on minions and is now balanced

But Vitals only appear on champions exclusively, and that's Fiora's only source of healing, at least in her kit. I'm not sure what you're on about.

alfavhunterMay 9, 20171 votes

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But Vitals only appear on champions exclusively, and that's Fiora's only source of healing, at least in her kit. I'm not sure what you're on about.

i didnt realize she no longer healed at all from minions.

so here is the nerf she should get

make her Q CD reduction mechanic only work on enemy champions instead of everything and her counter no longer slows, but grounds the target for 2 seconds and if she blocks a CC with it then it also slows by 40/50/60/70/80% for the duration. this reduces her escape chase and utility in return for the grounding utility that can also be a powerful slow late game if timed correctly vs CC

420 gramsMay 9, 20171 votes

That's kinda an interesting combo of champions to hate. One is immobile, punishes you for fighting them early, thrives in long trades/all ins, and is relatively simple/binary. The other is mobile, bursty in lane, complicated and has to out play you, and scales late.

NasodianLordMay 9, 20171 votes

wanna know how to fight darius as a person that mains him and can win as GAREN vs darius?? you dont fight without an escape or get out before he gets 3 stacks, if his pull is down fight him while its down

dead ass darius gets cucked by simply running away before he gets all 5 stacks

let him push in lane like he has no escape and flash might not be enough

also dont let him get free autos, so many times i auto, q before the tick leaves and simply engage like taadaaa free kill

Crede777May 9, 20171 votes

Don't mind the typical darius, just respect his power spikes even if you're ahead (as you should with most fighters including Fiora).

That said, Darius running ignite and flash is pure frustration. Level 2, I'm full hp, and he gets of an AA, AA, Q, Ignite and I'm dead 4 seconds later despite chugging potions.

AL000May 9, 20171 votes

Trade him until he is at 50%hp without damage yourself then burst him out with Pantheon.

Volibear BossMay 9, 20171 votes

Upvoted for the fiora, i dont mind darius tho.

TimX24968BMay 9, 20171 votes

try playing Renekton against that darius. I don't think you've ever played darius to know if its even possible to go 0/5 to 5/5 with him, unless the enemy team is braindead retarded not to kill you with your lack of gold.

StusauceMay 9, 20171 votes

I main Renekton and Irelia. With Renekton it's pretty easy to beat Darius. With Irelia I can beat him, but it's definitely a more interesting lane. A lot of using my Q to dodge his Q. Don't mind seeing him in lane, but there are times I wish he didn't do so much damage by building straight tank and getting multiple Q's off in team-fights. Makes his mid-late game pretty abusive even when he lost lane hard.

AmazoXMay 9, 20171 votes

The only one at top lane that bothers me is Tryndamere , He forces his play-style onto you whether you like it or not, His a force to be reckoned with and you are going to stay at the lane his pushing opposing his usefulness while feeling lonely and away from your teammates. T-T