Darius benefits from Triforce more than from BC

Lonesome Wild·8/21/2018, 12:38:55 PM·1 votes·1,281 views

In my opinion it shows problems with champion concept. First of all let's see what this item gives him:

  1. Darius is being able to deal huge amount of damage before he actually achieve his "Noxian Might".
  2. It compensates his low mobility better than BC.
  3. Allows him to stack sweet Noxian Might state faster than ever.

But Triforce was here for a while and we didn't see Darius going for it. That's right. There are two reasons why it happened:

  1. Conqueror allows him to ignore missing armor penetration from BC because difference became pretty insignificant.
  2. Tank class doesn't look so lively.

No. Don't get me wrong I'm totally ok with how he performs in this meta. But IF there will be something done with TF AND Conqueror we'll see this champion in garbage again like it was in pre season when he coundn't even kill tanks and he had no burst against squshies if they happened to appear in that meta.

Right now Darius isn't really about achieving five stacks game or even about avoiding enemy kite. He is really about blatant statchecking other players until they die or pushing side lanes like some divers do. (He doesn't even have tool for destroying turrets but Sheen proc open this option)

I really suggest to reconsider his passive game to make it more strategically valuable for example:

  • Allow him to stack passive on Nashor/Drake/Crab forcing people to give up on objectives or take dangerous fight
  • Add inner tool for destroying turrets like percentage damage proc from passive's bonus AD
  • Remove the very possibility to stack up bonus attack speed but make this mini-game of achieving stacks more interesting (Fake Q swing for baiting opponents dash in/out, new possibility to hold charged Q for a while to maximize damage and passive stacks gain, improved W that applies 0 stacks but multiplies current stacks twice)

10 Comments

Critmaster Garen8/21/2018, 12:44:44 PM2 votes

i think it shows more of a problem with triforce and cleaver.

the item isnt just core on darius, but it became a staple on garen aswell, when both should prefer cleaver. garen doesnt even want mana or attack speed.

cleaver is pretty garbage on both champions, if youre not actually faced with tanks. even in that case it only helps you fighting tanks, but leaves you lacking in your ability to take on the squishier champions on the enemy team.

Death by Glamour8/21/2018, 1:40:18 PM2 votes

why would he build black cleaver when tanks aren't prevalent in the game?

triforce and steraks have become the n1 build on many bruisers

Hayaishi8/21/2018, 4:04:29 PM2 votes

Juggernauts need another rush item tbh. One for more general purposes.

feintfiend8/21/2018, 1:16:28 PM1 votes

Wait...are you trying to buff Darius in his current state...

That's gonna be a yikes from me