Darius is a melee fighter usually played Top on Summoner's Rift. This guide covers Darius in ARAM: Darius excels at extended fights in ARAM, using his bleed passive and healing from Decimate to dominate melee brawls.
Darius ARAM Abilities
Darius' attacks and abilities make enemies bleed, stacking up to 5 times; at max stacks, he gains massive Attack Damage.
Darius swings his axe in a circle, dealing more damage with the blade and healing per champion or large monster hit.
Darius's next attack slows the target's Move Speed as they bleed.
Darius pulls in all enemies in a cone, passively gaining armor penetration on his attacks.
Darius leaps and strikes a lethal blow, dealing bonus true damage per Hemorrhage stack, refreshing on kill.
Darius ARAM Playstyle & Tips
Darius excels at extended fights in ARAM, using his bleed passive and healing from Decimate to dominate melee brawls. Focus on pulling key targets and stacking hemorrhage for massive ultimate resets.
Tips
Use your passive Hemorrhage to stack bleed on enemies before using Noxian Guillotine for max damage.
In ARAM, engage with Apprehend to pull squishy targets into your team for quick kills.
Build tanky items like Sterak's Gage and Dead Man's Plate to survive longer in constant teamfights.
Activate Decimate in the middle of enemy clusters to heal and deal AoE damage.
Flash + Apprehend is a powerful combo to catch out-of-position enemies under turrets.
Combos
Apprehend (E) -> Decimate (Q) -> Crippling Strike (W) -> Noxian Guillotine (R)
Flash -> Apprehend (E) -> Decimate (Q) -> auto-attack -> Noxian Guillotine (R)
Crippling Strike (W) -> auto-attack -> Decimate (Q) -> Apprehend (E) -> Noxian Guillotine (R)
Darius ARAM Build Patch 16.13
Runes
Primary — Resolve
Grasp of the Undying
Font of Life
Conditioning
OvergrowthSecondary — Precision
Triumph
Legend: HasteSummoners
Skill Order
Max your skills in this order
Starter Items
- 1.
Boots - 2.
Guardian's Horn - 3.
Refillable Potion
Core Items
- 1.
Stridebreaker - 2.
Mercury's Treads - 3.
Dead Man's Plate
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- you are a melee diver or skirmisher
- enemy has high burst damage
- you need tenacity to avoid cc
Avoid when:
- you are a ranged champion
- enemy team has low burst damage
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy has multiple AD threats
- you need survivability in extended fights
- your champion deals physical damage
Avoid when:
- enemy team is mostly AP
- you prefer burst over sustained damage
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy has heavy AP burst
- enemy has multiple AP threats
- you need to survive poke mages
Avoid when:
- enemy team is mostly AD
- your team needs more damage
Options
Darius ARAM FAQ
What is the best build for Darius in ARAM?
In ARAM, Darius typically builds core items like Stridebreaker, Mercury's Treads, Dead Man's Plate and Grasp of the Undying runes (Resolve primary, Precision secondary).
What runes should I use for Darius in ARAM?
Take Grasp of the Undying in the Resolve tree as your keystone, with Precision as your secondary tree for Darius in ARAM.
How do you play Darius in ARAM?
Darius excels at extended fights in ARAM, using his bleed passive and healing from Decimate to dominate melee brawls. Focus on pulling key targets and stacking hemorrhage for massive ultimate resets.
What is Darius's best combo in ARAM?
Apprehend (E) -> Decimate (Q) -> Crippling Strike (W) -> Noxian Guillotine (R)
