- Win Rate
- 47.8%
- Pick Rate
- 3.9%
- Ban Rate
- 16.0%
Darius Top Build: Items & Boots
- Patch
- 26.19
- Games
- 3,513
- Lane
- Top
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 5, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
The most-played Patch 26.19 Darius build is Boots of Swiftness, Death's Dance, Dead Man's Plate, Youmuu's Ghostblade, Sterak's Gage, Force of Nature, Oracle Lens: 5.82% of games, 60.61% win rate. Below are the boots, first items, starting items and summoner spells players pick most, each with its own win rate and game count.
Best Darius Build - Highest Win Rate Items
Full Build
Early Build Order
Top Summoner Spells
Flash + Ghost58.3%Win Rate58.2%Pick Rate
Flash + Ignite70.1%Win Rate29.4%Pick Rate
Build Stats
This Darius build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.
The core items for this Darius build are Death's Dance, Dead Man's Plate, and Youmuu's Ghostblade. This item combination achieves a 60.6% win rate across 330 matches analyzed.
At full build, Darius gains a total of 115 AD, 1150 Health, 105 Armor, and 55 MR, giving a strong power profile for physical damage.
Best Darius Runes
Precision
Sorcery
Darius Abilities
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Darius build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance, Magic Resistance. Lower in: Magic Damage.
The most popular starting items for Darius are Doran's Blade, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 58.3% win rate and 29.1% pick rate.
- Death's Dance S Tier
Death's Dance
3,30054.93%Win Rate+7.16%WR Diff30.00%Pick Rate - Dead Man's Plate S Tier
Dead Man's Plate
2,90052.80%Win Rate+5.03%WR Diff48.36%Pick Rate - Youmuu's Ghostblade S Tier
Youmuu's Ghostblade
2,80051.24%Win Rate+3.47%WR Diff50.38%Pick Rate
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Test any item combination — even off-meta — against thousands of real Darius matches. See win rate, KDA, damage, and every item's real impact before you ever lock in.
- Any item combo — even off-meta
- Thousands of real matches
- Win rate by rank & game length
Darius players complete Youmuu's Ghostblade first in 51% of games, winning 51.1% of them. The median first item is finished at 12:06 (25th to 75th percentile: 10:24 to 13:54).
First item
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 51.1% | 51.2% | 12:06 | 1,680 |
 | 59.0% | 1.9% | 12:18 | 61 |
 | 47.3% | 8.9% | 14:24 | 292 |
First two items
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 61.6% | 4.8% | 20:06 | 138 |
 | 61.5% | 2.7% | 19:48 | 78 |
 | 52.6% | 28.5% | 19:30 | 825 |
Three-item core
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66.7% | 3.6% | 26:18 | 72 |
| 56.2% | 14.7% | 25:54 | 297 |
| 60.5% | 2.1% | 26:12 | 43 |
Stages keep purchase order, so "A then B" and "B then A" are counted separately. Completion time is the minute the last item of the stage was bought. Boots are tracked separately.
Darius players max Q > E > W in 84% of games, winning 48.8% of the 2,845 games that followed that order. The grid shows the most common ability at every level.
Q
E
W| Level | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| W | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| R | 1 | 2 | 3 |
- Q > W > E: 13% of games, 42.6% win rate
- W > Q > E: 2% of games, 33.8% win rate
- Sterak's Gage S Tier
Sterak's Gage
3,20057.04%Win Rate+9.27%WR Diff24.25%Pick Rate - Force of Nature S Tier
Force of Nature
2,80051.00%Win Rate+3.23%WR Diff27.13%Pick Rate
- Boots of Swiftness S Tier
Boots of Swiftness
1,00051.89%Win Rate+4.12%WR Diff15.09%Pick Rate
- Oracle Lens S Tier
Oracle Lens
051.45%Win Rate+3.68%WR Diff9.85%Pick Rate
Combined statistics from all items in this Darius build.
Movement Speed:55
Armor:105
Attack Damage:115
Health:1150- Movement Speed:12%
Magic Resistance:55
Build Comparison
SpeedArmorADHealthSpeedMR
This Darius physical damage dealer build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. Its 60.6% win rate comes from only 330 games, so treat it as an observation rather than a proven edge. The build's key strengths include strong physical damage mitigation and substantial health pool for survivability. This tanky Darius build works best when your team lacks frontline presence. You can absorb damage and create opportunities for your carries to deal damage. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. With a total gold cost of 16,000, this Darius build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Death's Dance, Dead Man's Plate, and Youmuu's Ghostblade power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Darius build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.
Strengths
- Strong physical damage mitigation
- Substantial health pool for survivability
Darius Top Boots, Starting Items & Summoner Spells (Patch 26.19)
7,332 gamesMost Darius Top players rush Youmuu's Ghostblade first (47% of games), finished at a median of 12.0 minutes. Plated Steelcaps are the usual boots (54%). The standard summoner spells are Flash + Ghost (66%). The game usually starts with Doran's Blade + Health Potion.
Darius boots
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
 Plated SteelcapsMost played | 54.1% | 48.3% | 3,965 |
 Mercury's Treads | 26.1% | 49.3% | 1,913 |
 Boots of Swiftness | 15.6% | 51.1% | 1,144 |
Darius starting items
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
  Doran's Blade + Health PotionMost played | 38.8% | 49.8% | 2,840 |
 Doran's Blade + Health Potion + Stealth Ward | 27.0% | 47.2% | 1,973 |
 Doran's Shield + Health Potion | 13.3% | 47.2% | 973 |
| Doran's Shield + Health Potion + Stealth Ward | 8.7% | 49.0% | 637 |
Darius summoner spells
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
  Flash + GhostMost played | 66.4% | 48.6% | 4,872 |
 Flash + Ignite | 22.8% | 49.0% | 1,671 |
 Exhaust + Flash | 5.3% | 47.9% | 386 |
| Ghost + Ignite | 2.5% | 42.4% | 184 |
Every option is listed with its own pick rate, win rate and game count from ranked games this patch. Options under 40 games are left out.
Darius First Item and Core Build Timing
Which item Darius players finish first and which three-item core they build, with the median completion minute and the middle 50% of games — the timing to beat if you want to spike before your opponent.
First completed item
| Items | Finished | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Youmuu's Ghostblade | 12.0 min 10.4-13.9 min | 47.4% | 51.0% | 3,384 |
 Stridebreaker | 13.6 min 11.9-15.7 min | 30.9% | 46.7% | 2,209 |
 Trinity Force | 14.2 min 12.2-16.0 min | 9.5% | 47.8% | 676 |
 Black Cleaver | 12.7 min 11.2-14.8 min | 4.1% | 52.5% | 295 |
 Spear of Shojin | 12.3 min 10.6-14.4 min | 2.0% | 56.3% | 144 |
Three-item core
| Items | Finished | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
  Youmuu's Ghostblade → Dead Man's Plate → Death's Dance | 25.7 min 23.5-28.5 min | 12.0% | 58.3% | 533 |
 Youmuu's Ghostblade → Dead Man's Plate → Sterak's Gage | 26.0 min 23.1-28.7 min | 3.9% | 60.2% | 171 |
 Youmuu's Ghostblade → Force of Nature → Sterak's Gage | 26.4 min 24.9-28.8 min | 1.1% | 63.8% | 47 |
| Youmuu's Ghostblade → Sterak's Gage → Death's Dance | 24.7 min 23.5-28.0 min | 0.9% | 69.0% | 42 |
Every Darius Top Item by Win Rate
The completed items Darius players build most this patch, with the share of games each one appears in and its win rate. Situational items sit low in pick rate for a reason — read the win rate next to the game count.
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dead Man's PlateMost played | 49.1% | 53.0% | 3,600 |
| Youmuu's Ghostblade | 48.9% | 51.0% | 3,582 |
| Stridebreaker | 36.5% | 47.3% | 2,674 |
| Death's Dance | 29.4% | 55.0% | 2,159 |
| Force of Nature | 28.8% | 52.1% | 2,109 |
| Sterak's Gage | 27.0% | 57.3% | 1,980 |
| Trinity Force | 12.2% | 49.3% | 891 |
| Black Cleaver | 10.8% | 49.8% | 791 |
| Spear of Shojin | 9.1% | 53.3% | 664 |
 Thornmail | 6.7% | 46.7% | 490 |
 Randuin's Omen | 6.3% | 51.1% | 464 |
 Spirit Visage | 1.8% | 53.8% | 130 |
Darius Build Planner
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This core is in our ranked data: 58.3% win rate over 533 games.
- Attack Damage
- 115
- Health
- 350
- Armor
- 130
- Ability Haste
- 15
- Lethality
- 18
- Move Speed
- 45