Darius wins by staying in combat. His build must let him survive long enough to stack and execute.
Recommended Build
Starter
Ruby Crystal
Trinity Force
Sheen proc on W Crippling Strike for devastating trades
Spear of Shojin
Ability haste to spam Q Decimate and maintain pressure
Sterak's Gage
Shield in burst, survival for stack the passive Hemorrhage
Final Build
Boots & enchant
Plated Steelcaps
Alternative vs AP / CC
Mercurys Treads
Mercurys Treads
Stridebreaker
Skill order
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1467
281011
3121415
5913
Runes
Conqueror
Stacks quickly with 5 charges of saignement (passive), maximizes the sustain in fights long.
Nullifying Orb
Extra shield mages that try to the engage at range to avoid the Q.
Second Wind
Recovers the HP lost in lane during trades when he cannot stack the passive.
Overgrowth
Maximizes HP to be impossible to kill during the phase Noxian Might (5 stacks).
Situational Items
vs Ability Power
Dead Man's Plate
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Force of Nature
Dead Man's Plate
Force of Nature
vs Tanks
Dead Man's Plate
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Mortal Reminder
Dead Man's Plate
Mortal Reminder
vs Critical Strike Damage
Dead Man's Plate
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Randuin's Omen
Dead Man's Plate
Randuin's Omen
vs Ability Power
Plated Steelcaps
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Mercury's Treads
Plated Steelcaps
Mercury's Treads
vs Crowd Control
Stridebreaker
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Quicksilver
Stridebreaker
Quicksilver
vs Healing
Death's Dance
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Mortal Reminder
Death's Dance
Mortal Reminder
vs Critical Strike Damage
Death's Dance
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Randuin's Omen
Death's Dance
Randuin's Omen
vs Ability Power
Plated Steelcaps
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Mercury's Treads
Plated Steelcaps
Mercury's Treads
vs Crowd Control
Protobelt
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Quicksilver
Protobelt
Quicksilver
Situational Runes
vs Burst Damage
Second Wind
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Bone Plating
Second Wind
Bone Plating
vs Crowd Control
Overgrowth
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Perseverance
Overgrowth
Perseverance
vs Tanks
Coup De Grace
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Giant Slayer
Coup De Grace
Giant Slayer