DariusMid build

Off-meta Mid

Top89%Jungle7%Mid1%
Win
48.3%
▼1.7 vs Mid
LP a game
+0.20
±0.94
Games
1,713
a win +19.3 · a loss −18.3
Pick · Ban
0.15 · 10.8%
as Mid · any role

How we measure

Darius Mid on VN, patch 26.21: Youmuu's Ghostblade, Stridebreaker, Dead Man's Plate; Stormraider's Surge + Precision; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 1,713 games).

Build

Most played of 1,713 games

Start

DbHp

52% · 50.7% won

Spells

FlGh

67% · 47.3% won

Skills

starts Q E W

17% · 45.4% won

Items 7.7% of games with a core

  1. Youmuu's Ghostblade
  2. Stridebreaker
  3. Dead Man's Plate
4th
  • Dd55.2%won47% · 21pick, 21 games
  • Fo56.7%won27% · 12pick, 12 games
  • Sg53.9%won13% · 6pick, 6 games
5th
  • Dd55.3%won15% · 30pick, 30 games
  • Sg57.9%won12% · 23pick, 23 games
  • Ga56.1%won10% · 20pick, 20 games
all builds

56.5% won (45.9–66.5) · 85 games

4th: of the 45 games with this core that reached it · 5th: all builds. Win rates there are pulled toward the champion's rate at the slot, because a few games say little.

BootsArmored Advance41% · 50.1% won

Skill path 13% of games · 48.2% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
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Core items

First three finished, in the order bought
  1. Youmuu's Ghostblade › Stridebreaker › Dead Man's Plate85 gamesMost playedFew games7.7%56.5%46% to 67%
  2. Youmuu's Ghostblade › Dead Man's Plate › Sterak's Gage58 gamesFew games5.3%51.7%39% to 64%
  3. Stridebreaker › Dead Man's Plate › Sterak's Gage51 gamesFew games4.6%56.9%43% to 69%
  4. Youmuu's Ghostblade › Dead Man's Plate › Death's Dance44 gamesFew games4.0%54.6%40% to 68%
  5. Youmuu's Ghostblade › Stridebreaker › Force of Nature30 gamesFew games2.7%43.3%27% to 61%
  6. Stridebreaker › Dead Man's Plate › Force of Nature30 gamesFew games2.7%66.7%49% to 81%
  7. Youmuu's Ghostblade › Dead Man's Plate › Force of Nature21 gamesFew games1.9%47.6%28% to 68%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E W17%45.4%284
  2. starts Q E W14%48.3%234
  3. starts W Q E13%57.1%226
  4. starts Q W E8.5%56.3%144
  5. starts W E Q8.5%46.5%144

Starting items

Doran's Blade + Health Potion52% · 50.7% won · 891 games
  • Doran's Shield + Health Potion 29%47.0% won
  • Doran's Helm + Health Potion 11%41.7% won

Boots

Armored Advance41% · 50.1% won · 705 games
  • Chainlaced Crushers 37%44.3% won
  • Swiftmarch 14%55.1% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Ghost67% · 47.3% won · 1,146 games
  • Flash + Ignite 26%49.9% won
  • Exhaust + Flash Few games3.3%55.4% won
Every option as a table50 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Youmuu's Ghostblade › Stridebreaker › Dead Man's PlateFew games7.7%56.5%45.9%–66.5%85
Youmuu's Ghostblade › Dead Man's Plate › Sterak's GageFew games5.3%51.7%39.2%–64.1%58
Stridebreaker › Dead Man's Plate › Sterak's GageFew games4.6%56.9%43.3%–69.5%51
Youmuu's Ghostblade › Dead Man's Plate › Death's DanceFew games4.0%54.6%40.1%–68.3%44
Youmuu's Ghostblade › Stridebreaker › Force of NatureFew games2.7%43.3%27.4%–60.8%30
Stridebreaker › Dead Man's Plate › Force of NatureFew games2.7%66.7%48.8%–80.8%30
Youmuu's Ghostblade › Dead Man's Plate › Force of NatureFew games1.9%47.6%28.3%–67.6%21
4th item, of 548 games that reached it
Death's Dance20%59.3%49.8%–68.1%108
Force of NatureFew games13%47.9%36.9%–59.2%73
Sterak's GageFew games11%50.8%38.6%–62.9%61
Dead Man's PlateFew games9.7%52.8%39.7%–65.6%53
Randuin's OmenFew games8.9%57.1%43.3%–70.0%49
ThornmailFew games6.8%56.8%40.9%–71.3%37
5th item, of 194 games that reached it
Death's DanceFew games15%56.7%39.2%–72.6%30
Sterak's GageFew games12%65.2%44.9%–81.2%23
Guardian AngelFew games10%60.0%38.7%–78.1%20
Boots
Armored Advance41%50.1%46.4%–53.8%705
Chainlaced Crushers37%44.3%40.5%–48.2%630
Swiftmarch14%55.1%48.7%–61.3%236
No bootsFew games3.5%30.0%19.9%–42.5%60
Plated SteelcapsFew games1.3%59.1%38.7%–76.7%22
Starting items
Doran's Blade + Health Potion52%50.7%47.4%–54.0%891
Doran's Shield + Health Potion29%47.0%42.7%–51.4%502
Doran's Helm + Health Potion11%41.7%34.9%–48.9%187
Long Sword + Refillable PotionFew games3.2%49.1%36.4%–61.9%55
Summoner spells
Flash + Ghost67%47.3%44.4%–50.2%1,146
Flash + Ignite26%49.9%45.2%–54.5%441
Exhaust + FlashFew games3.3%55.4%42.4%–67.6%56
Flash + TeleportFew games1.8%48.4%32.0%–65.2%31
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q E W17%45.4%39.7%–51.2%284
Max Q W E · starts Q E W14%48.3%42.0%–54.7%234
Max Q E W · starts W Q E13%57.1%50.6%–63.4%226
Max Q E W · starts Q W E8.5%56.3%48.1%–64.1%144
Max Q E W · starts W E Q8.5%46.5%38.6%–54.7%144
First 11 skill points
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R13%48.2%41.7%–54.8%220
W Q E Q Q R Q E Q E R11%53.9%46.6%–61.1%178
Q E W Q Q R Q W Q W R8.1%53.0%44.6%–61.3%132
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R7.1%56.4%47.4%–65.1%117
W E Q Q Q R Q E Q E R6.7%47.7%38.6%–57.0%109
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W RFew games4.9%51.9%41.1%–62.4%81
Finished items
Sterak's Gage24%56.5%51.7%–61.2%407
Force of Nature21%48.2%43.1%–53.3%365
Death's Dance21%56.6%51.4%–61.6%359
Spear of Shojin13%58.6%52.0%–64.8%222
Trinity Force13%48.9%42.4%–55.4%221
Black Cleaver9.8%50.6%43.1%–58.1%168
Thornmail7.0%45.0%36.4%–53.9%120
Randuin's Omen6.8%49.6%40.7%–58.5%117
The Collector6.0%47.6%38.2%–57.1%103
Titanic HydraFew games2.6%46.7%32.9%–60.9%45

Questions

What do Darius Mid players build first on VN?

The most played core is Youmuu's Ghostblade, then Stridebreaker, then Dead Man's Plate: 5% of 1,713 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 56.5% win rate.

What skill order do Darius Mid players use?

Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, E, W: 17% of 1,685 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.21, 45.4% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Darius Mid players take?

Flash and Ghost, in 67% of 1,713 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 47.3% win rate.