DariusSupport build

Off-meta Support

Top89%Jungle7%Support2%
Win
42.4%
▼7.7 vs Support
LP a game
+2.80
±1.02
Games
2,455
a win +30.4 · a loss −18.0
Pick · Ban
0.22 · 10.8%
as Support · any role

How we measure

Darius Support on VN, patch 26.21: Youmuu's Ghostblade, Dead Man's Plate, Black Cleaver; Stormraider's Surge + Precision; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 2,455 games).

Build

Most played of 2,455 games

Start

Hp

86% · 42.5% won

Spells

FlGh

53% · 42.2% won

Skills

starts E Q W

13% · 46.1% won

Items 7.9% of games with a core

  1. Youmuu's Ghostblade
  2. Dead Man's Plate
  3. Black Cleaver
4th
  • Fo43.3%won39% · 15pick, 15 games
  • Sg46.8%won21% · 8pick, 8 games
5th
  • Sg54.8%won16% · 13pick, 13 games
all builds

52.7% won (42.6–62.5) · 93 games

4th: of the 38 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.

BootsBoots of Swiftness43% · 44.6% won

Skill path 10% of games · 48.9% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
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WW314151718
EE18101213
RR61116

Core items

First three finished, in the order bought
  1. Youmuu's Ghostblade › Dead Man's Plate › Black Cleaver93 gamesMost playedFew games7.9%52.7%43% to 63%
  2. Youmuu's Ghostblade › Dead Man's Plate › Force of Nature87 gamesFew games7.4%44.8%35% to 55%
  3. Youmuu's Ghostblade › Dead Man's Plate › Stridebreaker51 gamesFew games4.4%47.1%34% to 60%
  4. Stridebreaker › Dead Man's Plate › Black Cleaver48 gamesFew games4.1%45.8%33% to 60%
  5. Stridebreaker › Dead Man's Plate › Force of Nature42 gamesFew games3.6%40.5%27% to 56%
  6. Youmuu's Ghostblade › Dead Man's Plate › Sterak's Gage37 gamesFew games3.2%67.6%51% to 80%
  7. Youmuu's Ghostblade › Dead Man's Plate › Spear of Shojin24 gamesFew games2.0%66.7%47% to 82%
  8. Youmuu's Ghostblade › Dead Man's Plate › Death's Dance23 gamesFew games2.0%43.5%26% to 63%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts E Q W13%46.1%308
  2. starts W E Q12%40.1%284
  3. starts Q E W12%41.8%268
  4. starts Q E W11%43.8%258
  5. starts E W Q7.9%48.9%184

Starting items

2 × Health Potion86% · 42.5% won · 2,020 games
  • Health Potion 5.6%38.9% won
  • Control Ward Few games2.2%44.2% won

Boots

Boots of Swiftness43% · 44.6% won · 1,045 games
  • Plated Steelcaps 33%43.2% won
  • Mercury's Treads 18%40.5% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Ghost53% · 42.2% won · 1,294 games
  • Flash + Ignite 25%42.6% won
  • Exhaust + Flash 16%45.2% won
Every option as a table48 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Youmuu's Ghostblade › Dead Man's Plate › Black CleaverFew games7.9%52.7%42.6%–62.5%93
Youmuu's Ghostblade › Dead Man's Plate › Force of NatureFew games7.4%44.8%34.8%–55.3%87
Youmuu's Ghostblade › Dead Man's Plate › StridebreakerFew games4.4%47.1%34.1%–60.5%51
Stridebreaker › Dead Man's Plate › Black CleaverFew games4.1%45.8%32.6%–59.7%48
Stridebreaker › Dead Man's Plate › Force of NatureFew games3.6%40.5%27.0%–55.5%42
Youmuu's Ghostblade › Dead Man's Plate › Sterak's GageFew games3.2%67.6%51.5%–80.4%37
Youmuu's Ghostblade › Dead Man's Plate › Spear of ShojinFew games2.0%66.7%46.7%–82.0%24
Youmuu's Ghostblade › Dead Man's Plate › Death's DanceFew games2.0%43.5%25.6%–63.2%23
4th item, of 409 games that reached it
Force of NatureFew games19%42.9%32.4%–54.0%77
Sterak's GageFew games12%56.9%43.3%–69.5%51
Dead Man's PlateFew games9.8%42.5%28.5%–57.8%40
Randuin's OmenFew games7.6%51.6%34.8%–68.0%31
Black CleaverFew games7.3%60.0%42.3%–75.4%30
ThornmailFew games6.9%39.3%23.6%–57.6%28
Boots
Boots of Swiftness43%44.6%41.6%–47.6%1,045
Plated Steelcaps33%43.2%39.8%–46.6%799
Mercury's Treads18%40.5%35.9%–45.2%430
No boots5.7%31.2%24.1%–39.3%141
Berserker's GreavesFew games1.0%20.0%8.9%–39.1%25
Starting items
2 × Health Potion86%42.5%40.4%–44.7%2,020
Health Potion5.6%38.9%31.0%–47.5%131
Control WardFew games2.2%44.2%31.6%–57.7%52
2 × Health Potion + Control WardFew games1.0%47.8%29.2%–67.0%23
Summoner spells
Flash + Ghost53%42.2%39.5%–44.9%1,294
Flash + Ignite25%42.6%38.8%–46.5%624
Exhaust + Flash16%45.2%40.3%–50.2%383
Exhaust + GhostFew games1.7%38.1%25.0%–53.2%42
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts E Q W13%46.1%40.6%–51.7%308
Max Q E W · starts W E Q12%40.1%34.6%–45.9%284
Max Q E W · starts Q E W12%41.8%36.0%–47.8%268
Max Q W E · starts Q E W11%43.8%37.9%–49.9%258
Max Q E W · starts E W Q7.9%48.9%41.8%–56.1%184
First 11 skill points
E Q W Q Q R Q E Q E R10%48.9%42.4%–55.4%223
W E Q Q Q R Q E Q E R9.2%40.4%33.8%–47.4%198
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R8.5%43.7%36.7%–51.0%183
E W Q Q Q R Q E Q E R6.4%48.2%40.0%–56.5%137
Q E W Q Q R Q W Q W R6.2%43.6%35.5%–52.1%133
W Q E Q Q R Q E Q E R5.1%46.4%37.3%–55.7%110
Finished items
Stridebreaker39%43.0%39.8%–46.1%957
Celestial Opposition36%43.9%40.7%–47.2%890
Bloodsong25%44.6%40.8%–48.6%623
Solstice Sleigh23%42.3%38.3%–46.5%560
Force of Nature18%41.5%37.0%–46.2%443
Sterak's Gage11%53.1%47.2%–59.0%273
Spear of Shojin8.7%54.2%47.5%–60.8%214
Thornmail5.8%43.7%35.8%–51.9%142
Randuin's Omen4.7%45.7%36.9%–54.8%116
Death's Dance4.4%53.7%44.3%–62.8%108

Questions

What do Darius Support players build first on VN?

The most played core is Youmuu's Ghostblade, then Dead Man's Plate, then Black Cleaver: 4% of 2,455 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 52.7% win rate.

What skill order do Darius Support players use?

Most often they max Q, E, W and start E, Q, W: 13% of 2,323 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.21, 46.1% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Darius Support players take?

Flash and Ghost, in 53% of 2,455 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 42.2% win rate.