DariusTop build

33rd of 48 Topup 10 places, was C since 26.20

Top89%Jungle7%

Win: 49.2%; ▼0.8 vs Top
LP a game: +0.50; ±0.12
Games: 111.3k; a win +19.7 · a loss −18.5
Pick · Ban: 10.0 · 10.8%; as Top · any role

Updated 5 Nov, 03:45 UTCHow we measure

Darius Top on VN, patch 26.21: Youmuu's Ghostblade, Dead Man's Plate, Death's Dance; Conqueror + Resolve; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 111,293 games).

Build

Start

66% · 49.6% won

Spells

74% · 49.4% won

Skills

starts W Q E

25% · 51.5% won

Items 9.5% of games with a core

Youmuu's Ghostblade
Dead Man's Plate
Death's Dance

4th

Fo58.4%won31% · 1.1kpick, 1,069 games
Ro56.9%won26% · 918pick, 918 games
Sg63.9%won26% · 912pick, 912 games

5th

Ro55.4%won23% · 293pick, 293 games
Sg60.8%won22% · 274pick, 274 games
Fo57.6%won15% · 186pick, 186 games

59.0% won (57.8–60.2) · 6,539 games

4th: of the 3,471 games with this core that reached it · 5th: of the 1,272 games with this core that reached it. Win rates there are pulled toward the champion's rate at the slot, because a few games say little.

BootsPlated Steelcaps62% · 49.6% won

Skill path 21% of games · 52.3% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
Ability	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
QQ		2		4	5		7		9
WW	1													14	15		17	18
EE			3					8		10		12	13
RR						6					11					16

Core items

ItemsPickWin
Youmuu's Ghostblade › Dead Man's Plate › Death's Dance6,539 gamesMost played9.5%59.0%58% to 60%
Stridebreaker › Dead Man's Plate › Death's Dance3,950 games5.7%56.9%55% to 58%
Stridebreaker › Dead Man's Plate › Sterak's Gage3,679 games5.3%59.1%58% to 61%
Youmuu's Ghostblade › Dead Man's Plate › Force of Nature2,872 games4.2%54.1%52% to 56%
Stridebreaker › Dead Man's Plate › Force of Nature2,851 games4.1%52.4%51% to 54%
Stridebreaker › Spear of Shojin › Death's Dance2,410 games3.5%58.6%57% to 61%
Stridebreaker › Spear of Shojin › Dead Man's Plate2,255 games3.3%56.1%54% to 58%
Stridebreaker › Sterak's Gage › Death's Dance2,027 games2.9%59.5%57% to 62%

Skills

starts W Q E25%51.5%27,556
starts Q E W15%50.9%16,954
starts W E QHighest win12%52.9%12,688
starts Q W E10.0%51.7%10,925
starts W Q E9.9%44.8%10,900

Starting items

Doran's Blade + Health Potion66% · 49.6% won · 73,645 games

Doran's Shield + Health Potion 29%48.2% won
Doran's Helm + Health Potion 1.0%51.9% won

Boots

Plated Steelcaps62% · 49.6% won · 68,757 games

Mercury's Treads 26%48.7% won
Boots of Swiftness Highest win8.7%53.2% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Ghost74% · 49.4% won · 81,824 games

Flash + Ignite 21%49.3% won
Exhaust + Flash 3.2%50.2% won

Every option as a table59 options

Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
Option	Pick	Win	95% range	Games
Core items
Youmuu's Ghostblade › Dead Man's Plate › Death's Dance	9.5%	59.0%	57.8%–60.2%	6,539
Stridebreaker › Dead Man's Plate › Death's Dance	5.7%	56.9%	55.4%–58.5%	3,950
Stridebreaker › Dead Man's Plate › Sterak's Gage	5.3%	59.1%	57.5%–60.7%	3,679
Youmuu's Ghostblade › Dead Man's Plate › Force of Nature	4.2%	54.1%	52.3%–56.0%	2,872
Stridebreaker › Dead Man's Plate › Force of Nature	4.1%	52.4%	50.6%–54.2%	2,851
Stridebreaker › Spear of Shojin › Death's Dance	3.5%	58.6%	56.6%–60.5%	2,410
Stridebreaker › Spear of Shojin › Dead Man's Plate	3.3%	56.1%	54.0%–58.1%	2,255
Stridebreaker › Sterak's Gage › Death's Dance	2.9%	59.5%	57.3%–61.6%	2,027
4th item, of 34,327 games that reached it
Death's Dance	20%	60.5%	59.4%–61.7%	6,956
Force of Nature	19%	57.6%	56.4%–58.8%	6,404
Randuin's Omen	14%	53.9%	52.5%–55.3%	4,886
Sterak's Gage	14%	61.5%	60.1%–62.9%	4,680
Dead Man's Plate	11%	57.1%	55.5%–58.6%	3,931
Thornmail	4.9%	51.9%	49.5%–54.3%	1,690
5th item, of 11,809 games that reached it
Randuin's Omen	16%	55.2%	52.9%–57.4%	1,923
Sterak's Gage	15%	60.7%	58.5%–63.0%	1,773
Force of Nature	12%	56.2%	53.6%–58.8%	1,415
Death's Dance	12%	59.7%	57.1%–62.2%	1,413
Dead Man's Plate	7.4%	58.8%	55.5%–62.1%	872
Thornmail	6.9%	56.0%	52.5%–59.3%	813
6th item, of 598 games that reached it
Dead Man's PlateFew games	12%	71.6%	60.5%–80.6%	74
Guardian AngelFew games	12%	58.3%	46.8%–69.0%	72
Randuin's OmenFew games	9.9%	50.8%	38.4%–63.2%	59
Force of NatureFew games	9.2%	56.4%	43.3%–68.6%	55
Sterak's GageFew games	8.5%	49.0%	35.9%–62.3%	51
Youmuu's GhostbladeFew games	8.2%	61.2%	47.3%–73.6%	49
Boots
Plated Steelcaps	62%	49.6%	49.3%–50.0%	68,757
Mercury's Treads	26%	48.7%	48.1%–49.3%	28,503
Boots of Swiftness	8.7%	53.2%	52.2%–54.1%	9,660
No boots	3.6%	36.1%	34.6%–37.6%	3,961
Berserker's Greaves	0.2%	41.5%	34.6%–48.8%	183
Starting items
Doran's Blade + Health Potion	66%	49.6%	49.3%–50.0%	73,645
Doran's Shield + Health Potion	29%	48.2%	47.7%–48.8%	32,082
Doran's Helm + Health Potion	1.0%	51.9%	49.0%–54.8%	1,119
Long Sword + Doran's Blade + Health Potion	0.5%	54.8%	50.7%–58.9%	560
Summoner spells
Flash + Ghost	74%	49.4%	49.1%–49.7%	81,824
Flash + Ignite	21%	49.3%	48.7%–50.0%	23,267
Exhaust + Flash	3.2%	50.2%	48.6%–51.9%	3,608
Flash + Teleport	1.1%	38.5%	35.9%–41.2%	1,268
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts W Q E	25%	51.5%	50.9%–52.1%	27,556
Max Q E W · starts Q E W	15%	50.9%	50.2%–51.7%	16,954
Max Q E W · starts W E Q	12%	52.9%	52.0%–53.7%	12,688
Max Q E W · starts Q W E	10.0%	51.7%	50.7%–52.6%	10,925
Max Q W E · starts W Q E	9.9%	44.8%	43.9%–45.8%	10,900
First 11 skill points
W Q E Q Q R Q E Q E R	21%	52.3%	51.7%–53.0%	22,901
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R	13%	51.5%	50.7%–52.3%	14,265
W E Q Q Q R Q E Q E R	9.7%	53.9%	52.9%–54.9%	10,476
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R	8.5%	52.4%	51.4%–53.4%	9,194
W Q E Q Q R Q W Q W R	5.8%	46.8%	45.5%–48.0%	6,256
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W R	4.1%	47.7%	46.2%–49.2%	4,401
Finished items
Stridebreaker	56%	49.3%	48.9%–49.7%	62,235
Force of Nature	26%	52.0%	51.5%–52.6%	29,288
Sterak's Gage	26%	56.9%	56.4%–57.5%	28,753
Spear of Shojin	19%	55.0%	54.3%–55.7%	21,262
Trinity Force	10%	52.5%	51.6%–53.4%	11,300
Randuin's Omen	9.9%	51.5%	50.5%–52.4%	11,024
Black Cleaver	8.5%	49.8%	48.8%–50.8%	9,407
Thornmail	5.7%	47.8%	46.5%–49.0%	6,343
Kaenic Rookern	1.4%	52.0%	49.5%–54.5%	1,498

Questions

What do Darius Top players build first on VN?

The most played core is Youmuu's Ghostblade, then Dead Man's Plate, then Death's Dance: 6% of 111,293 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 59.0% win rate.

What skill order do Darius Top players use?

Most often they max Q, E, W and start W, Q, E: 25% of 109,765 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.21, 51.5% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Darius Top players take?

Flash and Ghost, in 74% of 111,293 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 49.4% win rate.