Darius is an extremely interesting champion to play, and he just so happens to be one of the strongest champions in ARAM. He has consistently ranked in the top 20 out of 168 for a really long time. To make sure we get the most out of this already strong pick, we are gonna take a look at the build which puts him even higher than intended!
Best Items for Darius
Sundered Sky
The greatest first item for Darius in ARAM is the Sundered Sky. Loaded with HP, damage and ability haste, the item will provide a really great early game base. Sundered Sky also comes with a passive that will periodically double our basic attack damage. The damage increase is quite significant and it adds up over the course of the game.
Sterak’s Gage
Another great item for Darius is the Sterak’s Gage. It’s critical for sustaining, and enduring extended fights. Having Sterak’s equipped will enable us to spend longer time in combat, allowing us to proc our passive stacks, and get more damage out. The greatest feature of this item is a shield that activates when we drop below 30% HP threshold, the shield is a great survival tool.
Spirit Visage
Darius kit has decent healing output coming from the Q, and the Grasp keystone we will be taking. Therefore, Spirit Visage serves as a great item choice to amplify our healing. The item will also give us a major HP boost, as well as some really great magic resist stats.
Death’s Dance
To increase our damage further, and get some defenses on the armor side, a great item we could buy is the Death’s Dance. The item has a passive that will transform the damage we take to damage over time, it will also cleanse the damage if we score the takedown. It’s quite great as we will be able to proc it often, and the sustain it will give us is incredible relative to the cost of the item!
Dead’s Man Plate or Force of Nature
When it comes to our last item, we will want to increase our sustain as much as possible. The increased sustain will enable us to have more success in extended fights, as we will have more time to proc our true damage passive.
Depending on the strength of the enemies, we will want to build either Dead’s Man Plate or Force of Nature. Force of nature will be great against heavy AP threats, whereas Dead’s Man Plate will counter AD opposition.
Boots
The greatest boots for this build will be the defensive kind. The choice rests between Plated Steelcaps and Mercury Treads.
Runes for Darius ARAM
- Grasp of the Undying
- Font of Life
- Conditioning
- Overgrowth
- Triumph
- Legend: Haste
Grasp of the undying is a perfect keystone for healing and getting extra damage. Font of live will help us deal more damage to enemies impaired by E. Conditioning and overgrowth will serve us to get more armor and total HP.
Finally, we will also want to take Triumph and Legend: Haste. Triumph will give us healing after scoring each takedown, and Legend: Haste will give us the much needed ability haste for cooldown reduction.
Final Thoughts
Darius is an insanely powerful ARAM pick. The greatest itemization path for him requires a few damage items, coupled with a few tankier ones. The damage items serve as a great foundation to have enough damage, while the tank items will allow us greater time to make the most out of our true damage passive.