Raider Darius Matchup Guide
Table of Contents
- Aatrox
- Akali
- Camille
- Cassiopeia
- Cho\'Gath
- Dr Mundo
- Fiora
- Gangplank
- Garen
- Gnar
- Gwen
- Kayle
- Kennen
- Kled
- Lucian
- Malphite
- Maokai
- Mordekaiser
- Nasus
- Olaf
- Ornn
- Pantheon
- Poppy
- Quinn
- Renekton
- Riven
- Ryze
- Sett
- Shen
- Singed
- Sion
- Sylas
- Tahm Kench
- Teemo
- Tryndamere
- Urgot
- Vayne
- Vladimir
- Volibear
- Wukong
- Yasuo
- Yone
- Yorick
- Skarner
- Zac
- Warwick
- Gragas
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Aatrox
Aatrox P 24-12 based on lvl
Q 14/12/10/8/6
W 20/18/16/14/12
E 9/8/7/6/5
R 120/100/80
Aatrox lvl 1 is really weak, what you want to do is zone him off the first 3 minions and if he tries to trade you continue fighting him, in the end you should end up with more hp and then just keep zoning until you 3rd wave crash into reset, after lvl 6 if he ever q+e forward on you look to hook him in and all in if you're the same hp you should win the all in
Keep the wave close to your tower so he can't really poke you risk free and ask for ganks since Aatrox when he's behind he's not a champion
Doran's Blade, hp components, executioner optional, Stridebreaker
In side lane you only beat him if you're ahead of him and in teamfights he will be one of your main stack sources
Conqueror + Bone plating
Aatrox vs Akali:
Akali Q 110/100/90/80/70
W 20
E 16/14.5/13/11.5/10
R 100/80/60
Your advantage is the first 3 levels so look to start w and try to trade her lvl 1 when she goes for the wave, after lvl 3 u want to poke with q and try taking as little poke as possible from her q, wait for her to waste her energy then use that time gap to do short trades with her, after 6 matchup becomes very hard cause it all depends on how many abilities u can dodge
Keep the lane in a state where your jungler can gank you because this matchup becomes very hard if Akali gets to level 6 without you getting any lead
Doran's shield + negatron cloak while building first item
In side lane you can beat her only once you've got a shit ton of MR and HP otherwise she just beats u
Conqueror + Bone plating
Camille
Camile Cassiopeia Q 3.5 W 24/22/20/18/16
E 0.75
R 120/100/80
Skill based matchup, depends on how good your movement is, start q and take minions till lvl 3 after that try to look for an all in if she misses q cause your only window on engaging her is right after she uses q, remember that you can't ult if you are in her w
Keep your wave as close as possible to your tower even though that will be done on it's own due to her constantly agroing minions from poking u
Doran's shield, get merc treads first item, Stridebreaker
She will most likely try to teamfight more rather than stay side laning so just try to get as ahead as possible
Conqueror + Second wind
Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia Cho'Gath Q 6 W 13/12/11/10/9
E 8/7/6/5/4
R 80/70/60
Take either w or q depending on how he takes the wave lvl 1, very easy matchup if he ever misses q you automatically just win every trade or run him down with e + ghost
Doesn't matter, preferably always keep waves in a state to make him have to walk up and be at the risk of being ran down if he misses q
Doran's Shield He will most likely just try to avoid you as much as possible and play with his team so just use that to get huge free xp and gold lead on him, in teamfights he will be your free stacks
Conqueror + Bone plating
Cho'Gath
Dr Mundo P 60-15 based on lvl
Q 4 W 17/16.5/16/15.5/15
E 9/8.25/7.5/6.75/6
R 120
Neither of you can kill the other, his passive makes it so you can never run him down because you can't use e and he will just try to farm with q, try to poke him with q and farm up till you have Stride then you can just simply run him down after wasting his passive with e
Doesn't really matter, you can't do much in early unless he trolls Doran's blade, get executioner if possible, Stridebreaker
In side lane you can't rly kill him easily unless he has no ghost, in teamfights he is your free stacks
Conqueror + Bone plating
Dr Mundo
Fiora
Fiora Q 13/11.25/9.5/7.75/6 W 24/22/20/18/16
E 11/10/9/8/7
R 110/90/70
Whoever wins early wins through the rest of the game, take w lvl 1, whenever she goes for a q auto her back with auto + w never let her hit q for free and try to q her after the auto + w to waste her parry and if you think you can all in her if she uses it just e her in and run her down, at lvl 6 to ult her you should use e if needed to guarantee her not parrying it
Keep her in a position where she has to walk deep in the lane so she is easily run downable if she fucks up
Doran's shield, get bramble vest if possible, Stridebreaker
In side lane you beat her 1v1 so you should just focus on splitting and keeping her away from your team as much as possible
Conqueror + Second wind
Gangplank
Gangplank P 15
Q 4.5 W 22/20/18/16/14
E 18/17/16/15/14
R 170/150/130
Try to zone lvl 1 and if not possible,you want to farm till lvl 3, poke him with q as much as possible in this lane and try to sit in bushes to not soak too much poke, your goal is to poke him out with one sided trades and then make it so he can't q you cause otherwise you just e him in and run him down
Most Gangplanks will try to pull the wave to their tower in this matchup so try your best to prevent this type of lane state or make him low enough for him to not dare ask for a gank aka for it to be 1v2able
Doran's shield, Stridebreaker
In side lane you beat him 1v1 so you should just focus on splitting and keeping him away from your team as much as possible
Conqueror + Second wind
Garen
Gnar Q 8/7/6/5/4 W 22/19.5/17/14.5/12
E 9
R 120/100/80
Matchup heavily dependant on jungle help & how good Gnar is, you want to poke him with q when he tries to auto attack you, trade with him by using e + q + aa + w to build an hp lead since you can't rly all in him, if he ever walks up too far and you think you can catch up to him with ghost if he jumps away then e him and run him down with ghost
Try to keep the wave as close to your tower as possible to make him vulnerable to ganks and to being ran down by you if he misssteps
Doran's shield, get tabi if possible, Stridebreaker
If you can beat him in side lane 1v1 will heavily depend on how early game went, you should be able to beat him if you have deadmans and are relatively even with him
Conqueror + Second wind
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Champion Difficulty Cooldowns Laning Phase Wave Management Items Map Play RUNES
Q 12/11/10/9/8
W 15/14/13/12/11
E 8/7.5/7/6.5/6
R 160/120/80
In early you try to bully her as much as possible because she's not a champion till lvl 6, ask for jungle attention since she starts to beat you if she ends up going even after 6
Go for a 2 wave crash and let it bounce to your side and hold it there to make her vulnerable to being ran down or to be ganked
Doran's blade, rush damage components in early, Stridebreaker
In side lane you beat her 1v1 as long as you got a decent lead in early, in teamfights keep in mind that she can make you lose ult if she ults the target you ult
Conqueror + Bone plating
Kayle
Kayle Kennen
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Q 7/6.25/5.5/4.75/4 W 13/11.25/9.5/7.75/6
E 10/9/8/7/6
R 120/100/80
Farm till lvl 3 and let the wave come into you, poke him with q whenever he tries to auto and do short trades with your e, if his e is ever down try to run him down on that timer cause he can't escape you otherwise, matchup is relatively easy cause you just hard outsustain his poke and put him in bad position, keep in mind at lvl 9 you can one shot him with e + aa + w + q + r + aa combo if you are ahead or even
Wave will be perma on your side of the lane because he will try ot poke you all the time so use that to run him down if he oversteps or ask for ganks
Doran's shield, mercs if possible
In side lane you beat him as long you're even or ahead of him, he is 10x better than you in fights so stick to side
Conqueror + Second wind
Kennen
Kled Q 11/10/9/8/7 W 11/9.5/8/6.5/5
E 13/12/11/10/9
R 140/125/110
Matchup is very one dimensional if he ever misses q then you can trade if he ever holds q you can't trade till he doesn't have it etc. so it's very movement dependant, later you stat check him as long as you are even with him
Keep the wave on your side if you can and ask for ganks since it's quite difficult for Darius to kill Kled in early due to most Kleds going combat summoners
Doran's blade, tabi rush In side lane you beat him once you've got your items and some armor and you can get free stacks of from him in teamfights
Conqueror + Bone plating
Kled
Lucian Q 9/8/7/6/5 W 14/13/12/11/10
E 19/17.75/16.5/15. 25/14
R 110/100/90
Matchup is dependant on how good the Jayce is and how much jungle attention you get, in early levels you want to poke him with q whenever he autos you and sometimes trade with e + aa+ w + q and ask for ganks, at lvl 6 if he ever walks up too far you should be able to all in him as long as you are not below 75% hp, at lvl 9 keep in mind that you can one shot him with e+ aa + w + q + r + aa if you're even or ahead
Wave will be perma under your tower because of him poking you 24/7 so ask for ganks and if he ever oversteps just all in him
Doran's shield, get tabi if possible
In side lane you beat him 1v1 as long as you remain even or ahead of him all the time, he will be way more useful than you in teamfights so try to keep him on side
Conqueror + Second wind
Lucian
Lucian Q 9/8/7/6/5 W 14/13/12/11/10
E 19/17.75/16.5/15. 25/14
R 110/100/90
Matchup is dependant on how good he is at spacing, try to farm till lvl 3 and then poke him with q when he autos you, outsustain him and wait for him to run out of mana and if he ever oversteps you easily run him down and stat check him
Wave will most of the time be on your side of the lane because of his poking so ask for ganks and try not to take too much poke so you can run him down if he oversteps
Doran's shield, tabi rush In side lane you easily beat him because of your large amount of armor and hp and you just simply kill him before he can kill you in time
Conqueror + Second wind
Malphite
Malphite Maokai
Maokai Mordekaiser Q 9/7.75/6.5/5.25/4 W 12/11/10/9/8
E 18/16/14/12/10
R 140/120/100
This is mostly a skill matchup, it strongly depends on how much you dodge his skillshots, if he ever misses q you look to trade with him while trying to sidestep his e, he is very weak in early and that is your only window to get your lead on him cause he outscales you otherwise
Try to make the lane state so your jungler can gank you cause Mordekaiser is quite a useless champion in early and he's really easy to abuse
Doran's blade In side lane you only beat him if you're ahead of him or if you have a lot of MR, in teamfights he can be quite annoying cause he will try to ult you away so your goal is to survive his ult while also getting your 5 stacks in it
Conqueror + Bone plating
Mordekaiser
Nasus
Nasus Q 7.5/6.5/5.5/4.5/3.5 W 15/14/13/12/11
E 12
R 120/100/80
In early he shouldn't be able to touch the wave at all unless it's under his tower, zone him lvl 1 with w and whenever he walks up to go for a minion in this matchup just e him in and run him down
Go for a 2 wave crash and make it bounce back to you and hold it on your side and make it so he can only farm with his e and if he ever dares to touch wave with autos just insta pull him in, ask for ganks Nasus is very easy to abuse in early with Darius
Doran's blade In side lane you beat him as long as he had a rough early game which in most cases he will, if you're somehow even with him he might be able to win 1v1
Conqueror + Bone plating
Sion
Sion Sylas Q 11/10/9/8/7 W 12/10.5/9/7.5/6
E 13/12/11/10/9
R 80/55/30
Zone him off wave lvl 1 and 2 because you win the trades no matter what he does, your goal is to force him to go into an all in with you because he will try to w you and then e out so you have to hook him back in when he does that, very easy matchup in early and if u get ahead he can't really do much to you
Go for a 3 wave crash and ask your jungler to play top side cause he can't do anything in early game against you and you have full control
Doran's shield, executioner if possible
In side lane you beat him as long as you are even or ahead and if you have MR
Conqueror + Bone plating
Sylas
Tahm Kench
Tahm Kench Q 7/6.5/6/5.5/5 W 21/20/19/18/17
E 3
R 120/100/80
You win lvl 1, punish him with an extended trade if he doesn't respect you, through the lane your goal is to just do short trades that eventually lead into an all in, remember to keep your e for his teleport so you can cancel it
Put the wave in a spot where you can run him down if he's ever too low and ask for ganks since Tahm is quite easy to abuse in early if done right
Doran's blade, executioner + hp components
In side lane you beat him hard because he's a tank and you're Darius, in teamfights he is your free stacks just keep in mind that he can ult a target just before your ult hits
Conqueror + Bone plating
Teemo
Teemo Q 7 W 14
R 30/25/20
First few levels you want to just farm with Q and poke him, you can't really do extended trades becausae he has ignite only if you have way more hp than him, your goal is to do one sided trades where he wins but u eventually outtrade bcs of your sustain, if you ever e him in while u have way more hp than him you can easily run him down if he has ignite
Wave will always be on your side because he will poke you 24/7 so ask for jungle help since Teemo is very useless champion if he is behind and he has no way of escaping if he fucks up
Doran's shield, mercs if possible
In side lane you only beat him easily once you get a bit of hp and mr and in teamfights he is quite annoying to deal with because he will q you to prevent you from keeping/getting stacks
Conqueror + Second wind
Tryndamere
Tryndamere Q 12
W 14
E 12/11/10/9/8
R 120/100/80
Respect his lvl 1 because he is stronger than you but after that you win the lane through short trades, whenever he goes for an auto makes sure to auto + W him back and if he tries to e away pull him in and then run you down, you stat check him as long as you had more hp than him at the beginning of the all in, after 6 justt make sure u don't waste your e so he doesn't run you down
Hold the wave on your side of the lane cause it's quite tricky to be on his cause he wants to do the same thing as you aka run you down so just try to keep the lane even or to your side if possible
Doran's shield, tabi + wardens rush + hp components, stridebreaker
In side lane you beat him easily once u get a fuck ton of armor cause he just can't kill u in time before his ult runs out
Conqueror + Bone plating
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Champion Difficulty Cooldowns Laning Phase Wave Management Items Map Play RUNES
Q 9 W 16/15/14/13/12
E 11/10/9/8/7
R 100/90/80
In early you try to avoid walking up too far so he doesn't run you down with axes and you only look for short trades, the matchup is all about spacing between autos and just dodging his q till he eventually falls off, you can only kill him if he is way lower hp than you
Wave in most cases will be on your side of the lane so just perma short trade him and eventually run him down or kill him with your jungler
Doran's shield, mercs if possible
In side lane you beat him easily once you get MR, in teamfights he's quite hard to approach because of his abilities and Everfrost so just stick to side laning
Conqueror + Bone plating
Ryze
Sett Q 9/8/7/6/5 W 18/16.5/15/13.5/10
E 16/14.5/13/11.5/10
R 120/100/80
lvl 1 you beat him with W as long as he doesn't have Lethal Tempo, through the early levels your goal is to basically just poke him with q whenever he goes for minions and do short trades till he is just low enough for you to run him down
Make the wave so it's on your side of the lane so you can easily run him down if he ever becomes low enough and abuse him with jungle cause he has no escape if he ever overextends
Doran's blade if Sett has Conqueror and Doran's shield if Sett goes Lethal Tempo OR has Conqueror with Ignite, Stridebreaker
In side lane you stomp him hard 1v1 after few items and in teamfights he will always ult into your whole team so you will be able to get stacks off him for free
Conqueror + Bone plating
Sett {#sett}
Shen P 10
Q 8/7.25/6.5/5.75/5 W 18/16.5/15/13.5/12
E 18/16/14/12/10
R 200/180/160
Respect his lvl 1 if he has ignite, poke with q a lot in the beginning cause he is only stronger the first few levels than you then you start to beat him, if he ever E in on you then you just run him down and kill him just care for jungle help cause junglers like playing around shen in early levels
Just keep it in a position where he won't dare to try taunting cause otherwise he will get all inned and short trade a lot when your wave is close to your tower so you can run him down afterwards, abuse him with jungle cause Shen is very easily abusable with Darius E
Doran's shield, build hp components cause it decides the all ins, Stridebreaker
In side lane you always beat him 1v1 and he will most likely drop all his resources to help his team all the time so you just use this to gain a huge lead on him in xp and gold and demolish his team in fights with it later
Conqueror + Bone plating
Shen
Singed W 17/16/15/14/13
E 10/9.5/9/8.5/8
R 120/110/100
Lvl 1 he will try to just walk by you and put his gas on the wave so just poke him with q till lvl 3, whenever he tries to flip you go for an auto + w so he is slowed after he flips you then E him back into yourself and run him down, he can't really do much to you since u stat check him all the time
Wave will always be pushed into you so try to freeze the wave against him since SInged players can't really break a freeze if they can't walk through the whole wave and make sure u run him down if he ever dares to do it, ask for jungle help whenever he tries to proxy as well cause u can't catch him alone no matter what
Doran's shield, mercs if needed, Stridebreaker
In side lane you beat him once you get your movement speed items since you can't really catch him otherwise, in teamfights he will always walk into your team so you will have free stacks
Conqueror + Bone plating
Sion
Sion Sylas Q 11/10/9/8/7 W 12/10.5/9/7.5/6
E 13/12/11/10/9
R 80/55/30
Zone him off wave lvl 1 and 2 because you win the trades no matter what he does, your goal is to force him to go into an all in with you because he will try to w you and then e out so you have to hook him back in when he does that, very easy matchup in early and if u get ahead he can't really do much to you
Go for a 3 wave crash and ask your jungler to play top side cause he can't do anything in early game against you and you have full control
Doran's shield, executioner if possible
In side lane you beat him as long as you are even or ahead and if you have MR
Conqueror + Bone plating
Sylas
Tahm Kench
Tahm Kench Q 7/6.5/6/5.5/5 W 21/20/19/18/17
E 3
R 120/100/80
You win lvl 1, punish him with an extended trade if he doesn't respect you, through the lane your goal is to just do short trades that eventually lead into an all in, remember to keep your e for his teleport so you can cancel it
Put the wave in a spot where you can run him down if he's ever too low and ask for ganks since Tahm is quite easy to abuse in early if done right
Doran's blade, executioner + hp components
In side lane you beat him hard because he's a tank and you're Darius, in teamfights he is your free stacks just keep in mind that he can ult a target just before your ult hits
Conqueror + Bone plating
Teemo
Teemo Q 7 W 14
R 30/25/20
First few levels you want to just farm with Q and poke him, you can't really do extended trades becausae he has ignite only if you have way more hp than him, your goal is to do one sided trades where he wins but u eventually outtrade bcs of your sustain, if you ever e him in while u have way more hp than him you can easily run him down if he has ignite
Wave will always be on your side because he will poke you 24/7 so ask for jungle help since Teemo is very useless champion if he is behind and he has no way of escaping if he fucks up
Doran's shield, mercs if possible
In side lane you only beat him easily once you get a bit of hp and mr and in teamfights he is quite annoying to deal with because he will q you to prevent you from keeping/getting stacks
Conqueror + Second wind
Tryndamere
Tryndamere Q 12 W 14
E 12/11/10/9/8
R 120/100/80
Respect his lvl 1 because he is stronger than you but after that you win the lane through short trades, whenever he goes for an auto makes sure to auto + W him back and if he tries to e away pull him in and then run him down, you stat check him as long as you had more hp than him at the beginning of the all in, after 6 justt make sure u don't waste your e so he doesn't run you down
Hold the wave on your side of the lane cause it's quite tricky to be on his cause he wants to do the same thing as you aka run you down so just try to keep the lane even or to your side if possible
Doran's shield, tabi + wardens rush + hp components, stridebreaker
In side lane you beat him easily once u get a fuck ton of armor cause he just can't kill u in time before his ult runs out
Conqueror + Bone plating
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Champion Difficulty Cooldowns Q 6
Lanining Phase Wave Management Items Map Play RUNES
W 100/85/70/55/40
E 15/14/13/12/11
R 110/90/70
This matchup is all ab spacing, spacing your q so he can't q you on it and if he ever dares to auto you or q you without that always trade him back with auto + w and don't give any trades for free, you win all in if you have 20-30% hp advantage and if you space well
Make the waves always so he is vulnerable to ganks since it's going to make him play more passive
Doran's shield, Executioner or Bramble
You beat him on side easily after 1-2 items depending on early game and teamfights he's not much of an issue to you
Conqueror + Bone plating
Twisted Fate {#twisted-fate}
Q 6/5.75/5.5/5.25/5
W 6
R 180/150/120
This matchup is all ab spacing and really jungle dependant because if the TF is good at spacing you can't really touch him, play with bushes a lot and try to keep your hp similar cause him being lower goes in your favor, matchup gets easier after getting swifties and stride but until then it's really rng on the player and game
Always stack waves if you can so your jungler has angles to dive him
Doran's shield, Swifties
You don't beat him on side after 3+ items cause he kites you too hard, ur best bet is to play with team
Conqueror + Sorcery
Gragas
Gragas P 12/10/8/6
Q 10/9/8/7/6
W 5
E 14/13.5/13//12.5/12
R 100/85/70
In this matchup if the gragas doesn't wanna die he won't die, it's generally a farming matchup and until mercs don't bother trying to trade with him, once you have mercs if he ever dares to e in pull him back in and go for all in that's really all you can do and make him burn flash or ult to escape every time, try to look for roams/better resets cause you have push
Stack waves and proxy if you know where jng is and use that to either roam, get vision or recall
Doran's shield, Mercs
You can't really kill him on side unless he fucks up really hard, in teamfights as well he's better than u but it can vary depending on draft
Conqueror + Second Wind + Tenacity shard
Gragas
P 12/10/8/6
Q 10/9/8/7/6
W 5
E 14/13.5/13//12.5/12
R 100/85/70
In this matchup if the gragas doesn't wanna die he won't die, it's generally a farming matchup and until mercs don't bother trying to trade with him, once you have mercs if he ever dares to e in pull him back in and go for all in that's really all you can do and make him burn flash or ult to escape every time, try to look for roams/better resets cause you have push
Stack waves and proxy if you know where jng is and use that to either roam, get vision or recall
Doran's shield, Mercs
You can't really kill him on side unless he fucks up really hard, in teamfights as well he's better than u but it can vary depending on draft
Conqueror + Second Wind + Tenacity shard
Gragas
Conqueror + Second Wind + Tenacity shard rune
Final Notes
This guide compiles an extensive, data-driven approach to countering opponents in the Darius top-lane matchup. The data points include champion-specific cooldowns, lane management tips, recommended items, and runes. The table-like notes emphasize early lane priorities, potential jungle helps, and when to freeze or push the wave to secure advantages. Use the Table of Contents to jump between champions and extract exact sequences, windows for trades, and itemization paths to maximize Darius’ effectiveness in lane and teamfights.
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