User blog comment:RoznosicielCiast/Some really important things/myths about Darius/@comment-76.93.209.95-20130227060008

Darius is balanced, except for the fact that his passive is currently magic damage.

I have beaten Darius so many times playing Jarvan, Vi, Irelia, Pantheon, Elise, Jayce, Garen, even Vladimir. My only issue is the magic damage bleed, which gives Daruis the trifecta of damages. It's not OP per se, but the bleed is significantly stronger against your average top laner due to the fact that most will start cloth/5 to counter the physical damage aspect. He's honestly not hard to beat out, it comes down to counterplaying and knowing skill timings on both champions (yours and Darius'). Case and point, Darius is, for the most part (95%), balanced.

Also, a skilled Fiora beats Darius any day of the week.