Talk:Darius/Strategy/@comment-203.87.153.27-20121222040152

Is this a good build for Solo Top Darius?

I take Armor Pen marks, Armor/Lvl seals, MR/Lvl glyphs, and MS quints.

I run 1/29/0 masteries, getting improved Ignite and Ghost, and every important defensive mastery, including tenacity, slow reduction, and bonus armor and magic resist for teamfights.

My summoner spells are Ignite and Ghost, I never replace Ghost with Flash because the movement speed increase is too valuable in chasing down survivors.

My skill order is R > Q > W > E, taking Q - W - E in levels 1-3 respectively (or Q - E - W if I have harassed hard enough in the first level)

My item build is :

First Buy - Cloth Armor + 5 pots (or the usual Boots + 3 pots if I'm facing an AP top)

then I purchase the following in order : Boots/Cloth Armor (depending on which item never bought), Philo Stone, Emblem of Valor, Phage, Mercury Treads/Ninja Tabi (depending on the enemy team), Giant Belt -> Frozen Mallet, Aegis of the Legion, Kindlegem -> Shurelya's Reverie, and 2 situational items :

Randuin's Omen/Frozen Heart for autoattackers, Spirit of the Ancient Golem for the tenacity if I bought Ninja Tabi, Iceborn Gauntlet if I'm facing an AD-focused enemy team and for the extra slow in teamfight, and Black Cleaver to help increase my AD carry's DPS.

And another note, is making every Noxian Guillotine count a good thing? . .Because I know a fed Darius can't carry a team against a decent one. . .Because I fear that the one I'm executing could escape and all.