Talk:Darius/@comment-5211662-20150504170635/@comment-26001789-20150506032151

Black Cleaver and Youmuu's Ghostblade fix a lot of issues you might have in terms of damage output with Darius, making 9/21 a superior choice. It also helps to go deeper in the defensive tree since you have access to tenacity and slow resistance effects, coupled with reduces damage by impaired oponents(Frozen Mallet Slow, Randuin Slow, Crippling Strike slow), being more ressiliant to AoE spells and having extra tankyness in Teamfights.

Yes, you do rely on your Ultimate to kill someone with Darius with this setup but the fact that you might STILL kill someone with your Ultimate and reset your whole way into a Multikill still makes you a dangerous threat to anyone, so being harder to kill along side applying a lot of debuffs and being a central focus + being able to zone out a Mage/Carry from your team is invaluable. Sometimes, you HAVE to take a step back and let your team carry you.