User blog comment:RoznosicielCiast/Some really important things/myths about Darius/@comment-4794115-20130226230429

Darius has never been OP, he's been strong as hell, sure, due to his ability to build beefy as hell and still do high damage. He is extremely kitable due to lack of gap closers and an easily dodged pull. His saving grace is that once he catches you, its hard to shake him off. His ult really doesn't do high damage unless a) Your stacking AD, which leaves you squishy or b) He has at least 3 stacks. And while it may not take long for him to cap out 5 stacks, if you have any kind of slow then that will make it harder for him.

Chain utling was unecessary, I feel this change is all he needed to be closer to balanced.

Even with the MS boost on his passive, his kitability is a huge flow.