User blog comment:RoznosicielCiast/Is Darius being secretly nerfed?/@comment-5763148-20130824011444

Now I'm not a veteran player when it comes to Darius. Hell, I'm actually a player that focuses on countering Darius cos of my Champion Pool (Kayle, Tryn, Elise, Malphite, etc). I've tried him during Free Week in Custom, AI and Norms. I've smashed everybody with the guy.

His scalings and statistics aren't he's greatest strengths. The greatest strength this guy's kit gives is the smooth transitions of his combos. His scalings and base damage are average i'll admit, but the fact that they are low in MP Cost and CD, as well as the fact that using a skill on top of another skill almost instantaneously are his greatest attributes right now.

You can cover up for whatever he lacks with Runes and Masteries.