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Darius

Hand of Noxus · Legion resource pressure

Fury domainFury
Order domainOrder

Darius adds 1 energy as an unreactable Legion Reaction after you have played a card that turn.

Live data · our tournament results, last 14 days

Where Darius Stands Right Now

Tier

C

Midrange

Meta share

0.8%

48 tracked decks

Top 8s

0

across 9 events

Match record

50%

70W – 70L

CN / West share

0.7% / 0.9%

0 / 0 top 8s

The engine

What Darius Rewards

Hand of Noxus · printed ability

“: [Reaction], [Legion] — [Add] 1 Energy. (Abilities that add resources can't be reacted to. Get the effect if you've played a card this turn.)”

Darius rewards resource timing; the Legend ability changes how confidently you can pay for your strongest turns.

How it plays

The Game Plan

Darius rewards sequencing a card before the key window. Once Legion is active, his Reaction gives an extra energy, letting Fury/Order decks push a spell, unit ability, or combat trick past the opponent's expected resource count.

Strengths

  • Unreactable energy boost
  • Rewards proactive sequencing
  • Supports pressure after playing a card

Watch Outs

  • Legion requires a prior card played
  • Only one energy per exhaust
  • Timing mistakes leave ability offline

Turn by Turn

  1. 1Early: play cheap cards that turn on Legion before the important exchange.
  2. 2Midgame: use the extra energy to force a combat trick or follow-up play opponents did not budget for.
  3. 3Late: preserve Darius for the turn where one extra energy changes a battlefield result.

New to this Legend? Pick Darius if you like direct pressure but still want to plan the exact order of your plays.

Proven lists · from our tournament database

What Winning Darius Looks Like

The full list below comes straight from a recent top-performing event run, runes and battlefields included. Use it as the reference build, then adjust for your collection.

灵花祭.ECG.Chаnce

S3 Tianjin Regional Open · 2026-06-07 · 56 cards

Legend (1)

  • Darius, Hand of Noxus1

Units (21)

  • Honest Broker3
  • Noxus Hopeful3
  • Trifarian Gloryseeker3
  • Vanguard Captain3
  • Vi, Peacekeeper3
  • Inferna2
  • Spectral Matron2
  • Darius, Trifarian1
  • Ferrous Forerunner1

Spells (17)

  • Hidden Blade3
  • Rally the Troops3
  • Blood Rush2
  • Grand Strategem2
  • Salvage2
  • Shadow's Call2
  • Vengeance2
  • Falling Star1

Gear (2)

  • Seal of Unity2

Runes (12)

  • Order Rune8
  • Fury Rune4

Battlefields (3)

  • Forbidding Waste1
  • Monastery of Hirana1
  • The Arena's Greatest1

Also putting up results: 神奥.极手感.Coko (S3 Tianjin Regional Open, 2026-06-07).

The Cards Doing the Work

Riftbound Unit: Vi, Peacekeeper. [Ambush] (You may play me as a [Reaction] to a battlefield where you have units.) When I attack, [Stun] an enemy unit here. (It doesn't deal combat damage this turn.)

Removal & reach · 3x

Vi, Peacekeeper

“[Ambush] (You may play me as a [Reaction] to a battlefield where you have units.) When I attack, [Stun] an enemy unit here. (It doesn't deal combat damage this turn.)”

Riftbound Spell: Rally the Troops. [Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) When a friendly unit is played this turn, buff it. (If it doesn't have a buff, it gets a +1 [S] buff.) Draw 1.

Card advantage · 3x

Rally the Troops

“[Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) When a friendly unit is played this turn, buff it. (If it doesn't have a buff, it gets a +1 Might buff.) Draw 1.”

Riftbound Spell: Hidden Blade. [Hidden] (Hide now for [A] to react with later for [0].) [Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) Kill a unit at a battlefield. Its controller draws 2.

Removal & reach · 3x

Hidden Blade

“[Hidden] (Hide now for 1 Power to react with later for 0 Energy.) [Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) Kill a unit at a battlefield. Its controller draws 2.”

Your first build

How to Start Playing Darius

Darius has no preconstructed starter deck, so this is a singles build — start from the proven list above in the deck builder and trim toward the cards you own.