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Aatrox vs Darius

Updated Jun 4, 2026

Overview

Aatrox must pressure Darius early to prevent him from stacking passive and controlling extended trades.
Use high lane pressure and sustained (Q) sweet spot trades to deny Darius safe farming and scaling.

Trading pattern

Fish for (Q1) sweet spots and use (E) to secure or escape, then extend trades only if (W) or (R) prevent Darius from disengaging.
Punish Darius when he misses (E) or outer (Q) by forcing longer trades where your sustain and (Q) knockups dominate.
Avoid fighting short trades after missing (Q1) or (W) as Darius can punish with passive stacks and pull.

Danger windows

Respect (E) pull availability as it sets up lethal passive stacks and all-ins.
Avoid extended trades when Darius has full passive stacks and (R) is ready for execute resets.
Be cautious when (Q) and (E) are on cooldown, as your threat and escape options drop significantly.

Early game

Control the wave near your side to force Darius into walking into your (Q) threat.
Avoid short trades before level 6 when (E) pull and passive stacks are most punishing.
Use (E) to reposition for (Q) sweet spots and retreat if Darius threatens with (E).

Power spikes

At level 6, use (R) to amplify healing and chase potential, turning close fights into kills or forced recalls.
After first fighter item, increase pressure with stronger (Q) trades and track Darius's disengage cooldowns.
Respect Darius's level 6 (R) execute window by avoiding extended trades near low health and disengaging before five passive stacks.

Win conditions

Win by controlling spacing with repeated (Q) sweet spots and forcing Darius to last-hit inside your threat zone.
Sustain through extended fights using (R) healing amplification to outlast Darius's passive damage.
Use level 6 and item spikes to pressure side lanes or force kills, denying Darius safe scaling and snowballing your lead.