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Darius vs Gragas

Updated Jun 3, 2026

Overview

Use high lane pressure and extended trades to force Gragas into unfavorable fights and deny his passive sustain window.
Prioritize controlling wave position near mid-lane or your side to bait Gragas into (E) range and punish his cooldowns.
This is a snowball matchup where Darius must leverage early aggression and level 6 execute to prevent Gragas from stabilizing.

Trading pattern

Threaten (E) to force Gragas to respect your pull and prevent him from safely using (E) engage.
Extend trades after landing outer (Q) to build passive stacks before committing to all-in or backing off.
Punish Gragas when he wastes (E) or misses (Q) slow by engaging longer trades where your sustain and passive stacks dominate.

Danger windows

Be cautious when Gragas has (E) and (R) available as he can stun and displace you, interrupting your engage.
Avoid extended trades immediately after missing (E) pull, as you lose your main engage and damage threat.
Watch for Gragas's short trade windows when his passive and (W) damage reduction are up; these are risky for prolonged fights.

Early game

Start with aggressive level 1-3 trades using (E) pull threat to lock Gragas in and stack passive.
Avoid engaging immediately after Gragas uses (E) as he can stun and reposition; wait for cooldowns.
Use (Q) outer edge to heal and sustain through Gragas's poke and short burst trades early on.

Power spikes

At level 6, use (R) execute after stacking passive to secure kills and reset fights; force Gragas to disengage early.
After your first bruiser item, leverage increased durability and damage to force longer trades where Gragas struggles.
Respect Gragas's level 6 (R) displacement and avoid committing to all-ins without summoner or cooldown advantage.

Win conditions

Use wave control to force Gragas into your (E) range and start extended trades to build passive stacks.
Capitalize on level 6 execute windows by stacking passive through poke and then committing to all-in with (R).
Snowball lane kills into side-lane pressure and deny Gragas any chance to scale or safely trade.