Last year Darius was tearing up the jungle so we nerfed his monster mod to keep him from taking over. This year, after the changes, Darius is very weak in the jungle, so we're going to split the difference so that he can be in a stable, fair power level there.

Darius hasn't been in the best shape for a few patches now, so we're here to give him a light buff. We're doing this by increasing the payout of his highest counterplay ability, his Q, so that its heal can keep Darius in the middle of the action longer.

Darius has been overperforming all over the rift, not just in the jungle. We're looking to expand the window of safety and ability for opponents to punish a Darius after use of E in the early game. This change aims to make E a more intentional choice and the impacts of wasting it should be felt more clearly.

Darius has skyrocketed as the best jungler to play with his new move-speed build that creates reliable ganks. Since we don't want to nerf top lane Darius while hitting his jungle performance, we've got 12 separate lines that are mathematically proven to be equivalent in all… just kidding, we're hitting the jungle mod.

Darius has been lagging behind other juggernauts after the fighter item changes, so we're giving him a beefy damage boost. (As a reminder, his ult's total damage can increase by up to 100% based on his passive stacks.)

Darius hasn't been all that commanding lately. We're buffing his sidelane pushing and dueling powers while making his W more of a one-point wonder.

With the removal of Stridebreaker's dash in 11.13, Darius could use some help getting his enemies in position for that sweet, sweet dunk. Reverting his nerf in patch 11.2, which was a direct result of his access to a dash.

Darius has been chopping up his foes left, right, and across levels of play. With high win rates in Elite and high ban rates in Average tiers, we're looking to make Apprehend less oppressive by giving his opponents more opportunities to farm or mount a counter-attack.

Darius has found a new friend in Stridebreaker, which allows him to execute his combo while quickly stacking his passive. We’re trimming some bonus stats from his passive to match its new consistency.