Aatrox vs Darius in Top lane is a hard lane on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: his E pull sets up his whole combo — dodge it and you win the lane; eat it and he runs you down. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

⇄ ChangeYOU · TOPAATROXthe Darkin Blade

⇄ ChangeENEMY · TOPDARIUSthe Hand of Noxus

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Heavily unfavoredPre-6 HardPost-6 HardTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Dodge his E

Space his E and dodge the pull — if you consistently dodge his E's, you win the matchup.

Land your Q3

The lane is won on your Q3's — hit the sweet-spot knock-ups and be very aggressive after level 3.

Deny his stacks

Prevent his 5 stacks — don't let his bleed passive hit full or his damage and execute spike.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never let his bleed passive reach five stacks — that's when his damage explodes and his execute threatens you.

Runes

PRECISIONmatchup page

RESOLVEoverride for this matchup

SHARDS

Matchup-specific rune page — override from the OTP sheet for this lane.

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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Skill order

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
			W											W	W		W	W
		E							E	E		E	E
						R					R					R

MAXQ→E→W

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