Darius vs Malphite in Top lane is a favourable lane on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: his Q poke is all he's got — outsustain it and he's helpless. 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 · TOPDARIUSthe Hand of Noxus

⇄ ChangeENEMY · TOPMALPHITEShard of the Monolith

VS

Favors youPre-6 EasyPost-6 EasyTake Ghost

How to play it

✓ DO

Soak his Q

His Q is his only poke and eats his mana — let him land it the first two levels to drain him, then he can't do a thing.

Level 3 hook

At level 3, E-hook him the instant he throws Q and short-trade or all-in based on your HP.

Wave sits with you

His Q aggros the minions, so the wave stays on your side — call for ganks or run him down if he Qs while he's deep in lane.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never blow a full all-in at low HP — short-trade instead and save the all-in for when you're healthy.

Runes

PRECISION

SORCERYuniversal page

SHARDS

No rune change for this matchup — run the universal page, our every-game default.

Spells

FLASH

GHOST

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 50% WR - 1.3k games

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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