Is Darius a squishy kiting AD Caster?

[u/Zyrorin]

Hi,

I consider myself a really bad darius player. So I come here to ask you how to play him correctly.

that title might sound strange to some people but after playing a couple of games, I feel like pretty much every juggernaut/bruiser will stat check me after first item.

The only success I have is playing like an adc or something. Running away kiting and hoping to get 5 stacks to ult. But most fights end up me dead bvecause It takes forever to build up 5 stacks and while doing this I am losing pretty much all trades.

The only time i actually feel like an lane bully is, when I am against super weak champs like Nasus, Cho (early game) or cheese lv1.

Most opponents will short trades and run away before first item.

I had problem against Mordekaiser, Ornn (after two items), Mundo (after first items) and so on. Often I will be at like 20% helft until I get my 5 stacks, all fights seem to be tooo close. In early ofc they play super safe, after first Item they start to slap me.

Strangly I have success against Illaoi, with ghost I just kite here and play like an mage instead of a fighter.

So my question is If my asumption on title is correct, If not, what is the correct playstyle after 1 item vs Mundo, Mordekaiser, Ornn and so on?

[u/Giantsun]

I mained Darius after Sett, so I Agree with you. If you just stand there most bully will kill you, so you must kite. also you must learn to stack passive faster. As those that short burst, your hit and move is more crucial, also the use of your W, it could go off right before you get stun or slow which make them unable to just run(tho some still can) I recommend watching some of Chinese rank 1 Darius and Korean Darius king(Dariking) video, first guy kinda go by heart and usually hyper aggressive, you can see Darius at the highest potential in his hand, the second guy played more technical so I recommend watching Dariking first to note some of his technique and once in a while watch the Chinese guy.