Darius vs Jax in Top lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: never raw-auto into his E — bait Counter Strike out with fake autos first. 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 · TOPJAXGrandmaster at Arms

VS

Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Ghost

How to play it

✓ DO

Bait his E

Fake your autos to bait his E — attacking into Counter Strike just feeds his stun and damage.

All-in when he jumps

When he leaps on you, E him and commit — you win every all-in as long as he doesn't start with a big HP lead.

Freeze and gank

Keep the wave frozen near your tower and ask for ganks — his only way to trade is jumping in, which is very easy to punish.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never commit an all-in when he holds a big HP lead — that early lead is the one thing that flips the trade to him.

Runes

PRECISIONmatchup page

RESOLVEoverride for this matchup

SHARDS

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

Spells

FLASH

GHOST

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

IMPROVE YOUR MACRO

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