Darius vs Kled in Top lane is a lane that swings with levels on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: while he still holds Q you lose the trade — only commit once Bear Trap has missed or been used. 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 · TOPKLEDthe Cantankerous Cavalier

VS

Swings with levelsPre-6 MediumPost-6 EasyTake Ghost

How to play it

✓ DO

Bait out his Q

The lane is one-dimensional: while he holds Q you can't trade — engage only once Bear Trap whiffs or is spent.

Outscale with armor

Once you have items and some armor you stat-check him even in the side lane, so long as you're even.

Ask for early ganks

He's hard to kill early with combat summoners, so hold the wave on your side and ask for ganks.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never trade while Kled still has Bear Trap up — wait for him to whiff or use his Q first.

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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16.14 Emerald+ - 49% WR - 595 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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