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Quinn vs Darius

Build, runes, abilities and practical pre-game checks in one queue-aware reference.

QuinnVSDarius

Matchup guide

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Role fit

TopQuinn

Quinn has an established solo-lane plan with the income and space needed to trade, manage waves and influence a side lane.

Primary role
Historical referenceRecommendation review pending

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Recommendation patch
16.16 Data Dragon
Build validation patch
16.19.1 Data Dragon
Item lookup patch
16.20.1 Data Dragon

Ranked Flex · Top

Reviewed Quinn roaming Top

Follow the completed-item order as a pre-game reference. Components and owned items do not create extra inventory slots.

Primary role
S
Draft / Ranked opening · separate from item 1

Doran's Blade

450 gold

This is the most-supported Draft/Ranked starting item in the frozen prior-patch public role snapshot. Compare its durability, sustain and damage trade-off before leaving base.

1
First item

Profane Hydra

2,850 gold

This item is part of the most-supported coherent core in the frozen prior-patch public role snapshot. Treat the sample as context, then adjust only for a clearly identified matchup problem.

2
Boots

Boots of Swiftness

1,000 gold

Adds movement speed and stronger resistance to slows.

3
Core

The Collector

3,000 gold

Adds attack damage, critical strike and execute pressure.

4
Second core

Lord Dominik's Regards

3,300 gold

Adds percentage armour penetration after targets buy armour.

5
Late power

Infinity Edge

3,500 gold

Increases critical-strike damage after the first item.

6
Flexible

Youmuu's Ghostblade

2,800 gold

Adds lethality and movement for picks and rotations.

Complete build choices

Choose the route before play

Recommendation review pending

AlternativeToo much healingMortal Reminder combines armour penetration with anti-heal.View full route

Best when: Mortal Reminder combines armour penetration with anti-heal.

  1. First itemProfane Hydra
  2. BootsBoots of Swiftness
  3. CoreThe Collector
  4. Mortal Reminder
  5. Late powerInfinity Edge
  6. FlexibleYoumuu's Ghostblade
AlternativeThey burst meGuardian Angel protects a completed damage core from one decisive death.View full route

Best when: Guardian Angel protects a completed damage core from one decisive death.

  1. First itemProfane Hydra
  2. BootsBoots of Swiftness
  3. CoreThe Collector
  4. Second coreLord Dominik's Regards
  5. Guardian Angel
  6. FlexibleYoumuu's Ghostblade
AlternativeMagic damage reaches meWit's End adds magic resistance without giving up attack speed.View full route

Best when: Wit's End adds magic resistance without giving up attack speed.

  1. First itemProfane Hydra
  2. BootsBoots of Swiftness
  3. CoreThe Collector
  4. Wit's End
  5. Late powerInfinity Edge
  6. FlexibleYoumuu's Ghostblade

Complete build comparison

Complete build comparison

Recommendation review pending

Build review neededReviewed Quinn roaming TopRecommendation review pendingView full route

Recommendation review pending

  1. First itemProfane Hydra
  2. BootsBoots of Swiftness
  3. CoreThe Collector
  4. Second coreLord Dominik's Regards
  5. Late powerInfinity Edge
  6. FlexibleYoumuu's Ghostblade
AlternativeToo much healingMortal Reminder combines armour penetration with anti-heal.View full route

Best when: Mortal Reminder combines armour penetration with anti-heal.

  1. First itemProfane Hydra
  2. BootsBoots of Swiftness
  3. CoreThe Collector
  4. Mortal Reminder
  5. Late powerInfinity Edge
  6. FlexibleYoumuu's Ghostblade
AlternativeThey burst meGuardian Angel protects a completed damage core from one decisive death.View full route

Best when: Guardian Angel protects a completed damage core from one decisive death.

  1. First itemProfane Hydra
  2. BootsBoots of Swiftness
  3. CoreThe Collector
  4. Second coreLord Dominik's Regards
  5. Guardian Angel
  6. FlexibleYoumuu's Ghostblade
AlternativeMagic damage reaches meWit's End adds magic resistance without giving up attack speed.View full route

Best when: Wit's End adds magic resistance without giving up attack speed.

  1. First itemProfane Hydra
  2. BootsBoots of Swiftness
  3. CoreThe Collector
  4. Wit's End
  5. Late powerInfinity Edge
  6. FlexibleYoumuu's Ghostblade

Runes and summoner spells

Runes and summoner spellsQuinnTop

Use range to manage the wave and take measured trades without surrendering the escape route. Teleport supports the long solo lane.

Ranked Flex
Primary tree

Precision

Fleet FootworkPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityCut Down
Secondary tree

Resolve

Second WindOvergrowth
Summoner spells
FlashTeleport
Long-lane safety

Teleport preserves recalls and side-lane access. Ignite is a deliberate pressure trade-off, not a universal upgrade.

Respect the matchup

Keep the defensive secondary runes when repeated poke or one committed trade can decide the lane.

Matchup notes

What changes when Darius is opposite you?

Pre-game kit comparison
Reviewed interaction

Short ranged punish

Quinn can interrupt approaches and repeatedly pressure Darius before he establishes a long trade.

Early to mid

Look for lane pressure, first recalls and early objectives before scaling carries complete several items.

Your plan

Use the route you prepared

Treat Vex as one part of the map state. Their Jungler, nearby waves and which teammates can move determine whether the same trade or rotation is safe.

Ability reminders

Quinn reminders

  • Attacking a
  • Vulnerable
  • target marked by Valor will put Harrier on cooldown. Quickly consuming Harrier marks will allow you to generate them faster.
Ability reminders

Against Darius

  • When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.
  • Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.

Static alternatives

Compare the problem before changing the plan

These choices are not selected from live scores. Use one only after you identify the stated match problem yourself.

Too much healing

Mortal Reminder

Mortal Reminder combines armour penetration with anti-heal.

They burst me

Guardian Angel

Guardian Angel protects a completed damage core from one decisive death.

Magic damage reaches me

Wit's End

Wit's End adds magic resistance without giving up attack speed.

Ability reference

Compare both kits

Ability reference Data Dragon 16.20.1

Cooldown (s) / Cost / Listed range (units) Data Dragon 16.20.1

Quinn

  1. P
    Harrier

    Valor, Quinn's Demacian eagle, periodically marks enemies with Harrier. Quinn's first basic attack against Harrier targets will deal bonus physical damage.

  2. Q
    Blinding Assault

    Quinn calls Valor to mark an enemy and hinder its vision before damaging all enemies in the immediate area.

    Cooldown (s) 11/10.5/10/9.5/9 · Cost 50/55/60/65/70 · Listed range (units) 1025
  3. W
    Heightened Senses

    Passively grants Quinn Attack Speed and Move Speed after she attacks a Harrier target. Activate to have Valor reveal a large area nearby.

    Cooldown (s) 50/45/40/35/30 · Listed range (units) 2100
  4. E
    Vault

    Quinn dashes to an enemy, dealing physical damage and slowing the target's Move Speed. Upon reaching the target, she leaps off the target, briefly interrupting it, and lands near her maximum Attack Range away from the target.

    Cooldown (s) 12/11/10/9/8 · Cost 50 · Listed range (units) 675
  5. R
    Behind Enemy Lines

    Quinn and Valor team up to fly around at great speed. Ending the ability casts Skystrike, which deals damage to nearby enemies and marks champions with Harrier.

    Cooldown (s) 3 · Cost 50/25/0 · Listed range (units) 700

Darius

  1. P
    Hemorrhage

    Darius' attacks and damaging abilities cause enemies to bleed for physical damage over 5 seconds, stacking up to 5 times. Darius enrages and gains massive Attack Damage when his target reaches max stacks.

  2. Q
    Decimate

    Darius winds up and swings his axe in a wide circle. Enemies struck by the blade take more damage than those struck by the handle. Darius heals based on enemy champions and large monsters hit by the blade.

    Cooldown (s) 9/8/7/6/5 · Cost 25/30/35/40/45
  3. W
    Crippling Strike

    Darius's next attack strikes an enemy's crucial artery. As they bleed out, their Move Speed is slowed.

    Cooldown (s) 5 · Cost 40 · Listed range (units) 300
  4. E
    Apprehend

    Darius hones his axe, passively causing his physical damage to ignore a percentage of his target's Armor. When activated, Darius sweeps up his enemies with his axe's hook and pulls them to him.

    Cooldown (s) 26/23.5/21/18.5/16 · Cost 70/60/50/40/30 · Listed range (units) 535
  5. R
    Noxian Guillotine

    Darius leaps to an enemy champion and strikes a lethal blow, dealing true damage. This damage is increased for each stack of Hemorrhage on the target. If Noxian Guillotine is a killing blow, its cooldown is refreshed for a brief duration.

    Cooldown (s) 120/100/80 · Cost 100/100/0 · Listed range (units) 460

Adapt the plan

What to do when the game changes

Judge the whole lane or map state, not only personal kills. Choose the situation closest to the current game.

Even plan

Trade around the wave and your strongest cooldowns

1
Lane

Keep health and minions balanced so one poor trade does not decide the lane.

2
Map play

Move after the wave is handled and communicate if the opposing Top laner leaves first.

3
Fights

Choose between front-line duty, side pressure and carry access according to the champion kit.

Pings, movement and objectives

Quinn Top map plan

Manage the long lane before leaving it. A useful move begins with a handled wave, a visible route and a teammate who knows you are coming.

Ahead

Use the side-lane lead without donating it

Ping
Ping Enemy Missing when the opposing Top leaves, then On My Way before a flank or objective move.
Stay or move
Push the wave before moving. Stay if leaving would hand several minions or your tower back to the opponent.
Objective
Arrive through a known route and mark whether you are front-lining, flanking or protecting a carry. Do not enter alone before the team can follow.
Even

Make the wave create the first move

Ping
Use Enemy Missing early, Danger on the route they may take, and On My Way only after your own wave is handled.
Stay or move
Move after pushing or on a shared recall. Do not follow through unwarded river merely because the opponent left first.
Objective
Tell the team whether you can move before the objective starts. Approach with vision and save the cooldown needed for the first real commitment.
Behind

Protect experience and communicate the pressure

Ping
Ping Enemy Missing immediately and Retreat if teammates are about to meet the stronger Top laner without you.
Stay or move
Do not match a stronger opponent through darkness. Clear the safe wave, then group by the shortest controlled route.
Objective
State early if you cannot contest. If the team still fights, provide control or protection instead of attempting an isolated flank.
Objective setup

Four calls, in order

Pings create a shared plan; they do not replace checking waves, vision and who can move.

  1. 1
    Handle the wave

    Push, catch or communicate the wave before leaving so the opponent does not gain a free move and free income.

  2. 2
    Signal the route

    Use On My Way for the route you are actually taking and Danger where an unseen opponent may arrive.

  3. 3
    Enter together

    Move through controlled vision with the Jungler or another ally instead of face-checking the objective alone.

  4. 4
    Choose the job

    Decide whether you are engaging, front-lining, flanking or protecting a carry before the fight begins.

Later objectives: Repeat the same process around later major objectives: handle nearby income, communicate the route, enter through vision and agree on the fight before committing.

Keep preparing

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The matchup page is a pre-game reference. It does not predict the result or alter its recommendation from changing live match data.

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