Darius — Rise of Castles Combos

Most often ranked with Darius

Counted from the published lists: the partners who appear beside Darius in the most ranked lineups.

Warden

5 shared combos

Poison Master

3 shared combos

Belisarius

1 shared combo

Inquisitor

1 shared combo

Witch Hunter

1 shared combo

Edward the Confessor

1 shared combo

Leonidas

1 shared combo

Ashoka

1 shared combo

Proven synergies

A different question from the grid above: not who Darius is listed with, but whose kit the skill text says Darius actually feeds — or feeds on. Each claim names the effect and, wherever the card records one, the skill producing it, so you can check it against the cards further down. Some of these pairs share no ranked lineup at all; each one says why.

Poison Master

3 shared lineups

Darius supplies the combat-skill casts; Poison Master's Spreading Poison feeds on them. Poison Master's Spreading Poison supplies the poison and bleed states; Darius's King of all Kings feeds on them.

Belisarius

1 shared lineup

Belisarius's Ripping Apart supplies the poison and bleed states; Darius's King of all Kings feeds on them. Darius's Disdain supplies the poison and bleed states; Belisarius's Hunting Down feeds on them.

Genghis Khan

Not yet listed

Darius supplies the combat-skill casts; Genghis Khan's Fortune's Favor feeds on them. Genghis Khan's Hunting Wolf supplies the poison and bleed states; Darius's King of all Kings feeds on them. Their strongest lineup together (Poison Master completing it) scores 75.39, below the last ranked seat in its tier (78.57).

Al-Hawra

Not yet listed

Al-Hawra's Desert Phantom supplies the trigger-rate boosts; Darius's Disdain feeds on them. Darius supplies the combat-skill casts; Al-Hawra's Desert Phantom feeds on them. No lineup around this pair clears the era and composition gates.

Cyrus

Not yet listed

Cyrus's Tolerance supplies the trigger-rate boosts; Darius's Disdain feeds on them. Darius supplies the combat-skill casts; Cyrus's Strategy to Victory feeds on them. No lineup around this pair clears the era and composition gates.

Roland

Not yet listed

Darius supplies the combat-skill casts; Roland's Paladins feeds on them. Roland's Song of Roland supplies the trigger-rate boosts; Darius's Disdain feeds on them. No lineup around this pair clears the era and composition gates.

Best Archer combos with Darius

Darius appears in 6 ranked Archer combos.

1. 17 FMB Darius · Poison Master · Belisarius developer pick Mid progression Beats 0 of 8 reference lineups 72.85/100 out of 100 ⇗
   Darius (X13), Poison Master (X10) and Belisarius (X12) score 72.85 out of 100 together, and each of the three has a job.

   Darius is the win condition, bringing 57% of the lineup's expected damage: Disdain puts 332% into 2 enemy squads on a 40% roll, and takes the front as the sturdiest of the three. Poison Master is the lock: every squad silenced or suppressed is a turn the enemy plan does not happen — Deadly Virus applies Suppress on a 50% roll, and sits in the middle, where the support reaches both the front and the back. Belisarius brings a second damage line worth 43% of the expected output, so no single silence stops the plan: Hunting Down puts 279% into all enemy squads on a 70% roll, and stays in the back, out of the enemy's easy reach, and those range-5 skills lose nothing for it. The lineup works because Darius’s Disdain produces dot, the exact trigger Belisarius’s Hunting Down waits on; Poison Master’s Spreading Poison produces dot, the exact trigger Darius’s King of all Kings waits on; Darius produces combat-skill casts, the exact trigger Poison Master’s Spreading Poison waits on. What you give up: Darius holds the front, but nothing here heals; raw damage reaches only about 17% of the hardest-hitting trio in the roster. Budget note: every hero in this lineup can be completed without spending. This is one of the lineups recommended in-game by the developers -- the score above is what that classic core is still worth against the current roster.

2. 44 FMB Warden · Inquisitor · Darius Mid progression Beats 0 of 8 reference lineups 81.69/100 out of 100 ⇗
   Warden (X06), Inquisitor (S02) and Darius (X13) score 81.69 out of 100 together, and each of the three has a job.

   Warden is the multiplier, raising what the other two put out rather than adding a number of its own: carries 65% of damage amplification across its kit, and takes the front as the one built to survive the opening exchange. Inquisitor is the lock: every squad silenced or suppressed is a turn the enemy plan does not happen — Judgement of Justice applies Disarm on a 35% roll, and sits in the middle, where the support reaches both the front and the back. Darius is the win condition, bringing 63% of the lineup's expected damage: Disdain puts 332% into 2 enemy squads on a 40% roll, and stays in the back, where the range-3 skills still touch the enemy front line. The lineup works because Warden’s Aspect of the Eagle produces trigger-rate boosts, the exact trigger Darius’s Disdain and Inquisitor’s Judgement of Justice both wait on; Inquisitor’s Judgement of Justice applies Disarm and takes a squad out of the fight, so Darius swings into a line that cannot answer; Warden raises Darius’s output directly rather than adding a number of its own. What you give up: Inquisitor (S02) is the era weak point -- the enemy will aim at the oldest squad; raw damage reaches only about 15% of the hardest-hitting trio in the roster. Budget note: every hero in this lineup can be completed without spending.

3. 48 FMB Warden · Witch Hunter · Darius Mid progression Beats 0 of 8 reference lineups 80.53/100 out of 100 ⇗
   Warden (X06), Witch Hunter (S02) and Darius (X13) score 80.53 out of 100 together, and each of the three has a job.

   Warden is the multiplier, raising what the other two put out rather than adding a number of its own: carries 65% of damage amplification across its kit, and takes the front as the one built to survive the opening exchange. Witch Hunter is the lock: every squad silenced or suppressed is a turn the enemy plan does not happen — Terrifying Presence applies Silence on a 90% roll, and sits in the middle, where the support reaches both the front and the back. Darius is the win condition, bringing 61% of the lineup's expected damage: Disdain puts 332% into 2 enemy squads on a 40% roll, and stays in the back, where the range-3 skills still touch the enemy front line. The lineup works because Warden’s Aspect of the Eagle produces trigger-rate boosts, the exact trigger Darius’s Disdain and Witch Hunter’s Purifying Flame both wait on; Witch Hunter’s Terrifying Presence applies Silence and takes a squad out of the fight, so Darius swings into a line that cannot answer; Warden raises Darius’s output directly rather than adding a number of its own. What you give up: Witch Hunter (S02) is the era weak point -- the enemy will aim at the oldest squad; raw damage reaches only about 16% of the hardest-hitting trio in the roster. Budget note: every hero in this lineup can be completed without spending.

4. 58 FMB Warden · Poison Master · Darius Mid progression Beats 0 of 8 reference lineups 83.30/100 out of 100 ⇗
   Warden (X06), Poison Master (X10) and Darius (X13) score 83.30 out of 100 together, and each of the three has a job.

   Warden is the multiplier, raising what the other two put out rather than adding a number of its own: carries 65% of damage amplification across its kit, and takes the front as the one built to survive the opening exchange. Poison Master is the lock: every squad silenced or suppressed is a turn the enemy plan does not happen — Deadly Virus applies Suppress on a 50% roll, and sits in the middle, where the support reaches both the front and the back. Darius is the win condition, bringing 85% of the lineup's expected damage: Disdain puts 332% into 2 enemy squads on a 40% roll, and stays in the back, where the range-3 skills still touch the enemy front line. The lineup works because Poison Master’s Spreading Poison produces dot, the exact trigger Darius’s King of all Kings waits on; Warden’s Aspect of the Eagle produces trigger-rate boosts, the exact trigger Darius’s Disdain and Poison Master’s Deadly Virus both wait on; Darius produces combat-skill casts, the exact trigger Poison Master’s Spreading Poison waits on. What you give up: raw damage reaches only about 11% of the hardest-hitting trio in the roster; damage is spread across the enemy line, with no finisher to focus one squad down. Budget note: every hero in this lineup can be completed without spending.

5. 59 FMB Warden · Edward the Confessor · Darius Mid progression Beats 0 of 8 reference lineups 81.96/100 out of 100 ⇗
   Warden (X06), Edward the Confessor (S01) and Darius (X13) score 81.96 out of 100 together, and each of the three has a job.

   Warden is the multiplier, raising what the other two put out rather than adding a number of its own: carries 65% of damage amplification across its kit, and takes the front as the one built to survive the opening exchange. Edward the Confessor is the second amplifier -- with two heroes raising the output, the carry hits far above its own numbers: carries 118% of damage amplification across its kit, and sits in the middle, where the support reaches both the front and the back. Darius is the win condition, bringing 76% of the lineup's expected damage: Disdain puts 332% into 2 enemy squads on a 40% roll, and stays in the back, where the range-3 skills still touch the enemy front line. The lineup works because Warden’s Aspect of the Eagle produces trigger-rate boosts, the exact trigger Darius’s Disdain and Edward the Confessor’s King's Crossbow both wait on; Edward the Confessor’s King's Crossbow applies Suppress and takes a squad out of the fight, so Darius swings into a line that cannot answer; Warden raises Darius’s output directly rather than adding a number of its own. What you give up: raw damage reaches only about 13% of the hardest-hitting trio in the roster; a mid-era lineup anchored by Warden (X06). Budget note: every hero in this lineup can be completed without spending.

6. 60 FMB Warden · Darius · Leonidas Mid progression Beats 0 of 8 reference lineups 81.69/100 out of 100 ⇗
   Warden (X06), Darius (X13) and Leonidas (S00) score 81.69 out of 100 together, and each of the three has a job.

   Warden is the multiplier, raising what the other two put out rather than adding a number of its own: carries 65% of damage amplification across its kit, and takes the front as the one built to survive the opening exchange. Darius is the win condition, bringing 72% of the lineup's expected damage: Disdain puts 332% into 2 enemy squads on a 40% roll, and sits in the middle, where the support reaches both the front and the back. Leonidas is the lock: every squad silenced or suppressed is a turn the enemy plan does not happen — Sharp Spear applies Silence on a 40% roll, and stays in the back, out of the enemy's easy reach, and those range-4 skills lose nothing for it. The lineup works because Warden’s Aspect of the Eagle produces trigger-rate boosts, the exact trigger Darius’s Disdain and Leonidas’s Sharp Spear both wait on; Warden’s Aspect of the Tiger produces extra basic attacks, the exact trigger Leonidas waits on; Leonidas’s Sharp Spear applies Silence and takes a squad out of the fight, so Darius swings into a line that cannot answer. What you give up: a mid-era lineup anchored by Warden (X06); raw damage reaches only about 13% of the hardest-hitting trio in the roster. Budget note: every hero in this lineup can be completed without spending.

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Best Mixed combos with Darius

Darius appears in 1 ranked Mixed combo.

1. 31 FMB Ashoka · Darius · Poison Master Mid progression Beats 0 of 8 reference lineups 80.26/100 out of 100 ⇗
   Ashoka (footmen · X14), Darius (archer · X13) and Poison Master (archer · X10) score 80.26 out of 100 together, and each of the three has a job.

   Ashoka is the win condition, bringing 67% of the lineup's expected damage: Bloodthirsty Ashoka puts 210% x5 into one enemy squad on a 60% roll, and takes the front, able to both absorb the opening rounds and heal through them. Darius brings a second damage line worth 33% of the expected output, so no single silence stops the plan: Disdain puts 332% into 2 enemy squads on a 40% roll, and sits in the middle, where the support reaches both the front and the back. Poison Master is the lock: every squad silenced or suppressed is a turn the enemy plan does not happen — Deadly Virus applies Suppress on a 50% roll, and stays in the back, out of the enemy's easy reach, and those range-5 skills lose nothing for it. The lineup works because Poison Master’s Spreading Poison produces dot, the exact trigger Darius’s King of all Kings waits on; Ashoka produces combat-skill casts, the exact trigger Poison Master’s Spreading Poison waits on; Darius produces combat-skill casts, the exact trigger Ashoka’s Bloodthirsty Ashoka waits on. What you give up: raw damage reaches only about 15% of the hardest-hitting trio in the roster; a mid-era lineup anchored by Poison Master (X10). Budget note: every hero in this lineup can be completed without spending.

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