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

1 shared combo

Belisarius

1 shared combo

Edward the Confessor

1 shared combo

Inquisitor

1 shared combo

Witch Hunter

1 shared combo

Isabella I

1 shared combo

Defender

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.

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.

Poison Master

1 shared lineup

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.

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 (War Lord completing it) scores 70.49, below the last ranked seat in its tier (78.34).

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. 18 FMB Darius · Poison Master · Belisarius Mid progression developer pick reference lineups0/8 65.21/100 out of 100 ⇗
   Darius (X13), Poison Master (X10) and Belisarius (X12) score 65.21 out of 100 together, and each of the three has a job.

   Darius is the win condition, bringing 46% 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 36% 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 poison and bleed states, the exact trigger Belisarius’s Hunting Down waits on; Poison Master’s Spreading Poison produces poison and bleed states, 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; no one hero clearly carries, so the damage is easier to interrupt. 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. 51 FMB Warden · Edward the Confessor · Darius Mid progression reference lineups0/8 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.

3. 52 FMB Warden · Inquisitor · Darius Mid progression reference lineups0/8 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.

4. 54 FMB Warden · Witch Hunter · Darius Mid progression reference lineups0/8 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.

5. 57 FMB Isabella I · Warden · Darius Mid progression reference lineups0/8 79.98/100 out of 100 ⇗
   Isabella I (S01), Warden (X06) and Darius (X13) score 79.98 out of 100 together, and each of the three has a job.

   Isabella I is the lifeline: that healing decides whether this lineup is still standing in round five — carries 258% of recovery across its kit, and takes the front, able to both absorb the opening rounds and heal through them. 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 sits in the middle, where the support reaches both the front and the back. Darius is the win condition, bringing 60% 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 Isabella I’s Queen of the Storm both wait on; Isabella I’s Queen of the Storm 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: a mid-era lineup anchored by Warden (X06); 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.

6. 60 FMB Warden · Darius · Defender Mid progression reference lineups0/8 79.75/100 out of 100 ⇗
   Warden (X06), Darius (X13) and Defender (X03) score 79.75 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 75% 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. Defender is the second amplifier -- with two heroes raising the output, the carry hits far above its own numbers: carries 30% of damage amplification across its kit, 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 Defender’s Heavenly Smite both wait on; Warden’s Aspect of the Tiger produces extra basic attacks, the exact trigger Defender waits on; Warden raises Darius’s output directly rather than adding a number of its own. What you give up: little here disrupts the enemy plan, so the fight is decided on raw output; 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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