I've come to realize Diana will always function more like an assassin rather than a AP fighter.

xxxMadLionxxx·Feb 9, 2018·1 votes·160 views

This will always be the case and Diana will never really be that unique AP mage fighter. Yea she build but she will always function like an assassin because of items like and because of the lack of AP equivalents to items like . All these items do primary damage while having some decent sustained defenses.

have huge cooldowns and has poor healing. is just a weird item to me and no one like to build it.

The sad part is the mage item update only really addresses the issues with . It does not address the lack of items for the with variety of mages in general.

2 Comments

RalanrFeb 9, 20181 votes

Honestly most divers can function as assassins if their bust is high enough, Diana however has the worst of it because unlike other divers she doesn’t have much value in sustained damage.

And looking at her W and passive, you’d think that she’d be ok with sustained damage. But no, if she doesn’t burst someone down then she’s not gonna be much use in a fight. I want to say it might be her kit’s problem, but honestly AP itemization for fighters and assassins have always been at the mercy of mages.

Taliyah RocksFeb 9, 20181 votes

I kinda wish they introduce more items for AP-Bruiser champions in the upcoming AP item overhoal. I always thought Diana would be so much fun if she was an AP bruiser, but she's pretty much pushed into Assassin because her item choice is poor.

Nashor's sound dope on her, but then you realize that it uses an item spot, requires AP to be effective, and you don't have enough room in your build to build tanky.

She has AA enhancer, attack speed bonus, shield, AoE pull CC and a gap gloser. That kit sounds like that of a bruiser not an Assassin.

On the other hand, AD bruisers have so many items to select. They can get any of those item 3071 item 3078 item 3053 item 3748 and be good to go.