Is diana is a good spot right now?
Saved up enough BE and I like her abilities but I'm not sure how viable she is? Is ekko just a better version of her?
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Trust me, run lethal tempo and 
on diana and learn how to play diana. She becomes like a ap yi.
Saved up enough BE and I like her abilities but I'm not sure how viable she is? Is ekko just a better version of her?
Yes and no.
Yes she is in an OK spot right now. She has an annoying bug with her Q but other than that she's ok. You'll need to learn how to play safe in lane pre 6 and how much burst you can get out of her at each point of the game. This is more important on her than most champions because once she goes it, there isn't really anyway to get out again!
No Ekko is not a better version of Diana. Ekko is a completely different champion and therefore has a completely different buildpath/playstyle. Is he SAFER than diana? YES. Is he easier than Diana? Not really. Does he snowball better/1 shot easier? Hell no!
Diana sucks early, but can poke easily with her Q and survive/waveclear with her W. She then hits 6 with a revolver and deletes people. You can go 1/8 in laning phase, finish your first time, and go wipe out their fed botlane in a second with her.
Ekko has kill pressure level 2. His waveclear is better than Diana early, but his poke is worse. If Ekko hits 6 without kills he is on an even playing field with anyone else that is 6, and if behind he tends to suck pretty bad. Go 1/8 on ekko and even if you finish your first item, you won't be 1 shotting anyone who isn't also super behind.
I tend to go either ROA first if I'm in a hard matchup and going to need the tankiness later, or gunblade if it's just gunna suck pre-6 but then delete later. Afterwards get sorc boots and oblivion orb so you do true damage (or close to) to any squishy opponent. You will see video's of people building all sorts on her first item. This is because she has one of the most situational build paths in the game (mainly because nothing was really built for AP driver/bruisers like there were for AD so other than liandry's and rylais almost anything is viable!). An example of this is rushing Zonya's vs Zed. This is very common and essentially means you can never lose to him unless he REALLY outplays you, and most will just start roaming rather than try. Nashors Tooth is another item that's great if you're up against someone like Zoe who is squishy as all hell. You can delete her with no effort whatsoever and the attack speed from this will mean first turret is almost automatically yours after a kill unless someone comes to stop you (Also note Nashors tooth is a great scaling item for dealing with tanks later in the game!). I've even seen people get Twin Shadows is a surprisingly good 1st item on her if you're getting camped by a jungler and/or looking to roam at 6 because you can't kill your laner (Galio is especially annoying). I'd recommend getting lichbane 2nd though to ensure you still have that burst! All are viable options, all very situation dependent. You will feed wih her, but you'll learn to deal with this and still come back if you give her a fair chance. :)