Need Help with Diana

Howldoom·Feb 11, 2016·1 votes·588 views

Lately I haven't been doing as well with her as I'd like to, and I don't know if it the result of me not doing well with her on a general basis, getting shut down by certain general team comps (e.g. tanky/health stacking), or just being too dependent on how well her lanes are doing (everyone screaming at me to gank, they're over-extending and feeding, I'm not even level 6 on a champ with no other self gap-closer or hard CC). But generally if I'm losing games in a row, that tells me that it was my fault, and that I should have had the skill to turn it around.

Should I just find a different champ/role to play if the state of the game is too dependent on early performance, or is there something general I can do with Diana?

5 Comments

Death by GlamourFeb 11, 20161 votes

Play her mid

Farm up

Get 6

Kill squishies in a combo

HowldoomFeb 11, 20161 votes

I main Heimerdinger mid.

What if I'm playing her as jg? AND - what if they don't really have anyone who's squishy or can be taken down?

Death by GlamourFeb 11, 20162 votes

Well theres always the adc and mid no?

She was one of the top bans at the end of season 5 her damage is still op

NahuiFeb 11, 20161 votes

They can be tanky too. One huge thing about her is to never double cast her ult unless you know they'll die. Your DPS is ridiculous if you keep Q-R-Q-R-Q-R every 3-5 seconds on the tankier targets, since lichbane will crush them. Most people go Q-R-R mixing in W and E somewhere in there and then they're stuck autoing and Q'ing for like 15 seconds. Instead, Q-R-W-E-Q-R-Q-R-Q-R-etc. This way, you'll be hitting them with your ult over and over, mixed with constant lichbane, Q, 3rd auto attacks, and your shield. Mix a nashor's tooth in there and even the tankiest targets will begin planning their next one or two MR items.

1 800 MID LANEFeb 12, 20161 votes

Diana is a risky choice in the jungle, and in general, in my opinion. She's definitely best in the jungle where she can get almost entirely free levels without getting much harass from enemy champions. Counter jungling happens, but it's better than getting nuked every time you go in for 25g and having very little answer to it until 6.

Anyway, she kind of relies on her lanes to not lose or at least not feed until she's level 6. In that sense, she's a lot like Warwick. What's different here is her damage and outplay potential.

I play Diana exclusively in the jungle. If Diana gets banned, I'll play something else to get by, but I won't be able to even remotely carry. That being said, I think I can help a bit by saying that ganking doesn't always mean getting a kill. Just showing up in lane and landing a Q is generally enough to give your lanes some room to breathe. Pre-6, you really wanna just farm the best that you can. If you're top side pre-6 and they ping for help bot, make you way down there but ward wherever you think you might get counter-jungled if at all possible. i.e. Red buff. Post 6, farm squishy champions. After an Abyssal Scepter, you'll have no problem nuking an ADC or mid laner 1v1 and before that you'll still be able to do significant damage to at least get an assist or pull off a "kill secure." ;)

Basically, you don't have to get a kill in every gank. Just take pressure off. If it doesn't work out, move on to your next camp. That enemy laner now at least knows you're watching.