Can we look at Diana's mana problems?

aceofsween·12/30/2014, 1:07:44 AM·9 votes·2,626 views

Some people might call me crazy, but if it weren't for her abysmal mana costs, I think Diana would be a viable jungle pick in the current meta. She has very good clear times and stays relatively healthy compared to other junglers, both of which are much more important than in the previous seasons' jungles. However, she goes oom so quickly that it really makes it hard to justify picking her in comparison to other champions.

Power wise, I think Diana's actually in a good spot. But man, watching my entire mana pool disappear when trying to clear a camp or two really hurts. Especially when compared to champions like Jarvan IV and Vi, whose mana costs are considerably lower, almost across the board, and and they have larger mana pools with higher regen.

13 Comments

Inquizelus12/30/2014, 1:34:20 AM5 votes

Diana got a HUGE indirect nerf by the removal of spirit stone. She depended so much on the heal/mana regen from her AoE attacks.

maikokk12/30/2014, 1:15:12 AM4 votes

you dont need mana to clear with diana

Zaghyr12/30/2014, 1:33:04 AM3 votes

i can make it to level 7 without backing, easy. attack speed runes and masteries, and w-q-w-w skill order, then max q after 3 points in w, and you can sustain a long time. Diana does not have mana problems, and if you are burning all of your mana by spamming spells in the jungle, then dont use her, or try something else. even in lane her mana is fine, and i never really have a problem with it unless i have to farm with my q but in the jungle all i need is one q and w per camp, so i have most of my mana back by the next camp, and enough mana for two shields by the time im at blue.

soliznoel12/30/2014, 8:07:38 AM1 votes

tbh i feel like alistar has some pretty awful mana problems. just try claering 2 waves with him, bam out of mana

Rilasha12/30/2014, 9:23:29 AM1 votes

If we buffed Diana's mana pool by giving her more mana, middle lane Diana would be even more of a poke lane with Q spam whenever it's up. If her mana costs were lowered (for W as an example), lane Diana would also benefit since you can trade more often without losing more health as much since W would be used every time a trade happened. Lowering Q's cost would leave the same result as giving her more mana.

ccseancc14312/30/2014, 2:01:45 PM1 votes

Diana played mid lane is pretty damn frustrating for assassins.