Hi All,
Can't really hold my excitement at seeing my favourate non-mage midlaner getting some love at last! Not only is she getting an increase of almost 10% to her base attack speed (losing only 2AD!) but she also is going to have THIS:
Finally a more tanky Diana build is on the horizon!
Can't wait for it to go live on the PBE!
Edit: Sorry guys, it appears Riot was just trolling me with false hope...
ModDaenrysTargaryen2 votesThat Item is only for ARAM just so you know.
DW Diana2 votesAnd in one moment all hope died... >.<
Madi Madas1 votesNice*[sg-syndra]*
Who Fed Ru1 votesthese items are ARAM only bruh
iPooUnicorns1 votesFairly certain it's an ARAM only item.
Ghazter1 votesOh boy... Because Diana wasn't tanky enough before. Midlaners just can't deal with her in a 1v1 if she gets even a little bit ahead just because of her shield, dash, and ridiculous amount of hp for a midlane... And now she gets another shield?
Edit: Oh, ARAM only, fair enough. This makes mages not completely useless in ARAM now.
Tormentula1 votesI don't wanna burst your bubble but.. they're for ARAM only
Tahminatrix 1 votesTank/diver Diana isnt an ap/burst build (Thats assassin diana) its an auto/onhit sustain build with 1 or 2 actual tank items and rageblade + gunblade to abuse her aoe damage passive
DW Diana1 votes[{quoted}](name=Super Cow Swag,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=s3aFBMk5,comment-id=0007,timestamp=2018-05-16T19:28:03.726+0000)
Tank/diver Diana isnt an ap/burst build (Thats assassin diana) its an auto/onhit sustain build with 1 or 2 actual tank items and rageblade + gunblade to abuse her aoe damage passive
I'd actually say that tank/diver diana would be something along the lines of Roa, Blood letter's veil, sorc boots, tank. Maybe a lichbane or deathcap in there if needed, but the idea is roa+blood letter's gives enough AP to 1 shot squishies with true damage burst (sorc boots, blood letters and sudden impact = 38mp), plus tanky (850 hp from pre tank items).
I'm sure I've spoken to you regarding rageblade, but no it is trash on her as it doesn't work on her passive. You're better off getting gunblade and nashors tooth, though that's still Assassin....
Tahminatrix 1 votesGunblade nashors rageblade into 2 tank items is enough to be a raid boss, just get a good e on the enemy team and you heal off of everyone despite being focused lol...I don't understand how getting rageblade means you cant buy nashors tooth lol...rageblade procs the additional onhit...
DW Diana1 votes[{quoted}](name=Super Cow Swag,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=s3aFBMk5,comment-id=000700000000,timestamp=2018-05-16T21:35:44.583+0000)
Gunblade nashors rageblade into 2 tank items is enough to be a raid boss, just get a good e on the enemy team and you heal off of everyone despite being focused lol
I build gunblade when going assassin, and nashors is great when wanting to split push, but always follow it up with lichbane. Rageblade....
...I don't understand how getting rageblade means you cant buy nashors tooth lol...rageblade procs the additional onhit...
It's not that you CAN'T get them both, it's just you're adding more AP scaling items, while never really building much AP. Nashors Tooth 80AP. Gunblade 80AP, Rageblade 25AP (+20% when stacked). That's a maximum of 222 AP from these items. Diana's passive scales 80% off AP (222*80%=177.6 damage) Rageblade is only 10% bonus AP and AD (5+8+22AP = 35 damage. I think this counts towards the stacked bonus so that would be x1.5 giving 52.5 damage) Yes it allows your nashers tooth to strike twice every other hit when it's stacked (15+33.3 x 1.5 = 72.45 damage)
but when you compare this to NOT having rageblade, but getting deathcap instead you get 420AP: Diana's passive scales 80% off AP (420*80%=336 damage) Nashors Tooth (15+63 = 78)
Now look at ALL of diana's abilities. They scale of AP including her shield, meaning this will also buff all of her abilities and shielding as well. If you've gone electrocute you will also benefit more from the higher AP.
Diana is sadly not able to do tanky things without high AP, which means that to build a tanky Diana, you need to still be looking at AP items. Items like Roa that give AP AND HP, item's like Banshee's and Zonyas that still give AP but also give resistances. Overgrowth is a good option if you're a strong CS'er (ROA+Morellos+Protobelt = 1100 bonus HP), you can easily get to 4k hp from these items, though even then you will want a deathcap to make the most out of these items (a lot of challenger Diana's actually rush deathcap after a couple of extra doran's rings).
Rageblade just isn't worthwhile when considered with even the basics of building a diana, let alone when compared to all of the situational alternatives.
C9 Squeeky 1 votesARAM-only
