Best runes on Diana?

I GANK LANES·Oct 16, 2017·1 votes·548 views

Goin standard pen reds armor/heal per lvl seals ap glyphs and ap quints. is that the absolute best? i use armor seals for ad match ups, but yeah is that the best?

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Raven RedeemedOct 16, 20172 votes

It depends on your build and position. You'll probably want armor seals in the jg (not positive on that), scaling hp mid. MR glyphs are always solid, but AP is fine if you want to risk it. I used to take attack speed marks on her if I was against more tanky opponents (for more dps/less burst). I'm not sure if that was optimal or if it is still viable after her recent passive changes. You could also consider 6 cdr per lvl glyphs.

I think Diana is best as a full assassin (especially since a lot of assassins now have delayed burst while Diana pretty much only has the Q/R travel time) so your runes look perfect and pretty much matches pages from Pro Builds or OP.GG, though a lack of MR is pretty risky.

I GANK LANESOct 16, 20172 votes

never considered any cdr runes due to it being so plentiful with her build path. nashors zhonyas and lich bane gets me capped which is my usual build. what does your final build look like? is lich bane core on her? any reason to ever swap it for luden's echo?

my final build is usually:

tabi/treads nashors zhonya lich bane deathcap then situational banshees/rylais,void, etc

Raven RedeemedOct 16, 20172 votes

I'm only rank 5 with her and have not played her much since her mini rework so take what I say with a grain of salt.

I like to maximize her burst so I usually go:

**Lich **
**Sorc **(tabi/treads situational)
**Luden's **
**Hourglass ** (almost always since we have no escape)/**Banshee's ** (very good against some comps, but not necessarily core)
Void (almost always since it helps burst squishes, deal damage to tanks, and is cheap)/Deathcap (if I can afford it and don't need a tanky item)

Situational: Nashor's, ROA Protobelt, Abyssal, Iceborn, Warmogs, and Morello (I met a Diana main who would swear by this as a core rush item). Not a big fan of Rylais since the slow got nerfed.

I know A LOT of people use Nashor's but I personally am not a big fan because Lich provides a decent amount of DPS itself and I personally use 6 cdr/lvl glyphs so I do not need the large amount of cdr from Nashor's so much.

To me Lich is core and almost always my first item (unless if I think I can sacrifice the mana, cdr, and dps for the flat damage from Luden's). If you went with a Nashor's I guess you could ask the same when deciding between Lich and Luden's. Are you willing to give up some mana and DPS for one big burst of damage? I believe the answer is sometimes yes like when you think you can get kills and thus won't need the mana and DPS to poke, shield, and clear waves so much.

My bursty build doesn't full optimize her new spell casting-DPS passive, but in my experience it is less risky/situational during team fights than a DPS focused build. Plus Lich give you a decent amount of DPS (in the form of burst after Diana's low cd spells) against both champs and objectives if you pace your spell casts a bit.

Sorry for the long post. Hopefully it gave you something to think about, even if you decided to build her a different way.

I GANK LANESOct 16, 20172 votes

naw i appreciate the in-depth post thanks bro