Diana: Gunblade, or Protobelt?

Asayake 5150glow·Apr 20, 2017·1 votes·2,653 views

I'm not taking neither for an answer. If you had to take one, which would be better?

15 Comments

TheJakeinatorApr 20, 20174 votes

Protobelt. Gunblade is incredible early and falls off super hard late. Protobelt provides the same AP, same active damage, but also gives CDR, and health.

HalcyonDwellerApr 20, 20172 votes

This. Also Protobelt offers her another way to get closer to opponents if she fails a Q-R combo and loses access to her ult.

SirΤeemοApr 20, 20171 votes

gunblade should be better , because late game , she will need to land autos and as long as you buy item 3115 , you will get faster healing .

CatastropApr 20, 20171 votes

Actually, unless you're playing jungle and need the increased clear speed from the 3rd auto, never build Nashor's. While the AP and CDR is nice, for an extra 200g, you can just get Ludens which guarantees you kill an enemy before you can even land an auto + plus the bonus MS which is great for her.

Asayake 5150glowApr 20, 20171 votes

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Actually, unless you're playing jungle and need the increased clear speed from the 3rd auto, never build Nashor's. While the AP and CDR is nice, for an extra 200g, you can just get Ludens which guarantees you kill an enemy before you can even land an auto + plus the bonus MS which is great for her.

Why not Lich Bane?

Hell, get a Deathcap, it's better for AP.

Also Diana cannot kill someone without auto'ing unless she's super fed...?

CatastropApr 20, 20171 votes

Lich Bane is good too, hell you can even get both, I just listed Luden's because I like getting it one her.

Also Diana cannot kill someone without auto'ing unless she's super fed...?

Lol, no fam. QWRR, kills any squishy until late game, which is when you get Lich Bane so you can finish them off with it.

Asayake 5150glowApr 20, 20171 votes

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Lich Bane is good too, hell you can even get both, I just listed Luden's because I like getting it one her.

Lol, no fam. QWRR, kills any squishy until late game, which is when you get Lich Bane so you can finish them off with it.

Well I'm a shit Diana then.

CatastropApr 21, 20171 votes

Nah, I'm sure you're pretty good. It's just that these aren't really good times for her. Everyone and their mother has added toughness crammed onto them via buildpaths, teammates or just inherent in their kits, so she can't reliably get those blink of the eye one shots.

Asayake 5150glowApr 21, 20171 votes

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Nah, I'm sure you're pretty good. It's just that these aren't really good times for her. Everyone and their mother has added toughness crammed onto them via buildpaths, teammates or just inherent in their kits, so she can't reliably get those blink of the eye one shots.

Well I just played another Diana game, going item 3027 item 3285 item 3135 item 3089 item 3100 , and I got to pull off those oneshots.

The enemies were pretty squishy though, only Xin gave me a bit of trouble (and Morg's Black Shield).

I should use that build more often.

StoryDuckApr 20, 20171 votes

I would go for Protobelt because Diana has an excellent kit for getting into melee to blast them to death. It also grants more health which is a great defensive stat for a diver like Diana.

CatastropApr 20, 20171 votes

item 3152 all the time, health and CDR far outclasses anything Gunblade could ever offer on Diana.

GankedByWindowsApr 20, 20171 votes

Gunblade for raw power, protobelt for snowballing. Gunblade can be great once completed for taking trades then healing up, while protobelt allows you more range if you can already 100-0.

CremepieApr 20, 20171 votes

Depends on your build and playstyle.

Protobelt is safer and better generally.

Gunblade can be better if you want a faster but riskier snowball.

LimmieApr 20, 20171 votes

Gunblade doesn't synergyze very well with Diana's kit, most of her damage is AOE so the healing is only 1/3 effective. She's not like Akali, who has a lot of single target burst.