How to Carry Every game with Diana [GUIDE 2.0]
This is an Improved version of the guide that I posted on my Main acc. Remaking this Short Mobafire-Style guide for diana.
Mastery points: 500k
INTRODUCTION.
Diana, after her buffs, has become one of the greatest mid laners in the current meta. She easily counters most mid laners, without being easy to counter play. Diana sits at a fair 50.8% winrate in plat, and almost a 55% percent winrate in bronze; (currently the 3rd highest winrate for bronze midlane), making her Super easy to carry out of bronze, because people just can't deal with her.
SUMMONER SPELLS
- You could take ignite, but teleport is much better on her. You can come back into lane when being harassed, or just split push. Diana has enough burst, ignite isn't needed on her if you play her correctly.
CSing
Diana will get harassed a lot. Take W first, W the minions level 1. Each orb does about one Auto damage. Take Q second, and E third. Once you hit lvl 2, farm with your Q from a distance. Don't be afraid to spam W, especially since mana cost has been reduced. Your Passive proc also does increased damage and Mana refund so utilize that more now.
Tips for Pre 6
Your W is your most powerful tool pre-6. You can walk up to minions and CS without taking damage. You can get your passive ready, E>AA>W>Q the enemy without losing the trade because of the big shield. Don't forget to use your Q to poke. You'll run out of mana eventually but thats why you take TP. Grab a crystal and get back into lane (don't waste tp if cs is under their tower, because you wont miss much minions. only use it if theyre pushing).
How to get your first kill
Getting a kill with diana and snowballing is the easiest thing you could possibly do. If you don't have a kill by level 8, you're doing something terribly wrong. Q the enemy until they're at 75% hp. Then Combo them. remember To Q>R>W>E : SAVE YOUR ULT RESET FOR WHEN THEY DASH AWAY!!! Assuming they have some sort of mobility up, keep AA'ing them until they Get away. PUSH LANE and roam bot. you can get a double really easily (diana is one of the best roamers)
BUILD
FIRST ITEM: You get
First and nothing else. the best item on her out of all ap items, hands down.
BOOTS:
OR
. It doesnt matter if you're 27 kills ahead, you MUST get these boots. This actually shows the difference between a good and a bad diana. a bad diana will buy MP boots and go around acting like they're god damn akali. Diana is not akali. Take a look at arcsecond's op.gg, these 2 boots were always apart of his build.
THIRD ITEM:
- This is a core item. People will tell you to build lich bane instead, Don't. Never lich on diana, this item should always be build 3rd. Especially now with her mini-rework, there's no room for change.
FOURTH ITEM: If you're ahead, build
. If you're behind, Build
. Diana hits her power spike at her 3rd item, so theres no harm in building rabadons as 4th item. once again, arcsecond demonstrates this, I advise all of you to take a look at his op.gg
FIFTH ITEM AND SIXTH ITEM: If you build rabadons as fourth, build your hybrid item here. Take Void staff too.
Your final build should consist of these items only.
. Don't buy Zhonyas and Banshees in the same game.
That concludes the guide, hope youve become a better diana now!