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Diana Jungle Help

Lil Gr33n Ghouls·7/31/2015, 3:31:44 AM·3 votes·1,007 views

I've been playing Diana in the jungle this week a lot and I am really liking her. I'm having trouble optimizing my build for her though, and I can't find any guides or even gameplay commentaries since the AP item changes in patch 5.13. For the most part I tend to build brusier-ish, with items like Abbysal, Zhonyas, and sometimes Banner of Command if we need that Aegis of the Legion aura. I've tried Ludens as a third or forth item for the extra burst and wave clear so I can split push and that's been ok. To sum it up I've been doing > > OR , then grabbing the other one and then finishing off with , , , or . After full build I switch out runeglaive for linchbane if I feel my team has enough CC that we don't need stalkers blade.

Also any tips on how to play her would be appreciated.

Runes: Tier 2 attack speed Marks Tier 3 Armor Seals Tier 3 AP Glyphs Tier 3 AP Quints I plan on upgrading to tier 3 marks after I buy Diana.

Masteries: http://goo.gl/EmxJBi

Edit: I forgot to mention that I usually build Sheen before stalkers blade if a lane is over extended and I think I can get an gank with just the CC from my E.

16 Comments

Their Jungler7/31/2015, 3:44:43 AM2 votes

I go Mpen Reds AP Quints MR Glyphs and Armor yellows, which is very standard.

If you're going against something like a Nidalee, and especially if top is AP as well, you should definitely rush abyssal. However, if the game is more standard (Ap mid, AD jungle, Tank Ad top), I just rush item 3285 . This item allows you to pretty much blow up anyone who is not tank. From then you just go deathcap zhonyas and probably voidstaff. Most people use Sorc boots, but I've seen Ions on some occasions as well.

As for the devourer suggestions, I tried it out and was completely unflattered by it because:

Diana is not a champion that scales particularly well, so you should make use of her power spikes (like hitting level 6 and getting Luden's) instead of farming for the first 20 minutes of the game.
I feel like people are trying too hard to make devourer work on every champion. This is a case where you have to put in extra work and I'm not even sure that sated devourer on Diana is stronger than just straight up burst. She is so squishy as well, so relying on auto attacks just seems like a fool's errand to me.
If I wanted to make the best of devourer, I would use junglers like Shyvana, Warwick, or Kayle.

Play the champion to its strengths, rather than forcing objects that do not work on her.

Edit: Selling Runeglaive is also a good idea late. I usually buy Rylai's or Lich bane. Try using Trailblazer as well, since her clear speed is not the best early.

Masteries are fine.

ShuffledPancake7/31/2015, 3:37:57 AM1 votes

Banner of command is a very weird pick and very situational.

AmazingBeaver7/31/2015, 4:15:35 AM1 votes

I suggest to you t o transfer the points from Spell and Blade waving to max your Archmage , and add item 3115 somewhere in your build to max your CDR which means more skills , and the attack speed boosts your passive plus on hit bonus dmg . As an assassin you don't want to go for straight up defensive items like GA and Banner of command , its better to gte item 3027 or item 3116 to get both AP and defensive stats . item 3724 or item 3708 // item 3020 // or item 3115 // item 3089 // item 3157 // item 3001 .

Renaille7/31/2015, 4:38:32 AM1 votes

Consider: item 3001 item 3020 item 3116 item 3111 item 3157 item 3143 item 3285 item 3100 item 3724 Please never build this item: item 3115 Build tankier if behind

Nashors is only ever good for split pushing.

Randomonium7/31/2015, 10:57:30 AM1 votes

I've run a lot of different runes on Diana and Attack Speed marks surprisingly don't help her clear speed very much. They do allow you to keep your mana pool higher because you are less reliant on your spells but Magic Pen marks are a lot more helpful in the mid and late game for ganks.

A lot of times with Diana I will hard farm her to 6 unless a lane is really pushing hard. Her gank potential sky rockets once she gets her ultimate. Once you reach 6 you should be looking to snowball one of your lanes with constant gank pressure.

item 3157 is crucial for survival in team fights. Smart teams will focus you once you dive since you are such an easy target. Zhonya's is also great against AD heavy teams.

item 3001 is essential if your team or the enemy team is AP heavy.

If you get a few early kills the movement speed from item 3285 and quick tier 2 boots will allow you to snowball even more.

The new item 3116 is great on Diana. It gives her pretty much everything she needs.

Going for item 3027 is very difficult because it delays your power spike. However, if your lanes can hold their own it gives you an extremely powerful late game.

Runeglaive is much easier to make work on Diana but lately I've been favoring Devourer. Attack speed items are not good on Diana because she has a very low base attack speed. That said, Diana's passive is her highest damaging, best scaling and lowest cooldown ability and getting Sated essentially increases the damage from your passive by 50%. The power spike is later with sated Diana but it is absolutely massive and allows you to be an absurdly powerful duelist, especially with skirmisher sabre, and a great split pusher. Just don't fall into the trap of doing nothing but farming if you go Devourer. Diana still has awesome ganks and you do get stacks for kills and assists. The most important thing with Devourer Diana is you control scuttle crab.

FuryofThornsRedo8/1/2015, 6:54:07 PM1 votes

I lane, gank, assist where I can in all roles positions and other responsibilities, and support with spell sharing where I can with Diana . Was more than thorny when I championed Soraka while some new Champion thinks Battles are won when forcing time backwards to give themself a second chance at what ANY TRUE Champion can strike down in the first attempt and turns time backwards to have me take two doses of Karthus below low health as I was healing with a consumable item 2003 running down the river from top to bottom lane. Bottom lane was my selected lane. I Soraka was making my support rounds to all of the lanes the best I could in Support take no gold or last striking anywhere. So...

So, in the following game I champion Diana and AVOID any match up with the same Champion addicted to second chances and turning time backwards to serve the selfish driven needs and purposes. So, the only option is to jungle. I take no extra spell of weaponry. I main who I am as how I Champion Diana .

Before I share below, please note maybe only one other closer to the most of my first "Newbish" experiences Championing Diana in the Jungle and know and have learned some of the other weaponry is Valuable; but so is maintaining Diana summoner 7 & summoner 13 . I have changed to carry now item 2003 {though all along, but skill-wise I can rely on this only if needs be} along with summoner 4 . Have more than enough experience to agree in Learning: Diana can truly use a Way Out from her "R" Lunar Rush in.

This is where I try to assist in your request to share in Championing Diana in the Jungle. There have been some games {hope have not been tweaked down though might have} where I have been capable of Championing Diana in Lane play Championing Diana where I mention to team or Jungler; I am not Last strike compulsive as my support frame of mind drives me in more Teamwork behaviors of play in the mannerisms of Sportsmanlike Conduct, SO, if you have the time I will push more of a kill onto the Legendary Dragon. Either way I take or you take; but Our team MUST take the Legendary Dragon. So, before maybe tweaked, I have been capable of this first: item 2003 item 3096 while reaching item 3087 ;~ which, has helped me to take down the Legendary Dragon as a solo effort or team effort. Of course in time I build up more with other items when Championing Diana .

Hope this helps! From: FuryofThornsRedo

OperationDEEZ17/31/2015, 3:33:59 AM1 votes

I would say to try item 3930 and just buy item 3100 but it's going to get nerfed so I wouldn't count on it.

Randomonium8/2/2015, 9:38:48 PM1 votes

I recently casted 2 games where I went Devourer Diana in the jungle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw8kAJ3-c4g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6TTYQcVMSg