Is Diana Worth Buying?

exiledFromBadmen·4/22/2015, 4:04:35 PM·6 votes·3,281 views

I think I'm going to buy her. Does she work as a jungler well(and the same question for middle lane)? Does she work in this meta? Is she tanky(and does she do tons of damage)? Is she worth spending 6300 IP? How to play her?

Questions, questions, questions.

Note: I love Leona.

7 Comments

aaronconlin4/22/2015, 6:23:49 PM3 votes

Yes. I typically play her in the jungle, her clear times are decent, her shield gives her survivability. Her ganks pre-6 are a little underwhelming but after 6 they're great.

She's kind of caught between fighter and Mage/assassin, but works as either.

You'll be in the fray so building a few defensive items (offensive items with some defensive stats) helps, as does her shield. If you can land your Q, your target will most likely die

Deep Terror Nami4/22/2015, 4:32:11 PM1 votes

Short answer; Yes. Long answer; She's not a typical jungler, and can't properly gank until 6 (needs it for for crossing walls/gap closing), but her early clear sustain/speed is on par with Fiddlesticks, which is amazing because she's not a typical jungler. She's build mostly like an assassin but her W shielding and natural build make her quite good at taking hits, though she's not a real tank; you'll probably build more AP than HP. She's a good pick in this meta as a mid laner.

The only thing you have to get used to is curving her Q to hit all the targets you want, using it to gain vision (the debuff gives sight of enemies), and using R once on Moonlit enemies as a poke tool or on targets for pure mobility purposes. Buy her, now!

Note: I love Diana.

Siyther4/22/2015, 4:49:33 PM1 votes

she is great good in jung and decent against assasssins. ive learned that if ur smart with her u can win most mid lanes (i wouldnt take her vs long range poke though) her shield is brutal later in the game.

freeformline4/22/2015, 10:31:15 PM1 votes

Diana is absolutely worth buying! You can play her in a solo lane or in the jungle, but I admit I only have experience with her in the jungle. She scales to be super scary late game if you build damage, but you have to be very careful in choosing your fights, given her all-in nature. I like to build her as an AS (item 3115 item 3100 item 3091) fighter, but I adjust my build to the circumstances (AS fighter is rarely optimal, but it is fun). Unless I am building full tank, I will always take item 3001 and item 3157, usually as pretty early items. If you are laning as Diana, you will probably need a mana item. I would lean toward item 3010 or item 3024 if you can get your hands on a blue buff, but I have never had opportunity to test if flat mana is a suitable replacement for regen on a solo lane Diana.

exiledFromBadmen4/23/2015, 10:18:35 AM1 votes

In which comps I should pick her?