How to Diana?

Wofye·12/7/2014, 10:33:29 PM·1 votes·801 views

I would like to know how to Diana, especially how to build my Diana.

Currently my endgame build is: Seraph's/Sorc/Zhon/Rab/Void/Lich

Sometime's I swap seraphs for Unholy grail to have better trades, but with seraphs I have much more AP (About 120+ if the game drags on long enough for lichbane). I normally build these items because I normally have mana problems.

Are there better things I can do?

7 Comments

Schoolgirl Urgot12/7/2014, 10:36:07 PM1 votes

QREWQRR

sorc shoes dfg rabadons void zhonyas abyssal

gg no re

Rikari12/7/2014, 11:12:02 PM1 votes

Oh...oh my... I used to play a lot of Diana,she isn't that hot unless its Bronze/Silver 5. She is an all in assassin,don't buy item 3040 oritem 3174 . If you have mana problems with her,use Q/W less in lane. Her build path does not involve item 3115 . She needs stuff like item 3135 item 3157 item 3089 . If you reeally wanna kill,buy item 3128 . Health/Armor/Magic Resist is given by item 3143 item 3102 and if the elo is low item 3010 intoitem 3027 gives an ok sustain to your mana issues. Final build should be item 3020 item 3157 item 3089 item 3135 . Plz no seraphs her is an example video,you don't NEED to watch it,im just being like whatever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyY1iAS1MRY&list=UUpqM8eD1M-KWkKrZocxyA9A Bronze btw. She can stick to targets with Q-R-R. dont do the second R if you wont survive. Personally i don't like her mid,i play her top with item 3027 ,she is a little better there with that. If you do play her mid don't buy item 3027 ,go full assassin,drop the adc,don't do the second R if you can't survive with your team or item 3157 . She is indeed quite strong,but dives all in with no escape,not my type of assassin mid laner.

Just realised i could make a guide,too lazy for the match up info right now: http://www.lolking.net/guides/320889 After all this i wouldn't recommend her,high price,high damage,but the one that trumps all this is that she is an ap melee assassin with no escape or disengage. she is purely aggression. decent champion if you are new to the game though or in low elo.

Skill order: Q-If it lands W(it has some cast time)R-E-R(if you can kill with no one else around).

Cale01712/8/2014, 8:04:17 AM1 votes

From what I can tell, much of your issue is in your build.

She's very bursty, and even at low levels the ability to Q R W E R is enough to kill your squishy ap mid enemy laner when you get a Lich. While normally a Lich is a later item, since you get more burst from it, because she can so consistently proc the damage from her combo it works great on her as your first buy.

Diana during the mid and late game probably shouldn't be having many mana issues, and you shouldn't need MR early either as your objective isn't to trade, just to farm for six. She's like Akali, you hit six first and you're pretty likely to win the lane. Don't worry about the Seraph line or a Grail, because she just plain doesn't need them.

After your Lich get Sorc Boots, a Zhonya's hourglass. This will allow you to safely dive into teamfights during the mid and late game, pop your Q R W E R then Zhonya's to buy yourself some time to get your Q W E back off cooldown, and to let your team capitalize on the fact that you either did heavy damage to, or completely took out, their carry. Then get a Rabadon's for obvious reasons. By this point your Q should be enough to clear an entire wave, and every third attack you'll be sapping a solid amount of health from anyone you're fighting. If their ap carry is starting to become an issue, get an Abyssal Scepter. It also comes with a neat passive that'll further reduce their MR, which your entire team benefits from. For your last item, consider getting either a GA, if you want to play it safe, or if you want to be a bit ballsy you can get a Nashor's Tooth. That'll let you duel anyone in the late game if your burst doesn't completely destroy them.

Learn how to tell when it's safe for you to go in. Whenever possible try and get two stacks on her passive before diving someone so after you go in on them, you have that bonus damage on your next auto. It'll greatly help your burst damage. Use her mobility to your advantage, darting in and out of fights, using your shield to stay alive long enough to lay down a beat down, and her knockup to disrupt during teamfights. A solidly built late game Diana can burst down most enemies on an enemy team and push down lanes like nobody's business.

Leblancs Boob12/8/2014, 8:07:56 AM1 votes

Never ever run Seraph's or Unholy Grail on Diana. If you find yourself having mana issues in the early game, buy a few doran's rings and sell them at a later point. The rest of your build is fine, but to replace that mana item try Rod of Ages/Abyssal Sceptre depending on the matchup.

Incognonymous12/8/2014, 2:28:49 PM1 votes

Burst in lane, sustained damage in jungle. Lichbane vs. Nashor's Tooth. Her best ratio is on her passive, so get up close and use it as much as possible. Lichbane proc on top of passive proc is huge burst, but Nashor's Tooth will let you proc it more.

It's absolutely essential to get the Moonlight application so you can ult to someone and refresh the cooldown.

Diana x Me12/8/2014, 5:37:14 PM1 votes

I don't normally share this. Rylia's works well if you are forced to be the initiator of the team. Regular combo QREW,Zhonyas. In this situation Nashors is better. The cdr helps you survive to get out of the fight after the initiation with an extra shield. One thing people fail to mention is that she needs farm and plenty of it. Another thing, versatility is what she has over other apc. She can build assassin, fighter or tank if needed and still be effective. She is item reliant and very feast or famine. Add me if you want, i don't mind sharing a few things.