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This is maybe the easiest opponent for Diana. He is melee like you which means you can easily trade him better with Q and W. Once you hit lv 6 he is a deadman if he isn't by then.
Twisted Fate
You are the nightmare of every mage (except Brand and Azir). Just be careful with his Q and his W.
Ekko
A bit more tricky opponent. If you play wise Ekko will never beat you. His main damage source is his Q, so try to avoid it as much as possible. Also don't stay close to him long time, because of his AoE stun potential and be very careful with his ultimate.
Fizz
You seriously counter Fizz, but don't forget that his passive gives him extra durability and the fact he has built-in zhonya in his kit. Use W whenever he comes to you and you will make a better trades. Also try to land your 3rd basic attack on him for the bonus damage from your passive.
Katarina
Although you are just built to counter her, do not underestimate Katarina. She can be really annoying with her Q and the fact that she doesn't use mana makes it a bit more painful for you. However, do not panic when you fight against her - you trade her Q better with your Q, you can always use W, when she comes to you, you can always chase her like bloodhound with your ultimate whenever she tries to escape you and last, but definitely not least - you can always interrupt her ultimate with your E. And one very important thing about Katarina is: NEVER LET HER ROAM FREE.
Akali
Skill match up. You have better damage, she has built-in spellvamp, you both are bursty, mobile, you both have gapclosers.
Try to harass her early with your Q and whenever she is close to you with your W.
Brand
One hell of a mage. Be careful from his abilities and combos, because you will die really fast. The good news here are that his abilities are skillshots at all, so you can avoid most of his poke. Try to poke him too with your Q. Whenever you hit lv 6 and you see opportunity just jump on him and make him see the grey screen.
Zed
Skill match up. Be very careful with his Q and his shadow. Harass him with your Q, make him pay if he gets closer to you with your W and watch out when he hit lv 6, because of his ultimate which can tears you apart. However as the game goes on you will have bigger and bigger advantage, because Zed fails mid and especially late game.
Yasuo
Very careful here. If the Yasuo is good you will have big problems - his passive is annoying, his dashes are annoying and his wind wall totally negates your Q. Versus Yasuo is good idea to max your W first and use it whenever he comes closer to you.
Azir
Another champion who owns melee champs like Diana. His soldiers will make you cry. The only good solution i recommend here is to play safe under the turret, if necessary, try to poke him with your Q and ask your jungler for ganks.
Mordekaiser
This is your nightmare. You can't beat him 1v1. Your only chance is safe farm and to ask your jungler for help. Do not try to trade with Morde, he will outtrade you easily. You can try to poke him with your Q. Also don't forget to use his main weakness - Mordekaiser has zero kite potential.
Ahri
Not so hard to beat, but be very careful with her charm and watch out for the 2nd part of her Q, because it deals more damage. Poke her with Q, try to punish her with W if she is stupid enough to get closer or she charms you. Once you hit lv 6 you can try to rip off her nine tails, but don't forget - you have 1 or 2 dashes (gap closers) - depends on landing Q, she has 3.
Annie
That 12 years old little redhead. Be veryx10 careful with her, especially when her stun is on. Try to have safe farm, even under the turret if necessary.
Anivia
The good Anivia is almost equal to Azir. Very careful with her abilities - do not push too hard the lane and remember if you are going to kill her, that you also have to kill her egg.
Vel'Koz
Squishy champion, but be aware of his poke potential - slows, stuns and etc. Try to avoid his skillshots, poke him with Q, go all-in if he is low on life after lv 6.
Xerath
Similar to Vel'Koz. Use the same strategy.
LeBlanc
The ultimate annoyance is here. LeBlanc rely only on dirty tricks to get you see the grey screen. Her dashing in and out is more than annoying, her ability to snare you gives her a chance to make you suffer more. However, her laning phase is weak and she dies really quickly. Just be careful with her passive.
Swain
That Noxian general can be nasty. He can slow you, damage you, root you and on top of that he can heal himself. Most important - try to do not get rooted, engage him only if you are sure you can kill him.
Orianna
Easy match up. Dodge her ball, poke her with Q and finish her with ultimate.
Heimerdinger
Annoying opponent, who makes you curse at him. Watch out from his turrets. Just poke him with Q while farming and go all-in ONLY IF YOU ARE SURE YOU WILL KILL HIM.
Cassiopeia
Easy match up. Avoid her poison fields, poke her with Q, finish her with your ultimate.
Galio
Strong opponent. It's hard to be killed thanks to his ultimate. However, try to dodge his skillshots, poke him with Q, harass him with W and if he is really low on life finish him no matter his ultimate.
Kassadin
Unfairly easy matchup for Diana. Kass is so nerfed, that he almost can't kill you. Almost. He is melee, so use W whenever he gets close. Poke him with Q and if he use his ultimate, you use your.
Nidalee
Skill match up. Shortly - Nida can't land her Q and her traps on you - you win, otherwise - you lose.
Veigar
Do not underestimate this evil yordle. His laning phase may be a joke, but his stun will make you cry like a baby. The most important rule here is to AVOID his stun (by staying far from the walls). The good news are, that his abilities are mainly skillshots, so as long as he can't stun you, he can't stop you from winning.
Syndra
Syndra. I proudly call her the "Ball Lady". As her nickname says - be careful with her "ball abilities". She can poke you, slow or stun you and on top of that - to bombard you with all her balls. Try to not get low on life, poke her with Q and if she is low enough on life, take her on.
I'm Radox95 - a Bulgarian player from EUNE. I'm just a common player (Silver 5) who specializes in playing only with few champs at all, but i'm really good with every single of them.
Introduction
Introduction
This is my Diana guide for mid laners. Usually Diana is used more in the jungle, but i really suck there, the jungle just isn't for me.
About Diana - she is from the most powerful champions in the entire league. She has great potential and even 1,2 early kills will make you snowball like hell later. But the most important thing about all Diana players (and lovers :3 <3) is the fact that no matter how much OP the people call her, Diana is in fact really well balanced champion, who doesn't require solid skills to be played effective.
Pros / Cons
Pros / Cons
Pros:
+ Very high damage
+ Bursty champion - Diana can literally erase ADC-s and APC-s
+ Has gap closer
+ Very mobile champion
+ Independent champion - she can work alone, it isn't necessary to stick with someone other to be effective
+ Hybrid champion - Diana is both fighter, assassin, mage and even bruiser
+ Fun to play with
Cons:
- No escape mechanisms instead of flash or using her ultimate on enemy, who is alone or neutral monster
- Easy to shut down if enemy team focuses her
Items
Items
Doran's Ring - i like to start with this item (i've missed to mention it earlier, for which i'm sorry) + 2 health pots - This is great starting item. It gives you some AP and also mana, which is very important. The pots just increase your durability in the first key minutes of the game.
Luden's Echo - people just don't realize that this is the core item for Diana. It gives you so much AP, bonus damage on 100 charge and on top of that makes you more mobiler, so you can easily chase and finish off opponents.
Sorcerer's Shoes (Alacrity) - you are APC after all, you need those so you can inflict bigger pain and also to be mobile enough to catch any champion.
Rabadon's Deathcap - huge AP boost + bonus AP boost.
Lich Bane - another item, crafted just for champions like Diana. Your abilities are amazingly powerful, but you are melee after all - you need to use auto attacks from time to time. This little wonder gives you huge amount of damage on the auto attack after using an ability.
Rylai's Crystal Scepter - this item makes you tankier along with the fact it gives you huge amount of AP. The slow when you use an ability on enemy/ies just make it cooler.
Nashor's Tooth - It gives you good AP amount along with this split-pushing attack speed. The cooldown reduction just makes your low cooldown abilties even to be even on lower cooldown.
Masteries
Masteries
I'm sorry i've forgotten to add the last 12 points. So, i prefer to spend my last 12 points defensively - in Resolve:
- 5 points in Unyielding
- 1 point in Tough skin
- 5 points in Veteran's scars
- 1 point in Perseverance
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