Hi and Welcome to my Diana Guide. Here, you'll learn the basics and the build needed for an AP melee user. It's hard to get on melee range when you think you can't fight back after casting your ability skills, which will render you in melee mode. Yes, it depends on the positioning of the character, but what if there will be a chance that you can't avoid the situation? There enters the build where even though your skills are on a Cooldown, you can still fight back and even kill an enemy champ.

This is the set of runes that I require of you to use.


x9 - Gives you enough attack speed early till late game

x9 - you need armor to survive early game

x9 - why force? AP scaling of per level runes is much higher than flats so I suggest you take this one.

x3 - you'll be either on top or bottom lane so this is a reasonable choice. Unless your doing midlane, go take the flat ones.

This is the set of masteries I require of her.

Okay so for your starting item, buy a for a decent early game Health, AP, and Mana regeneration. On your first trip back to base, you have to buy or make it if possible.

Your next item target is . (Don't give them any idea what you're planning to build. Make them clueless about it. Don't worry about the boots. It's natural for a melee champ to have that early game.) Then buy Catalyst the Protector or if possible build the to level it up early.

Next, buy and start making

Next buy a then go for the then finish then finish off

They will be surprised to see your next item and I think, they'll be wondering why. Buy a then make it and start doing additional magic damage. :)

For some offensive/defensive counter measures here are the items you need

Mercury's Treads

- gives you Tenacity and enough MR

Void Staff

- if you're enemy begins to stack up MR items this will be a good choice replacing your Nashor's Tooth

Abyssal Mask

- gives you good amount of AP and good MR and also reduces nearby enemy champs MR. Nice passive. :)


PS:

Your tank and ADR should be the one dealing with those AP teams. As your main objective is to give burst damage. But if you love making clash initiations (which I don't recommend) you have to switch some items to defensive items for you to counter some of their damage.

For Summner Spells, I suggest you use for attack speed boost and a decent AP bonus and for offensive and defensive purposes.

You can also use and if you want.

... Coming soon. Still uploading my other videos. lol