Diana Pro Builds - How to Play Diana in Season 14

DianaScorn of the Moon – is a great Fighter that is usually played on position Jungle. Diana can also be played in other roles, but we focus on position Jungle in this LoL Diana guide as it fits the current meta in S14 very well.

Diana has a win rate of 54% and pick rate of 0.4%. There is a ban rate of 2%. Although a great champion, winning with Diana is not a given. You need to have the right Diana build in order to unleash the full potential on patch 14.10. There are many Diana probuilds out there. We help you to find the right probuild, Diana players need to win.

Latest Diana probuilds

Here a quick view on the latest Diana probuilds on position Jungle.

Champion
KDA
VS
Runes
Diana
Xun
0/3/2
0.7
Nidalee
Conqueror
Inspiration
FlashSmite
Diana
SeongHwan
2/5/8
2.0
Graves
Conqueror
Inspiration
FlashSmite
Diana
Selfmade
7/3/7
4.7
Viego
Conqueror
Inspiration
FlashSmite
Diana
Santorin
12/3/7
6.3
Jarvan IV
Conqueror
Inspiration
FlashSmite
Diana
Pobelter
4/9/7
1.2
Xin Zhao
Conqueror
Inspiration
FlashSmite
Latest LoL Diana pro builds

How to play Diana

We will show you what you need to do, to increase your chances of winning your lane. Diana is strong, but if you ran into Sejuani Sejuani or Skarner Skarner you might get in trouble. In order to win your lane and against your counter, you need the right spells, items and runes. The following Diana Jungle pro build will help you with that.

Follow our build, pentakills will follow and you will learn how to play Diana. Since Riot Games regularly releases a new patch, Diana builds may change from time to time. It is important to keep up to date.

Learn how to play Diana
Learn how to play Diana Jungle

Items for Diana

Items obviously play a big role in League of Legends. Buying the right item can make the difference between winning and losing as Diana. The order of items is also very important. Especially in early game, it is imperative to make the right decision on what to buy. You need to know the right starter item and starter trinket. But you also need to know what your final items will be. Your opponent like Rammus Rammus or Sylas Sylas can also influence your buying decisions.

Since Diana is a powerful Fighter you should start with Gustwalker Hatchling Gustwalker Hatchling and Health Potion Health Potion. Your starter trinket should be Stealth Ward Stealth Ward. You will find those in the shop under: Tools > Vision & Trinkets. Your optimal final boots are Sorcerer's Shoes Sorcerer's Shoes. So make sure to buy accordingly. A good buy order for your items is:

  1. Hextech Rocketbelt Hextech Rocketbelt
  2. Zhonya's Hourglass Zhonya's Hourglass
  3. Morellonomicon Morellonomicon

Diana abilities and summoner spells

Pro Gamers in LoL also gain advantage by their choice of spells and the order they use their abilities on Diana. You also shouldn’t leave this to chance.

During champion select you have the possibility to choose two spells for Diana. The choice of summoner spells can’t be underestimated. They can play a big role in team-fights. Countless team-fights have been decided by a well-used flash. Statistics have proven that the best choice is Flash Flash and Smite Smite.

You can also gain an advantage in early game by using Diana abilities in a certain order. Each phase of the game differs. Some abilities might be good in late game, but less in early game. Start the game with Crescent Strike Crescent Strike. Then you should continue with Pale Cascade Pale Cascade, followed by Lunar Rush Lunar Rush. An order for abilities of Diana up to level 10:

Diana ability skill order
LevelKeyChampion Spell
1RCrescent Strike Crescent Strike
2RLunar Rush Lunar Rush
3RPale Cascade Pale Cascade
4RCrescent Strike Crescent Strike
5RCrescent Strike Crescent Strike
6RMoonfall Moonfall
7RCrescent Strike Crescent Strike
8RPale Cascade Pale Cascade
9RCrescent Strike Crescent Strike
10RPale Cascade Pale Cascade

Most effective Diana runes selection

For an effective Diana build, you also need to select the appropriate runes. Ideally, you make an extra rune page for Diana. You have to choose a primary and a secondary path from five rune paths for Scorn of the Moon: Precision, Domination, Sorcery, Resolve and Inspiration.

In the primary path you can choose a keystone rune and three lesser runes. The secondary path only consists of two lesser runes. There are also the three so-called shard slots. The best rune paths for Diana are for primary Precision Precision and for secondary Inspiration Inspiration. As the keystone rune on Diana most pros pick Conqueror Conqueror.

For your primary path – Precision Precision – choose these runes on Diana:

  • Conqueror Conqueror
  • Triumph Triumph
  • Coup de Grace Coup de Grace
  • Legend: Alacrity Legend: Alacrity

For your secondary path – Inspiration Inspiration – choose these runes on Diana:

  • Cosmic Insight Cosmic Insight
  • Magical Footwear Magical Footwear

Champions that counter Diana

As mentioned before, it is always necessary to react to opponents of Diana. There are champions that counter Diana. These champions have advantages that can be dangerous for you. Sejuani Sejuani for instance is strong against Diana and has a win rate of 58%. Another dangerous counter is Skarner Skarner.

When your opponent counter picks Diana in champion select, you need to be aware. In this case, adjust your items and game to the situation.

Prto build inspired by Heavenscale Diana
Pro build inspired by Heavenscale Diana

Heavenscale Diana is one of the 13 available skins for Diana.

Conclusion

Many people are looking for Diana pro builds, that players often used to win. By following our probuilds, you can turn Diana into a beast. Especially if you also follow our Diana guide. When you have your runes placed like we told you, Diana will reach its full potential. Buying the items we listed will also increase your chances. Start with the abilities in the correct order to gain an advantage in early game.

When you build Diana in League of Legends correctly, you will have a very capable champion. But as always you need to practice, especially when and how to use Moonfall Moonfall. League of Legends is a dynamic game that changes with every patch. Keep following the patch notes and keep adjusting your LoL Diana build.

Also, keep reacting to the game itself. Do you play mid, top or bot? Who is support or jungle? Overall, a good game is the sum of the right decisions. Over time, you your skills with Diana will grow. Once you mastered DianaScorn of the Moon – you will rule the rift.