Diana is a melee fighter usually played Jungle/Mid on Summoner's Rift. This guide covers Diana in ARAM: Diana excels as a dive assassin in ARAM, using her Q to poke and mark targets, then engaging with E and R to burst squishies.
Diana ARAM Abilities
Every third attack cleaves nearby enemies, and casting a spell grants Attack Speed for 5 seconds.
Fires an arc of lunar energy, marking and revealing enemies hit with Moonlight for 3 seconds.
Diana summons three orbiting spheres that detonate on contact, granting a shield that strengthens after the third detonation.
Dashes to an enemy, refreshing on Moonlight targets and removing the debuff from all others.
Diana pulls in and slows nearby enemies, then deals area damage after a short delay, increased per champion pulled.
Diana ARAM Playstyle & Tips
Diana excels as a dive assassin in ARAM, using her Q to poke and mark targets, then engaging with E and R to burst squishies. Play aggressively but time your engages with team follow-up.
Tips
Use your Q to mark targets before diving with E for reset potential.
Build ability haste to spam your ult more often in ARAM's constant fights.
Activate your W before engaging to maximize shield and damage output.
Look for multi-target Qs to set up teamfight-winning ults.
Buy a defensive item like Zhonya's Hourglass to survive after diving.
Combos
Q > E > W > R for a standard engage burst combo.
E > Q > R > W to gap close and secure a multi-man ult.
R > Q > E > W for surprise initiation with ultimate first.
Diana ARAM Build Patch 16.13
Runes
Primary — Precision
Conqueror
Triumph
Legend: Haste
Last StandSecondary — Domination
Treasure Hunter
Sudden ImpactSummoners
Skill Order
Max your skills in this order
Starter Items
- 1.
Giant's Belt - 2.
Ruby Crystal - 3.
Health Potion - 4. Health Potion
Core Items
- 1.
Hextech Rocketbelt - 2.
Sorcerer's Shoes - 3.
Stormsurge
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- you are a sustained damage battle mage
- enemy team has multiple tanks
- your champion benefits from omnivamp
Avoid when:
- you are a burst mage or assassin
- enemy team is all squishy and mobile
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy has deadly burst assassins
- you need to dodge a key ability
- your champion relies on cooldowns
Avoid when:
- enemy team is mostly sustained damage
- you are not a primary target
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- you are the primary AP carry
- enemy team is stacking health
- you need maximum burst damage
Avoid when:
- you need utility or survivability
- your team has mixed damage sources
Options
Diana ARAM FAQ
What is the best build for Diana in ARAM?
In ARAM, Diana typically builds core items like Hextech Rocketbelt, Sorcerer's Shoes, Stormsurge and Conqueror runes (Precision primary, Domination secondary).
What runes should I use for Diana in ARAM?
Take Conqueror in the Precision tree as your keystone, with Domination as your secondary tree for Diana in ARAM.
How do you play Diana in ARAM?
Diana excels as a dive assassin in ARAM, using her Q to poke and mark targets, then engaging with E and R to burst squishies. Play aggressively but time your engages with team follow-up.
What is Diana's best combo in ARAM?
Q > E > W > R for a standard engage burst combo.
