Diana · Jungle

Diana Items: What to Buy and When

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Overview

This guide explains every item in Diana's builds and when to buy it. Your spikes are level 6, when Moonfall comes online, and each completed item: Cryptbloom first, then Archangel's Staff.

Strengths

High magic damage: Riot rates it 8/10 in magic.
Mobility: Lunar Rush lets you reposition, engage or escape.
Sustain from Pale Cascade.

Weaknesses

Mana-hungry early: spamming abilities leaves you empty before the fight.
Falls behind if the early ganks fail: every wasted trip is lost farm.

Build cheat sheet

Pick the build that fits what you want to do this game.

Standard buildBalancedRecommendedThe default path: Cryptbloom, Archangel's Staff and Blackfire Torch give the ability power, magic penetration and ability haste this class relies on. Pick it when you have no reason to adapt. Built from Riot's item tags and the champion's class; Riot publishes no build statistics.
Burst buildOffensiveAdvancedAll-in on damage: Shadowflame, Void Staff and Bloodletter's Curse stack ability power, magic penetration and health. Choose it when you're ahead or the enemy team is fragile — it gives up safety for kill pressure.
Defensive buildDefensiveSituationalKeeps enough damage while adding armor, ability power and magic resist through Zhonya's Hourglass, Banshee's Veil and Dusk and Dawn. Choose it against dive, assassins or a lane you can't win.

Builds

Standard build

BalancedRecommended

Open build

When to use it

The default path: Cryptbloom, Archangel's Staff and Blackfire Torch give the ability power, magic penetration and ability haste this class relies on. Pick it when you have no reason to adapt. Built from Riot's item tags and the champion's class; Riot publishes no build statistics.

Where it's played

Picked before the game: the main lane first, then the alternatives.

Summoner's RiftRed side · bottom leftBlue side · top right

JungleMain76% of matches
MidPriority 224% of matches

Jungle priorities

StartBlue buff

1Voidgrubs
2Gank top
3Rift Herald
4Scuttle Crab
5Dragons
6Baron Nashor
7Atakhan

Guideline, not a measurement: an early skirmisher starting blue side. Take the void grubs and look for ganks while your early damage is ahead, then Herald and dragons.

Starting items

Scorchclaw PupHealth PotionHealth regeneration.

Core items

1CryptbloomAbility power, magic penetration and ability haste.
2Archangel's StaffAbility power, mana and ability haste.
3Blackfire TorchAbility power, mana and ability haste.

Boots

Sorcerer's ShoesMagic penetration.

Situational

Zhonya's HourglassAgainst heavy physical damage.Banshee's VeilAgainst heavy magic damage.MorellonomiconCuts the enemy's healing.

Runes

Primary· Domination

Secondary· Sorcery

Shards

Summoner spells

Flash
Smite

Abilities

Moonsilver BladePassiveEvery third strike cleaves nearby enemies for an additional magic damage. After casting a spell, Diana gains Attack Speed for 5 seconds.
QCrescent Strike8/7.5/7/6.5/6s50 mpUnleashes a bolt of lunar energy in an arc dealing magic damage. Afflicts enemies struck with Moonlight, revealing them if they are not stealthed for 3 seconds.
Cooldown
8·7.5·7·6.5·6
Cost
50
Range
900
WPale Cascade15/13.5/12/10.5/9s40/45/50/55/60 mpDiana creates three orbiting spheres that detonate on contact with enemies to deal damage in an area. She also gains a temporary shield that absorbs damage. If her third sphere detonates, the shield gains additional strength.
Cooldown
15·13.5·12·10.5·9
Cost
40·45·50·55·60
Range
800
ELunar Rush22/20/18/16/14s40/45/50/55/60 mpBecomes the living embodiment of the vengeful moon, dashing to an enemy and dealing magic damage. Lunar Rush has no cooldown when used to dash to an enemy afflicted with Moonlight. All other enemies will have the Moonlight debuff removed regardless of whether they were the target of Lunar Rush.
Cooldown
22·20·18·16·14
Cost
40·45·50·55·60
Range
825
RMoonfallUltimate100/90/80s100 mpDiana reveals and draws in all nearby enemies and slows them. If Diana pulls in one or more enemy champions, the moonlight crashes down onto her after a short delay, dealing magic damage in an area around her, increased for each target beyond the first pulled.
Cooldown
100·90·80
Cost
100
Range
475

Strategy

1Starting items

What to buy before leaving the base, and what each item gives:

Scorchclaw Pup
Health Potion — Health regeneration.

2Core items

Your spikes are level 6, when Moonfall comes online, and each completed item: Cryptbloom first, then Archangel's Staff. Buy them in this order; each one is a power spike:

Sorcerer's Shoes — Magic penetration.
Cryptbloom — Ability power, magic penetration and ability haste.
Archangel's Staff — Ability power, mana and ability haste.
Blackfire Torch — Ability power, mana and ability haste.

3Situational items

Swap these in depending on the enemy team:

Zhonya's Hourglass — Against heavy physical damage.
Banshee's Veil — Against heavy magic damage.
Morellonomicon — Cuts the enemy's healing.

4Adapting to the game

The damage build moves the offensive items forward when you're ahead; the defensive one adds survival when the enemy focuses you. The situational builds in the matchups guide answer specific threats.

Tips

Buy Cryptbloom as early as you can: it's your first real spike.
Complete one item before starting the next: half-built items give less than one finished one.
Look at the enemy team at every back and adjust the situational items.
Don't sit on gold: spend it when you go back.

Changelog

Sep 26, 2026Guide created for patch 16.19.1.

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