Talk:Diana/Strategy/@comment-92.195.87.230-20120805070854/@comment-99.28.125.86-20130126080751

I usually don't build a GA with her. I already stated my build earlier with her, but you're right with the shield. She is most often played as (and most effectively played as) an APC assassin bursting champion. The shield is VERY vital to sustaining. When assassinating an opponent, most often they will try and fight, right? So, you spring shield that is boosted from your 400-500 AP in a game to give you about 350 damage absorbation and when refreshed a second later, a total of 700 damage you'll absorb. Therefore, given how fast Diana slaughters enemies, you'll probably only take about 300 damage that won't even be a big deal since she does get to somewhere around 2.3k hp at level 18.