Diana and Pantheon are finally viable after patch 2.2a buffs

Living in the shadow of her sister Leona, who entered League of Legends: Wild Rift much later, Diana hasn’t been seen much in ranked games. S+ tier champions like Katarina, Galio, and Orianna, have been much better picks compared to this AP fighter.

Likewise, despite the hype around Pantheon, he was underwhelming upon release.

Recognizing that both of these fighters were weak, Riot buffed both of them across the board in Wild Rift patch 2.2a.

Diana

Base Stats

Base Health increased from 570 HP to 610 HP

Passive – Moonsilver Blade

(New) After casting a spell, Diana gains 30% to 120% Attack Speed (based on level) for the next 3 attacks.

First ability – Crescent Strike

Cooldown decreased from 10/9/8/7s to 9/8/7/6s

Second ability – Pale Cascade

Cooldown decreased from 14s to 13/11.5/10/8.5s

Third ability – Lunar Rush

(Removed) Bonus Attack Speed moved to (P) Moonsilver Blade

Ultimate – Moonfall

Minimum base damage increased from 150/200/250 + 35% AP to 175/225/275 + 40% AP
Maximum base damage increased from 300/400/500 + 70% AP to 350/450/550 + 80% AP

First off, Diana now has an extra 40 flat HP, which will really help her early game skirmishes.

On the League of Legends PC version, her attack speed bonus was all along tied to her passive. With this patch, Wild Rift Diana is more aligned with her PC counterpart and will deal more damage as she’s better able to weave in auto attacks in between spells.

Besides reduced cooldowns on her first and second ability, most noteworthy is that her ultimate’s base and scaling damage have both been buffed, increasing her overall burst output and potential to snowball.

Based on Excoundrel’s patch 2.2 tier list, he placed Diana in A tier. With these major buffs, she’s definitely getting bumped to at least S-tier, alongside Ahri and Akali.

Pantheon

Base Stats

Attack Damage increased from 58 to 64
Attack Damage per level increased from 2.65 per level to 3.6 per level

First ability – Comet Spear

Tap base damage adjusted from 55/100/145/190 to 70/110/150/190
Charge base damage adjusted from 55/100/145/190 to 70/110/150/190
Bonus AD ratio increased from 100% to 110%
Critical strike bonus AD ratio increased from 150% to 165%

Receiving six extra base attack damage is cool and all, but receiving an extra 14 attack damage by max level 15 is even cooler.

Pantheon’s first ability, Comet Spear, has also been buffed significantly. Its base damage has been increased by 15 at level one before tapering off at later levels. Since he uses this in lane to poke and as a finisher move, this means he’ll definitely pack a bigger punch in the early game, so watch out!

Read the full Wild Rift patch 2.2a patch notes here.