Valkyrie can be used defensively as well, so try using it for a quick escape.
Phosphorus Bomb can be used to reveal enemy units that might be hiding in a nearby patch of brush.
Corki can continue to attack while using Gatling Gun. Maximizing Gatling Gun is key to mastering Corki.
Pale Cascade orbs only last a few seconds. Avoid Diana and engage her after the shield dissipates.
Diana can play very aggressively if she uses Lunar Rush without Moonlight, but you can punish her by slowing or stunning her when she has no way to get back into position.
Dodge Crescent Strike, or move to safety if you are affected by Moonlight.
The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some significant Corki versus Diana matchup statistics that can help us distinguish the distinctions between this pair of champs. Corki’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Diana’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Corki may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Diana..
Corki typically has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he takes less damage than Diana. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Corki usually fairs equally well when facing off against Diana, with a 49.2% win rate. Therefore, Corki makes an ok counter for Diana.
While Corki does have a lower winrate than Diana, when on opposite teams, Corki also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Corki into Diana.
Furthermore, Corki also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Diana. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Corki vs Diana matchups, Diana is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Corki is a somewhat poor counter for Diana. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Corki against Diana.
If you would like to truly master Corki to counter Diana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Corki on average gets more CS as Diana. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Corki versus Diana build consist of Malignance, Spear of Shojin, and Eclipse. When Corki combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better against Diana than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Corki had an average winrate of 49.2% battling Diana with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of annihilating Diana as Corki, Corki players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Corki vs Diana matchups, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.2% win rate overall.
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