Diaochan

• Slow-heavy kit makes her one of the best mages at kiting melee threats.
• Ultimate deals repeated damage in a large zone, punishing grouped enemies.
• Strong wave-clear for safe, low-risk laning.

• Passive · Blossom Mark — Her skills stack a flower mark on enemies for 8 seconds; at 4 stacks it triggers, healing her and dealing true damage plus a 50% slow to nearby enemies.
• 1 · Falling Petals — Throws her orb in a direction; it deals magic damage on the way out and again on the way back.
• 2 · Heart's Knot — Blinks to a location and releases three orbs that damage nearby enemies; each orb that hits reduces this skill's cooldown by 4 seconds.
• Ultimate · Blooming Splendor — Blooms a magic circle around herself, dealing magic damage when it appears and again when it fades; while standing inside it, her other two skills gain extra cooldown reduction.

Build 1: Boots of Calmness → Godslayer's Tome → Mask of Anguish → Glacial Storm → Phoenix's Eye → Scholar's Wrath

Tip: A heavy defensive build gives Diaochan the room to dance through the fight; paired with Phoenix's Eye's healing, she can keep fighting far longer.

Build 2: Boots of Calmness → Godslayer's Tome → Ferocious Armor → Mask of Anguish → Glacial Storm → Radiant Moon

Tip: Her fast mobility and brief invincibility already dodge a lot of damage, and Radiant Moon's active buys even more time to disrupt the enemy's tempo and create openings for her team.

Inscriptions: Nightmare, Mercy, Reincarnation

Tip: Magic attack and penetration secure early damage for trading and clearing fast; spell vamp extends her lane sustain. Diaochan leans heavily on cooldown reduction, so a rune with 10% CDR paired with a healing tome gives her real staying power early.

Best with: Zhuang Zhou, Bai Qi Counters: Luna, Zhang Fei Countered by: Zhang Liang, Mulan