Diana, Lunari
When does Diana's ability trigger relative to attack and defend triggers?
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The following is based solely on Riot confirming intent. The core rules do not explicitly address this, and an official update will be needed.
Diana's ability resolves last in the initial chain, after all attack and defend triggers.
When combat opens with a combat showdown, the attacker and defender designations are assigned to units.[459.2.b] Attack triggers fire when a unit gains the attacker designation, and defend triggers fire when a unit gains the defender designation.[383.4.e][383.4.f] Those triggers are then added to the combat chain, with the attacking player placing theirs first, followed by others in turn order, and the defending player last.[459.2.d][459.2.d.1]
Diana's "when a showdown begins here" trigger is placed on the initial chain as the very first item, before any of those attack and defend triggers. Because the chain resolves newest-item-first, Diana's ability resolves last — after every attack and defend trigger from that same initial chain has already resolved.
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