Champion Guide

Orianna Guide

By LoLSuggest

Mid

Orianna is a control mage who fights through her Ball. Command: Attack sends the Ball to a location, damaging enemies it passes through, Command: Dissonance pulses an electric field that damages, slows enemies and speeds up allies, Command: Protect attaches the Ball to an ally to shield them, and Command: Shockwave pulls nearby enemies toward the Ball and knocks them up after a short delay. Clockwork Windup adds stacking magic damage to her attacks on the same target. She wins lane with cheap, long trades and wins teamfights with a multi-person Shockwave.

Recommended Setup

Our recommended Orianna build

Our recommended runes, summoner spells and items. Compare build win rates on the stats page.

Items

Starting Items

Core Items

Situational Items

Start Doran's Ring and a Health Potion. The core path is Luden's Echo, Sorcerer's Shoes, Zhonya's Hourglass and Rabadon's Deathcap, with Stormsurge and Void Staff completing the full build. Sorcerer's Shoes are almost always best, with Ionian Boots of Lucidity for more cooldown reduction or Mercury's Treads when you need defence. Morellonomicon is essential against healing champions such as Vladimir, Soraka or Yuumi, Void Staff becomes a priority when several enemies build magic resist, Mejai's Soulstealer is a snowball item after an early Dark Seal, Banshee's Veil blocks pick tools such as hooks, and Horizon Focus boosts long-range poke. Run Summon Aery with Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch, plus Presence of Mind and Cut Down; take Gathering Storm instead of Scorch if you expect a long game. Take Flash with Ignite for kill pressure, or Teleport. Max Q, then W, then E.

Runes

Primary Tree

Secondary Tree

Summoner Spells

Skill Max Order

Strengths

Strong lane control thanks to low-cooldown poke and longer trades with Clockwork Windup.
Command: Shockwave can decide teamfights and sets up ganks for her jungler.
Safe, long-range mage who can play off engaging allies with Command: Protect.

Weaknesses

Immobile and vulnerable to assassins and engage, so Zhonya's Hourglass is important.
Mana-hungry without Manaflow Band, Presence of Mind and Luden's Echo.
Hard lanes against long-range poke mages such as Ziggs and Vel'Koz, and tanky Cho'Gath.

Laning Phase

Trade with attacks to proc Clockwork Windup, then Command: Attack into Command: Dissonance; this gives you lane control and priority. Her passive rewards longer trades, and Command: Attack's low cooldown lets you punish enemies with longer cooldowns, especially melee laners who walk up to last-hit. Orianna has great gank setup: pull enemies back with Command: Shockwave and slow them with Command: Dissonance's field. When you are ganked, put Command: Protect on yourself and throw Command: Attack behind the enemies, so Shockwave pulls them away from you while Dissonance slows them. She pushes well, so shove the wave and roam to poke other lanes or threaten a Shockwave engage.

Mid & Late Game

In the mid and late game, push lanes and look for roams, objectives and kills; hide the Ball in a wall to surprise enemies with a quick Shockwave combo. In teamfights, put Command: Protect on an engaging ally so you can cast from their position without risking yourself. Either open with Command: Dissonance to slow enemies so they cannot escape Shockwave, or Shockwave first to pull everyone together and follow with your full combo. Cast Zhonya's Hourglass right after a big Shockwave while your team follows up, and turn picks into objectives such as the Rift Herald.

Key Tips

With Summon Aery, Command: Protect on an ally increases their shield.
Command: Protect also speeds up allies, helping them catch fleeing enemies.
The Ball drops when it hits Yasuo's Wind Wall.
Hide the Ball in a wall to make your Shockwave harder to predict.

Matchups

Matchups and synergies

Our picks for difficult opponents, favorable lanes and strong allies. Compare matchup win rates on the stats page.

Toughest Matchups

Ziggs

Cho'Gath

Vel'Koz