How to beat Orianna

Common role: Mid

A ball-control mage with the best teamfight ultimate in the game.

What makes Orianna dangerous

Orianna commands a ball that she places on allies or enemies, poking and shielding around it. Her ultimate (Shockwave) pulls or knocks everyone near the ball together — a game-ending wombo when paired with AoE follow-up. She controls space and zones you off objectives.

How to play against Orianna

• 1Always track where her ball is — her damage and ult only happen around it.
• 2Never group up when her ball is on a frontliner; that is her wombo setup.
• 3She is completely immobile: dash or engage on her and she has no escape.
• 4Punish her early mana issues; her combo is expensive before she has items.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓No mobility whatsoever — highly gankable and easy to engage on.
• ✓Retrieving the ball has short range; catch her without it nearby.
• ✓A misplaced or expired ball leaves her with almost no threat.
• ✓Mana-hungry in the early laning phase.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Orianna's abilities does — and how to play around it.

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  Präzises Uhrwerk

  Oriannas Angriffe verursachen zusätzlichen magischen Schaden. Der Schaden erhöht sich, wenn Orianna das gleiche Ziel wiederholt angreift.

  Strong: her autos scale up and hit harder around the ball. Weak: melee-range magic damage on autos — she's still a squishy caster.

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  Befehl: Angriff

  Orianna befiehlt ihrer Kugel, sich in ein Zielgebiet zu schleudern und so magischen Schaden an allen auf dem Weg getroffenen Zielen zu verursachen (verursacht weniger Schaden bei weiteren Treffern). Ihre Kugel verbleibt danach an der Zielposition.

  Strong: sends the ball to poke and reposition it for combos. Weak: mediocre damage alone — its threat is the ball's position, so track it.

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  Befehl: Dissonanz

  Orianna befiehlt ihrer Kugel, einen Energiestoß auszusenden, der magischen Schaden verursacht. Er hinterlässt ein Feld, das Verbündete beschleunigt und Gegner verlangsamt.

  Strong: an AoE burst around the ball that speeds allies and slows you. Weak: fixed radius — leave the ball's area to dodge the damage and slow.

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  Befehl: Beschützen

  Orianna befiehlt ihrer Kugel, einen verbündeten Champion zu begleiten, diesen abzuschirmen und magischen Schaden an allen auf dem Weg getroffenen Gegnern zu verursachen. Die Kugel gewährt diesem Champion außerdem zusätzlich Rüstung und Magieresistenz.

  Strong: shields an ally and recalls the ball, resetting her setup. Weak: recalling the ball leaves it far from you — engage while it's away.

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  Befehl: Schockwelle

  Orianna befiehlt ihrer Kugel eine Schockwelle auszusenden, die magischen Schaden verursacht und nach kurzer Verzögerung nahe Gegner auf die Kugel zuschleudert.

  Strong: pulls or knocks everyone near the ball together — a fight-ending wombo. Weak: it only affects those around the ball, and she's immobile — never clump, then dive her.

Itemization

Magic resist and anti-burst help, but the key is discipline: never clump for her Shockwave, and dive her since she has no escape.

This guide covers Orianna's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.