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.

• P
  Remontoir

  Les attaques d'Orianna infligent des dégâts magiques supplémentaires. Plus Orianna attaque la même cible, plus les dégâts sont importants.

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

• Q
  Ordre : Attaque

  Orianna ordonne à sa sphère de voler vers une zone cible, infligeant des dégâts magiques aux cibles sur son passage (les dégâts diminuent à chaque cible supplémentaire). La sphère reste ensuite dans la zone cible.

  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.

• W
  Ordre : Dissonance

  Orianna ordonne à sa sphère d'émettre une impulsion énergétique, infligeant des dégâts magiques autour de la sphère. Cela crée une zone qui accélère les alliés et ralentit les ennemis.

  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.

• E
  Ordre : Protection

  Orianna ordonne à sa sphère d'aller se fixer sur un champion allié pour lui octroyer un bouclier, infligeant des dégâts magiques aux ennemis sur son passage. La sphère augmente aussi l'armure et la résistance magique du champion sur lequel elle est fixée.

  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.

• R
  Ordre : Onde de choc

  Orianna ordonne à sa sphère d'émettre une onde de choc, infligeant des dégâts magiques et projetant les ennemis proches vers la sphère après un bref délai.

  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.