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Orianna Counters

Orianna

Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork

Who beats Orianna in League of Legends, which picks to avoid and how to play the lane. Every matchup comes with the reason it works.

  • Mid
  • Mage
  • Support
  • Ranged · 525 range
  • 325 move speed
  • Patch 16.21

Best picks against Orianna

These champions have the tools to beat Orianna.

  1. Zed
    Zed

    Zed swaps past Orianna's ball and bursts her, and she has no escape.

  2. Fizz
    Fizz

    Fizz hops onto Orianna and dodges Shockwave with Playful Trickster.

  3. Syndra
    Syndra

    Syndra outranges Orianna early and bursts her before she scales.

  4. Katarina
    Katarina

    Katarina dashes onto Orianna and kills her before she can shield herself.

Worst picks against Orianna

Orianna usually wins these matchups.

  1. Veigar
    Veigar

    Orianna pokes Veigar with the ball from outside his cage range.

  2. Malzahar
    Malzahar

    Orianna breaks Malzahar's spell shield with ball poke and outtrades him.

  3. Galio
    Galio

    Orianna pokes Galio from range and shields herself from his engage.

  4. Ryze
    Ryze

    Orianna outranges Ryze and zones him with her ball.

How to counter Orianna

  1. Watch where the ball is: all of her abilities come from it.

  2. Spread out against Command: Shockwave, which pulls enemies toward the ball.

  3. Dive her with gap closers; she has no escape.

  4. Be careful near allies she can put the ball on for a surprise engage.

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Zed, Fizz, Syndra and Katarina are strong picks against Orianna. Zed swaps past Orianna's ball and bursts her, and she has no escape.
Orianna usually has the advantage against Veigar, Malzahar, Galio and Ryze, so avoid those picks when Orianna is likely in the mid.
Watch where the ball is: all of her abilities come from it. Spread out against Command: Shockwave, which pulls enemies toward the ball.
Orianna has clear weaknesses that the right pick and good timing can exploit. Even without a counter pick, following the tips on this page will make the lane much easier.

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