Orianna Build Guide by Minho

Masteries:
The typical mastery setup for an AP Caster. The standard 21 offense allows us to harass with ease. The boost in damage is really beneficial, especially on Ori. The 9 points put into utility really helps. We also get extra MP5 and extended buff duration since we all know Ori needs it. You can probably get away with switching the last point from Runic Affinity to Biscuiteer if you really need the sustain.

Runes:
These are honestly the best rune setup for Ori in my opinion. You can probably skim away with Hybrid Penetration Marks instead since you AA so much. The seals basically contribute to our mana problems; I don't run flat since I rush Chalice. Along with Chalice and Doran's, you won't ever go mana hungry! Flat MR glyphs are rather standard for AP Casters. Since we are mostly going to be against enemy AP, this contributes to our protection against them. The flat AP quints help with our early game damage. You are able to sub the Quints with % MS quints since Ori is quite slow - I just prefer to add to my damage than moving a tad faster.

Summoner Spells:
Flash + Ignite are your best choices for Ori mid lane. Flash is pretty much self explanatory; helps us get out of frisky situations. Besides the point, it is a really flexible spell. It has many uses: flashing to an opponent to unleash hell, flashing over a wall to escape enemies, etc. Without Ignite, we lose a lot of kill potential in lane, and we need all that we can get. Besides, there is always that one Zyra that lives with like... 5 HP. You can probably get away with Cleanse if you want to if you are against tough lanes like Cassiopeia or Veigar.

I don't believe there is a particular sequence for Ori. Obviously we put a point into Command: Shockwave whenever we can, but that is the only definite skill that we will follow all the time. The cheat sheet is nothing more than a guide line. All it does is tell you what would work most of the time against easy-medium matchups. Other than that, your sequence varies matchup-to-matchup.

In easy lanes, max Command: Dissonance instead of Command: Attack if you have the mana supply to do so. In a hard lane, like against Veigar, max Command: Protect to reduce their damage. Think about it logically; "What should I max against XXX?" Would you max Command: Dissonance if you suck at managing mana even with just 1 point in it? Of course you wouldn't because you don't have the means to supply the cost of Dissonance.

ITEM EXPLANATIONS

Sorcerer's Shoes provides us with some nice MPEN to go along with our runes and masteries. We are dealing nearly true damage to our opponents when we buy these shoes.

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ATHENE'S // RDC RUSH

Athene's literally provides Ori with everything she wants. Orianna is mana-hungry, Athene's solves that problem. Along with RDC, this is one of my core items. That is mainly why we rush it because it's like this item was made for Ori. Don't think about rushing anything before this.

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By far the best thing to rush right after Athene's. It boosts our damage by a lot, allotting us to deal tons more damage onto the enemy team. This is one of my core items, meaning you do not skip it under any circumstances. Need I say more about this item? It's literally the IE for casters!

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LATE GAME ITEMS

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Right after RDC, we rush Void Staff since enemies will start racking up their MR. Zhonya's Hourglass skyrockets our survivability by A LOT, just don't use it at the wrong moment. Alacrity Enchant. provide us with that extra movement speed we need to keep up with our team. Guardian Angel adds a lot of survivability, since we will be focused.

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LEVEL 2 GANK?

If your jungler plans on ganking at level 2, make sure you are ready for it. Follow him up with your abilities to either kill your enemy or burn a summoner spell. Make sure you know where the enemy jungler is so you don't get counterganked. Try and put yourself ahead as much as you can so your lane can be easier.

Farming is a breeze with Ori. My usual goal in a normal game is about 150~200 25 minutes into the game. That shouldn't be so hard because you have so many ways to farm. Probably the easiest way to farm is last hitting. With her passive, it isn't hard at all. Wait until the minions are roughly 45~60 health, and AA them. Simple as that! You can also pop the ball behind the minion wave and use Command: Protect to damage the minions. Simply last hit them and you got your gold!

The other way of farming is using Command: Attack + Command: Dissonance on the ranger minions. Just pop the Ball there with Q and pop W. The ranger minions should be dead if your W is level 2 and your q is level 5. Typically, before that, you'd want to pop Q there and wait til minions are roughly at 35~45% health, depending on your AP at the current moment.

Important Note: Do not push too hard when you are farming. You open yourself up to ganks, which is very bad. Make sure you are farming at a safe distance. If you are pushing, back off if you do not know where the enemy jungler is. You should freeze the lane at half of the lane so you aren't as susceptible to ganks as you would be if you were on the enemy tower. You can also take Wraiths / Wolves with the permission of your jungler so you can boost your gold income by a lot. Happy Farming!

Applying the tips I provide in this chapter is key. What's the point of giving you tips if you can't use them? Besides that, laning with Orianna is like clockwork. Some reasons I like playing Orianna are: A) Burst, B) Harass, C) Strong AA. She is generally a safe mid laner to pick against most others, but does terribly against some specific champions. She synergizes quite well with a lot of junglers, some more than others, though. Pretty much everything is easy with her, especially farming and harassing... like eating bananas as a monkey.

Being a great solo champion, Orianna excels at going mid lane. Early game is a breeze with Orianna. If you are leashing your jungler, place your Ball in the brush for safety, then auto-attack the mana golem. With the ability to zone enemies, Orianna can and is an extremely powerful champion. Early game, your goal is to deny the enemy laner while keeping yourself ahead in XP and Gold. Performing the standard CoH rush, you must be on the positive side of any and every damage trade you do with your lane opponent. A good tactic to zoning the enemy laner is placing the Ball in between him and the minions. During trades, shield yourself so you don't take damage back from the minions / enemy laner. That ensures that the enemy laner won't try to last hit because of fear of taking damage from the Ball.

When transitioning to mid game, you should at least have 1 kill or an assist. Ask your jungler for blue buff, whether it be 2nd or 3rd blue. Push the minions to the enemy tower and look for ganks. You don't want to be trading farm because if you have a 100 creep score, so will your enemy laner, so it's not beneficial to your team, so you want to be constantly ganking. This part of the game is when teamfights start breaking out. Command: Protect your initiator and Command: Dissonance him so he can be faster and so your team can follow him up. Once he gets close enough / ults into the enemy team, Command: Shockwave > Command: Dissonance your enemies. After you do that, shield your initiator as he will be taking some damage. Once you ace them, steal their buffs / jungle or take an objective. Rinse and repeat! :)

Late game is the part of the game where you shine! With Athene's Unholy Grail + Blue Buff, you should be poking down your enemies when you are pushing down their tower. When you attack your enemies, the tower will aggro you - so use Command: Protect on yourself to negate the tower damage. Rinse and repeat until they are low. You have three options once they are low: Choose one, then do it again. If you kill an enemy champion, force a teamfight. Since it will be a 4v5, the fight is in your favor. After you kill them, take down inhibitor, Nexus towers, then the Nexus itself.

Your Soulmate: Blue Buff

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Being the AP Carry, you will be mana hungry. Along with your CoH, you will have a great amount of mana regeneration to replenish your mana pool. Along with the MRegen, you will receive CDR from the buff. Abuse this advantage, especially if the enemy laner didn't receive Blue Buff from their jungler. This is grace time, meaning you push your lane and gank. If you are support Orianna, leave Blue Buff to your mid laner.

Team Gold Income: Dragon

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As a whole, your team will want all the gold you guys can get. So, Dragon is one of two ways to receive team gold income. Before you start Dragon, make sure you have a Vision Ward on the pit so the enemy doesn't take Dragon / know you are doing Dragon. With the attack change RIOT^TM did to Dragon, you want to shield the person who is being attacked by the Dragon. Attack Dragon with your usual Q + W combo, then shield the champion being attacked. Rinse and repeat until Dragon is done, then head mid lane / recall.

Team Buff: Baron Nashor

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One of the best buffs in the game centers around Baron Nashor, a giant sea monster that wants to eat you alive. Baron Nashor is the most sought after objective in the game because of the gold and global buff it provides. He grants your team +300G, +900XP, and a buff that grants +40AP, +40AD, 3% MAX HEALTH -> HP/5, 1% MAX MANA -> MP/5. Make sure you have a Vision Ward on the Baron Nashor pit AND a Sight Ward covering the 5 entry ways into the River. Shield the person with the lowest health and attack Baron Nashor. Rinse and repeat until Baron Nashor is dead, then take another objective / recall.

Point of Focus: Enemy Threats

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During teamfights, you want to be focusing champions that are threats to your team like Vayne or Morgana. You don't want a late game Tristana in a teamfight because trust me, she can and will single-handedly take out your team without a second thought. Focus champions that will melt your team such as the enemy AP/AD carry. Please, do not focus the tank. You aren't the ADC since his job is to be dealing out as much damage as possible, whether it be the tank or the support. Play smart and focus the threats, then you should be good! Happy Killing! :)