Best Oriana Build Guide | Runes | Spells | Items in League of Legends

Oriana is a mage played in the mid lane whose abilities have a bit of everything to help herself in a fight, or her team. Get to know her best build here.

Updated on Sep 05, 2023
Fact checked by Anthony Clement |
   Learn more
Best Oriana Build Guide | Runes | Spells | Items in League of Legends

Oriana mid is a champion that has a strong presence in the early game and in team fights, in general, using her correct skill order, you can unleash powerful combos on any enemy champion that's in the mid lane. Her kit has a bit of everything, from "Command: Protect" to "Command: Attack", Orianna mid is one of those champions that's worth mastering.

Best Orianna build

In this Orianna mid lane build, we're going to focus on giving her a lot of AP for her damaging abilities and making Orianna stronger. This also might apply in Wild Rift, since she's available there as well, are you ready to crush the enemy team with her?


1

Best Orianna runes

Orianna's best runes in League of Legends can be found in the "Sorcery" and "Inspiration" rune trees. These will serve her well in the early game, as well as in the mid and late game. For the first rune set, equip "Summon Aery", "Manaflow band", "Transcendence", and "Scorch".

Best Rune Path

Sorcery

Sorcery

Inspiration

Inspiration

Best Keystone

Summon Aery

Aery

Best Slot 1 (Rune)

Manaflow Band

Manaflow band

Best Slot 2 (Rune)

Transcendence

Transcendence

Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit

Best Slot 3 (Rune)

Scorch

Scorch

Cosmic Insight

Cosmic Insight

Her second rune set consists of "Biscuit Delivery" and "Comic Insight" for some ability haste and extra healing so you can use her attack command and farm more in the middle lane.

Best Orianna Rune Shards

Her best rune shards are Attack Speed on the "Flex" spot to increase the rate of her auto attacks, which are helpful in any team fight.

Best Rune Shards

Effect

Flex

Attack Speed

+10% Attack Speed

Offense

Adaptive Force

+9 Adaptive Force

Defense

Magic Resist

+8 Magic Resist

Adaptive Force in "Offense" and Magic Resist in "Defense" makes up a stronger Orianna for your League of Legends games. These will cause your Attack Command, and Command: Shockwave to cause more damage in the landing phase.

Best Orianna Spells

With these Summoner Spells Oriana can get anywhere to an allied champion and help in team fights using her skill order to shield with Command: Protect, and slow enemies with "Command: Shockwave".

Best Spells

Icon

Flash

Flash

Teleport

Teleport

She can also use "Attack: Command" to deal damage and place her ball correctly to deal magic damage to all enemies.


2

Best Orianna Abilities Order

Her best skill order can be found in this Orianna guide. Start off focusing on "Attack: Command", your main source of attacking other mid laners. "Command Attack" allows you to place her sphere strategically. Then, invest points to "Command: Dissonance", "Command: Dissonance" is an excellent source of CC for team fights.


3

"Command: Protect" grants a shield for her, it can't also be cast on allies to protect your teammates, this is the third ability to max out. Finally, "Command: Shockwave" should be invested points to whenever you can. A nice combo of her abilities is "Command: Attack", "Command: Shockwave", then "Command: Dissonance", and finish up with "Command: Protect" and an auto attack.

Best Orianna Items

For her item build, you will find a lot of Ability Haste for her to use "Command: Attack", "Command: Protect" and "Command: Shockwave more often, pretty much her entire kit. This will come in handy in the laning phase for Orianna and her Ball.

Best Orianna Starter Items

In this mid lane Oriana build her best items are a "Doran's ring", two "Health Potions", and a "Stealth Ward".

First Item

Second Item

Third Item

Fourth Item

Doran’s Ring

Dorans

Health Potion

Health Potion

Health Potion

Health Potion

Stealth Ward

Stealth Ward

Best Orianna Mid Game Items

Among her core items in this mid lane Orianna build the most noticeable are "Sorcerer's Shoes" and "Archangel's Staff", with these she can achieve a unique takedown on the same target easily past the laning phase.

First Item

Second Item

Third Item

Luden’s Tempest

Luden

Sorcerer’s Shoes

Sorcerer's shoes

Archangel’s Staff

Archangel

Thanks to "Command: Protect" and "Command: Attack", she can survive almost any encounter, and all of these items in this mid lane Orianna build apply in Wild Rift.


4

Best Orianna Final Late Game Items

In the late game "Archangel's staff" becomes a valuable item to get a takedown, and shield an ally as they attack the enemies. Items like "Shadowflame" and "Zhonya's Hourglass" make Orianna and her ball way too powerful, hence why pro players play her, since her abilities are quite overwhelming, especially in this season.

First Item

Second Item

Third Item

Fourth Item

Fifth Item

Sixth Item

Luden’s Tempest

Luden

Sorcerer’s Shoes

Sorcerer's shoes

Archangel’s Staff

Archangel

Shadowflame

Shadowflame

Zhonya’s Hourglass

Zhonyas

Rabadon’s Deathcap

Rabadons

This final item build will make you deal tons of AP damage to your enemies when you play, so use your abilities such as "Command: Dissonance" at the right moment, especially because Orianna can kill non tank champions quickly.

Best Champions to Pair Orianna With

Without a doubt, these are the best champions to pair with Orianna, hence their highest win rate. Kha'Zix skills and Orianna's ball can kill an enemy swiftly.

Champion

Win Rate %

Icon

Kha’Zix

54.7%

Khazix

Udyr

53.7%

Udyr

Zac

53.4%

Zac

Udyr and Zac when you play them with her, are totally amazing too, and Orianna can slow enemies with her ball so they can unleash their skills.

Strongest Champions Against Orianna

In most Orianna guides, you will find these champions to be her counters. No matter her item build, the summoner spells, or runes you use when you play her, Orianna struggles against these characters, since each of their abilities counters hers.


Champion

Win Rate %

Icon

Fizz

42.3%

Fizz

Ekko

43.7%

Ekko

Talon

44.2%

Talon

Weakest Champions Against Orianna

Orianna is the worst nightmare of every enemy champion in this section, and her highest win rate is on matchups against them.

Champion

Win Rate %

Icon

Akshan

61.1%

Akshan

Yasuo

53.9%

Yasuo

Irelia

53.1%


Irelia

Are you ready to learn how Orianna is played, Summoner? Then don't hesitate to try this item build and full guide on her. Her magic damage and combination of abilities are totally worth taking the time to master, and you can always learn the tips and tricks mains Orianna use to win every game.

Share
URL Copied