# Orianna Counters Who counters Orianna? Best and worst picks against Orianna by win rate, plus the lane counters that lead Orianna in gold at 15 minutes. Ranked solo data by role and rank. Canonical HTML: https://baronbuff.com/champions/orianna/counters/ Markdown URL: https://baronbuff.com/champions/orianna/counters.md Language: en ## Breadcrumbs - [Baron Buff](https://baronbuff.com/) - [Champion Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/) - [Orianna](https://baronbuff.com/champions/orianna/) ## Page Content [Orianna guide](https://baronbuff.com/champions/orianna/) [Play against Orianna](https://baronbuff.com/champions/orianna/how-to-play-against/) [Orianna counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/orianna/counters/) Best and worst picks against Orianna in Mid at Gold+, ranked by win rate and by gold lead at 15 minutes. Kassadin, Xerath and Lux beat Orianna most often. Irelia, Zoe and Zed win the laning phase against Orianna by the widest gold margin. ## Best picks against Orianna Highest win rate versus Orianna in Mid. - 1 [Kassadin](https://baronbuff.com/champions/kassadin/) 180 games 63.3% - 2 [Xerath](https://baronbuff.com/champions/xerath/) 388 games 62.9% - 3 [Lux](https://baronbuff.com/champions/lux/) 397 games 59.2% - 4 [Hwei](https://baronbuff.com/champions/hwei/) 305 games 58.7% - 5 [Akali](https://baronbuff.com/champions/akali/) 502 games 57.2% - 6 [Ekko](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ekko/) 346 games 56.9% - 7 [Fizz](https://baronbuff.com/champions/fizz/) 396 games 56.8% - 8 [Cho'Gath](https://baronbuff.com/champions/chogath/) 420 games 56.4% - 9 [Locke](https://baronbuff.com/champions/locke/) 558 games 56.1% - 10 [Mel](https://baronbuff.com/champions/mel/) 339 games 56.0% - 11 [Aurelion Sol](https://baronbuff.com/champions/aurelionsol/) 188 games 55.9% - 12 [Sylas](https://baronbuff.com/champions/sylas/) 651 games 55.8% - 13 [Katarina](https://baronbuff.com/champions/katarina/) 467 games 55.7% - 14 [Syndra](https://baronbuff.com/champions/syndra/) 719 games 55.5% - 15 [Sion](https://baronbuff.com/champions/sion/) 119 games 55.5% ## Worst picks against Orianna Lowest win rate versus Orianna in Mid. - 1 [Cassiopeia](https://baronbuff.com/champions/cassiopeia/) 109 games 41.3% - 2 [Ryze](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ryze/) 207 games 45.9% - 3 [Azir](https://baronbuff.com/champions/azir/) 152 games 46.0% - 4 [Anivia](https://baronbuff.com/champions/anivia/) 144 games 47.9% - 5 [Talon](https://baronbuff.com/champions/talon/) 142 games 48.6% - 6 [Gangplank](https://baronbuff.com/champions/gangplank/) 437 games 48.7% ## Best lane counters vs Orianna Largest gold lead over Orianna at 15 minutes in Mid. - 1 [Irelia](https://baronbuff.com/champions/irelia/) 116 games +1,080 - 2 [Zoe](https://baronbuff.com/champions/zoe/) 115 games +581 - 3 [Zed](https://baronbuff.com/champions/zed/) 255 games +512 - 4 [Ekko](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ekko/) 112 games +489 - 5 [LeBlanc](https://baronbuff.com/champions/leblanc/) 173 games +434 - 6 [Twisted Fate](https://baronbuff.com/champions/twistedfate/) 138 games +382 - 7 [Mel](https://baronbuff.com/champions/mel/) 241 games +376 - 8 [Yasuo](https://baronbuff.com/champions/yasuo/) 342 games +338 - 9 [Diana](https://baronbuff.com/champions/diana/) 149 games +329 - 10 [Fizz](https://baronbuff.com/champions/fizz/) 163 games +302 - 11 [Syndra](https://baronbuff.com/champions/syndra/) 203 games +237 - 12 [Xerath](https://baronbuff.com/champions/xerath/) 221 games +199 - 13 [Katarina](https://baronbuff.com/champions/katarina/) 165 games +194 - 14 [Malzahar](https://baronbuff.com/champions/malzahar/) 325 games +155 - 15 [Sylas](https://baronbuff.com/champions/sylas/) 309 games +141 ## How to play against Orianna Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick. ### In lane and in teamfights - Pull the wave closer early so she cannot use Q freely through minions. - Trade when her mana is low or Q is down, then shove to deny a clean reset. - Avoid face-checking river when she has priority; make her show Q before contesting vision. - Split your formation around objectives so one R cannot punish the whole entry. - Track the ball before every engage; do not start fights while it is hidden on a frontliner. ## Where Orianna is weak Exploit these in draft and in lane. - Orianna's threat is tied to ball position, so visible ball movement makes her best engage patterns predictable. - Her immobile body is vulnerable when forced to reposition, especially before she can set a safe control zone. ## Orianna counters: questions ### Who counters Orianna in Mid? At Gold+, Kassadin (63.3%), Xerath (62.9%) and Lux (59.2%) have the highest win rates against Orianna. ### Who does Orianna counter? Orianna wins most often against Cassiopeia (41.3%), Ryze (45.9%) and Azir (46.0%). ### Who wins lane against Orianna? By gold lead at 15 minutes, Irelia (+1,080), Zoe (+581) and Zed (+512) come out of the laning phase furthest ahead of Orianna. ### How is the counter list ranked? Best and worst picks use same-lane win rate; lane counters use the average gold difference at 15 minutes between the two laners. Both come from Ranked Solo/Duo at the selected rank with at least 100 games per matchup, and are not adjusted for champion strength. - [Mid Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/mid/) - [Irelia counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/irelia/counters/) - [Zoe counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/zoe/counters/) ## Machine-Readable References - [LLM index](https://baronbuff.com/llms.txt) - [Full LLM reference](https://baronbuff.com/llms-full.txt) - [Sitemap](https://baronbuff.com/sitemap.xml)