Geometric control mage build: Orianna wins when her ball reshapes terrain before the teams even collide. The build must therefore protect her ability to hold space, threaten immediate punishment, and keep enough continuity that the second rotation matters as much as the first.
Standard build maximizing damage output. Use on neutral matchups or when ahead.
15,200 total cost
Nothing dominates on the other side: the standard build maximizes your damage.
Open this draft in the tool →Anti-resist build for tanky enemies. Choose when multiple enemies build armor/magic resist.
15,000 total cost -200gDefensive build adding survivability. Pick this against high enemy damage or when behind.
15,500 total cost +300g
Share of the roster this champion outclasses, at each stage of the game.
50% = average for the roster at that point of the game, 90% = among the strongest. The three phases come from the site's editorial tempo grid (early/mid/late, rated across 142 champions); the level-by-level curve adds this build's computed spikes — ultimate, completed items — never by more than ±8 points.
Your hardest matchups in this role, and the item from your situational list that answers each one.
Same advisor in the Draft (the MVP sheet applies it to your real draft) and in Ask Nexus, which explains the choice. On counters pages: the variant to take against each counter-pick.
Skill leveling order and rune choices explained, from our in-depth kit analysis (patch 7.0e). Ability numbers are from patch 7.3; up-to-date items are in the section above.
Orianna wins through space control and constant pressure. The build maximizes her ability to maintain threat zones and punish positioning mistakes.
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Tap an ability for its per-rank numbers. Source: official Tencent data (Chinese server), patch 7.3 — may lead or lag the global server by a sub-patch.
zones damage W repeated with the bullet stack Conqueror on multiple targets.
Free gold on rotations with the ball — every plant on the way advances your item spike.
Reduces cooldown of the R Shockwave to trigger the teamwipe more often.
After Flash-R, the speed burst repositions you to safety while the shockwave does its work.
Discourages dives — burst crashes into blunted hits while your E shield answers.
Gathering Storm
Bone Plating
