Orianna Synergies

Malphite This is the most iconic wombo combo in the game: Orianna places her ball on Malphite with Command: Protect, Malphite dives into the enemy cluster with Unstoppable Force which carries the ball to the center of the enemy, and Orianna triggers Command: Shockwave on the ball freshly deposited amid 3-4 knocked-up targets. No dodge mechanic can break this sequence once started — the ball moves with Malphite throughout his entire ult. Optimal combo when the enemy team is grouped around an objective or inhibitor: signal Malphite to ult, Shockwave 0.1 second after impact. EngageTop

Jarvan IV J4's Cataclysm traps targets inside the arena — Orianna drops the ball at the cage center with Command: Attack and triggers Shockwave which clusters already-encircled enemies, making all escape impossible. The ball can be placed inside the arena from outside: Orianna doesn't need to expose herself to command the ball into J4's cage. Total control synergy: J4 creates the prison, Orianna creates CC inside the prison, and the team can engage from any angle while enemies are immobile. EngageJungle

Yasuo Orianna's ball can trigger a knockup through interaction with Yasuo's Steel Tempest — by positioning the ball on a group, Yasuo creates his Steel Tempest tornado on the ball to knock up all targets in radius, then Orianna triggers Shockwave. The mid-mid synergy creates enormous pressure in rotation phase: both roam toward bot or top and can instantly CC an entire group. Shockwave also amplifies Yasuo's auto-attack potential as clustered targets are harder to kite and receive the armor reduction post-Last Breath. EngageMid

Lee Sin Lee Sin's Dragon's Rage sends a target flying toward the enemy team — if Orianna has her ball positioned behind the enemies, the kicked target lands in Shockwave's radius and clusters enemies around the impact point. The Insec kick (W onto an ally behind enemies, then R kick toward his team) is one of the most spectacular plays in the game and Orianna is the ideal partner to close the combo. Lee Sin can also use Safeguard/Iron Will (W) to project onto Orianna's ball and use Dragon's Rage from an unexpected position. EngageJungle

Amumu Amumu's Curse of the Sad Mummy immobilizes an entire grouped team for 2 seconds — Orianna can trigger Shockwave mid-immobilization to maximize damage on targets unable to spread away from the ball. Simpler to execute than the Malphite combo as Amumu can reposition his bandage toss from jungle then ult, and Orianna follows from a comfortable position. Amumu's slightly longer engage delay (bandage + ult) gives Orianna more time to prepare optimal Command: Protect. EngageJungle