Best Orianna Build & Guide (2026) — League of Legends

Orianna is League of Legends' clockwork mage — a control mage who commands The Ball to deal damage, zone enemies, shield allies, and unleash devastating teamfight ultimates. She sends The Ball flying with Command: Attack to poke and reposition, detonates Command: Dissonance for burst damage and a speed zone, shields allies with Command: Protect while passively granting them bonus resistances, and pulls entire teams together with Command: Shockwave's massive area-of-effect displacement and damage. Orianna is played primarily in the mid lane with a 48.34% win rate on Patch 16.6 in Emerald+ on u.gg (ranked 47/53 mid laners) and a 49.37% win rate on LoLalytics (C tier, rank 73/93 mid laners), functioning as a scaling control mage who provides consistent poke, utility, and game-changing Shockwave ultimates that can single-handedly win teamfights. Whether you are a mid lane main looking for a champion who rewards precise ball placement and zone control, a team-oriented player who wants a mage that shields allies and provides movement speed, or a climbing player who wants a champion whose ultimate can turn any teamfight, this guide covers everything you need to dominate with Orianna in 2026.

Orianna Overview

Orianna operates as a control mage whose power comes from commanding The Ball — a unique gameplay mechanic where all of her abilities originate from The Ball's position rather than Orianna herself. She is currently played primarily in the mid lane (48.34% win rate on u.gg Emerald+, 49.37% on LoLalytics). Her pick rate sits around 4.7-4.8% with a 1.2% ban rate, reflecting her status as a reliable mid lane pick whose skill expression comes from ball positioning and Shockwave timing rather than raw stat-checking. Orianna received a Q cooldown nerf in Patch 26.5 (cooldown increased from 6/5.25/4.5/3.75/3 to 7/6/5/4/3 seconds) to weaken her early laning, which has brought her win rate down from her previous position as one of the strongest mid laners.

Unlike burst mages who look for a single combo to delete a target, Orianna's identity revolves around zone control and teamfight manipulation — The Ball threatens a large area wherever it sits, Command: Dissonance creates speed zones that dictate team movement, Command: Protect turns allied engagers into Shockwave delivery systems, and Command: Shockwave itself is one of the most powerful teamfight abilities in the game, capable of pulling an entire team into a single point for devastating follow-up. This makes Orianna a champion who scales in value with her pilot's ability to track ball position, anticipate team movements, and find the perfect Shockwave angle.

Clockwork Windup (Passive) causes Orianna's basic attacks to deal 10 – 54.71 (based on level) (+15% AP) bonus magic damage, increased by 20% per stack up to 2 stacks (refreshing over 4 seconds) for a maximum of 14 – 76.59 (based on level) (+21% AP) bonus magic damage. Clockwork Windup makes Orianna's auto attacks surprisingly painful for a mage, especially in lane where weaving autos between abilities adds significant damage that opponents often underestimate. At 2 stacks, the bonus magic damage is substantial enough that Orianna wins many early trades against other mages who only use abilities — the passive rewards aggressive auto-attacking during laning phase and helps Orianna last-hit under tower.

Command: Attack (Q) commands The Ball to fly toward a target location, dealing 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 / 180 (+55% AP) magic damage to enemies it passes through, with reduced damage of 42 / 63 / 84 / 105 / 126 (+38.5% AP) to enemies beyond the first. Command: Attack has a range of 825, an effect radius of 175, a cooldown of 7 / 6 / 5 / 4 / 3 seconds, and a flat mana cost of 35. Command: Attack is Orianna's most important ability because it repositions The Ball, which is the origin point for all of her other abilities — every Dissonance, Protect, and Shockwave is only as good as where The Ball is positioned. The low mana cost of 35 at all ranks allows Orianna to constantly reposition The Ball to threaten zones, poke enemies, and set up Shockwave angles. The cooldown reduction per rank from 7 seconds to 3 seconds at max rank transforms Orianna's ball movement from slow and predictable to rapid and threatening.

Command: Dissonance (W) causes The Ball to emit an electric pulse at its current location, dealing 70 / 110 / 150 / 190 / 230 (+80% AP) magic damage to nearby enemies and leaving a field for 3 seconds that slows enemies by 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40% and grants allies 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40% bonus movement speed. Command: Dissonance has an effect radius of 225, a cooldown of 7 seconds, and costs 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80 mana. Command: Dissonance is Orianna's primary damage ability with its 80% AP ratio, and the zone it creates serves double duty as both an enemy slow and an ally speed boost. In lane, Q into W is Orianna's bread-and-butter poke combo, and the movement speed zone helps Orianna kite melee champions or chase retreating targets. In teamfights, the speed zone helps allied engagers reach enemy backlines faster while slowing enemies caught in the area.

Command: Protect (E) commands The Ball to fly to Orianna or a target ally champion, attaching to them and dealing 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 / 180 (+30% AP) magic damage to enemies it passes through. On arrival, the target receives a shield of 55 / 90 / 125 / 160 / 195 (+45% AP) for 2.5 seconds. The Ball passively grants Orianna or the allied champion it is attached to 6 / 12 / 18 / 24 / 30 bonus armor and magic resistance. Command: Protect has a target range of 1120, a cooldown of 9 seconds, and a flat mana cost of 60. Command: Protect is what makes Orianna a true team player — the shield is substantial with a 45% AP ratio, and the passive bonus resistances make the ball carrier significantly tankier. Most critically, attaching The Ball to an allied engager like Malphite, Hecarim, or Jarvan IV creates a devastating Shockwave delivery system where the engager dives into the enemy team and Orianna presses R for a guaranteed multi-person Shockwave.

Command: Shockwave (R) causes The Ball to unleash a shockwave at its current location, dealing 250 / 400 / 550 (+95% AP) magic damage to nearby enemies, stunning them for 0.75 seconds, and pulling them 325 units toward The Ball's center. Command: Shockwave has an effect radius of 415, a cast time of 0.5 seconds, a cooldown of 110 / 95 / 80 seconds, and costs 100 mana. Command: Shockwave is one of the most powerful teamfight ultimates in League of Legends — 550 (+95% AP) damage in a large area combined with a 0.75-second stun and 325-unit displacement toward the center creates a devastating combination that groups enemies together for follow-up area damage. A 5-person Shockwave can single-handedly win a teamfight, and even a 2-3 person Shockwave provides enough disruption and damage to swing most fights. The displacement toward center is unique because it groups enemies together, making follow-up AoE abilities even more effective.

Strengths

• Command: Shockwave is one of the most powerful teamfight ultimates in the game because it deals 250/400/550 (+95% AP) magic damage in a 415-radius area while stunning for 0.75 seconds and pulling all enemies 325 units toward the center — a well-placed 3-5 person Shockwave can instantly delete grouped enemies and single-handedly win teamfights, especially when combined with allied AoE follow-up like Miss Fortune's Bullet Time or Brand's Pyroclasm — The E-R combo of attaching The Ball to an engaging ally creates reliable Shockwave delivery that enemies cannot avoid by dodging ball movement
• Orianna provides exceptional team utility beyond raw damage because Command: Protect shields allies for 55-195 (+45% AP), grants 6-30 bonus armor and magic resistance to the ball carrier, and Command: Dissonance creates a 3-second zone that simultaneously slows enemies by 20-40% and speeds allies by 20-40% — this combination of shielding, resistances, speed zones, and her ultimate's displacement makes Orianna one of the most team-oriented mages in the game — Unlike pure damage mages, Orianna always provides value through utility even when behind in gold
• Orianna's consistent poke with Q-W combo costs only 95-115 total mana and deals 130-410 (+135% AP) combined damage on a short cooldown cycle, allowing her to constantly threaten zones and whittle down enemies before committing to a full fight — the low 35 mana cost on Q means Orianna can reposition The Ball frequently without running out of mana, maintaining constant zone pressure throughout the laning phase and mid-game rotations — Clockwork Windup's bonus magic damage on auto attacks adds further trading power in lane that opponents often underestimate
• Orianna scales exceptionally well into the mid and late game because her AP ratios across all abilities total over 265% AP in a full combo (Q + W + R), her Shockwave becomes increasingly devastating as AP increases, and her utility from shields and speed zones remains valuable regardless of gold income — even a behind Orianna can change a teamfight with a well-placed Shockwave, making her one of the safest mid lane picks for scaling — Her consistent DPS from repositioning Q and auto attacks with Clockwork Windup also increases significantly with items

Weaknesses

• Orianna is heavily dependent on ball positioning because all her abilities originate from The Ball's location rather than her own — if The Ball is out of position when a fight breaks out or an assassin dives her, Orianna must spend time (and her Q cooldown) repositioning before she can use any ability effectively, and during that window she is essentially a mage with no abilities and no escape — After the Patch 26.5 Q cooldown nerf (7 seconds at rank 1), early game ball repositioning is even slower and more punishable
• Orianna has no mobility or escape tools other than the movement speed from Command: Dissonance, making her extremely vulnerable to assassins and divers who can gap-close past her ball positioning — champions like Zed, Fizz, Talon, and Katarina can bypass The Ball entirely and kill Orianna before she can self-cast E and Shockwave defensively — Her 325 base movement speed is below average, and she has no dashes, blinks, or hard CC outside of Shockwave's long cooldown
• Orianna's damage is spread across her kit rather than concentrated in burst, meaning she struggles to one-shot priority targets the way assassins or burst mages can — even with a full Q-W-R combo, Orianna often needs auto attacks and follow-up Qs to finish kills, giving enemies time to heal, shield, or escape — This makes Orianna less effective in skirmish-heavy games where fights are short and decided by burst damage rather than sustained zone control
• Orianna's impact is highly team-dependent because her strongest plays (E onto engager into R) require coordinated allies, and her zone control is most valuable when her team plays around her ball positioning — in solo queue where teams are uncoordinated, Orianna's Shockwave delivery can be unreliable and her utility goes underappreciated compared to self-sufficient mages who can solo-carry — She also struggles to side lane in the late game due to her lack of mobility and dueling power

Recommended Runes

Mid Lane — Summon Aery (Sorcery)

The recommended rune page for Orianna mid is Summon Aery with approximately 50.92% win rate on LoLalytics Patch 16.6. Aery synergizes with Orianna's frequent poke and shielding pattern, proccing on every Q poke and amplifying every E shield.

• Summon Aery — Sends Aery to damage enemies when you hit them with abilities or to shield allies when you shield or buff them. Summon Aery is ideal for Orianna because it procs on every Q poke for additional damage in lane, and it also enhances Command: Protect's shield when cast on allies, providing both offensive and defensive value. Aery's low cooldown means Orianna procs it multiple times per trade, outperforming burst-oriented keystones like Electrocute over the course of a lane phase.
• Manaflow Band — Hitting enemy champions with abilities permanently increases your maximum mana, up to 250 bonus mana. Once fully stacked, restores a percentage of missing mana. Manaflow Band solves Orianna's mana sustain issues in lane, allowing her to poke with Q-W more freely without running dry. The bonus mana and mana regeneration after stacking ensure Orianna can maintain pressure throughout the laning phase.
• Transcendence — Grants ability haste at levels 5 and 8, and reduces remaining cooldowns on champion takedowns at level 11. Transcendence provides valuable ability haste that reduces Orianna's Q and W cooldowns for more frequent poke and ball repositioning. The takedown cooldown reduction at level 11 is especially powerful in teamfights where landing Shockwave and getting assists resets Orianna's Q cooldown for follow-up damage.
• Gathering Storm — Grants increasing adaptive force every 10 minutes. Gathering Storm amplifies Orianna's scaling by providing free AP as the game progresses, making her Shockwave and full combo increasingly devastating in the mid and late game where she excels.

Secondary — Precision

• Triumph — Restores health on champion takedowns. Triumph provides clutch healing after Orianna lands a multi-person Shockwave and her team cleans up kills, keeping her alive through chaotic teamfights where she might otherwise die to residual damage.
• Legend: Haste — Grants bonus ability haste from champion takedowns and large monster kills. Legend: Haste further reduces Orianna's cooldowns, allowing more frequent Q repositioning and shorter Shockwave cooldowns as the game progresses.

Stat Shards

• Adaptive Force — Extra AP increases damage on all abilities and Clockwork Windup's auto attacks, directly improving Orianna's trading and poke in lane.
• Ability Haste — Bonus ability haste reduces Q cooldown for more frequent ball repositioning and poke, partially offsetting the Patch 26.5 Q cooldown nerf.
• Health Scaling — Bonus health improves survivability against burst damage and all-ins, giving Orianna more margin to survive assassin dives and play teamfights.

Recommended Item Build

Based on data from ranked Orianna matches tracked across multiple stat sites on Patch 16.6, here are the highest winrate build paths.

Mid Lane Build

#### Early Game (0-10 min)

• Doran's Ring — Grants AP, health, and mana regeneration. Doran's Ring is the standard starting item for Orianna because the AP improves Q-W poke damage and Clockwork Windup's auto attacks, the health provides survivability against enemy burst or all-ins, and the mana regeneration sustains Orianna through the early laning phase where she needs to poke frequently.
• Two Health Potions — Two Health Potions provide sustain through early trades and poke, keeping Orianna healthy enough to farm safely and trade with the enemy mid laner during the first few levels.

#### Core Build (10-20 min)

• Blackfire Torch — Grants AP, mana, ability haste, and a passive that deals bonus burn damage over time when abilities hit enemy champions. Blackfire Torch is Orianna's optimal first item with a 53.71% win rate because the burn passive synergizes with Orianna's frequent Q-W poke pattern, dealing continuous damage as she repositions The Ball. The mana ensures Orianna never runs out during extended laning, the ability haste reduces Q cooldown for faster ball movement, and the AP scales her entire kit.
• Ionian Boots of Lucidity — Grants ability haste and summoner spell haste. Ionian Boots are the standard boot choice for Orianna because the ability haste reduces Q cooldown for more frequent ball repositioning and poke, and the summoner spell haste means Flash is available more often — critical for a champion with no mobility who relies on Flash for survival.
• Shadowflame — Grants AP and magic penetration. Shadowflame is Orianna's core second item because the flat magic penetration significantly increases her damage against targets who have not built heavy magic resistance, making her Q-W poke and Shockwave combo hit noticeably harder during the mid game when many champions still have low magic resist.

#### Late Game (25+ min)

• Rabadon's Deathcap — Grants a massive amount of AP with a passive that increases total AP by 35%. Rabadon's Deathcap amplifies Orianna's entire kit because the raw AP increase makes Shockwave deal enormous damage (550 + 95% of massively amplified AP), strengthens Command: Protect's shield, and increases Clockwork Windup's auto-attack damage. The 58.03% win rate reflects the massive power spike this item provides.
• Zhonya's Hourglass — Grants AP, armor, and ability haste, with an active that makes you invulnerable for 2.5 seconds. Zhonya's Hourglass is essential for Orianna against assassins and divers because the active Stasis lets her survive burst damage after landing Shockwave — Orianna can E herself, R the diving enemies, and immediately Zhonya's to avoid retaliation while her team follows up. The 57.38% win rate reflects its defensive value.
• Void Staff — Grants AP and 40% magic penetration. Void Staff becomes critical in the late game when enemies build magic resistance to counter Orianna's damage. The 40% magic penetration ensures Shockwave and Q-W poke cut through even heavy MR stacking, maintaining Orianna's damage relevance in the late game.

Ability Priority

Mid Lane: Q > W > E (R at 6, 11, 16)

1. Command: Attack (Q) — Max first. Levels at 1, 3, 5, 7, 9. Each rank increases damage from 60 to 180 and reduces cooldown from 7 to 3 seconds, while mana cost stays flat at 35. Maxing Q first is essential because the cooldown reduction from 7 seconds to 3 seconds transforms Orianna's ball movement from slow and predictable to rapid and threatening. At 3-second cooldown, Orianna can reposition The Ball almost instantly for Q-W poke combos and Shockwave setups. The increasing damage also improves wave clear and poke.
2. Command: Shockwave (R) — Level at 6, 11, and 16. Each rank increases damage from 250 to 550, and reduces cooldown from 110 to 80 seconds. Level 6 is a significant power spike because Shockwave provides both kill pressure in lane and game-changing teamfight potential during early dragon fights.
3. Command: Dissonance (W) — Max second. Levels at 2, 8, 10, 12, 13. Each rank increases damage from 70 to 230 and the movement speed/slow modifier from 20% to 40%. Maxing W second provides the largest damage increase per rank with its 80% AP ratio, and the increasing slow and speed modifier improves Orianna's zone control and kiting.
4. Command: Protect (E) — Max last. Levels at 4, 14, 15, 17, 18. Each rank increases the shield from 55 to 195, the pass-through damage from 60 to 180, and the passive resistances from 6 to 30. While the shield scaling is valuable, Q and W provide more impactful improvements through damage, cooldown reduction, and zone control.

Summoner Spells

• Flash — Flash is essential for Orianna because she has no mobility abilities and relies entirely on positioning to stay safe. Flash provides instant repositioning to dodge lethal abilities, escape assassin dives, and make clutch Shockwave plays. Flash + self-E + R is a last-resort defensive combo that can turn a dive into a kill.
• Barrier — Barrier provides a temporary shield that absorbs incoming damage. Barrier is the safest secondary summoner spell for Orianna because it counters assassin burst and all-in attempts, giving her enough survivability to cast Shockwave and Zhonya's before dying. In lane, Barrier baits aggressive opponents into committing to all-ins they cannot finish.

Playstyle Tips

Early Game / Laning Phase (0-14 min)

Orianna's early game is about farming safely, poking with Q-W when opportunities arise, and building toward her mid-game item spikes, because her Q cooldown nerf in Patch 26.5 makes early ball repositioning slower and more punishable.

Start Command: Attack at level 1 for ranged poke and last-hitting assistance with Clockwork Windup's bonus magic damage. Take Command: Dissonance at level 2 for Q-W poke combo. Take Command: Protect at level 4 for the shield and resistances. In early levels, focus on last-hitting with auto attacks — Clockwork Windup's stacking bonus magic damage makes Orianna's auto-attack last-hitting among the best of any mage. Weave auto attacks between ability casts to maximize Clockwork Windup stacks for extra damage in trades.

Use Q-W combo to poke when the enemy mid laner steps up to CS, but be mindful of the 7-second Q cooldown at rank 1 — if Q is on cooldown and an assassin jumps on you, you cannot reposition The Ball for a defensive Shockwave. After level 5 when Q reaches 5-second cooldown, poke becomes more frequent and safer. Track The Ball's position at all times — after sending it out with Q, you can leave it in a threatening position to zone enemies, then use W for damage when they walk over it, or recall it with E if you need the shield.

Orianna is vulnerable to jungle ganks due to her lack of mobility. Ward the river and play toward the side your jungler is on. If ganked, self-cast E for the shield and resistances, W for the speed boost to run away, and save Flash for unavoidable dives.

Mid Game & Teamfighting (14-25 min)

Mid-game Orianna with Blackfire Torch and Shadowflame is a zone control mage who threatens large areas with ball positioning and can swing any teamfight with a well-timed Shockwave.

The ideal mid-game pattern is to group with your team for objective fights (Dragon, Rift Herald, Baron) where Shockwave's teamfight power is maximized. Position The Ball in chokepoints or objective pits to zone enemies — they must either walk into Shockwave range to contest the objective or concede it. In sieges, use Q-W to poke enemies under tower and threaten Shockwave if they group too tightly.

In teamfights, Orianna's role depends on team composition. If your team has a strong engager (Malphite, Hecarim, Jarvan IV, Amumu), attach The Ball to them with E before they engage — when they dive into the enemy team, press R for a guaranteed multi-person Shockwave without needing to land Q. If your team lacks an engager, play for peel — keep The Ball near yourself or your ADC, use Q-W to slow diving enemies, shield with E, and use Shockwave defensively to peel assassins and divers off your carries.

Never hold Shockwave for the "perfect" 5-person ult — a 2-3 person Shockwave that hits priority targets is worth casting immediately. Waiting too long for the perfect angle often means Shockwave is never cast at all.

Late Game (25+ min)

Late-game Orianna with full items is a scaling teamfight mage whose Shockwave deals massive damage and whose utility from shields, speed zones, and zone control makes her one of the most valuable late-game mid laners in the game.

In late-game teamfights, Orianna's Shockwave with Rabadon's-amplified AP deals enough damage to chunk entire teams. Position conservatively behind your frontline, use Q-W to poke before fights begin, and look for Shockwave opportunities when enemies group. Baron and Elder Dragon fights are Orianna's strongest moments because the confined spaces around objectives force enemies to group, making multi-person Shockwaves almost guaranteed.

Avoid side-laning in the late game — Orianna has no mobility to escape ganks and cannot duel most split-pushers. Stay with your team and play for the 5v5 where your Shockwave and utility provide maximum value. If you must wave clear a side lane, do so quickly with Q-W and immediately return to your team.

Matchups

Mid Lane

#### Favorable

• Vladimir — Orianna wins approximately 56.7% against Vladimir in mid lane. Vladimir is a scaling mage who wants to survive lane and scale, but Orianna's constant Q-W poke with Aery procs forces Vladimir to use Sanguine Pool defensively, wasting his primary trading tool. Orianna outranges Vladimir's Transfusion and can auto-attack him freely with Clockwork Windup stacks for significant bonus magic damage. In teamfights, Shockwave counters Vladimir's Hemoplague engages by grouping and damaging his team before he can deal sustained damage.
• Smolder — Orianna wins approximately 56.0% against Smolder in mid lane. Smolder is a scaling champion who needs to farm stacks, but Orianna punishes his weak early game with relentless Q-W poke that forces him off CS. Smolder has no tools to threaten Orianna in lane, and Shockwave counters Smolder's desire to teamfight at range by pulling him into kill range. Orianna out-pressures Smolder at every stage until Smolder reaches full stacks.
• Ryze — Orianna wins approximately 54.2% against Ryze in mid lane. Ryze needs to get into medium range to combo with his point-and-click abilities, but Orianna outranges him with Q-W poke and zones him away from CS with threatening ball positions. Ryze's Spell Flux combos require him to stand still briefly, which makes him vulnerable to Shockwave. Orianna's shield and resistances from E also help her survive Ryze's burst when he does close the gap.

#### Even

• Syndra — Syndra is a skill matchup between two control mages with similar ranges and playstyles. Both champions excel at zone control and have powerful ultimates, but Syndra's burst with Unleashed Power can delete Orianna if she catches her without E shield and Barrier. Orianna wins extended trades with Q-W poke and auto attacks, but Syndra wins all-ins if she lands a full Scatter the Weak stun into combo. The matchup rewards positioning and spacing from both sides.
• Ahri — Ahri is an even matchup where mobility meets zone control. Ahri's Charm threat forces Orianna to play behind her minions, but Orianna's Q-W poke outranges Ahri's abilities and her E shield absorbs Ahri's poke. Post-6, Ahri's Spirit Rush mobility makes her difficult to hit with Shockwave, but Orianna can self-cast E and R defensively if Ahri dives her. The matchup favors the player who lands their key ability first.
• Lux — Lux is a range-parity matchup where both champions poke from similar distances. Lux's Light Binding into full combo can burst Orianna, but Orianna's shield absorbs Lux's poke and her Shockwave punishes Lux's immobility. Both champions want to poke safely and scale, making the lane relatively passive with the winner determined by who lands their combo in skirmishes.

#### Unfavorable

• Aurelion Sol — Orianna wins only approximately 42.4% against Aurelion Sol in mid lane. Aurelion Sol's reworked kit outranges Orianna with his star abilities and his scaling surpasses hers with Stardust stacks. Aurelion Sol can shove waves faster than Orianna and roam, and his Singularity zone control matches Orianna's while dealing damage from safer distances. In teamfights, Aurelion Sol's Falling Star/The Skies Descend can match Shockwave's impact while being easier to land.
• Vel'Koz — Orianna wins only approximately 42.8% against Vel'Koz in mid lane. Vel'Koz massively outranges Orianna with his geometry-based abilities, poking her with Plasma Fission and Void Rift from distances where she cannot retaliate with Q-W. Vel'Koz's true damage from Organic Deconstruction passive cuts through Orianna's E shield and resistances, and his Lifeform Disintegration Ray ultimate has longer range and higher damage than Shockwave in a straight teamfight.
• Brand — Orianna wins only approximately 44.0% against Brand in mid lane. Brand's high base damage and Blaze passive burn outrade Orianna in lane, and his combo deals significantly more damage than her Q-W poke. Brand's Pyroclasm bouncing in teamfights is harder to avoid than Orianna's ball and deals comparable area damage. Orianna cannot shield enough of Brand's sustained burn damage, and Brand's kill pressure at level 3-5 is higher than what Orianna can match.

Recent Patch Changes

Patch 26.5 / 16.5 (March 2026) — Nerf

Riot nerfed Orianna's early game to create more opportunities for opposing mid laners to punish her previously dominant laning phase.

• Command: Attack (Q): Cooldown increased from 6 / 5.25 / 4.5 / 3.75 / 3 seconds to 7 / 6 / 5 / 4 / 3 seconds. This nerf significantly weakens Orianna's early laning by making Q repositioning slower at ranks 1-4, giving opponents larger windows to punish her when The Ball is out of position. At max rank the cooldown remains 3 seconds, so late-game Orianna is unaffected — the nerf specifically targets her previously oppressive early-to-mid game poke pattern. This is why Orianna's win rate has dropped from top-tier to around 48-49%.

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