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How to Win Caitlyn vs Orianna Counter MatchupCaitlyn is in the a tier of champions

Caitlyn vs Orianna

How to Beat Orianna as Caitlyn in LoLCaitlyn is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Orianna as Caitlyn

based on 5,234 Caitlyn vs Orianna matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked LoL games that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Orianna as Caitlyn came out of an analysis of 5234 ranked rounds where both champs engaged one another. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Caitlyn is forced to battle against Orianna in only 1.4% of her rounds.

Caitlyn vs Orianna Matchup Summary

Caitlyn does a decent job of countering Orianna. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.6% of games the champs battle one another in. In Caitlyn against Orianna rounds, Caitlyn’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood versus Orianna.

Best Caitlyn vs Orianna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardNoonquiver

Core Caitlyn Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeLord Dominik's RegardsThe Collector

Optional Items

Guardian AngelBloodthirsterOpportunityRapid Firecannon

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Caitlyn to level upq
>
Second ability for Caitlyn to level upw
>
Last skill for Caitlyn to max oute

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Caitlyn's passive ability p
Caitlyn's q ability q
Caitlyn's w ability w
Caitlyn's e ability e
Caitlyn's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Orianna as Caitlyn

Tips for Playing as Caitlyn against Orianna

Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.

Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.

Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.

Advice to Win Against Orianna

Orianna can only affect the area the Ball is around. Use this to your advantage.

Watch out for Orianna's Ball returning to her due to leashing. This may cause some unexpected situations.

Caitlyn vs Orianna Counter Stats

Caitlyn Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Orianna Image
6.3
< Kills >
5.3
5.8
< Deaths >
5.4
6.5
< Assists >
9
1.46
< Killing Sprees >
1.23
180
< Minions Killed >
169
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.51
19,209
< Physical Damage >
973
1,441
< Magic Damage >
19,469
546
< True Damage >
313
21,197
< Damage Dealt >
20,756
19,288
< Damage Taken >
19,020
12,146
< Gold Earned >
11,256
2.66
< Towers >
2.11
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
5,535
< Total Healing >
1,993
12,699
< Experience >
14,432
18
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
10
91
< Time Dealing CC >
343

How to Counter Orianna with Caitlyn in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some important Caitlyn versus Orianna counter statistics that can help you realize the differences between the pair. As an example, Caitlyn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Orianna’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Caitlyn may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Orianna..

Caitlyn normally has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Orianna. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Caitlyn and Orianna

Damage Types Compared

Caitlyn
Orianna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Caitlyn
Orianna

Who is Better, Caitlyn or Orianna?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Caitlyn usually wins when facing off against Orianna, with a 51.6% win rate. Therefore, Caitlyn makes a good counter to Orianna.

While Caitlyn does have a higher winrate than Orianna, when facing one another, Caitlyn also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Caitlyn into Orianna.

Additionally, Caitlyn also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Orianna. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Caitlyn vs Orianna matchups, Caitlyn is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Caitlyn is a decent counter to Orianna. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Caitlyn against Orianna.

Additional Information for Caitlyn Players

How We Calculated Our Caitlyn vs Orianna Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Orianna as Caitlyn, we analyzed 5,234 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Orianna as Caitlyn comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Caitlyn to counter Orianna during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Caitlyn on average gets a similar amount of CS compared to Orianna. Champions who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The top items to use in your Caitlyn versus Orianna build consist of Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards, and The Collector. When Caitlyn combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better when fighting Orianna than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Caitlyn boasted an average winrate of 51.6% when countering Orianna with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Orianna as Caitlyn, Caitlyn players should take the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Caitlyn vs Orianna fights, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.6% winrate overall.

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