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How to Win Orianna vs Alistar Counter MatchupOrianna is in the b tier of champions

Orianna vs Alistar

How to Beat Alistar as Orianna in LoLOrianna is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Alistar as Orianna

based on 930 Orianna vs Alistar matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
2.76
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Alistar as Orianna came out of an examination of 930 ranked games where both champs opposed each other. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Orianna encounters Alistar in only 1.8% of her matches.

Orianna vs Alistar Matchup Summary

Orianna has done a average job of countering Alistar. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.6% of games the champions clash against each other in. In Orianna vs Alistar matches, Orianna’s team is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood. This indicates that she probably won't be able to get first blood versus Alistar.

Best Orianna vs Alistar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Orianna Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapSeraph's EmbraceShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Orianna's passive ability p
Orianna's q ability q
Orianna's w ability w
Orianna's e ability e
Orianna's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Alistar as Orianna

Tips for Playing as Orianna against Alistar

Command: Protect can be used on yourself to return the Ball back to you quickly. Combine this with Command: Attack for a quick harassment.

Command: Dissonance is a very powerful escape tool if Orianna has the Ball. The combination of speed and leaving a slowing obstacle can be quite powerful.

Command: Shockwave can be used to drag enemies towards you or away from you if you position the Ball properly.

Advice to Win Against Alistar

Alistar is very disruptive but very tough - try to target more fragile damage dealers.

When Alistar uses his ultimate, it's often better to move back and wait until the effect wears off before attacking him.

Watch out for the Pulverize-Headbutt combo when around turrets.

Orianna vs Alistar Counter Stats

Orianna Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Alistar Image
5.4
< Kills >
1.9
5.5
< Deaths >
6.1
9.8
< Assists >
13.4
1.22
< Killing Sprees >
0.34
172
< Minions Killed >
33
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,062
< Physical Damage >
1,274
20,636
< Magic Damage >
6,652
377
< True Damage >
858
22,076
< Damage Dealt >
8,785
18,455
< Damage Taken >
26,278
11,290
< Gold Earned >
8,451
2.26
< Towers >
1.8
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
1,783
< Total Healing >
9,237
14,331
< Experience >
10,411
21
< Vision Score >
55
10
< Wards Placed >
24
349
< Time Dealing CC >
261

How to Counter Alistar with Orianna in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some vital Orianna against Alistar counter statistics that can help us appreciate the differences between the pair. As an example, Orianna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Alistar’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Orianna may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Alistar. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Orianna usually has a much larger longest killing spree than her enemy does. Typically, she receives less damage than Alistar. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Orianna and Alistar

Damage Types Compared

Orianna
Alistar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Orianna
Alistar

Who is Better, Orianna or Alistar?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Orianna usually fairs equally well when facing off against Alistar, with a 49.6% win rate. As a result, Orianna makes an ok counter for Alistar.

While Orianna does have a lower winrate compared to Alistar, when facing one another, Orianna also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Orianna into Alistaras her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Orianna has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Alistar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Orianna vs Alistar matchups, Alistar is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Orianna is a somewhat poor counter to Alistar. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Orianna against Alistar.

Additional Information for Orianna Players

How We Calculated Our Orianna vs Alistar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Alistar as Orianna, we analyzed 930 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 Alistar as Orianna 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 learn all of the intricacies of Orianna to counter Alistar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Orianna on average accumulates much more CS as Alistar. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Orianna versus Alistar build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Orianna included at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better when fighting Alistar than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Orianna boasted an average winrate of 49.6% when playing against Alistar with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of defeating Alistar as Orianna, Orianna players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Orianna vs Alistar fights, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.6% winrate overall.

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