Orianna vs Caitlyn
How to Beat Caitlyn as Orianna
based on 5,234 Orianna vs Caitlyn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Orianna vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary
Best Orianna vs Caitlyn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Orianna
Tips for Playing as Orianna against Caitlyn
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 Caitlyn
Keep behind allied minions if Caitlyn is harassing you with Piltover Peacemaker (it deals less damage with each subsequent target).
You can intercept Ace in the Hole's missile from hitting an ally if you stand in its path.
Orianna vs Caitlyn Counter Stats
How to Counter Caitlyn with Orianna in LoL
The stats shown on this page clarify several critical Orianna vs. Caitlyn counter statistics that may help you figure out the differences between these two champions. As an example, Orianna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Caitlyn’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Orianna may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Caitlyn..
Orianna typically has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Caitlyn. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Orianna and Caitlyn
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Who is Better, Orianna or Caitlyn?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Orianna usually loses when playing against Caitlyn, with a 48.4% win rate. Thus, Orianna makes a poor counter to Caitlyn.
While Orianna does have a lower winrate than Caitlyn, when they face off with one another, Orianna also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Orianna into Caitlynas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Orianna also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Caitlyn. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Orianna vs Caitlyn matchups, Caitlyn is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Orianna is a somewhat poor counter for Caitlyn. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Orianna against Caitlyn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Orianna in order to counter Caitlyn during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Orianna often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Caitlyn. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Orianna versus Caitlyn build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Stormsurge. When Orianna included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better when facing Caitlyn than with many other common builds. In fact, Orianna had an average winrate of 48.4% when playing against Caitlyn with this build.
To have the best probability of vanquishing Caitlyn as Orianna, you should take the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Orianna vs Caitlyn matchups, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.4% win rate overall.
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