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

Orianna vs Kassadin

How to Beat Kassadin as Orianna in LoLOrianna is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Kassadin as Orianna

based on 649 Orianna vs Kassadin matchups
Win Rate
46.2 %
K/D/A
2.44
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Kassadin as Orianna resulted from an analysis of 649 ranked matches where both champs battled one another. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Orianna has to counter Kassadin in only 1.2% of her rounds.

Orianna vs Kassadin Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Orianna has done a pathetic job of countering Kassadin. On average, she wins a lowly 46.2% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Orianna against Kassadin rounds, Orianna’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Kassadin.

Best Orianna vs Kassadin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Orianna Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceMalignanceZhonya's Hourglass

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
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
Q
10
W
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R
12
W
13
W
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Kassadin as Orianna

Tips for Playing as Orianna against Kassadin

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 Kassadin

It takes 6 spell casts for Kassadin's slow, Force Pulse, to become castable. If he levels up that ability, judiciously use your own skills while laning against him.

Kassadin deals mostly magic damage. If he's doing well consider buying magic resist items like Mercury's Treads and Banshee's Veil.

Each time Kassadin consecutively uses Riftwalk, he pays more and more mana. Keep this in mind as you chase him.

Orianna vs Kassadin Counter Stats

Orianna Image
Win Rate
46.2 %
VS
Win Rate
53.8 %
Kassadin Image
4.9
< Kills >
7.5
5.5
< Deaths >
5
8.5
< Assists >
5.5
1.16
< Killing Sprees >
1.67
168
< Minions Killed >
168
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.41
1,512
< Physical Damage >
1,578
19,306
< Magic Damage >
19,147
337
< True Damage >
513
21,155
< Damage Dealt >
21,240
18,412
< Damage Taken >
29,277
10,939
< Gold Earned >
11,790
2.2
< Towers >
1.78
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,732
< Total Healing >
6,109
13,881
< Experience >
15,250
21
< Vision Score >
16
10
< Wards Placed >
8
343
< Time Dealing CC >
171

How to Counter Kassadin with Orianna in LoL

The stats provided here highlight some influential Orianna vs. Kassadin matchup stats that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Orianna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kassadin’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Orianna may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Kassadin..

Orianna normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her counter does. Typically, she receives less damage than Kassadin. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Orianna and Kassadin

Damage Types Compared

Orianna
Kassadin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Orianna
Kassadin

Who is Better, Orianna or Kassadin?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Orianna usually loses when playing against Kassadin, with a 46.2% win rate. Therefore, Orianna makes a bad counter for Kassadin.

While Orianna does have a lower win rate compared to Kassadin, when they face off with one another, Orianna also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging character to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Orianna into Kassadinas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Orianna also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kassadin. 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 one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Orianna vs Kassadin matchups, Kassadin is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Orianna is a terribly counter for Kassadin. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Orianna against Kassadin.

Additional Information for Orianna Players

How We Calculated Our Orianna vs Kassadin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kassadin as Orianna, we analyzed 649 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 Kassadin 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

If you would like to truly master Orianna to counter Kassadin during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Orianna most often picks up a similar amount of CS as Kassadin. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Orianna versus Kassadin build include Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Orianna combined at least these three items in her build, she did much better against Kassadin than with most other common builds. In fact, Orianna had an average winrate of 46.2% when playing against Kassadin with this build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Kassadin as Orianna, you 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 builds we have analyed for Orianna vs Kassadin battles, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.2% winrate overall.

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