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

Orianna vs Soraka

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

based on 1,218 Orianna vs Soraka matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
2.59
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. In our data, Orianna fought Soraka in 1218 games. Including so many games with Orianna versus Soraka gives us faith in our capability to prepare useful data and a solid build to counter your opponent. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Orianna fights Soraka in only 2.3% of her games.

Orianna vs Soraka Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Orianna has done a poor job of countering Soraka. Normally, she wins a lowly 47.9% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Orianna vs Soraka games, Orianna’s side is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Soraka.

Best Orianna vs Soraka Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Orianna Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

ShadowflameZhonya's HourglassSeraph's EmbraceMalignance

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Q
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Soraka as Orianna

Tips for Playing as Orianna against Soraka

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 Soraka

It's easier to focus Soraka than the ally she is healing.

Focus on attacking Soraka when she ever ventures to the frontline to heal her allies.

Take advantage of Soraka's long cooldown on Equinox if she uses it to harass.

Orianna vs Soraka Counter Stats

Orianna Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Soraka Image
4.8
< Kills >
0.8
5.1
< Deaths >
5
8.4
< Assists >
13.9
1.13
< Killing Sprees >
0.11
171
< Minions Killed >
27
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.52
1,003
< Physical Damage >
577
19,437
< Magic Damage >
4,828
287
< True Damage >
349
20,727
< Damage Dealt >
5,754
18,005
< Damage Taken >
15,486
10,977
< Gold Earned >
7,958
2.16
< Towers >
2.14
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
1,874
< Total Healing >
23,874
14,107
< Experience >
10,360
21
< Vision Score >
55
10
< Wards Placed >
23
345
< Time Dealing CC >
203

How to Counter Soraka with Orianna in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several valuable Orianna vs. Soraka matchup stats that can help you realize the distinctions between this set of champions. For instance, Orianna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Soraka’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Orianna may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Soraka. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Orianna typically has a much larger longest killing spree than her counter does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Soraka. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Orianna and Soraka

Damage Types Compared

Orianna
Soraka
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Orianna
Soraka

Who is Better, Orianna or Soraka?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Orianna usually loses when facing off against Soraka, with a 47.9% win rate. As a result, Orianna makes a poor counter for Soraka.

While Orianna does have a lower win rate compared to Soraka, when on opposite teams, Orianna also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Orianna into Sorakaas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Orianna vs Soraka matchups, Soraka is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Orianna is a garbage counter for Soraka. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Orianna against Soraka.

Additional Information for Orianna Players

How We Calculated Our Orianna vs Soraka Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Soraka as Orianna, we analyzed 1,218 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 Soraka 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 Soraka during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Orianna most often racks up much more CS as Soraka. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Orianna versus Soraka build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Orianna used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better versus Soraka than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Orianna boasted an average winrate of 47.9% when countering Soraka with this build.

To have the best probability of crushing Soraka as Orianna, Orianna players should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Orianna vs Soraka counterpicks, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.9% win rate overall.

If you need to see Orianna vs Soraka tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual division rank, please select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and guides given are computed using every match with data with both champions.