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How to Win Xayah vs Orianna Counter MatchupXayah is in the b tier of champions

Xayah vs Orianna

How to Beat Orianna as Xayah in LoLXayah is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Orianna as Xayah

based on 847 Xayah vs Orianna matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Orianna as Xayah resulted from an analysis of 847 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against one another. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Xayah is forced to battle against Orianna in only 1.4% of her matches.

Xayah vs Orianna Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Xayah does a dismal job of countering Orianna. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.4% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Xayah against Orianna rounds, Xayah’s side is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will get first blood versus Orianna.

Best Xayah vs Orianna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Xayah Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterKraken SlayerNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Phantom DancerStormrazorLord Dominik's Regards

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Xayah to level upe
>
Second ability for Xayah to level upw
>
Last skill for Xayah to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Xayah's passive ability p
Xayah's q ability q
Xayah's w ability w
Xayah's e ability e
Xayah's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
W
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E
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W
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R
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W
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W
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Orianna as Xayah

Tips for Playing as Xayah against Orianna

Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.

Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.

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.

Xayah vs Orianna Counter Stats

Xayah Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Orianna Image
6.2
< Kills >
5.4
6
< Deaths >
5.5
6.5
< Assists >
9.6
1.46
< Killing Sprees >
1.27
185
< Minions Killed >
171
0.29
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.51
19,136
< Physical Damage >
985
391
< Magic Damage >
19,884
348
< True Damage >
341
19,875
< Damage Dealt >
21,210
20,471
< Damage Taken >
18,920
12,088
< Gold Earned >
11,375
2.4
< Towers >
2.21
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
4,788
< Total Healing >
1,932
12,858
< Experience >
14,583
19
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
10
54
< Time Dealing CC >
351

How to Counter Orianna with Xayah in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some critical Xayah versus Orianna counter stats that can help us explain the differences between these two champs. As an example, Xayah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Orianna’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Xayah may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Orianna..

Xayah normally has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Orianna. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Xayah and Orianna

Damage Types Compared

Xayah
Orianna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xayah
Orianna

Who is Better, Xayah or Orianna?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Xayah usually fairs equally well when taking on Orianna, with a 49.4% win rate. As a result, Xayah makes an ok counter for Orianna.

While Xayah does have a lower winrate compared to Orianna, when facing one another, Xayah also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Xayah into Orianna.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Xayah vs Orianna matchups, Orianna is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Xayah is a somewhat poor counter for Orianna. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Xayah against Orianna.

Additional Information for Xayah Players

How We Calculated Our Xayah vs Orianna Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Orianna as Xayah, we analyzed 847 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 Xayah 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 Xayah to counter Orianna during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xayah typically accumulates a similar amount of CS as Orianna. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Xayah versus Orianna build include Bloodthirster, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Xayah included at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better vs Orianna than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Xayah had an average win rate of 49.4% when playing against Orianna with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Orianna as Xayah, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Xayah vs Orianna face-offs, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.4% win rate overall.

If you want to view Xayah versus Orianna tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a distinct division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and guides displayed are computed using every game completed with both champions.