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How to Synergize Caitlyn with Orianna on the Same TeamCaitlyn is in the a tier of champions

Caitlyn with Orianna

How to Win With Caitlyn and Orianna Paired TogetherCaitlyn is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Caitlyn and Orianna

based on 5,098 Caitlyn with Orianna pairs
Win Rate
45.8 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the results of from millions of LoL games straight from Riot Games each week. Caitlyn has gone into battle with Orianna in 5098 recently played, ranked matches. By pooling so much great data from the publishers of League, we are sure that we can showcase high-quality, usable builds to help Caitlyn synergize with Orianna. It is very rare for Caitlyn to play alongside Orianna on the same team. This pairing has only occurred in approx. 1.3% of matches with Caitlyn.

Caitlyn Orianna Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Caitlyn does a terrible job of playing alongside Orianna. Usually, she wins a dismal 45.8% of rounds the champions fight alongside one another. If you want to maximize your potential as Caitlyn when playing with Orianna by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Caitlyn vs Orianna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardNoonquiver

Core Caitlyn Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeLord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirster

Optional Items

Guardian AngelAxiom ArcImmortal ShieldbowOpportunity

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Caitlyn's passive ability p
Caitlyn's q ability q
Caitlyn's w ability w
Caitlyn's e ability e
Caitlyn's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Caitlyn and Orianna

Tips for Playing as Caitlyn with Orianna

Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.

Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.

Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.

Advice to Understand How Orianna Will Play

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.

Caitlyn Orianna Synergy Stats

Caitlyn Image
Win Rate
45.8 %
VS
Win Rate
54.2 %
Orianna Image
6.5
< Kills >
6.5
6
< Deaths >
6.1
6.3
< Assists >
6.6
1.51
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
177
< Minions Killed >
176
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.53
19,473
< Physical Damage >
19,608
1,460
< Magic Damage >
1,469
521
< True Damage >
556
21,454
< Damage Dealt >
21,634
19,457
< Damage Taken >
19,590
12,021
< Gold Earned >
12,107
2.47
< Towers >
2.53
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,460
< Total Healing >
5,450
12,491
< Experience >
12,664
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
88
< Time Dealing CC >
89

How to Play with Orianna as Caitlyn in LoL

The Caitlyn Orianna synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Orianna, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Caitlyn sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Orianna. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Orianna helps Caitlyn perform not as well in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Caitlyn tries to synergize with Orianna, she sees a little decrease in her total damage dealt. This difference could signal that Orianna does not help cover for her to dish out more damage or that her support also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Caitlyn is played with Orianna on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays without Orianna. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Orianna.

Moreover, when Caitlyn plays with Orianna on the same side, she usually receives a little less damage than when she fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Orianna does a decent job of covering Caitlyn in teamfights.

Synergies between Caitlyn and Orianna

Damage Types Compared

Caitlyn
Orianna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Caitlyn
Orianna

Is Caitlyn better when played alongside Orianna?

There is no one best companion for Caitlyn that will always be her ideal synergy. Yet, overall, Orianna is a terrible teammate for Caitlyn. By playing on the same team as Caitlyn, she decreases their win rate by -3.5% to 45.8%. This signals that there is a terrible strategic relationship between Caitlyn and Orianna that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Orianna has a greater difficulty than Caitlyn. That means you should be careful when lining up Orianna comrades to fight alongside, as they will require a greater level of skill to work well with you.

When playing alongside, Caitlyn players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. When paired, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by grouping Caitlyn and Orianna together, you will not be granting your team much engage potential. Plan to pick other champs on your team that helps cover this disparity in their kit.

Regardless of your Orianna ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Caitlyn Players

How We Calculated Our Caitlyn Orianna Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Caitlyn and Orianna, we analyzed 5,098 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Caitlyn with Orianna comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Caitlyn to synergize with Orianna during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League, you should keep reading to master some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The ideal items to build first in your Caitlyn and Orianna synergy build consist of Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Bloodthirster. When Caitlyn incorporated at least these three finished items in her build, she did much better as an ally of Orianna than with many other common item sets. In fact, Caitlyn boasted an average winrate of 45.8% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Orianna with this build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, Caitlyn players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for this team composition, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 45.8% win rate overall.

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