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

Orianna vs Malphite

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

based on 1,975 Orianna vs Malphite matchups
Win Rate
46.8 %
K/D/A
2.5
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Malphite as Orianna resulted from an examination of 1975 ranked matches where both champs faced one another. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Orianna is forced to battle against Malphite in only 3.7% of her games.

Orianna vs Malphite Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Orianna does a pathetic job of countering Malphite. Normally, she wins a lowly 46.8% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Orianna versus Malphite matches, Orianna’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Malphite.

Best Orianna vs Malphite Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Orianna Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLiandry's TormentZhonya'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
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
14
E
15
E
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R

Guide to Countering Malphite as Orianna

Tips for Playing as Orianna against Malphite

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 Malphite

If you're a physical damage character stay behind your allies when fighting Malphite. Ground Slam can significantly reduce your damage output.

Malphite is one of a couple tanks who are capable of jungling. Watch out if he gets Smite.

Orianna vs Malphite Counter Stats

Orianna Image
Win Rate
46.8 %
VS
Win Rate
53.2 %
Malphite Image
5.3
< Kills >
4.9
5.8
< Deaths >
4.9
9.2
< Assists >
7.9
1.22
< Killing Sprees >
1.16
167
< Minions Killed >
142
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.47
990
< Physical Damage >
4,705
19,354
< Magic Damage >
14,302
313
< True Damage >
615
20,658
< Damage Dealt >
19,623
19,228
< Damage Taken >
24,687
11,216
< Gold Earned >
10,773
2.07
< Towers >
1.97
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
1,859
< Total Healing >
3,408
14,263
< Experience >
14,289
21
< Vision Score >
22
10
< Wards Placed >
10
350
< Time Dealing CC >
672

How to Counter Malphite with Orianna in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some vital Orianna vs. Malphite counter statistics that may help you explain the distinctions between this pair of champs. As an example, Orianna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Malphite’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Orianna may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Malphite..

Orianna typically has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. On average, she receives less damage than Malphite. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Orianna and Malphite

Damage Types Compared

Orianna
Malphite
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Orianna
Malphite

Who is Better, Orianna or Malphite?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Orianna usually loses when taking on Malphite, with a 46.8% win rate. Thus, Orianna makes a bad counter to Malphite.

While Orianna does have a lower win rate compared to Malphite, when they face off with one another, Orianna also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more complex character to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Orianna into Malphiteas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Orianna vs Malphite matchups, Malphite is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Orianna is a terribly counter for Malphite. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Orianna against Malphite.

Additional Information for Orianna Players

How We Calculated Our Orianna vs Malphite Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Malphite as Orianna, we analyzed 1,975 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 Malphite 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 in order to counter Malphite during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Orianna most often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Malphite. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Orianna versus Malphite build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Orianna combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better versus Malphite than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Orianna boasted an average winrate of 46.8% when playing against Malphite with these items in her kit.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Malphite 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. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Orianna vs Malphite battles, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.8% winrate overall.

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