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.
Seeds grant vision to your team.
Placing a seed in your spell's path after you have cast it gives you the best chance of having a seed in the proper spot.
Zyra is a great ambusher - look for opportunities to set a trap of seeds in brush, then lure enemies in.
The Orianna Zyra synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Zyra, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Orianna sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Zyra. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Zyra helps Orianna perform worse in competitive League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.
When Orianna is an ally to Zyra, she sees a little decrease in her total damage dealt. This change may signal that Zyra doesn't help cover for her to dish out more damage or that her support also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Orianna is played with Zyra on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Zyra.
Additionally, when Orianna plays with Zyra on the same team, she on average receives a little more damage than when she fights alone. Taking more damage could mean that Zyra does a poor job of protecting Orianna in team fights.
There is no universally accepted best companion for Orianna that will always be her ideal synergy. However, Zyra is a very typical ally for Orianna. By playing on the same team as Orianna, she increases their win rate by 0.8% to 48.3%. This signals that there is not really a strong strategic relationship between Orianna and Zyra that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than alone.
Zyra has a lower difficulty than Orianna. That means Orianna players don't need to be careful when arranging Zyra teammates to play with, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to do well with you.
Playing alongside, you will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magical damage. Together, these champions can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.
Although, by grouping Orianna and Zyra together, you will not be giving your team much engage potential. We recommend you have other champions on your team that offsets this relative gap in this pairing's kit.
Regardless of your Zyra ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.
If you would like to truly master Orianna in order to pair well with Zyra during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to master some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The most crucial finished items to build first in your Orianna and Zyra synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Luden's Companion. When Orianna bought at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better when fighting alongside Zyra than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Orianna had an average win rate of 48.3% helping carry Zyra with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating your oponents, Orianna players should use 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 used for this champion pairing, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.3% win rate overall.
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