E back to a minion, Q her, then E back to it so you stay safe until she's low.

Matchups › Akali › vs Orianna

Akali vs Orianna

YOU · MID

ENEMY · MID

Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

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Dodge her ult

Don't get ult-pulled under tower, and watch for her ulting you and the wave at the same time.

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When Stormraider's Surge is down

Once her Stormraider's Surge is on cooldown is when you really start winning: all-in with most of your spells up.

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Learn her Q

Learn to read Ori's Q so you can predict what she wants: it's more on her to miss than on you to hit.

Never let her freeze the wave in front of her own tower: it's her best safe space.

Runes

DOMINATION

RESOLVE

SHARDS

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

→

16.14 Emerald+ - 55% WR - 1.1k games

Skill order

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
		W											W	W		W	W
	E							E	E		E	E
					R					R					R

MAX

Q→

E→

Akali · Mid · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Akali vs Orianna in Mid lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: her ult, don't get shockwaved under tower, or caught by it alongside the wave.