Talk:Orianna/@comment-82.65.37.232-20120929021322/@comment-82.254.38.142-20121002044719

Pretty good build Armegdon.

My build and set-up may look odd as well. But it works pretty well so far. (I've never played ranked tho, I can't really say if it would work at high level, I'm about 400 win for 360 loss at this point).

Anyway, I use 21/9/0 mastery. I run the 3 AD bonus instead of AP and 3% Lifesteal. The life you'll gain with the life steal will be almost unseen but it's there. And along your last it you'll slowy recover the lost health.

You may now wonder why I think about slowly recovering health when I could have potion because I'm a squishy mage and that kind of stuff.

Well, I basicaly arrive on the lane at level 1 with 711 HP, (899 at level 3 I think).

Anyway, I run Magic Penetration Mark, Flat Armor Seal and Flat Cooldown Reduction glyphs. I also have flat health percentage quint.

I purchase the Ruby Crystal as my first item. Allowing me tank much more minion hit while harassing with the auto-attack. I can also take more risk when going out of the lane for a buff steal or a jungle fight near mid-lane etc...

I'm passive until level 4, last-hitting (sometimes using Q to get a minion that I won't get in time) but barely use my abilities. Once I reach level 4 the damage dealt by dissonance is worth the mana cost. At this point I should reach the level 6 while harassing the ennemy fairly well and have around 1200 gold. Allowing me to an early Catalyst and boots. I should just run out of mana at this point. If you hit all your skillshot you don't need much mana to deal damage in the end, not wasting it until level 4 and possibly 5 helps a lot too.

The health % quint still affect the health I get so I'm much more resistant. That's something people tend to forget and think they can safely dive the "squishy mage". When it happens, you're glad to grab an easy kill.

You know what happens next, regular farming phase, awesome teamfight presence with her ultimate if correctly placed etc...

I guess my view of Orianna at this point is pretty weird but people really don't expect her to be this tanky. The extra-life got me out of tight situation more than once.

Anyway, thanks for reading and if you come across an Orianna with a Ruby Crystal, that would probably be me. :3

(number of Orianna player/number of player who purchase Red Crystal)=Pretty much nothing

See you on Summoner's Rift folks !