Talk:Orianna/@comment-25148748-20150830203258/@comment-5955640-20150831042352

You actually have too much mana in your build. With practice, 1 of them would suit you fine.

Tear can sit on your and build for awhile and upon buying the secondary item and gold to fund Archangels the item should be built up.

Tear is good against opponents late game because of the temporary shield that it offers. It will block all forms of damage flat or penetrated but it's limited in how much and how long it will do that for. It's also better with other mana offering items so things like Lichbane and Rod Of Ages makes Archangels even stronger in damage. It's basically a free barrier ontop of an item that gives you free AP for mana.

Wherever a barrier would have been useful that's when you get this.

Chalice of Harmony is the easiest item to buy early against other mages to both match their sustain while also not running out yourself but if you don't rush Athenes you'll run out of mana if the enemy is really riding you. The magic resistance is also quite low so if you are fighting an AP assassin it will only give you decent protection past the first Sorcerer's shoes. Once they get their hands on Abyssal Scepter or a really big rod you'll need better magic resistance and that will probably be Abyssal Scepter purely as a counter to them (I wish there was more AP defensive items to choose from.) If you are doing well and the team needs you to carry the option of Guardian's Angel is one you should consider exploiting or if you think surival is based on juking one playmaking spell even a Banshee's Veil might help.

Zhonyas is mandatory.

Like I mentioned if you are buying Tear you should try to follow it up with Rod of Ages. It's a late game build but it's good damage and nice survival against general threats. It's expensive though so farm your lane and bolster your strength with Dorans.

Here's a personal reccomndation. Buy Twin Shadows or Luden's Echo. Why? The damage is fine but what you'll like is the mobility. Orianna's base mobility is actually on the lower end of the spectrum. If unprepared you can get caught out and you won't escape at all. Twin Shadows when used properly will show you where a nearby person will be and I believe that in the event of a stealthed champ it won't reveal that champ but it can find them.

Luden's Echo is more damage worthy and will make the purchase of Rabadon's better. Orianna's auto attacks deals magic damage that increases over time and if you are fighting tanks you'll want to double down on penetration. With that you'll be wanting Void Staff for sure.