Talk:Orianna/@comment-4834593-20140518075158/@comment-24124171-20140528032725

Generally for champions like Orianna in the mid game, if you don't have blue buff you have to change your playstyle/spell usage slightly to conserve mana. Athene's (this is all you need for mana, tear will make you weak early and you will have no cdr) will give you plenty of breathing room to clear comfortably and teamfight without going oom. Small things like using less spells while clearing a wave, moving the ball less, not using dissonance to speed yourself up, etc. Just keep a watch on your mana bar to control your spell use. It might come with experience with the champion, but if you still have problems a second doran's ring might help a bit. In the end, it just comes down to the fact that you are indeed gated by mana you just have to deal with it until you get blue.