Talk:Orianna/@comment-15562896-20120523225259/@comment-4952847-20120524085738

A lot of people say she can dominate her lane with her skill combo, this is not entirely true. She is very squishy and harassing does not always end in a good trade of health.

I'd recommend maxing E first if you want an easy early game dominating power, as the shield has nice base value and gives you enough resist to literally walk in and auto attack harass with no risk most of the time (mind you you can probably toss 2 or 3 auto-attacks at most during your shield's active time). However, with this skill order she hasn't got a huge burst power: you cannot risk to harass high burst characters because they will simply survive and retaliate. It is just much safer to just last hit and farm against certain champions, especially ones whose burst damage cannot be dodged.

If you do decide that plotting E early on is not enough output and you want to go Q / W first for the damage / utility (I always go either Q or E, W's damage portion is hard to land against someone who knows Ori), you will want to place the ball just behind the enemy ranged minions and attempt to Q your opponent as he/she moves in for the last hit. This is not the easiest way to dominate your lane but works; you need to keep a constant lookout on your ball's leash range and make sure the enemy does not have a long range stun that can counter harass you (namely Veigar).

Try using runes and quints such as MR and movement speed as well if you're having trouble surviving, as it is always better to be able to stay in lane than crave the 25 AP from runes.

All in all playing as Orianna requires a great deal of patience. Don't attempt to over-harass, always wait for the optimal moment to strike. Keep a reserve of mana and abilities (except Q) ready, be prepared for any counter-harassing the enemy makes.

Also be a smart player and know when to stop on the offense and run away.