Naafiri vs Orianna — Mid Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Naafiri against Orianna · 53.31% win rate over 741 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Naafiri is favoured — Naafiri owns 6 of the 7 game windows to Orianna's 1. Naafiri wins 53.31% of games vs Orianna in mid lane (741 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1NaafiriLevel 1 favours you as Orianna is dash-less with tight early mana.
Level 2NaafiriAt level 2 your Q trades beat her when the ball is on the wave.
Level 3NaafiriLevel 3 W The Hunt gives you an all-in she can't peel without the ball.
Levels 4-5NaafiriThrough 4-5 you punish ball-out-of-position step-ups with Q trades.
Level 6NaafiriAt six your R and E let you all-in through her single-target displacement.
First itemNaafiriFirst item lets you shove and roam past her slow rotation.
Two+ itemsOriannaTwo items in her shield, zoning and R Command: Shockwave out-scale your burst.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Levels 1-2 Orianna pokes with the ball but has tight mana and no dash, so walk up when the ball is on the wave, last-hit with Q, and trade when she's out of position.

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Naafiri vs Orianna report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.

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