Qiyana vs Orianna — Mid Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Qiyana against Orianna · 50.85% win rate over 706 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Qiyana is favoured — Qiyana owns 6 of the 7 game windows to Orianna's 1. Qiyana wins 50.85% of games vs Orianna in mid lane (706 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1QiyanaYou're favoured at level 1 since Orianna has no early all-in and you punish ball positioning.
Level 2QiyanaAt level 2 you keep dictating trades against an immobile poke mage.
Level 3QiyanaLevel 3 gives you the dash combo to jump her body whenever the ball is out on the wave.
Levels 4-5QiyanaThrough levels 4-5 her shield and slow can't stop your committed E-Q all-in.
Level 6QiyanaAt level 6 your R out-bursts her 1v1 whenever Shockwave or the ball is away.
First itemQiyanaAt first item a clean combo deletes her and forces a defensive, pressure-less ball.
Two+ itemsOriannaInto 2+ items Orianna wins as R Shockwave and her peel dominate the teamfights you can't flank.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Levels 1-5 are yours: Orianna is immobile with no pre-6 all-in, so when she leaves the ball on the wave to Q poke you dash onto her body and punish. Her E Command Protect shield and W slow can't stop a committed E-Q combo, so hunt every ball-mispositioned window.

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Qiyana 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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