Azir a better version of Orianna?

DeathcapShaco·3/21/2016, 6:55:09 AM·1 votes·945 views

I don't really see a point in Orianna currently. Azir has slightly more range. Azir soliders move faster than Orianna's ball making his plays faster and smoother and not relying on someone else to make the plays. Azir has better mobility. Azir seems to have better base damages and by far less mana problems. Both have very impactful CC ults.

I understand they are different characters, but both are zone control mages and I just don't see a point in Orianna other than picking her with a malphite or J4, even there you could just go lulu for the knock up

I saw they are buffing her mana problems a bit next patch, but I hardly think that'll be enough to make her see competitive play. Thoughts?

5 Comments

Chaos Milk Tea3/21/2016, 7:08:25 AM2 votes

Two Words: Utility, Synergy -Shield+Resistances -Knock up -Slow -And Vi can't carry in your soldiers on her ult eliminating any chance an opponent had of escaping.

You could see her as the medium between Azir and lulu. She doesn't quite have the threat presence of azir, nor the sheer utility of lulu, but rather a bit of each. It's why she is considered to fit into near any team composition and is the "safe pick" for mid lane.

Dominick Destine3/21/2016, 7:01:33 AM1 votes

Orianna has Robo-boobs though.

IcyPepper3/21/2016, 7:07:57 AM1 votes

Orianna, IIRC, has more utility than Azir does that can aid her teammates. Azir seems to play like an AP marksman more than a mage at times.

Orianna requires more teamwork to reliably land her ult in teamfights if she doesn't want to put herself at risk and the enemy team is mindful of her ball (which is harder than, say, you have a Malphite on your team), but she can buff her allies defensively and give them MS while simultaneously slowing the enemy team down.

Honestly, they're too different to say one is a better version of the other because the only similarities I"m seeing is that they both aa magic damage and have disrupting ults. The rest of their kits are just too different.

MLDzXnRRR3/21/2016, 7:56:32 AM1 votes

Ori has better burst and better utility (speedboost/slow + the shield)