How to beat Ornn

Common role: Top

A self-sufficient tank who upgrades items and stuns your team with a double knock-up ult.

What makes Ornn dangerous

Ornn forges upgraded items for himself and his team without recalling, and his ultimate summons a charging ram that knocks up, then he can re-activate it to knock up again — a devastating teamfight engage. He also breaks brittle terrain to knock you up. He's a scaling tank with strong lane sustain and a wombo ult.

How to play against Ornn

• 1Respect his double ult knock-up — the ram knocks up, and his re-cast knocks up again. Don't group tightly when it's available.
• 2Dodge his Q terrain break and E charge — both knock you up and set up his combo. Sidestep the skillshots.
• 3He's tanky but low damage — kite him and burst his carries. % health and magic damage beat his armor.
• 4In lane he out-sustains poke with his passive — don't waste mana, and pressure his weak early levels before he scales.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Low personal damage — a scaling peel/engage tank.
• ✓Ult and Q/E knock-ups are dodgeable skillshots.
• ✓% health and magic damage beat his armor.
• ✓Immobile — kiteable with no gap-closer beyond his E.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Ornn's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Living Forge

  Ornn gains an additional bonus Armor and Magic Resist from all sources.Ornn can spend gold to forge non-consumable items anywhere.Additionally, he can create masterwork items for himself and for his allies.

• Q
  Volcanic Rupture

  Ornn slams the ground, sending out a fissure dealing damage and slowing enemies hit. After a small delay, a magma pillar forms at the end location.

• W
  Bellows Breath

  Ornn advances, breathing fire. Enemies hit by the final gout of flame become Brittle.

• E
  Searing Charge

  Ornn charges, dealing damage to enemies he passes through. If Ornn collides with terrain while charging, the impact creates a shockwave around him which deals damage and knocks up enemies.

  Strong: a charge that knocks up and can break terrain for more CC. Weak: it's a skillshot — sidestep it to deny the setup.

• R
  Call of the Forge God

  Ornn summons a massive elemental at a location which travels toward him with increasing speed. Enemies run over by the elemental take damage, are slowed and are made Brittle. Ornn can recast the ability to charge into the elemental, redirecting it in the direction he hits it, causing the elemental to affect any enemies it runs over to be knocked up, dealing the same damage and re-applying Brittle.

  Strong: a charging ram knocks up, then his re-cast knocks up again — a double AoE stun. Weak: don't group tightly when it's available.

Itemization

Ornn is a scaling tank. Play % health and magic damage, dodge his knock-up skillshots, and don't group tightly for his double ult. Kite him and focus his carries.

This guide covers Ornn's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.