My name is Shingetsu, and I'm the best Ornn on the planet.

Zero Shingetsu··1 votes·1,191 views

I'm here to tell you that Ornn isn't played near often enough. There's so much to love about this champion, yet I never see him. Ever. Let me explain why Ornn should be picked more often.

  • Ornn doesn't need gold to do damage. A good Ornn's damage is incredibly reliable even without items.
  • This in turn allows him to build literally anything he wants and still do respectable damage, if you play him right.
  • Ornn can protect his carry with the best of them. Pyke, Blitzcrank, Poppy, Vayne, Thresh, Braum, Zoe... A lot of the most dangerous CC you're apt to face bot can be completely negated by stepping in front of it and pressing W at the right time. If you're up against a Lux or a Morgana, you can still use your W and Q to pressure the enemy while you're rooted, then E after them the moment you get free if they don't back up.
  • Ornn's ultimate decides river and jungle fights like no other (except perhaps Qiyana). Worst case scenario, you can scatter the enemy team at will and give your team isolated targets to pick off.
  • Ornn doesn't need to go back. Ever. Not when you build him like I do, at least. Health? No problem. Mana? Not an issue. Items? Build them yourself. You'll be in lane all day, whether the enemy wants you there or not. No one, and I mean no one, sustains like Ornn.

2019, Shingetsu's Ornn. No Flash. No Ignite.

Top: A-/A-/A- Mid: A/B/A Support: A+/B+/A

Compared against all Ornn players in those roles, my kill participation, damage share, damage per gold, roam dominance, and kill conversion is substantially higher. You can trust Shingetsu. Shingetsu is telling you that Ornn is your new best friend just waiting to be picked.

Procedo et vincet, summoners.

7 Comments

Keiaga2 votes

So youre the best of like, 3 1/2 ornn players? Lol

Sinful Succubus1 votes

Top: A-/A-/A- Mid: A/B/A Support: A+/B+/A

no S variations tho?

Hotarµ1 votes

Ornn support is not that good, and I say that as someone who plays it every now and then.

It's a gimmick. It can work in hook lanes but if that person is smart they can bait your W or follow up in other ways to circumvent it. Ornn has no sustain, his early game is fairly weak, and his CC is telegraphed and requires certain conditions to be met. Even if you manage to land a Q and start dashing to it, most botlaners can dash out of it and/or CC you from doing so.

It can be decent if you know what you're doing, overall it's really not that great.

Zero Shingetsu1 votes

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Ornn support is not that good, and I say that as someone who plays it every now and then.

It's a gimmick. It can work in hook lanes but if that person is smart they can bait your W or follow up in other ways to circumvent it. Ornn has no sustain, his early game is fairly weak, and his CC is telegraphed and requires certain conditions to be met. Even if you manage to land a Q and start dashing to it, most botlaners can dash out of it and/or CC you from doing so.

It can be decent if you know what you're doing, overall it's really not that great.

As someone who plays it consistently, I can tell you it's amazing. It's primarily because the CC is telegraphed that he's so great. His CC is incredibly dangerous with an ADC at his back, and when you throw out that Q or breathe your fire, your opponent runs back right quick. Your carry gets to free farm all day. If they don't? Your carry gets kills.

As far as no sustain, I'm sorry, I couldn't help but laugh out loud at this.

item 1006 item 1006 item 1006 item 1004

Start with this as early as possible and you'll never need to go back again.

Builds into item 3069 item 3056/item 3512 item 3748 item 3222 or can be sold late game to buy nastier stuff like item 3083

Early game, I'm regenerating around 10 health per second just for dodging skillshots. It's like having a potion that never runs out.

warhawk361 votes

no

AlienPrimate1 votes

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Top: A-/A-/A- Mid: A/B/A Support: A+/B+/A

Compared against all Ornn players in those roles, my kill participation, damage share, damage per gold, roam dominance, and kill conversion is substantially higher. You can trust Shingetsu. Shingetsu is telling you that Ornn is your new best friend just waiting to be picked.

Meanwhile my Taric

Top: A+/S/S- (61 games) 54% win rate Jung: A+/S-/A+ (46 games) 59% win rate Mid: A+/S+/A (34 games) 71% win rate Bot: A+/A+/A- (17 games) 59% win rate Sup: S-/S/S- (62 games) 60% win rate

You can trust AlienPrimate. AlienPrimate is telling you that Taric is your new best friend just waiting to be picked.

Zero Shingetsu1 votes

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Meanwhile my Taric

Top: A+/S/S- (61 games) 54% win rate Jung: A+/S-/A+ (46 games) 59% win rate Mid: A+/S+/A (34 games) 71% win rate Bot: A+/A+/A- (17 games) 59% win rate Sup: S-/S/S- (62 games) 60% win rate

You can trust AlienPrimate. AlienPrimate is telling you that Taric is your new best friend just waiting to be picked.

I am legitimately considering playing Taric just because of this post. I want you to know that.

Except for the part where you left out the five "why" bullet points that I put in my OP. I'm not telling people to play Ornn because I'm good with him, I'm telling them to play Ornn for these five primary reasons, and citing my record as proof I didn't just rewatch his reveal video and come running with theories.

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