Aatrox vs Ornn

Aatrox
vs
48.9%

over 458 games

Ornn

Skill matchup

Very tankyHeavy CCHeavy AP damageStrong engage

Build vs Ornn

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Aatrox: Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, Death's Dance, Mercury's Treads, Eclipse, Sundered Sky, Maw of Malmortius, Sterak's Gage.

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Black Cleaver
1
Spear of Shojin
2
Death's Dance
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Eclipse
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot64%
FlashTeleport34%

Other options

Eclipse
Sundered Sky
Maw of Malmortius
Sterak's Gage
Voltaic Cyclosword
Serylda's Grudge
Endless Hunger
Hubris
Spirit Visage
Bastionbreaker
Serpent's Fang
Lord Dominik's Regards
Mortal Reminder
Randuin's Omen
Stridebreaker
B. F. Sword
Profane Hydra
Edge of Night
Tiamat
Serrated Dirk
Heartsteel
Overlord's Bloodmail
Kaenic Rookern
Bramble Vest
Guardian Angel
52.0% WR25 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
TriumphTriumph
Legend: HasteLegend: Haste
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
RevitalizeRevitalize
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Ornn's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Living Forge (P)

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.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
39s12s14s–
68s12s14s2m20
97s11.5s14s2m20
117s11s14s2m
167s10s13s1m40
187s10s12s1m40

Playing as Aatrox

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Hit with the edge of your blade

    Land the edge of The Darkin Blade (Q): enemies hit by the edge take a short knock-up and more damage, so Umbral Dash (E) heals you for more.

  2. Reposition your blade with your dash

    Cast Umbral Dash (E) during The Darkin Blade (Q) to put the edge on your target: the dash doesn't interrupt your other spells.

  3. Trap your target with your chains

    Cast Infernal Chains (W) when the target can't leave the zone, against a wall or in a chokepoint: if they stay inside, they get pulled back to the impact point.

  4. Transform before the teamfight

    Cast World Ender (R) before you engage, not in the middle of the teamfight: you instantly gain AD, increased healing and move speed.

Playing against Ornn

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Stay away from walls and his pillar

    Don't stand near a wall or the Volcanic Rupture (Q) pillar: if he slams into it with Searing Charge (E), enemies around him take a knock-up.

  2. Get out of his breath

    Get out of Bellows Breath (W) before the final burst of flame: it makes you brittle, and his CC then lasts 30% longer on you.

  3. Keep him in combat in lane

    Hit him regularly in lane: while he's being attacked, he can't forge his items on the spot with Living Forge (passive).

  4. Dodge the redirected elemental

    When he recasts Call of the Forge God (R), get out of the elemental's line: redirected, it knocks the first champion it hits into the air, then the next ones.

Patch 16.21.1