Malphite vs Ornn

Malphite
vs
50.2%

over 582 games

Ornn

Skill matchup

Very tankyHeavy CCHeavy AP damageStrong engage

Build vs Ornn

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Malphite: Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, Frozen Heart, Plated Steelcaps, Hollow Radiance, Kaenic Rookern, Malignance, Jak'Sho, The Protean.

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Sunfire Aegis
1
Thornmail
2
Frozen Heart
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Hollow Radiance
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport83%
FlashDot15%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Hollow Radiance
Kaenic Rookern
Malignance
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Bramble Vest
Randuin's Omen
Stormsurge
Zeke's Convergence
Shadowflame
Unending Despair
Heartsteel
Abyssal Mask
Rabadon's Deathcap
Dark Seal
Iceborn Gauntlet
Fimbulwinter
Force of Nature
Zhonya's Hourglass
Mejai's Soulstealer
Luden's Echo
Knight's Vow
Protoplasm Harness
Spirit Visage
Tear of the Goddess
Void Staff
Dusk and Dawn
63.6% WR33 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
Shield BashShield Bash
ConditioningConditioning
OvergrowthOvergrowth
SorcerySorcery
TranscendenceTranscendence
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth 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 Malphite

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Wait for them to group for R

    Save Unstoppable Force (R) for when the enemy carries are grouped: nothing stops your charge, and the impact knocks every enemy in the area into the air.

  2. Steal speed with Seismic Shard

    Cast Seismic Shard (Q) before engaging or to escape: it slows the target and gives you the speed it steals.

  3. Trade with your shield up

    Take your trades while Granite Shield (passive) is up: it absorbs 10% of your max health, and Thunderclap (W) then triples your bonus armor.

  4. Ground Slam against attackers

    Against a champion who lives on autos, start your trades with Ground Slam (E): it lowers their attack speed, and its damage scales with your armor.

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