Malphite vs Ornn
Skill matchup
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
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Anti CC
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Ornn's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
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
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 9s | 12s | 14s | – |
| 6 | 8s | 12s | 14s | 2m20 |
| 9 | 7s | 11.5s | 14s | 2m20 |
| 11 | 7s | 11s | 14s | 2m |
| 16 | 7s | 10s | 13s | 1m40 |
| 18 | 7s | 10s | 12s | 1m40 |
Playing as Malphite
Tips to maximize your impact
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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).
- 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.
Other Malphite matchups
Patch 16.21.1