Ornn vs Gangplank

Ornn
vs
52.5%

over 607 games

Gangplank

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageSplit pushHigh burstHeavy poke

You are stronger late game. Farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Gangplank

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Ornn: Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, Jak'Sho, The Protean, Plated Steelcaps, Randuin's Omen, Unending Despair, Kaenic Rookern, Bramble Vest.

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Sunfire Aegis
1
Thornmail
2
Jak'Sho, The Protean
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Randuin's Omen
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport75%
FlashDot22%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Randuin's Omen
Unending Despair
Kaenic Rookern
Bramble Vest
Frozen Heart
Protoplasm Harness
Hollow Radiance
Knight's Vow
Heartsteel
Warmog's Armor
Zeke's Convergence
Force of Nature
Fimbulwinter
Dead Man's Plate
Iceborn Gauntlet
Locket of the Iron Solari
Tear of the Goddess
Abyssal Mask
Spirit Visage
55.2% WR29 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
DemolishDemolish
Bone PlatingBone Plating
OvergrowthOvergrowth
InspirationInspiration
Magical FootwearMagical Footwear
Biscuit DeliveryBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Gangplank's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Trial by Fire (P)

Every few seconds, Gangplank's melee strike will set his opponent on fire.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
34.5s22s0s–
64.5s22s0s2m40
94.5s20s0s2m40
114.5s18s0s2m20
164.5s14s0s2m
184.5s14s0s2m

Playing as Ornn

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Pillar, then Searing Charge into it

    Cast Volcanic Rupture (Q) behind your target, then Searing Charge (E) into the pillar: when you hit that terrain, enemies around you take a knock-up.

  2. Bellows Breath before your trade

    Cast Bellows Breath (W) before your trade: nothing stops you during the breath, and the final burst of flame makes the target brittle, so your next auto knocks them back.

  3. Send your elemental back

    Recast Call of the Forge God (R) to ram the elemental: redirected, it knocks the first champion it hits into the air, then the next ones, and makes them brittle again.

  4. Forge your allies' masterworks

    Create masterwork items for your allies as soon as you can: Living Forge (passive) upgrades their items too, not just yours.

Playing against Gangplank

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Pop his kegs before he does

    Destroy his kegs before he does: a Powder Keg (E) destroyed by an enemy is defused, and each keg loses health over time.

  2. All-in, he has no dash

    If you can engage, go all-in: his kit has no dash to escape.

  3. Save a CC for after his W

    If your team has several CCs, don't use them all at once: Remove Scurvy (W) cleanses all his CC, then has a 22 to 14 second cooldown.

  4. Get out of his keg zone

    In teamfights, get out of his kegs' area: each Powder Keg (E) explosion deals the damage of the attack that set it off, ignores part of your armor and slows you.

Patch 16.21.1