Zac vs Ornn
Hard matchup
Build vs Ornn
The champion's reference build, for lack of enough games in this matchup
Recommended items for Zac: Sunfire Aegis, Spirit Visage, Thornmail, Mercury's Treads, Hollow Radiance, Unending Despair, Randuin's Omen, Bramble Vest.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
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 Zac
Tips to maximize your impact
- Smash them into each other
After Stretching Strikes (Q) on one enemy, hit a second enemy with your auto: you fling them into each other, and if they collide, they and those nearby take damage.
- Pick up your Goo
Pick up the chunks of Goo you shed when your spells hit: Cell Division (passive) heals you for each one, and Unstable Matter (W) comes back 1 second sooner.
- Charge your Slingshot out of sight
Charge Elastic Slingshot (E) from the fog of war: the enemy has less time to react, and the longer the charge, the longer the knock-up on landing.
- Bounce into the middle of them
Cast Let's Bounce! (R) into the heart of their team: the first bounce knocks back each enemy hit, the following ones slow them, and you can cast Unstable Matter (W) at the same time.
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 Zac matchups
Patch 16.21.1