Ornn is a melee tank usually played Top on Summoner's Rift. This guide covers Ornn in ARAM: Ornn excels as a frontline tank and initiator in ARAM, using his brittle procs and item upgrades to control fights and empower his team.
Ornn ARAM Abilities
Ornn forges items anywhere and upgrades his own and allies' items, gaining bonus resistances from all sources.
Ornn creates a fissure that slows enemies, then forms a magma pillar at the target location.
Ornn advances, breathing fire; the final gout makes enemies Brittle.
Ornn charges forward, creating a shockwave that knocks up enemies if he hits terrain.
Ornn summons a speeding elemental that slows and Brittles enemies, then can recast to redirect it for a knock-up.
Ornn ARAM Playstyle & Tips
Ornn excels as a frontline tank and initiator in ARAM, using his brittle procs and item upgrades to control fights and empower his team. Focus on peeling for carries and engaging with your ultimate to disrupt enemy formations.
Tips
Use your W, Volcanic Rupture, to poke and slow enemies from a safe distance in ARAM's narrow lanes.
Brittle procs from your passive are key-land auto-attacks after abilities to maximize damage and crowd control.
Upgrade your team's items at the shop using your passive; prioritize upgrading carries' core items for a power spike.
Save your ultimate, Call of the Forge God, for engaging or peeling-its knock-up and slow are devastating in team fights.
Build tanky with Sunfire Aegis and Thornmail to survive ARAM's constant skirmishes and deal consistent damage.
Combos
Q (Searing Charge) > auto-attack > W (Volcanic Rupture) > auto-attack for a quick Brittle proc and burst.
R (Call of the Forge God) > E (Bellows Breath) to reposition and follow up with a knock-up and slow.
E (Bellows Breath) to create terrain, then Q to charge into enemies and set up a Brittle combo.
Ornn ARAM Build Patch 16.13
Runes
Primary — Resolve
Grasp of the Undying
Font of Life
Conditioning
OvergrowthSecondary — Precision
Legend: Haste
TriumphSummoners
Skill Order
Max your skills in this order
Starter Items
- 1.
Giant's Belt - 2.
Ruby Crystal
Core Items
- 1.
Heartsteel - 2.
Unending Despair - 3.
Mercury's Treads
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy team has mixed damage
- your team needs a frontline tank
- you want scaling defensive stats in long fights
Avoid when:
- enemy team is burst heavy
- you need immediate resistances over time
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy lacks max health damage
- you need to sustain between fights
- your team has no enchanter support
Avoid when:
- enemy has liandry or botrk
- you need armor or mr more
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy has multiple auto-attackers
- your team needs attack speed reduction
- you want high armor and ability haste
Avoid when:
- enemy team is mostly ability-based
- you need magic resist instead
Options
Ornn ARAM FAQ
What is the best build for Ornn in ARAM?
In ARAM, Ornn typically builds core items like Heartsteel, Unending Despair, Mercury's Treads and Grasp of the Undying runes (Resolve primary, Precision secondary).
What runes should I use for Ornn in ARAM?
Take Grasp of the Undying in the Resolve tree as your keystone, with Precision as your secondary tree for Ornn in ARAM.
How do you play Ornn in ARAM?
Ornn excels as a frontline tank and initiator in ARAM, using his brittle procs and item upgrades to control fights and empower his team. Focus on peeling for carries and engaging with your ultimate to disrupt enemy formations.
What is Ornn's best combo in ARAM?
Q (Searing Charge) > auto-attack > W (Volcanic Rupture) > auto-attack for a quick Brittle proc and burst.
