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How to Win Ornn vs Katarina Counter MatchupOrnn is in the s tier of champions

Ornn vs Katarina

How to Beat Katarina as Ornn in LoLOrnn is in the a tier of champions
TankFighter
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How to Beat Katarina as Ornn

based on 2,934 Ornn vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. Within our data, Ornn battled Katarina in 2934 matches. Using so many matchups for Ornn versus Katarina provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce informative data and a pro build to smash Katarina. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Ornn has to counter Katarina in only 3.5% of his matches.

Ornn vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Ornn has done a ok job of countering Katarina. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.6% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Ornn vs Katarina rounds, Ornn’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Katarina.

Best Ornn vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalSpectre's Cowl

Core Ornn Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailHope Adrift

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanKaenic RookernThe Unspoken ParasiteForce of Nature

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ornn to level upw
>
Second ability for Ornn to level upe
>
Last skill for Ornn to max outq

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowth
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedMagic ResistMagic Resist
Ornn's passive ability p
Ornn's q ability q
Ornn's w ability w
Ornn's e ability e
Ornn's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
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E
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W
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E
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E
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Katarina as Ornn

Tips for Playing as Ornn against Katarina

Volcanic Rupture can be used to set up zoning areas to threaten enemies.

Learning build paths of items can help quickly select upgrades in lane.

The order of your abilties matters! Try to optimize Brittle usage.

Advice to Win Against Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Ornn vs Katarina Counter Stats

Ornn Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Katarina Image
3.8
< Kills >
9.6
5
< Deaths >
6.8
8.3
< Assists >
5.9
0.88
< Killing Sprees >
2.15
165
< Minions Killed >
157
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.35
6,327
< Physical Damage >
2,406
12,361
< Magic Damage >
21,688
365
< True Damage >
1,028
19,054
< Damage Dealt >
25,122
33,199
< Damage Taken >
25,110
10,626
< Gold Earned >
12,323
2.14
< Towers >
1.52
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,827
< Total Healing >
3,569
14,697
< Experience >
14,127
16
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
555
< Time Dealing CC >
38

How to Counter Katarina with Ornn in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several important Ornn vs. Katarina matchup statistics that may help you grasp the differences between the pair. As an example, Ornn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Katarina’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ornn may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Katarina..

Ornn usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Katarina. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ornn and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Ornn
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ornn
Katarina

Who is Better, Ornn or Katarina?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ornn usually fairs equally well when taking on Katarina, with a 50.6% win rate. As a result, Ornn makes an ok counter for Katarina.

While Ornn does have a higher winrate compared to Katarina, when facing one another, Ornn also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Ornn into Katarina.

Moreover, Ornn has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Katarina. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ornn vs Katarina matchups, Ornn is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Ornn is a decent counter for Katarina. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Ornn against Katarina.

Additional Information for Ornn Players

How We Calculated Our Ornn vs Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Ornn, we analyzed 2,934 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Katarina as Ornn comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ornn in order to counter Katarina during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ornn most often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Katarina. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Ornn versus Katarina build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Hope Adrift. When Ornn used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better versus Katarina than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Ornn had an average win rate of 50.6% when countering Katarina with this build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Katarina as Ornn, you should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Ornn vs Katarina face-offs, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.6% winrate overall.

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