Ornn vs Malzahar
How to Beat Malzahar as Ornn
based on 2,698 Ornn vs Malzahar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ornn vs Malzahar Matchup Summary
Best Ornn vs Malzahar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Malzahar as Ornn
Tips for Playing as Ornn against Malzahar
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 Malzahar
Malzahar is especially dangerous when he has built up his Void Swarm.
When Malzahar hits a spell on enemies affected by Malefic Visions, the Visions are refreshed.
Avoid minion waves that have been affected by Malefic Visions. You never know when they may die and pass the Visions onto you.
Ornn vs Malzahar Counter Stats
How to Counter Malzahar with Ornn in LoL
The stats shown on this page underscore some significant Ornn vs. Malzahar matchup stats that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. Ornn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Malzahar’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Ornn may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Malzahar..
Ornn normally has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives more damage than Malzahar. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Ornn and Malzahar
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Who is Better, Ornn or Malzahar?
Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ornn usually wins when trying to fight Malzahar, with a 51.9% win rate. Therefore, Ornn makes a good counter for Malzahar.
While Ornn does have a higher winrate than Malzahar, when they face off with one another, Ornn also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Ornn into Malzahar.
Moreover, Ornn also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Malzahar. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Ornn vs Malzahar matchups, Ornn is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Ornn is a decent counter to Malzahar. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ornn against Malzahar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Ornn in order to counter Malzahar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ornn most often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Malzahar. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Ornn versus Malzahar build consist of Kaenic Rookern, Hollow Radiance, and The Unspoken Parasite. When Ornn combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better countering Malzahar than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Ornn had an average winrate of 51.9% when countering Malzahar with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of annihilating Malzahar as Ornn, Ornn players should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Ornn vs Malzahar counters, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.9% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Malzahar as Ornn are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.