Ornn vs Zilean
How to Beat Zilean as Ornn
based on 942 Ornn vs Zilean matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ornn vs Zilean Matchup Summary
Best Ornn vs Zilean Counter Build
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Core Ornn Items
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Guide to Countering Zilean as Ornn
Tips for Playing as Ornn against Zilean
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 Zilean
Zilean is fragile if a team focuses on him, but otherwise he's very difficult to kill. Commit to killing him as a team.
If you're able to match Zilean's speed, it can sometimes be beneficial to wait until his ultimate has faded before landing the killing blow.
Ornn vs Zilean Counter Stats
How to Counter Zilean with Ornn in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here feature several vital Ornn vs. Zilean counter statistics that may help you understand the differences between the pair. For instance, Ornn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zilean’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ornn may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Zilean..
Ornn typically has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he takes more damage than Zilean. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Ornn and Zilean
Damage Types Compared
Champion Playstyles Compared
Who is Better, Ornn or Zilean?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ornn usually loses when trying to fight Zilean, with a 46.7% win rate. Thus, Ornn makes a bad counter to Zilean.
While Ornn does have a lower winrate compared to Zilean, when they face off with one another, Ornn also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Ornn into Zilean.
Additionally, Ornn also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zilean. 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Ornn vs Zilean matchups, Zilean is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Ornn is a bad counter for Zilean. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ornn against Zilean.
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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 Zilean during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ornn typically picks up more CS relative to Zilean. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Ornn versus Zilean build consist of Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and The Unspoken Parasite. When Ornn included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better against Zilean than with most other common item sets. In fact, Ornn boasted an average win rate of 46.7% when countering Zilean with this build.
To have the highest chance of crushing Zilean as Ornn, Ornn players should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Ornn vs Zilean counter picks, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 46.7% winrate overall.
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