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How to Synergize Ornn with Zed on the Same TeamOrnn is in the s tier of champions

Ornn with Zed

How to Win With Ornn and Zed Paired TogetherOrnn is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Ornn and Zed

based on 2,825 Ornn with Zed pairs
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.4
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull data from from millions of League of Legends games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Ornn has fought alongside Zed in 2825 recent, competitive games. By amassing so much accurate data from the makers of League, we are totally sure that we can produce high quality, usable builds to help Ornn play with Zed. It is relatively rare for Ornn to play with Zed as teammates. This pairing has only occurred in approx. 3.4% of matches with Ornn.

Ornn Zed Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Ornn does a dismal job of fighting on the same side as Zed. Typically, he wins a dismal 48.4% of matches the champs appear on the same team. If you want to do better as Ornn when fighting on the same team as Zed by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with him, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Ornn vs Zed 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 AegisFrozen HeartThe Unspoken Parasite

Optional Items

Unending DespairJak'Sho, The ProteanKaenic RookernLeviathan

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 UndyingDemolishConditioningOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling
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
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R
7
W
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E
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W
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E
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R
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Synergizing Ornn and Zed

Tips for Playing as Ornn with Zed

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 Understand How Zed Will Play

Placing a Living Shadow before using Death Mark can give Zed a safe escape from combat.

Saving energy and spell cooldowns until you use your ultimate will maximize Death Mark's damage.

Quickly double tapping Living Shadow will teleport Zed to his shadow immediately for rapid escapes.

Ornn Zed Synergy Stats

Ornn Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Zed Image
3.9
< Kills >
3.8
5.2
< Deaths >
5
8.6
< Assists >
8.4
0.88
< Killing Sprees >
0.87
169
< Minions Killed >
166
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.43
6,357
< Physical Damage >
6,310
13,289
< Magic Damage >
12,403
445
< True Damage >
385
20,092
< Damage Dealt >
19,099
35,031
< Damage Taken >
34,042
10,875
< Gold Earned >
10,712
2.09
< Towers >
2.14
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
4,355
< Total Healing >
4,149
15,165
< Experience >
14,827
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
588
< Time Dealing CC >
572

How to Play with Zed as Ornn in LoL

The Ornn Zed synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Zed, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Ornn sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Zed. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Zed helps Ornn perform poorer in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Ornn is paired with Zed, he observes a small increase in his complete damage dealt. This change may demonstrate that Zed provides cover for him to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Ornn is played with Zed on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Zed. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Zed.

Moreover, when Ornn plays with Zed on the same team, he typically takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage may mean that Zed does a poor job of protecting Ornn in team fights.

Synergies between Ornn and Zed

Damage Types Compared

Ornn
Zed
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Ornn
Zed

Is Ornn better when played alongside Zed?

There is no perfect ally for Ornn that will no matter what be his ideal synergy. However, Zed is a below average teammate for Ornn. By playing on the same team as Ornn, he drops their win rate by -1.9% to 48.4%. This clearly indicates that there is a bad strategic relationship between Ornn and Zed that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Zed has a greater difficulty than Ornn. That means you should be very careful when arranging Zed allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to play well with you.

Working cooperatively, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these two can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

In contrast, by grouping Ornn and Zed together, you probably will not be providing your other teammates much magical damage output. We recommend you include other champs on your team that nullifies this relative hole in their kit.

Regardless of the ability of your Zed ally, you need to focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Ornn Players

How We Calculated Our Ornn Zed Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Ornn and Zed, we analyzed 2,825 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Ornn with Zed comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Ornn in order to pair well with Zed during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The most important finished items to focus on in your Ornn and Zed synergy build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Frozen Heart, and The Unspoken Parasite. When Ornn included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when paired up with Zed than with many other typical builds. In fact, Ornn had an average win rate of 48.4% helping carry Zed with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, you should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Ornn and Zed pairings, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.4% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Ornn with Zed synergy tips and builds for a a particular division, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and guides shown are calculated using all matches with data with both champions.