Ornn
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Poor (2/10)
High Investment Required
Epic Relics
Ornn is widely considered one of the weakest champions in the game. His prohibitive mana cost, slow setup, and vulnerability to aggressive boards make him highly ineffective in difficult encounters. While his late-game scaling can be satisfying, he requires significant investment and specific Epic relics to function adequately.
Instant Ram Rush
Triggers a free attack immediately upon play, provided Ornn has 10+ power.
Duplicates the attacking Ram to overwhelm the opponent's defenses.
Accelerates early unit scaling and ensures Ornn levels up upon being played.
Strategy
This build transforms Ornn into an immediate game-ending threat. Secret Technique allows you to rapidly scale a unit in the early game.
Once Ornn is played, he copies the massive equipment, easily meeting the 10+ power requirement for Cease and Desist. This triggers an immediate free attack, while Spectral Scissors duplicates the Ram for massive burst damage.
Defensive Control
Stuns the entire enemy board upon Ornn's level-up, providing critical defensive utility.
Grants a Rally effect upon leveling up, enabling a powerful counterattack.
Allows Ornn to consume his summoned Ram to consolidate stats and gain Overwhelm.
Strategy
Designed for high-difficulty encounters where Ornn struggles to survive. By deploying Ornn on the opponent's attack turn, Tempest Blade stuns the entire enemy board, neutralizing their offensive.
Crownguard Inheritance then provides a Rally effect upon his level-up, allowing for a devastating counterattack on the following turn, while Corrupted Star Fragment ensures he scales large enough to finish the game by consuming his summoned Ram.
Aggressive Scaling
Ensures Ornn strikes upon entering the battlefield, aiding his level-up condition.- Allows Ornn to consume his summoned Ram to consolidate stats.
Provides an additional attack token to close out the game quickly.
Strategy
Stalker's Blade ensures Ornn levels up immediately upon entering the battlefield. Corrupted Star Fragment allows Ornn to consume his summoned Ram, consolidating stats to survive enemy removal and avoid being chump-blocked.
Galeforce provides the extra attack needed to execute a one-turn kill. This build is particularly effective in adventures that provide early mana acceleration, such as the Volibear encounter.
Nexus Burst
Strikes the enemy Nexus upon being played.- Strikes the enemy Nexus upon being played.
- Strikes the enemy Nexus upon being played.
Strategy
A high-risk, high-reward approach utilizing only rare relics. The strategy involves stalling the game and stacking a single piece of equipment on an early unit.
Once Ornn is played, he copies the massive equipment and strikes the enemy Nexus three times for immediate lethal damage. This is highly effective for bypassing the mechanics of difficult encounters like Lissandra.
Titanic Ramp
Provides a crucial early mana gem, provided Ornn meets the Titanic threshold.
Provides the necessary attack boost to activate Starforged Gauntlets while offering protection.- Adds significant offensive pressure by duplicating attacking units.
Strategy
Ornn's primary weakness is his high mana cost. Starforged Gauntlets provides a crucial early mana gem, but Ornn requires stat-boosting relics to meet the Titanic threshold of 8 base health or attack.
Death's Foil provides the necessary attack boost to activate Starforged Gauntlets while offering protection during attacks. Spectral Scissors adds significant offensive pressure by duplicating attacking units.
Other Relic Options
Protects Ornn's massive stat investments from disruptive spells, stuns, and obliterate effects, which are common in high-difficulty adventures.
Enhances Ornn's forging capabilities in the late game, allowing for rapid stat scaling on his units.
An alternative to Death's Foil for activating Starforged Gauntlets, providing additional health for survivability.
Constellation
Ornn suffers from a slow game plan, prohibitive mana costs, and a lack of early board presence. His 2-star power is frequently criticized for being too slow, as it requires playing a 4+ cost card to generate equipment. Conversely, his 3-star power, which doubles forge effects, is deemed essential for his viability. A comprehensive constellation rework is highly anticipated to address his fundamental tempo issues.
Sweet Solitude
Round Start: Create a 0 cost Fleeting Time and Dedication in hand.
I Made This
+1 Starting Mana. The first time you play an ally or equipment that cost 4+ mana, Manifest an equipment and reduce its cost by 2.
Sweet Solitude II
Round Start: Create a 0 cost Fleeting Time and Dedication in hand. The first time you Forge each round, Forge again.
Gameplay Tips
- Prioritize Early Mana Acceleration
Ornn's primary weakness is his high mana cost. Prioritize powers and nodes that provide extra mana gems or cost reduction to deploy him before aggressive opponents overwhelm the board.
- Leverage Support Champions
In many difficult encounters, the optimal strategy is to focus entirely on buffing a low-cost support champion with Ornn's forge effects, using Ornn himself only as a late-game contingency plan.
- Exploit Equipment Copy Mechanics
When Ornn is played, his ability to copy an equipped weapon does not count as playing a card. This mechanic is highly effective for bypassing restrictive enemy powers, such as Lissandra's mana tax on card plays.
- Avoid Trap Relics
Relics that rely on the Ram surviving, such as The Taker's Bow, are ineffective. Ornn's attack sequence consumes the Ram before its attack-triggered effects can resolve. Additionally, Disciple of Shadows is detrimental as it grants Ephemeral to units, conflicting with Ornn's stat-building strategy.
- Capitalize on Favorable Mutators
Ornn excels in adventures with mutators that accelerate mana or transform units (such as the squirrel transformation), as his forged equipment retains its stat bonuses regardless of the unit's base form.