Ornn vs Locke Counter Pick

Fifty units of attack range shape more of this top lane than either ultimate does. Ornn attacks from 175, Locke from 125, and every early trade starts from that difference. The outcome is a 58.4% win rate for Ornn across 430 games on patch 16.13.1.

Locke pays for his own aggression. Soul Ignition grants attack speed and move speed while dealing damage to himself, refunding only part of it when the duration ends, which is a poor exchange against a champion applying Brittle with Bellows Breath. Their health pools finish nearly level at 2,513 against 2,508, leaving the armour split of 121.4 to 103.4 as the number that actually resolves a duel. Locke’s damage is physical, the cheapest kind for a tank to answer, and Living Forge raises the value of each resistance purchase while removing the trips home that buying them usually costs. Neither side is subsidised by execution, since both rate 5 for difficulty.

Two threats stay live regardless of the statline. Silver Stake adds magic damage on hit that grows with the target’s missing health, Ritual Nails marks whatever it strikes so his attacks can consume those marks, and Purgatory can execute outright, so a won trade left at low health is not a safe one. Holding Searing Charge for the pillar is the cleanest answer to the movement of Locke, whose Ashen Pursuit teleports before it dashes at Ornn from 340 move speed.