How to win lane as Graves against Ornn · 44.9% win rate over 49 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Ornn is immobile with no escape and you both have weak level 1s — neither of you can commit a trade, so this stage is genuinely even. |
| Level 2 | Ornn | His E pillar comes online and lets him dash-knockup the moment you step into shell range — and the Brittle his abilities apply stuns through your W blind. |
| Level 3 | Ornn | Even with your full Q-E-W kit, his point-blank CC catches you exactly where you must stand to deal damage, and a Brittle detonation flips any trade you start. |
| Levels 4-5 | Ornn | Your True Grit armor and MR stacking is worthless here — he doesn't out-DPS you, he locks you down with pillar and W, and his base durability eats your shells. |
| Level 6 | Graves | Collateral Damage is your one nuke-and-escape window — catch his E and W on cooldown and you can finally burst him with both shells or wall-knockback out. |
| First item | Graves | Eclipse or Youmuu's is your peak duel tempo and he isn't fully forged yet — this is the last stage your shell spread meaningfully hurts him. |
| Two+ items | Ornn | He self-forges into armor items while your point-blank damage falls off, and his double-knockup R locks you out of the range you need to fight. |
Ornn is immobile with no sustain, so on paper you should bully him — but his entire kit is point-blank CC and so is your damage, so every time you E in to land your 4-shell spread you walk into a pillar knockup. Worse, his abilities apply Brittle, and his next hit detonates it for bonus magic damage plus a brief stun — and your W (Smoke Screen) blind does nothing to stop a knockup or a stun. Last-hit with the detonation tip of your Q from range, and don't burn both E charges chasing a tank who only needs to land one ability to flip the trade.
The full Graves vs Ornn report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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