Ornn vs K'Sante TOP Matchup Guide

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Ornn into K'Santemedium

Overview

Prioritize stable farming and durable trades to survive K'Sante's medium early pressure.
Focus on scaling through item upgrades and use crowd control for impactful teamfight engages.
Avoid extended duels early and rely on level 6 to create picks or turn fights.

Engage trades when K'Sante's displacement and K'Sante Q3 knockback are on cooldown.
Use terrain to threaten knockups and apply brittle with before committing.
Avoid using knockup without terrain or escape plan to prevent punishment from K'Sante's mobility.

Be cautious when K'Sante has K'Sante Q3 ready combined with displacement for burst trades.
Avoid extended fights near terrain where K'Sante can isolate and displace you with .
Exercise extra caution before your first tank item against K'Sante's early damage and crowd control.

Avoid extended duels before your first tank item to reduce risk against K'Sante's burst and displacement.
Use to create terrain for safe knockups and apply brittle with .
Play cautiously around K'Sante's stacks and cooldown to minimize damage.

At level 6, use to start fights or turn ganks when your team can follow up.
After first tank item, leverage durability to absorb trades and focus on stable brittle trades.
Respect K'Sante's level 6 spike by avoiding fights near terrain when it's available.

Focus on stable farming and applying brittle trades around terrain to scale into late-game tank and item upgrades.
Use level 6 to initiate fights or pick off overextended targets with team follow-up.
Deny K'Sante opportunities to isolate you near terrain by controlling spacing and avoiding his displacement angles.

Tactical tip

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