Tahm Kench vs Ornn TOP Matchup Guide

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Tahm Kench into Ornnmedium

Overview

Deny Ornn stable scaling by forcing short trades and punishing his cooldowns early.
Use your durability and passive stacks to pressure Ornn before his tank item spike.
Disrupt Ornn's teamfight impact by threatening picks with and controlling three-stack windows.

Engage in repeated short trades to stack your passive and land slow or stun.
Use gray health shield to absorb Ornn's retaliation and convert trades.
Punish Ornn when he uses away from terrain or wastes by stepping forward aggressively.

Avoid fighting near walls or pillars that enable Ornn's knockup and terrain control.
Beware when Ornn has brittle active combined with terrain for enhanced all-in threat.
Exercise caution after Ornn hits level 6 and when his is available to prevent forced unfavorable fights.

Build passive stacks through short trades to threaten stun before Ornn hits key power spikes.
Avoid extended fights before your first tank item to prevent Ornn punishing your lower durability.
Position away from terrain to minimize risk of knockup and bait out his cooldowns.

At level 6, use to isolate Ornn or protect allies, forcing him to respect your pick threat.
After your first tank item, take more aggressive short trades to leverage improved durability against Ornn.
Respect Ornn's level 6 and first tank item spike by maintaining spacing and avoiding terrain.

Win lane by landing stuns at max stacks and converting trades with shield.
Use to isolate Ornn or peel for teammates, disrupting his teamfight impact.
Pressure Ornn before his first tank item spike to force inefficient trades and control lane tempo.

Tactical tip

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