Ornn

Ornn occupies a unique niche among top lane tanks: he is the only champion in League of Legends who can forge items without recalling to base. His passive, Living Forge, lets him spend gold to build non-consumable items anywhere on the map, and later upgrade finished items into masterwork versions for himself and his allies. This turns Ornn into a teamwide economic engine — his mere presence raises the item ceiling of four other players.

In lane, Ornn plays a grinding, attritional style backed by a defense rating of 9. Volcanic Rupture sends a fissure that slows and leaves a magma pillar, which doubles as a wall for his own combos: Searing Charge lets Ornn crash into terrain — including his own pillar — to knock enemies up. Bellows Breath adds a short advance with fire breath that makes targets Brittle, amplifying crowd control against them and enabling his knockup chains to hit harder.

Teamfighting with the Forge God

Ornn’s ultimate, Call of the Forge God, summons a massive elemental that travels toward him, slowing and applying Brittle to everything in its path; recasting lets Ornn headbutt it back through the enemy team for a second wave of crowd control. Executed well, this is one of the largest teamfight openers in the game.

Ornn suits players who enjoy frontline responsibility, macro-level contribution through item upgrades, and combo execution that rewards clever use of terrain rather than raw mechanics.