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Skarner Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Skarner we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Skarner, as determined by calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Skarner this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 14.11. However, if you are a new Skarner player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Skarner!

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Patch 14.11: 63,078 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Resolve

Sorcery

Second Best

48%

Win Rate 19% Pickrate

Sorcery

Resolve

Third Best

52%

Win Rate 18% Pickrate

Resolve

Inspiration

Second Best

50%

Win Rate 3% Pickrate

Third Best

46%

Win Rate 1% Pickrate

Second Best

50%

Win Rate 11% Pickrate

Third Best

47%

Win Rate 9% Pickrate

Second Best

56%

Win Rate 7% Pickrate

Third Best

59%

Win Rate 6% Pickrate

Passive Ability

Second Best

56%

Win Rate 8% Pickrate

Passive Ability

Third Best

47%

Win Rate 4% Pickrate

Passive Ability

Our Stats Powered By

Patch 14.11: 63,078 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Resolve

Inspiration

Second Best

50%

Win Rate 8% Pickrate

Precision

Resolve

Third Best

47%

Win Rate 5% Pickrate

Sorcery

Resolve

Second Best

51%

Win Rate 19% Pickrate

Third Best

50%

Win Rate 4% Pickrate

Second Best

51%

Win Rate 18% Pickrate

Third Best

52%

Win Rate 14% Pickrate

Second Best

57%

Win Rate 10% Pickrate

Third Best

60%

Win Rate 4% Pickrate

Passive Ability

Second Best

50%

Win Rate 7% Pickrate

Passive Ability

Third Best

55%

Win Rate 2% Pickrate

Passive Ability

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Sorcery

Resolve

Second Best

49%

Win Rate 15% Pickrate

Resolve

Inspiration

Third Best

52%

Win Rate 6% Pickrate

Sorcery

Inspiration

Second Best

48%

Win Rate 19% Pickrate

Third Best

59%

Win Rate 2% Pickrate

Second Best

54%

Win Rate 15% Pickrate

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33%

Win Rate 0% Pickrate

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66%

Win Rate 6% Pickrate

Third Best

53%

Win Rate 4% Pickrate

Passive Ability

Second Best

51%

Win Rate 31% Pickrate

Passive Ability

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Win Rate 5% Pickrate

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Skarner Counters

Learn Skarner's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Skarner guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!

This counter data is for Skarner TOP in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Skarner. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.

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Skarner Skins

Find Skarner's skins and when they were last on sale. Never miss a sale for your favorite skin by using our Wish List feature! You can also find all Skarner skins and chromas on Skarner's skins page.

Skin Release Wishlist Popularity Cost

Cosmic Sting Skarner

November 24, 2020

+ Wishlist

1350

Guardian of the Sands Skarner

April 27, 2015

+ Wishlist

975

Battlecast Alpha Skarner

Legendary

November 25, 2014

+ Wishlist

1820

Sandscourge Skarner

August 9, 2011

+ Wishlist

975

Earthrune Skarner

August 9, 2011

+ Wishlist

520

Classic Skarner

Original

+ Wishlist

Skarner's Abilities

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Skarner’s attacks, Shattered Earth, Upheaval and Impale apply Quaking for 4 seconds. At 3 stacks of Quaking, enemies take 7-10% of their maximum health as magic damage over its duration.

Shattered Earth Skarner's Q Ability

300

13 / 11.5 / 10 / 8.5 / 7

Skarner rips a boulder from the ground, empowering his next 3 attacks with 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40% attack speed and dealing 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 (+0.6 per bonus attack damage) (+4% of his bonus health) physical damage to surrounding enemies. His final attack will deal an additional 15% of each target’s max health as additional bonus physical damage and slows affected foes by 40% for 1.25 seconds.

Recast: Skarner ends Shattered Earth and throws his boulder, dealing 10 / 25 / 40 / 55 / 70 (+0.6 per bonus attack damage) (+5% of his bonus health) (+15% of the target's maximum health) physical damage, and additionally slowing the first enemy hit and any other surrounding enemies by 40% for 1.25 seconds.

Seismic Bastion Skarner's W Ability

700

60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80

10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6

Skarner gains a shield equal to 8% of his maximum health for 2.5 seconds and triggers an earthquake that deals 50 / 70 / 90 / 110 / 130 (+80% of ability power) magic damage and slows nearby enemies by 20% for 1 second.

Ixtal's Impact Skarner's E Ability

160

50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70

20 / 19 / 18 / 17 / 16

Skarner charges forward, steering toward the chosen direction and ignoring terrain. If he runs into a champion or large monster, Skarner drags them along for the rest of his charge.

Colliding into a wall with an enemy in tow deals 30 / 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 (+8% of his maximum health) physical damage to the enemy and stuns them for 1.5 seconds.

Skarner can Recast this ability to end his charge early. Successful wall collisions reduce this ability's cooldown by 35%.

Impale Skarner's Ultimate (R) Ability

200

100

120 / 105 / 90 / 90 / 90

Skarner's tails lash forward, dealing 150 / 250 / 350 (+100% of ability power) magic damage and suppressing the first 3 champions he hits for 1.5 seconds. Those hit are dragged along by Skarner for the duration of this ability.

If Skarner hits at least one champion he gains 40% movement speed for 1.5 seconds.

If Shattered Earth is active, Skarner will cast Upheaval first.

Questions About Skarner

Latest Questions

People cant see my build?...

Asked by Aathos on October 26, 2014

So yesterday I posted my first build but didnt see it got put in the builds or such, so I was wondering can any of you help? I also noticed by not getting any views...

Worst Champion Ever?

Asked by iNibbsy on October 6, 2014

I was always curious who people thought was the worst lol champion. Personally I thought Skarner, but I was curious what everyone else thought. I started to think that Azir was the worst, but Skarner is still the worst in my books.

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Is hybrid Skar a thing?

Asked by Firehusary on April 1, 2014

Is hybrid Skarner viable? I was thinking about: Hextech-Guinosso-Nashor-Liandry-Randuin/Spirit-Sorc Boots and maxing Q, then equal W+E.

What is your opinion on the new skarner?

Asked by IPodPulse on February 21, 2014

what do you guys think about the new skarner?

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Trundle or Skarner(junglee)

Asked by goddamnit on September 22, 2013

Who sould I buy Trundle or Skarner? Who is better, more fun to play, harder or easier... And if you think I sould buy some ohter champ(looking only for jungler sugestions) then please comment.

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Skarner and Thresh Lantern

Asked by GhostZon3 on June 1, 2013

If a Skarner and Thresh are on the same team, can Skarner use his ultimate on an enemy, and then click Thresh's lantern to move?

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Is Skarner still viable?

Asked by IShouldGetALife on May 14, 2013

I've been wondering lately whether jungle skarner is viable or not, I think he is but I'm not sure whether thats just because the times I played him recently the enemy team was worse than me.

Skarner's Q while Charged

Asked by TriiiTank on March 17, 2013

Does Skarner's Q use both AP and AD when it's charged, or just AP?