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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 12.9. 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!

Patch 12.8: 513624 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Sorcery

Inspiration

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 200 Games

Sorcery

Inspiration

Third Best

53%

Win Rate 76 Games

Precision

Sorcery

Second Best

49%

Win Rate 995 Games

Second Best

50%

Win Rate 823 Games

Second Best

49%

Win Rate 1755 Games

Third Best

46%

Win Rate 76 Games

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Passive Ability

Second Best

62%

Win Rate 61 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

59%

Win Rate 148 Games

Passive Ability

Patch 12.8: 513624 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

! Small Sample Size Warning * There is either not a lot of games played on this champion or the builds vary greatly, we have provided the top build but it does not have a high confidence rating so use your own discretion.

Inspiration

Resolve

Second Best

56%

Win Rate 18 Games

Resolve

Inspiration

Third Best

69%

Win Rate 16 Games

Domination

Inspiration

Second Best

54%

Win Rate 95 Games

Second Best

58%

Win Rate 53 Games

Third Best

47%

Win Rate 86 Games

Second Best

54%

Win Rate 559 Games

Third Best

53%

Win Rate 74 Games

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Passive Ability

Second Best

78%

Win Rate 27 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

73%

Win Rate 11 Games

Passive Ability

Skarner Counters

Learn '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 Jungle 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

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Skarner's Abilities

Crystal Spires Skarner's Passive

1150

Skarner's presence causes crystals to spawn in set locations around the map. Crystals can be captured by either team by standing on top of them. Capturing a crystal prevents them from being captured by the opposing team for 15 seconds.

While within range of a Crystal Spire, Skarner gains 70-120 Movement Speed and 43-160% Attack Speed, while restoring 2% of his maximum Mana every second. Spire radius is 1600.

Crystal Slash Skarner's Q Ability

350

3.5 / 3.25 / 3 / 2.75 / 2.5

Passive: Attacks against champions reduce this ability's cooldown by 1 second. Attacks against minions reduce it by 0.25 seconds.

Active: Skarner slashes wildly, dealing (+0.2 of attack damage) plus 1 / 1.5 / 2 / 2.5 / 3% max health as physical damage to nearby enemies. If at least one enemy was hit, Skarner becomes charged for 5 seconds. While charged, this ability deals an additional (+0.2 of attack damage) (+30% of ability power) plus 1 / 1.5 / 2 / 2.5 / 3% max health as magic damage.

Crystalline Exoskeleton Skarner's W Ability

Self

13 / 12.5 / 12 / 11.5 / 11

Skarner gains (+80% of ability power) 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14% max health shield for 6 seconds. While active, Skarner gains 8 / 10 / 12 / 14 / 16% movement speed, increasing with 100% effectiveness over 3 seconds.

Fracture Skarner's E Ability

1000

14 / 13.5 / 13 / 12.5 / 12

Passive: Consuming this ability's mark or using Impale reduces this abilty's cooldown by the duration of the crowd control.

Active: Skarner blasts crystalline energy, dealing 40 / 65 / 90 / 115 / 140 (+20% of ability power) magic damage, slowing by 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50% for 2.5 seconds and marking for 5 seconds. Skarner's next attack against a marked enemy consumes it to deal an additional 30 / 50 / 70 / 90 / 110 physical damage and stuns for 1.25 seconds.

Impale Skarner's Ultimate (R) Ability

350

100

120 / 100 / 80 / 80 / 80

Skarner impales an enemy champion, suppressing them for 1.75 seconds, dealing 60% attack damage as physical damage and 20 / 60 / 100 (+50% of ability power) magic damage at the beginning and end of the duration. While suppressing, Skarner can move and will drag his helpless victim around with him.

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?