Skarner Build Guides, Runes and Items
Skarner The Crystal Vanguard
Find the best Skarner build guides for League of Legends S13 Patch 13.23. The MOBAFire community works hard to keep their LoL builds and guides updated, and will help you craft the best Skarner build for the S13 meta. Learn more about Skarner's abilities, skins, or even ask your own questions to the community!
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A More Aggressive Skarner Build
A More Aggressive Skarner Build
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Skarner Guide for a more Agressive Player
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Season 3 Skarner - The Frozen Claw - YOU'LL NEVER ESCAPE!
Polish Skarner :d
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Bzzt I got you :3
Skarner The CC Master Jungling/Tank guide
The Crystal Scar is Weeping... (Dominion)
Gotta Go Fast- Ranked Jungle Skarner
Skarner - Welcome to the Jungle
Ranked Skarner - FEEL MY PAIN
F*** Deserts, Scorpions Belong in Jungles
Spammy Attack Speed Skarner
**Season 2** Ranked Jungle Skarner--Crystal Meth in a Can!
Troll Build: AP Skarner
Every day I'm dragging 'em (now with jungle build)
Skarner: Jungling with the Crystalline Arachnid
Jungle Skarner - SickMotion
Jungle Skarner, all aboard!
Dont Get Too Close, a Jungle Skarner Guide by ElephantPoops
Skarner - Crystal Power! And don't touch his Stinger...
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 13.23. 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!
* Each section of the build is rated independently of the others
Skarner's Runes
50%
Win Rate 43% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
50%
Win Rate 20% Pickrate
Third Best
49%
Win Rate 15% Pickrate
Skarner's Summoner Spells
51%
Win Rate 52% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Skarner's Starters
51%
Win Rate 50% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Skarner's Core Items
58%
Win Rate 6% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Boots
Skarner's Luxury Items
Skarner's Ability Order
50%
Win Rate 50% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Crystal Spires (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Second Best
50%
Win Rate 8% Pickrate
Crystal Spires (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Third Best
53%
Win Rate 7% Pickrate
Crystal Spires (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
* Each section of the build is rated independently of the others
Skarner's Runes
43%
Win Rate 48% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
51%
Win Rate 17% Pickrate
Third Best
36%
Win Rate 13% Pickrate
Skarner's Summoner Spells
42%
Win Rate 65% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Skarner's Starters
46%
Win Rate 61% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Skarner's Core Items
64%
Win Rate 16% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Boots
Skarner's Luxury Items
Skarner's Ability Order
40%
Win Rate 20% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Crystal Spires (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Second Best
46%
Win Rate 19% Pickrate
Crystal Spires (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Third Best
43%
Win Rate 18% Pickrate
Crystal Spires (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
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 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.
Best Against Skarner
Worst Against Skarner
Skarner Skins
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Our Wish List feature will send you notifications when your skins are on sale!Skarner's Abilities
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.
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.
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.
Questions About Skarner
Latest Questions
People cant see my build?...
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?
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.
Is hybrid Skar a thing?
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?
what do you guys think about the new skarner?
Trundle or Skarner(junglee)
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.
Skarner and Thresh Lantern
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?
Is Skarner still viable?
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
Does Skarner's Q use both AP and AD when it's charged, or just AP?
