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SkarnerĀ·Top Build

Threads of VibrationP
Shattered Earth / UpheavalQ
Seismic BastionW
Ixtal's ImpactE
ImpaleR
Win rate51.3%
Pick rate5.6%
Ban rate33.3%
Matches123 894-
Skarner Top has a 51.3% win rate with 5.6% pick rate in Emerald + and is currently ranked S tier. Based on our analysis of 123 894 matches in patch 14.12 the best build for Skarner is Sunfire Aegis, Plated Steelcaps, Winter's Approach, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. Most picked runes for Skarner Top are Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, and Overgrowth for primary tree, as well as Manaflow Band, and Transcendence for secondary tree.
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Skarner Build

Top TopĀ āˆ™Ā PatchĀ 14.12

Most Popular

Win Rate 55.8% based on 37 774 matches

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Recommended builds

Build
WR
Grasp of the UndyingSorcery
Sunfire Aegis

Most Popular

55.8%
Grasp of the UndyingSorcery
Hollow Radiance

2nd Most Popular

55.8%
Grasp of the UndyingSorcery
Heartsteel

Alternative

54.7%
Arcane CometResolve
Sunfire Aegis

Off-Meta

53.2%

Top Players
ALL

Player name
WR

Odoamne Pro

100%

iBo Pro

100%
iconRankName

Penekacapb OTP

70.4%

Matchup Specific

vs Champion
WR

Aatrox

57.3%

Camille

57.8%

runes

Resolve
Resolve
Grasp of the UndyingAftershockGuardian
Demolish
Font of Life
Shield Bash
Conditioning
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Revitalize
Unflinching
Sorcery
Sorcery
Nullifying Orb
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive Force
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health
Tenacity and Slow Resist
Health Scaling

spells

SummonerFlash

D

SummonerTeleport

F

items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's Shield
Health Potion
Stealth Ward

@ 15 sec

Early Items

Tear of the Goddess
Boots

@ 3 min

Core Items

Sunfire Aegis
Plated Steelcaps
Winter's Approach

@ 19 min

Full Build

Sunfire Aegis
Plated Steelcaps
Winter's Approach
Thornmail
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Randuin's Omen

ability order

Max:

Q

right arrow

W

right arrow

E

right arrow

Skills

Threads of Vibration
Shattered Earth / Upheaval
Seismic Bastion
Ixtal's Impact
Impale
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
Q
10
W
11
R
12
W
13
W
14
E
15
E
16
R
17
E
18
E

situational items

Kaenic Rookern
Frozen Heart
Abyssal Mask
Warmog's Armor
Spirit Visage
Heartsteel

Skarner Matchups Overview

Skarner General information

Skarner tips and tricks

Your Ultimate is a strong ability. If you can, try to use it as often as you can. This can be made easier by keeping the wave near your tower as you can pull the enemy into your tower.

Try to use your Ultimate on the enemy in team fights when theyā€™re grouped together. Locking down as many champions and carries as possible.

Look to win lane and roam around the map. Use your E to gank the mid-lane and help them. Whenever you want to use your E in lane, check the map so you donā€™t over-extend and then get ganked!

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The Best Skarner Builds, Runes and Items for Top in Emerald +

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Skarner Top build, you should take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Grasp of the Undying as your keystone, followed by Shield Bash, Second Wind and Overgrowth in the primary tree, as well as Manaflow Band and Transcendence in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Attack Speed in offense, Health Scaling in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Sunfire Aegis as your first item, followed by Plated Steelcaps and Winter's Approach. For your last 3 items, you should build Thornmail, Jak'Sho, The Protean and finish with Randuin's Omen. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - W - E. Right now, this build has 55.8% winrate over 37 774 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Skarner Top build would be to take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Grasp of the Undying as your keystone, Shield Bash, Second Wind and Overgrowth in the primary tree, and Manaflow Band with Transcendence in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Attack Speed in offense, Health Scaling in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Hollow Radiance, which you should build first, followed by Mercury's Treads as your second item and Winter's Approach as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Thornmail, Jak'Sho, The Protean and Randuin's Omen. The skill order for this build is Q - W - E. In the current patch, this build has a 55.8% win rate over 11 458 matches.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Grasp of the Undying as your keystone, Shield Bash, Second Wind and Overgrowth in the primary tree, and Manaflow Band with Transcendence in the secondary tree, as well as Attack Speed, Health Scaling, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Heartsteel as your first item, then Plated Steelcaps as a second item and Winter's Approach as a third item. You want to finish the build with Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail and Jak'Sho, The Protean. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - W - E. This build is currently sitting at a 54.7% win rate across 8 473 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Skarner Top build in the current patch, try Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch as your primary rune tree, and Overgrowth with Second Wind as your secondary tree. Use Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Sunfire Aegis as your first item, then finish Plated Steelcaps as your second item, and Winter's Approach as third item. The last 3 options are Thornmail, Jak'Sho, The Protean and Randuin's Omen. The ability order for this build is Q - W - E. As of the current patch, this build has a 53.2% win rate over 8 114 matches played.

Situational Skarner Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Skarner build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.

Furthermore, if you want a more detailed breakdown, you should also check out Skarner runes page.

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Skarner Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Top in Emerald +

Best Matchups

In Patch 14.13 the best possible matchups for Skarner Top are:

Consider picking Skarner into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Top matchups that currently are in favor of Skarner.

Worst Matchups

We highly recommend avoiding picking Skarner in the current patch into the following Top matchups:

These champions are considered as Skarner counters in the current patch, and playing such a matchup will decrease your chances of winning a game.

Additional Notes

If you want to find out more about best and worst matchups, as well as specific matchup statistics, we highly encourage you to check our Skarner counters page. Keep in mind that while the champion may counter or be countered, it also comes down to your individual skill, the skill of your opponent, your team, and enemy team compositions.