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Skarner·Jungle Build

Threads of VibrationP
Shattered Earth / UpheavalQ
Seismic BastionW
Ixtal's ImpactE
ImpaleR
Win rate51.6%
Pick rate2.8%
Ban rate34.9%
Matches62 622-
Skarner Jungle has a 51.6% win rate with 2.8% pick rate in Emerald + and is currently ranked S tier. Based on our analysis of 62 622 matches in patch 14.12 the best build for Skarner is Heartsteel, Plated Steelcaps, Sunfire Aegis, Kaenic Rookern, and Thornmail. Most picked runes for Skarner Jungle are Aftershock, Shield Bash, Conditioning, and Overgrowth for primary tree, as well as Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear for secondary tree.
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Skarner Build

Jungle Jungle  Patch 14.12

Most Popular

Win Rate 54.0% based on 15 903 matches

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Recommended builds

Build
WR
AftershockInspiration
Heartsteel

Most Popular

54.0%
Grasp of the UndyingInspiration
Heartsteel

Highest WR

54.8%
AftershockInspiration
Sunfire Aegis

Alternative

53.2%
ConquerorResolve
Heartsteel

Off-Meta

53.9%

Top Players
ALL

Player name
WR
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Blender#Blend OTP

68.2%
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Enano de Acero OTP

55.3%
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KOSPO Energy OTP

53.6%

Matchup Specific

vs Champion
WR

Viego

54.1%

Lee Sin

57.5%

runes

Resolve
Resolve
Grasp of the UndyingAftershockGuardian
Demolish
Font of Life
Shield Bash
Conditioning
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Revitalize
Unflinching
Inspiration
Inspiration
Hextech Flashtraption
Magical Footwear
Cash Back
Triple Tonic
Time Warp Tonic
Biscuit Delivery
Cosmic Insight
Approach Velocity
Jack Of All Trades
Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive Force
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health
Tenacity and Slow Resist
Health Scaling

spells

SummonerFlash

D

SummonerSmite

F

items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper Seedling
Health Potion
Stealth Ward

@ 14 sec

Early Items

Giant's Belt

@ 4 min

Core Items

Heartsteel
Plated Steelcaps
Sunfire Aegis

@ 20 min

Full Build

Heartsteel
Plated Steelcaps
Sunfire Aegis
Kaenic Rookern
Thornmail
Jak'Sho, The Protean

ability order

Max:

Q

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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

Randuin's Omen
Frozen Heart
Warmog's Armor
Force of Nature
Iceborn Gauntlet
Dead Man's Plate

Skarner Matchups Overview

Skarner General information

Skarner tips and tricks

Your Ultimate is a crucial ability. Make sure you play around its cooldown and try to maximize your ganks whenever your Ultimate is up to get kills.

In team fights, try to use your Ultimate on the enemy when they’re grouped together. Locking down as many champions and carrys as possible.

Look for unique ganking paths and avoid using your E in commonly warded locations. It will give the enemy less time to react.

Skarner combos

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

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Skarner Jungle build, you should take Flash and Smite as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Aftershock as your keystone, followed by Shield Bash, Conditioning and Overgrowth in the primary tree, as well as Cosmic Insight and Magical Footwear in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Ability Haste in offense, Health Scaling in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Heartsteel as your first item, followed by Plated Steelcaps and Sunfire Aegis. For your last 3 items, you should build Kaenic Rookern, Thornmail and finish with Jak'Sho, The Protean. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - W - E. Right now, this build has 54.0% winrate over 15 903 matches played.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Smite as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Aftershock as your keystone, Shield Bash, Conditioning and Overgrowth in the primary tree, and Cosmic Insight with Magical Footwear in the secondary tree, as well as Ability Haste, Health Scaling, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Sunfire Aegis as your first item, then Plated Steelcaps as a second item and Heartsteel as a third item. You want to finish the build with Thornmail, Kaenic Rookern 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 53.2% win rate across 1 443 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Skarner Jungle build in the current patch, try Flash and Smite as your Summoner Spells, Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand as your primary rune tree, and Conditioning with Overgrowth as your secondary tree. Use Ability Haste, Health Scaling and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Heartsteel as your first item, then finish Plated Steelcaps as your second item, and Sunfire Aegis as third item. The last 3 options are Thornmail, Jak'Sho, The Protean and Kaenic Rookern. The ability order for this build is Q - W - E. As of the current patch, this build has a 53.9% win rate over 905 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 Jungle in Emerald +

Best Matchups

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

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

Worst Matchups

We highly recommend avoiding picking Skarner in the current patch into the following Jungle 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.