![Skarner](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/champions/icons/skarner.png?V3)
Skarner·Top Build
![Threads of Vibration](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/champions/abilities/Skarner_Passive.png?v2)
![Shattered Earth / Upheaval](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/champions/abilities/SkarnerQ.png?v2)
![Seismic Bastion](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/champions/abilities/SkarnerW.png?v2)
![Ixtal's Impact](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/champions/abilities/SkarnerE.png?v2)
![Impale](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/champions/abilities/SkarnerR.png?v2)
Win rate | 47.6% |
Pick rate | 0.6% |
Ban rate | 5.1% |
Matches | 9 109- |
![Skarner](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/champions/icons/skarner.png?V3)
Skarner Build
Most Popular
Win Rate 52.2% based on 2 387 matches
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Recommended builds
![Grasp of the Undying](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8437.png?v03)
![Sunfire Aegis](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/3068.png?v05)
Most Popular
52.2%![Grasp of the Undying](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8437.png?v03)
![Hollow Radiance](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/6664.png?v05)
Highest WR
55.2%![Grasp of the Undying](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8437.png?v03)
![Heartsteel](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/3084.png?v05)
Alternative
50.6%![Arcane Comet](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8229.png?v03)
![Sunfire Aegis](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/3068.png?v05)
Off-Meta
53.7%Top Players ALL
ŁŁJ OTP
90.0%NewTypeDestroy#3974 OTP
61.5%singed afundado OTP
20.0%Matchup Specific
![Aatrox](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/champions/icons/aatrox.png?V3)
Aatrox
53.0%![Sett](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/champions/icons/sett.png?V3)
Sett
44.9%runes
![Grasp of the Undying](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8437.png?v03)
![Aftershock](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8439.png?v03)
![Guardian](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8465.png?v03)
![Demolish](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8446.png?v03)
![Font of Life](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8463.png?v03)
![Shield Bash](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8401.png?v03)
![Conditioning](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8429.png?v03)
![Second Wind](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8444.png?v03)
![Bone Plating](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8473.png?v03)
![Overgrowth](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8451.png?v03)
![Revitalize](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8453.png?v03)
![Unflinching](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8242.png?v03)
![Nullifying Orb](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8224.png?v03)
![Manaflow Band](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8226.png?v03)
![Nimbus Cloak](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8275.png?v03)
![Transcendence](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8210.png?v03)
![Celerity](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8234.png?v03)
![Absolute Focus](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8233.png?v03)
![Scorch](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8237.png?v03)
![Waterwalking](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8232.png?v03)
![Gathering Storm](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8236.png?v03)
spells
![SummonerFlash](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/summoner-spells/SummonerFlash.png)
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![SummonerTeleport](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/summoner-spells/SummonerTeleport.png)
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items
Starter Items
Time Target![Doran's Shield](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/1054.png?v2)
![Health Potion](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/2003.png?v2)
![Stealth Ward](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/3340.png?v2)
@ 14 sec
Early Items
![Tear of the Goddess](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/3070.png?v2)
![Boots](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/1001.png?v2)
@ 4 min
Core Items
![Sunfire Aegis](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/3068.png?v2)
![Plated Steelcaps](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/3047.png?v2)
![Winter's Approach](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/3119.png?v2)
@ 20 min
Full Build
![Sunfire Aegis](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/3068.png?v2)
![Plated Steelcaps](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/3047.png?v2)
![Winter's Approach](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/3119.png?v2)
![Thornmail](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/3075.png?v2)
![Jak'Sho, The Protean](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/6665.png?v2)
![Frozen Heart](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/3110.png?v2)
ability order
Q
W
E
Skills
![Threads of Vibration](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/champions/abilities/Skarner_Passive.png?v2)
![Shattered Earth / Upheaval](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/champions/abilities/SkarnerQ.png?v2)
![Seismic Bastion](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/champions/abilities/SkarnerW.png?v2)
![Ixtal's Impact](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/champions/abilities/SkarnerE.png?v2)
![Impale](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/champions/abilities/SkarnerR.png?v2)
situational items
![Kaenic Rookern](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/2504.png?v2)
![Randuin's Omen](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/3143.png?v2)
![Iceborn Gauntlet](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/6662.png?v2)
![Warmog's Armor](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/3083.png?v2)
![Unending Despair](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/2502.png?v2)
![Heartsteel](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/3084.png?v2)
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 they’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 don’t over-extend and then get ganked!
Skarner combos
Every combo you need to master the champion!
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 Frozen Heart. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - W - E. Right now, this build has 52.2% winrate over 2 387 matches played.
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 50.6% win rate across 559 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, Kaenic Rookern and Jak'Sho, The Protean. The ability order for this build is Q - W - E. As of the current patch, this build has a 53.7% win rate over 490 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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In-depth Build Stats
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Skarner Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Top in Emerald +
Best Matchups
In Patch 14.14 the best possible matchups for Skarner Top are:
- vs. Vladimir - 58.4% win rate over 77 games.
- vs. Yasuo - 56.8% win rate over 44 games.
- vs. K'Sante - 54.4% win rate over 204 games.
- vs. Pantheon - 54.1% win rate over 133 games.
- vs. Yorick - 54.0% win rate over 124 games.
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:
- vs. Singed - 37.7% win rate over 61 games.
- vs. Udyr - 38.9% win rate over 36 games.
- vs. Zac - 39.4% win rate over 71 games.
- vs. Tryndamere - 40.0% win rate over 135 games.
- vs. Kled - 41.0% win rate over 83 games.
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.