Blitzcrank vs Skarner
How to Beat Skarner as Blitzcrank
based on 465 Blitzcrank vs Skarner matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Blitzcrank vs Skarner Matchup Summary
Best Blitzcrank vs Skarner Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Skarner as Blitzcrank
Tips for Playing as Blitzcrank against Skarner
Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.
The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.
Advice to Win Against Skarner
Skarner can't harm you very much outside of short range, so stay away from him!
Skarner is especially dangerous when inside Crystal Spire zones his team controls. Try to capture them ahead of time if a fight may break out around them.
Skarner's Move Speed is increased as long as his shield, Crystalline Exoskeleton, persists. Attack him to lower his speed.
Blitzcrank vs Skarner Counter Stats
How to Counter Skarner with Blitzcrank in LoL
The stats shown on this page show some critical Blitzcrank against Skarner matchup statistics that can help you appreciate the differences between this set of champions. For instance, Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Skarner’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Blitzcrank may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Skarner. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.
Blitzcrank normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes less damage than Skarner. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Blitzcrank and Skarner
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Who is Better, Blitzcrank or Skarner?
Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Blitzcrank usually wins when trying to fight Skarner, with a 53.1% win rate. Thus, Blitzcrank makes a great counter to Skarner.
While Blitzcrank does have a higher win rate than Skarner, when they face off with one another, Blitzcrank also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Blitzcrank into Skarner.
Additionally, Blitzcrank has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Skarner. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Blitzcrank vs Skarner matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Blitzcrank is a great counter for Skarner. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Blitzcrank against Skarner.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Blitzcrank to counter Skarner during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Blitzcrank most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Skarner. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.
The top items to have in your Blitzcrank versus Skarner build include Trailblazer, Zeke's Convergence, and Solstice Sleigh. When Blitzcrank included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs. Skarner than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Blitzcrank had an average win rate of 53.1% when playing against Skarner with this build.
To have the best likelihood of beating Skarner as Blitzcrank, you should equip the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Blitzcrank vs Skarner counter picks, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 53.1% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Skarner as Blitzcrank are displayed for every ranked division. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.