Caitlyn vs Skarner
How to Beat Skarner as Caitlyn
based on 1,199 Caitlyn vs Skarner matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Caitlyn vs Skarner Matchup Summary
Best Caitlyn vs Skarner Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Skarner as Caitlyn
Tips for Playing as Caitlyn against Skarner
Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.
Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.
Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.
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.
Caitlyn vs Skarner Counter Stats
How to Counter Skarner with Caitlyn in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page show several influential Caitlyn vs. Skarner matchup stats that may help us understand the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Caitlyn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Skarner’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Caitlyn may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Skarner..
Caitlyn often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her counter does. Typically, she receives less damage than Skarner. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Caitlyn and Skarner
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Who is Better, Caitlyn or Skarner?
Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Caitlyn usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Skarner, with a 49.8% win rate. Thus, Caitlyn makes an ok counter to Skarner.
While Caitlyn does have a lower win rate than Skarner, when facing one another, Caitlyn also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Caitlyn into Skarner.
Furthermore, Caitlyn has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Skarner. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Caitlyn vs Skarner matchups, Skarner is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Caitlyn is a somewhat poor counter for Skarner. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Caitlyn against Skarner.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Caitlyn to counter Skarner during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Caitlyn on average picks up much more CS compared to Skarner. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.
The top items to use in your Caitlyn versus Skarner build consist of Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Stormrazor. When Caitlyn bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better versus Skarner than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Caitlyn had an average winrate of 49.8% when countering Skarner with this counter build.
To have the best likelihood of beating Skarner as Caitlyn, you should use the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Caitlyn vs Skarner counters, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.8% win rate overall.
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