Jayce vs Skarner
How to Beat Skarner as Jayce
based on 160 Jayce vs Skarner matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Jayce vs Skarner Matchup Summary
Best Jayce vs Skarner Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Skarner as Jayce
Tips for Playing as Jayce against Skarner
For increased range and damage, try casting Shock Blast through the Acceleration Gate.
If you find yourself taking lots of damage, try using Jayce's Hammer Stance, as it grants you additional defenses.
Be sure to switch stances often. It will enhance your attacks and grant you quick bursts of speed.
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.
Jayce vs Skarner Counter Stats
How to Counter Skarner with Jayce in LoL
The stats shown on this page show some significant Jayce vs. Skarner counter stats that may help you appreciate the distinctions between the two. As an example, Jayce’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Skarner’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Jayce may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Skarner. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.
Jayce typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives less damage than Skarner. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Jayce and Skarner
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Who is Better, Jayce or Skarner?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Jayce usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Skarner, with a 49.4% win rate. As a result, Jayce makes an ok counter to Skarner.
While Jayce does have a lower winrate than Skarner, when on opposite teams, Jayce also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Jayce into Skarneras his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Jayce also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Skarner. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Jayce vs Skarner matchups, Skarner is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Jayce is a somewhat poor counter to Skarner. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Jayce against Skarner.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Jayce in order to counter Skarner during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Jayce usually accumulates much more CS compared to Skarner. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Jayce versus Skarner build consist of Muramana, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Serylda's Grudge. When Jayce included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Skarner than with many other typical builds. In fact, Jayce had an average winrate of 49.4% battling Skarner with this build.
To have the best likelihood of beating Skarner as Jayce, Jayce players should take the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus, Gathering Storm, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Jayce vs Skarner face-offs, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.4% winrate overall.
If you would like to see Jayce versus Skarner tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual skill level, please choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and build suggestions displayed are computed using all games finished with both champions.