Lux vs Skarner
How to Beat Skarner as Lux
based on 1,254 Lux vs Skarner matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lux vs Skarner Matchup Summary
Best Lux vs Skarner Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Skarner as Lux
Tips for Playing as Lux against Skarner
If you have trouble landing Prismatic Barrier, remember that it returns to you after it reaches max range. Try positioning yourself to hit your allies with its return trip.
Lux has great zone control abilities. Try to set up Lucent Singularity to prevent an enemy's advance or escape.
Lucent Singularity is a great scouting tool. Try throwing it into brush before walking into it to check for ambushes.
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.
Lux vs Skarner Counter Stats
How to Counter Skarner with Lux in LoL
The stats shown here emphasize some valuable Lux vs. Skarner counter stats that may help us realize the distinctions between this set of champions. As an example, Lux’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Skarner’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Lux may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Skarner..
Lux typically has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. Typically, she takes less damage than Skarner. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Lux and Skarner
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Who is Better, Lux or Skarner?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Lux usually wins when playing against Skarner, with a 52.1% win rate. As a result, Lux makes a good counter to Skarner.
While Lux does have a higher win rate than Skarner, when facing one another, Lux also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging character to learn. You should be be fine when picking Lux into Skarner.
Moreover, Lux also 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 isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Lux vs Skarner matchups, Lux is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Lux is an above average counter for Skarner. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lux against Skarner.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Lux in order to counter Skarner during both the laning 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 listen to the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lux on average accumulates more CS compared to Skarner. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.
The best items to use in your Lux versus Skarner build include Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Lux bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting Skarner than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Lux had an average winrate of 52.1% when playing against Skarner with this build.
To have the highest chance of vanquishing Skarner as Lux, Lux players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Lux vs Skarner clashes, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.1% win rate overall.
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