Malphite vs Skarner
How to Beat Skarner as Malphite
based on 473 Malphite vs Skarner matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Skarner Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Skarner Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Skarner as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Skarner
Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.
Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
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.
Malphite vs Skarner Counter Stats
How to Counter Skarner with Malphite in LoL
The stats provided here show some influential Malphite vs. Skarner counter stats that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Skarner’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Skarner..
Malphite usually has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Skarner. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Malphite and Skarner
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Who is Better, Malphite or Skarner?
Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Malphite usually wins when playing against Skarner, with a 53.1% win rate. Thus, Malphite makes a great counter for Skarner.
While Malphite does have a higher win rate than Skarner, when facing one another, Malphite also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging character to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Malphite into Skarner.
Furthermore, Malphite has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Skarner. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Skarner matchups, Malphite is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Malphite is a great counter for Skarner. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Malphite against Skarner.
Other Champion Matchups Against Malphite
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Malphite 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 lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite on average gets much more CS compared to Skarner. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly 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 surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Malphite versus Skarner build include Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Malphite used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better countering Skarner than with most other common item sets. In fact, Malphite had an average winrate of 53.1% when playing against Skarner with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of defeating Skarner as Malphite, you should use the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Malphite vs Skarner fights, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 53.1% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Skarner as Malphite are presented for all skill levels combined. To scope the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.