Nilah vs Skarner
How to Beat Skarner as Nilah
based on 204 Nilah vs Skarner matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nilah vs Skarner Matchup Summary
Best Nilah vs Skarner Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Skarner as Nilah
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.
Nilah vs Skarner Counter Stats
How to Counter Skarner with Nilah in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some vital Nilah against Skarner matchup statistics that can help us distinguish the distinctions between this set of champions. Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Skarner’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Skarner..
Nilah typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than their enemy does. On average, they takes less damage than Skarner. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Nilah and Skarner
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Who is Better, Nilah or Skarner?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nilah usually wins when trying to fight Skarner, with a 52.9% win rate. Thus, Nilah makes a good counter to Skarner.
While Nilah does have a higher win rate than Skarner, when on opposite teams, Nilah also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes them a more time consuming champion to learn. You should be be fine when picking Nilah into Skarneras their relative depth means that you may not be able to reach their full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Nilah also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Skarner. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Nilah vs Skarner matchups, Nilah is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Nilah is a good counter to Skarner. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nilah against Skarner.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Nilah to counter Skarner during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nilah most often accumulates much more CS relative to Skarner. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Nilah versus Skarner build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Nilah included at least these three pieces in their build, they performed significantly better when facing Skarner than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Nilah had an average win rate of 52.9% when countering Skarner with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of crushing Skarner as Nilah, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Nilah vs Skarner clashes, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.9% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Skarner as Nilah are shown for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.