Nunu & Willump vs Skarner
How to Beat Skarner as Nunu & Willump
based on 268 Nunu & Willump vs Skarner matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nunu & Willump vs Skarner Matchup Summary
Best Nunu & Willump vs Skarner Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Skarner as Nunu & Willump
Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Skarner
Consume allows Nunu to stay in a lane against ranged opponents.
You can choose to interrupt Absolute Zero early for partial damage if an opponent is about to run out of range.
It's often beneficial to delay the casting of Absolute Zero until the initial round of disables are used. Try to hang back before rushing into a team fight.
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.
Nunu & Willump vs Skarner Counter Stats
How to Counter Skarner with Nunu & Willump in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here highlight several significant Nunu & Willump against Skarner matchup stats that can help us grasp the differences between this set of champs. As an example, Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Skarner’s ratio of NaN, showing that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Skarner..
Nunu & Willump normally has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Skarner. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Nunu & Willump and Skarner
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Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Skarner?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually loses when playing against Skarner, with a 46.3% win rate. Therefore, Nunu & Willump makes a poor counter for Skarner.
While Nunu & Willump does have a lower winrate than Skarner, when facing one another, Nunu & Willump also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champion to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Nunu & Willump into Skarner.
Furthermore, Nunu & Willump has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Skarner. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nunu & Willump vs Skarner matchups, Skarner is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Nunu & Willump is a bad counter to Skarner. Focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Nunu & Willump against Skarner.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Nunu & Willump in order to counter Skarner during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nunu & Willump typically gets a similar amount of CS compared to Skarner. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Nunu & Willump versus Skarner build include Knight's Vow, Frozen Heart, and Liandry's Torment. When Nunu & Willump included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs Skarner than with most other common builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump boasted an average win rate of 46.3% battling Skarner with this build.
To have the highest probability of defeating Skarner as Nunu & Willump, you should use the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Nunu & Willump vs Skarner counters, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 46.3% winrate overall.
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