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How to Win Skarner vs Annie Counter MatchupSkarner is in the b tier of champions

Skarner vs Annie

How to Beat Annie as Skarner in LoLSkarner is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Annie as Skarner

based on 205 Skarner vs Annie matchups
Win Rate
46.3 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League rounds each and every week. In our dataset, Skarner engaged Annie 205 times. Including so many matchups for Skarner versus Annie gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce informative stats and a pro build to suppress your opponent. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Skarner has to counter Annie in only 1.6% of his matches.

Skarner vs Annie Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Skarner does a awful job of beating Annie. Normally, he wins a lowly 46.3% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Skarner versus Annie rounds, Skarner’s team is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Annie.

Best Skarner vs Annie Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSheen

Core Skarner Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceDead Man's PlateJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Skarner to level upq
>
Second ability for Skarner to level upw
>
Last skill for Skarner to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
SorceryTranscendenceWaterwalking
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Skarner's passive ability p
Skarner's q ability q
Skarner's w ability w
Skarner's e ability e
Skarner's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Annie as Skarner

Tips for Playing as Skarner against Annie

Impale is extremely powerful when you use it to position an enemy so your allies can attack them.

Basic attacks reduce the cooldown of Crystal Slash. Use them as often as possible for maximum damage.

Capturing Crystal Spires before attempting neutral objectives or team fights around them improves Skarner's performance in said fights dramatically.

Advice to Win Against Annie

Annie's summoned bear, Tibbers, burns opposing units around himself. Try to keep your distance from him after he's been summoned.

Keep an eye out for a white, swirling power around Annie. It means she's ready to unleash her stun.

Summoner Smite can be used to help take down Tibbers.

Skarner vs Annie Counter Stats

Skarner Image
Win Rate
46.3 %
VS
Win Rate
53.7 %
Annie Image
3.7
< Kills >
6.7
5.8
< Deaths >
6.1
8.3
< Assists >
8.7
0.86
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
32
< Minions Killed >
134
1.49
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.47
7,516
< Physical Damage >
928
2,811
< Magic Damage >
21,162
635
< True Damage >
1,269
10,963
< Damage Dealt >
23,360
29,300
< Damage Taken >
18,038
10,314
< Gold Earned >
10,950
1.19
< Towers >
1.96
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
10,297
< Total Healing >
1,591
12,740
< Experience >
13,459
22
< Vision Score >
21
7
< Wards Placed >
10
763
< Time Dealing CC >
223

How to Counter Annie with Skarner in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some vital Skarner vs. Annie matchup stats that can help us distinguish the differences between this set of champs. Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Annie’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Annie..

Skarner normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Annie. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Skarner and Annie

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
Annie
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Skarner
Annie

Who is Better, Skarner or Annie?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Skarner usually loses when taking on Annie, with a 46.3% win rate. As a result, Skarner makes a bad counter for Annie.

While Skarner does have a lower win rate than Annie, when facing one another, Skarner also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Skarner into Annie.

Furthermore, Skarner also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Annie. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Skarner vs Annie matchups, Annie is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Skarner is a garbage counter for Annie. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Skarner against Annie.

Other Champion Matchups Against Skarner

Skarner Loses Against

AlistarAlistar41.3% winrateZileanZilean41.8% winrateKledKled41.8% winrateTalonTalon42% winrate

Skarner Wins Against

KalistaKalista61.8% winrateSejuaniSejuani61.2% winrateKennenKennen58.7% winrateZeriZeri57.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

NilahNilah+ 55.5% 209 GamesAurelion SolAurelion Sol+ 55.5% 211 GamesBraumBraum+ 57.4% 136 GamesZileanZilean+ 57.6% 132 Games

Additional Information for Skarner Players

How We Calculated Our Skarner vs Annie Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Annie as Skarner, we analyzed 205 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Annie as Skarner comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Skarner to counter Annie during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Skarner typically picks up a lot less CS relative to Annie. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Skarner versus Annie build include Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Skarner combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs. Annie than with most other typical builds. In fact, Skarner had an average winrate of 46.3% battling Annie with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of crushing Annie as Skarner, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Skarner vs Annie matchups, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Annie as Skarner are presented for every ranked division. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.