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Skarner vs Blitzcrank

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How to Beat Blitzcrank as Skarner

based on 465 Skarner vs Blitzcrank matchups
Win Rate
46.9 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Blitzcrank as Skarner came out of an evaluation of 465 ranked games where both champs fought each other. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Skarner encounters Blitzcrank in only 3.7% of his matches.

Skarner vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Skarner does a terrible job of countering Blitzcrank. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.9% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Skarner against Blitzcrank rounds, Skarner’s team is 0.3% less expected to get first blood. This implies that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Blitzcrank.

Best Skarner vs Blitzcrank 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

Sundered SkyForce of NatureIceborn GauntletBlack Cleaver

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Skarner to level upq
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Second ability for Skarner to level upw
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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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Blitzcrank as Skarner

Tips for Playing as Skarner against Blitzcrank

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 Blitzcrank

Staying behind creeps can prevent you from being Rocket Grabbed. Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab only pulls the first enemy target it encounters.

Blitzcrank's passive Mana Barrier grants him a shield when he is low on health.

Skarner vs Blitzcrank Counter Stats

Skarner Image
Win Rate
46.9 %
VS
Win Rate
53.1 %
Blitzcrank Image
4.2
< Kills >
2.2
6
< Deaths >
5.9
8.8
< Assists >
14.1
0.95
< Killing Sprees >
0.4
37
< Minions Killed >
29
1.43
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.46
8,245
< Physical Damage >
2,779
3,393
< Magic Damage >
6,186
754
< True Damage >
1,013
12,393
< Damage Dealt >
9,979
29,729
< Damage Taken >
22,766
10,844
< Gold Earned >
8,600
1.24
< Towers >
1.39
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
10,479
< Total Healing >
2,373
13,211
< Experience >
10,507
21
< Vision Score >
56
6
< Wards Placed >
25
848
< Time Dealing CC >
332

How to Counter Blitzcrank with Skarner in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several critical Skarner vs. Blitzcrank matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Blitzcrank’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Blitzcrank..

Skarner typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes more damage than Blitzcrank. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Skarner and Blitzcrank

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
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Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Skarner
Blitzcrank

Who is Better, Skarner or Blitzcrank?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Skarner usually loses when taking on Blitzcrank, with a 46.9% win rate. Therefore, Skarner makes a bad counter to Blitzcrank.

While Skarner does have a lower winrate than Blitzcrank, when they face off with one another, Skarner also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Skarner into Blitzcrank.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Skarner vs Blitzcrank matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Skarner is a terribly counter for Blitzcrank. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Skarner against Blitzcrank.

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 Blitzcrank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Blitzcrank as Skarner, we analyzed 465 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 Blitzcrank 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

Skarner Build Blitzcrank Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Skarner to counter Blitzcrank during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Skarner typically accumulates a similar amount of CS as Blitzcrank. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Skarner versus Blitzcrank build include Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Skarner included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Blitzcrank than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Skarner boasted an average win rate of 46.9% when playing against Blitzcrank with this build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Blitzcrank as Skarner, Skarner players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Skarner vs Blitzcrank counterpicks, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 46.9% win rate overall.

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