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

Skarner vs Elise

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

based on 89 Skarner vs Elise matchups
Win Rate
52.8 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League rounds that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Elise as Skarner resulted from an evaluation of 89 ranked games where both champions fought each other. This matchup is fairly rare. Skarner is forced to battle against Elise in only 0.7% of his matches.

Skarner vs Elise Matchup Summary

Skarner has done a good job of beating Elise. Normally, he wins a whopping 52.8% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Skarner versus Elise rounds, Skarner’s side is 0.2% less likely to gain first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Elise.

Best Skarner vs Elise 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

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakCelerityWaterwalking
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Ability HasteArmorHealth 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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Q
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Guide to Countering Elise as Skarner

Tips for Playing as Skarner against Elise

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 Elise

Rappel has a long cooldown. Elise is vulnerable after she has used it.

Elise's Spider Form is more dangerous when you are at low health, and her Human Form more potent when you are at high health.

Rappel will only move Elise straight up and down unless she can descend upon an enemy unit.

Skarner vs Elise Counter Stats

Skarner Image
Win Rate
52.8 %
VS
Win Rate
47.2 %
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4
< Kills >
7.6
6.3
< Deaths >
6.5
9
< Assists >
8.3
0.85
< Killing Sprees >
1.8
37
< Minions Killed >
26
1.48
< Dragons Killed >
1.15
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.39
7,982
< Physical Damage >
1,333
3,569
< Magic Damage >
17,152
654
< True Damage >
1,520
12,204
< Damage Dealt >
20,006
30,897
< Damage Taken >
30,460
10,617
< Gold Earned >
11,554
1.34
< Towers >
1.26
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
10,498
< Total Healing >
13,418
13,247
< Experience >
12,728
21
< Vision Score >
24
6
< Wards Placed >
7
783
< Time Dealing CC >
209

How to Counter Elise with Skarner in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some strategic Skarner vs. Elise counter statistics that may help us explain the distinctions between the two. Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Elise’s ratio of NaN, showing that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Elise..

Skarner normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Elise. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Skarner and Elise

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
Elise
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Skarner
Elise

Who is Better, Skarner or Elise?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Skarner usually wins when trying to fight Elise, with a 52.8% win rate. As a result, Skarner makes a good counter to Elise.

While Skarner does have a higher winrate than Elise, when on opposite teams, Skarner also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Skarner into Elise.

Furthermore, Skarner also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Elise. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Skarner vs Elise matchups, Skarner is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Skarner is a good counter to Elise. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Skarner against Elise.

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 Elise Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Elise as Skarner, we analyzed 89 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 Elise 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 Elise during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Skarner typically picks up a similar amount of CS as Elise. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Skarner versus Elise build include Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Skarner incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Elise than with many other typical builds. In fact, Skarner had an average win rate of 52.8% when playing against Elise with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of defeating Elise as Skarner, you should take the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Skarner vs Elise counter picks, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.8% win rate overall.

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