Skarner vs Evelynn
How to Beat Evelynn as Skarner
based on 339 Skarner vs Evelynn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Skarner vs Evelynn Matchup Summary
Best Skarner vs Evelynn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Evelynn as Skarner
Tips for Playing as Skarner against Evelynn
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 Evelynn
Purchasing Vision Wards can help you detect Evelynn's location in order to prepare for her ambushes.
A large share of Evelynn's threat is in her charm, 'Allure.' Protect allies marked with 'Allure' or, if you are marked, make sure allies are between you and where Evelynn may attack from.
If you suspect Evelynn is about to ambush one of your teammates, let them know by pinging the minimap and typing in chat.
Skarner vs Evelynn Counter Stats
How to Counter Evelynn with Skarner in LoL
The stats shown on this page underscore some critical Skarner vs. Evelynn matchup stats that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between this set of champions. Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Evelynn’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Evelynn..
Skarner normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Evelynn. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Skarner and Evelynn
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Who is Better, Skarner or Evelynn?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Skarner usually loses when trying to fight Evelynn, with a 44.5% win rate. Thus, Skarner makes a bad counter for Evelynn.
While Skarner does have a much lower winrate compared to Evelynn, when on opposite teams, Skarner also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Skarner into Evelynn.
Moreover, Skarner has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Evelynn. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Skarner vs Evelynn matchups, Evelynn 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 late stage team fights.
Skarner is a terribly counter for Evelynn. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Skarner against Evelynn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Skarner in order to counter Evelynn during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Skarner typically racks up more CS relative to Evelynn. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Skarner versus Evelynn build consist of Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Skarner combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Evelynn than with many other typical builds. In fact, Skarner boasted an average winrate of 44.5% battling Evelynn with this build.
To have the highest chance of beating Evelynn as Skarner, Skarner players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Skarner vs Evelynn counter picks, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 44.5% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Evelynn as Skarner are given for all ranked divisions. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual division, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.