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

Skarner vs Gragas

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

based on 220 Skarner vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
53.6 %
K/D/A
2.31
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. Within our database, Skarner engaged Gragas in 220 matches. Using so many games with Skarner versus Gragas provides us confidence in our capacity to prepare useful statistics and a recommended build to shatter Gragas. This matchup is somewhat rare. Skarner has to counter Gragas in only 1.7% of his rounds.

Skarner vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Skarner does a good job of countering Gragas. On average, he wins a terrific 53.6% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Skarner vs Gragas games, Skarner’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Gragas.

Best Skarner vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Skarner Items

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

Optional Items

Force of Nature

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
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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
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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 Gragas as Skarner

Tips for Playing as Skarner against Gragas

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 Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Skarner vs Gragas Counter Stats

Skarner Image
Win Rate
53.6 %
VS
Win Rate
46.4 %
Gragas Image
4.4
< Kills >
6.2
5.9
< Deaths >
6.2
9.2
< Assists >
7.8
0.97
< Killing Sprees >
1.34
42
< Minions Killed >
105
1.43
< Dragons Killed >
0.67
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.35
8,644
< Physical Damage >
1,572
3,624
< Magic Damage >
18,404
751
< True Damage >
665
13,020
< Damage Dealt >
20,641
30,301
< Damage Taken >
30,496
11,072
< Gold Earned >
11,309
1.43
< Towers >
1.28
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.14
10,423
< Total Healing >
12,221
13,723
< Experience >
13,932
22
< Vision Score >
21
7
< Wards Placed >
8
940
< Time Dealing CC >
409

How to Counter Gragas with Skarner in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several significant Skarner against Gragas matchup stats that may help us distinguish the differences between the two. Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gragas’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Gragas..

Skarner often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Gragas. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Skarner and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Skarner
Gragas

Who is Better, Skarner or Gragas?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Skarner usually wins when taking on Gragas, with a 53.6% win rate. Thus, Skarner makes a great counter for Gragas.

While Skarner does have a higher win rate compared to Gragas, when they face off with one another, Skarner also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Skarner into Gragas.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Skarner vs Gragas matchups, Skarner is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Skarner is a great counter to Gragas. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Skarner against Gragas.

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 Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Skarner, we analyzed 220 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 Gragas 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 Gragas Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Skarner to counter Gragas during both the early game 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 stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Skarner most often racks up less CS as Gragas. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Skarner versus Gragas build consist of Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Skarner bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs. Gragas than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Skarner boasted an average win rate of 53.6% when playing against Gragas with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of beating Gragas as Skarner, Skarner players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Skarner vs Gragas LoL games, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 53.6% win rate overall.

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