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

Skarner vs Hecarim

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

based on 342 Skarner vs Hecarim matchups
Win Rate
47.4 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League rounds every week. Within our dataset, Skarner fought Hecarim 342 times. With so many games with Skarner versus Hecarim provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to produce enlightening statistics and a supported build to counter your opposition. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Skarner is forced to battle against Hecarim in only 2.7% of his games.

Skarner vs Hecarim Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Skarner does a below average job of countering Hecarim. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.4% of the time the champions face each other in. In Skarner vs Hecarim games, Skarner’s team is 0.1% less probable to get first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood against Hecarim.

Best Skarner vs Hecarim 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

Black CleaverIceborn Gauntlet

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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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W
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Guide to Countering Hecarim as Skarner

Tips for Playing as Skarner against Hecarim

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 Hecarim

Hecarim's ultimate causes opponents to flee in terror. Spread out to reduce his power in fights.

Hecarim gains life from nearby enemies with Spirit of Dread but lacks durability, use burst damage.

Skarner vs Hecarim Counter Stats

Skarner Image
Win Rate
47.4 %
VS
Win Rate
52.6 %
Hecarim Image
4.2
< Kills >
6.5
5.8
< Deaths >
6.1
8
< Assists >
8.5
1
< Killing Sprees >
1.44
40
< Minions Killed >
32
1.42
< Dragons Killed >
1.45
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.38
8,754
< Physical Damage >
13,548
3,370
< Magic Damage >
2,607
711
< True Damage >
698
12,836
< Damage Dealt >
16,854
28,937
< Damage Taken >
40,774
10,640
< Gold Earned >
12,109
1.27
< Towers >
1.24
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
10,068
< Total Healing >
21,105
13,054
< Experience >
13,910
20
< Vision Score >
18
6
< Wards Placed >
5
863
< Time Dealing CC >
234

How to Counter Hecarim with Skarner in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several valuable Skarner versus Hecarim counter stats that may help us realize the differences between the pair. As an example, Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Hecarim’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Hecarim..

Skarner normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes less damage than Hecarim. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Skarner and Hecarim

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
Hecarim
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Skarner
Hecarim

Who is Better, Skarner or Hecarim?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Skarner usually loses when facing off against Hecarim, with a 47.4% win rate. As a result, Skarner makes a bad counter for Hecarim.

While Skarner does have a lower win rate than Hecarim, when facing one another, Skarner also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging character to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Skarner into Hecarim.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Skarner vs Hecarim matchups, Hecarim is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Skarner is a bad counter for Hecarim. Focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Skarner against Hecarim.

Additional Information for Skarner Players

How We Calculated Our Skarner vs Hecarim Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hecarim as Skarner, we analyzed 342 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 Hecarim 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Skarner to counter Hecarim 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Skarner on average picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Hecarim. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often 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, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Skarner versus Hecarim build include Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Skarner used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Hecarim than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Skarner boasted an average win rate of 47.4% when playing against Hecarim with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Hecarim as Skarner, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Skarner vs Hecarim fights, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.4% winrate overall.

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