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

Skarner vs Illaoi

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

based on 223 Skarner vs Illaoi matchups
Win Rate
43.9 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. In our data, Skarner did battle with Illaoi in 223 matches. With so many matchups for Skarner vs Illaoi gives us confidence in our capacity to produce enlightening statistics and a recommended build to wreck your rival. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Skarner has to counter Illaoi in only 1.8% of his games.

Skarner vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Skarner has done a awful job of countering Illaoi. Typically, he wins a lowly 43.9% of matches the champions clash against each other in. In Skarner vs Illaoi matches, Skarner’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't get first blood against Illaoi.

Best Skarner vs Illaoi 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 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
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Illaoi as Skarner

Tips for Playing as Skarner against Illaoi

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 Illaoi

Killing Tentacles whenever possible will make it much easier to win a fight against Illaoi.

When your spirit gets pulled out, fight back if you can. Dealing damage to Illaoi reduces the spirit's duration.

Avoid grouping up for Leap of Faith to reduce the number of Tentacles available to Illaoi.

Skarner vs Illaoi Counter Stats

Skarner Image
Win Rate
43.9 %
VS
Win Rate
56.1 %
Illaoi Image
4.1
< Kills >
5.6
5.8
< Deaths >
6.4
8.4
< Assists >
4.5
0.91
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
34
< Minions Killed >
179
1.31
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.63
8,364
< Physical Damage >
24,582
3,194
< Magic Damage >
781
735
< True Damage >
421
12,294
< Damage Dealt >
25,785
29,874
< Damage Taken >
34,617
10,397
< Gold Earned >
11,747
1.13
< Towers >
2.75
0.27
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
10,454
< Total Healing >
8,698
12,799
< Experience >
14,752
19
< Vision Score >
16
6
< Wards Placed >
8
838
< Time Dealing CC >
449

How to Counter Illaoi with Skarner in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several valuable Skarner vs. Illaoi matchup statistics that may help you understand the differences and similarities between these two champions. Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Illaoi’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Illaoi..

Skarner normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives less damage than Illaoi. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Skarner and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Skarner
Illaoi

Who is Better, Skarner or Illaoi?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Skarner usually loses when trying to fight Illaoi, with a 43.9% win rate. As a result, Skarner makes a poor counter to Illaoi.

While Skarner does have a much lower win rate than Illaoi, when they face off with one another, Skarner also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Skarner into Illaoi.

Additionally, Skarner also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Illaoi. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Skarner vs Illaoi matchups, Illaoi is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Skarner is a trash counter for Illaoi. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Skarner against Illaoi.

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 Illaoi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Illaoi as Skarner, we analyzed 223 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 Illaoi 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

If you would like to truly master Skarner to counter Illaoi during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Skarner on average gets a lot less CS as Illaoi. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They 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 need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Skarner versus Illaoi 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 performed much better against Illaoi than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Skarner had an average win rate of 43.9% when countering Illaoi with this counter build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Illaoi as Skarner, Skarner players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Skarner vs Illaoi fights, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 43.9% win rate overall.

If you need to see Skarner x Illaoi tips and counter stats for a an individual player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and guides displayed are computed using all games played with both champions.