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

Skarner vs Kennen

How to Beat Kennen as Skarner in LoLSkarner is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kennen as Skarner

based on 126 Skarner vs Kennen matchups
Win Rate
58.7 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Kennen as Skarner came out of an examination of 126 ranked matches where both champions faced off against each other. This matchup is relatively rare. Skarner fights Kennen in only 1.0% of his rounds.

Skarner vs Kennen Matchup Summary

Skarner does a great job of countering Kennen. On average, he wins a fantastic 58.7% of the time the champs face one another in. In Skarner vs Kennen games, Skarner’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Kennen.

Best Skarner vs Kennen 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
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
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Kennen as Skarner

Tips for Playing as Skarner against Kennen

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 Kennen

Consider playing a bit more cautiously around Kennen when you have a Mark of the Storm debuff. If he hits you with 3 Marks of the Storm, you will get stunned.

Kennen is flimsy by nature - turn and attack him if he gets careless with Lightning Rush.

Skarner vs Kennen Counter Stats

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Win Rate
58.7 %
VS
Win Rate
41.3 %
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5
< Kills >
6.1
5.8
< Deaths >
6.4
9
< Assists >
6
1.1
< Killing Sprees >
1.29
39
< Minions Killed >
157
1.59
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.32
8,536
< Physical Damage >
2,434
3,668
< Magic Damage >
19,793
739
< True Damage >
636
12,943
< Damage Dealt >
22,864
29,589
< Damage Taken >
22,315
11,251
< Gold Earned >
11,247
1.46
< Towers >
1.7
0.38
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
10,530
< Total Healing >
2,873
13,835
< Experience >
14,248
21
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
9
824
< Time Dealing CC >
68

How to Counter Kennen with Skarner in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some critical Skarner versus Kennen counter stats that can help us interpret the differences between this set of champs. For instance, Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kennen’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kennen..

Skarner often has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Kennen. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Skarner and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Skarner
Kennen

Who is Better, Skarner or Kennen?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Skarner usually wins when facing off against Kennen, with a 58.7% win rate. Therefore, Skarner makes a fantastic counter to Kennen.

While Skarner does have a much higher winrate compared to Kennen, when facing one another, Skarner also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Skarner into Kennen.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Skarner vs Kennen matchups, Skarner is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Skarner is a great counter for Kennen. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Skarner against Kennen.

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 Kennen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kennen as Skarner, we analyzed 126 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 Kennen 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 in order to counter Kennen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Skarner most often gets a lot less CS compared to Kennen. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Skarner versus Kennen build include Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Skarner used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Kennen than with many other typical builds. In fact, Skarner had an average winrate of 58.7% battling Kennen with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Kennen 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 picked for Skarner vs Kennen counterpicks, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 58.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kennen as Skarner are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you may use the selection menu above.