Background Image
How to Win Skarner vs Rell Counter MatchupSkarner is in the b tier of champions

Skarner vs Rell

How to Beat Rell as Skarner in LoLSkarner is in the b tier of champions
FighterTank
TankSupport

How to Beat Rell as Skarner

based on 177 Skarner vs Rell matchups
Win Rate
46.9 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League matches every week. Within our dataset, Skarner faced Rell 177 times. Including so many matchups for Skarner versus Rell provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce informative data and a supported build to wreck Rell. This pairing is somewhat rare. Skarner has to counter Rell in only 1.4% of his games.

Skarner vs Rell Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Skarner does a pathetic job of countering Rell. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.9% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Skarner against Rell rounds, Skarner’s side is 0.2% less likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't get first blood versus Rell.

Best Skarner vs Rell 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

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
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
Q
10
W
11
R
12
W
13
W
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Rell as Skarner

Tips for Playing as Skarner against Rell

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.

Skarner vs Rell Counter Stats

Skarner Image
Win Rate
46.9 %
VS
Win Rate
53.1 %
Rell Image
4.1
< Kills >
2
6
< Deaths >
5.9
9.3
< Assists >
15.8
0.95
< Killing Sprees >
0.33
35
< Minions Killed >
28
1.42
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.44
7,800
< Physical Damage >
1,779
3,240
< Magic Damage >
5,097
672
< True Damage >
803
11,712
< Damage Dealt >
7,680
28,864
< Damage Taken >
21,084
10,487
< Gold Earned >
8,518
1.23
< Towers >
1.75
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
9,984
< Total Healing >
2,465
12,694
< Experience >
10,339
22
< Vision Score >
51
7
< Wards Placed >
22
834
< Time Dealing CC >
282

How to Counter Rell with Skarner in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several valuable Skarner vs. Rell counter statistics that may help us distinguish the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Rell’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Rell..

Skarner usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Rell. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Skarner and Rell

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
Rell
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Skarner
Rell

Who is Better, Skarner or Rell?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Skarner usually loses when trying to fight Rell, with a 46.9% win rate. Thus, Skarner makes a poor counter to Rell.

While Skarner does have a lower win rate compared to Rell, when facing one another, Skarner also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Skarner into Rell.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Skarner vs Rell matchups, Rell is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Skarner is a bad counter for Rell. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Skarner against Rell.

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 Rell Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rell as Skarner, we analyzed 177 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 Rell 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 Rell Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Skarner to counter Rell during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Skarner usually accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Rell. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Skarner versus Rell build include Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Skarner bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better countering Rell than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Skarner boasted an average win rate of 46.9% when countering Rell with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Rell as Skarner, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Skarner vs Rell fights, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.9% win rate overall.

If you need to get Skarner x Rell tips and counter builds for a a particular skill level, please select one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and guides given are calculated using every round with data with both champs.