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

Skarner vs Renekton

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

based on 196 Skarner vs Renekton matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
2.31
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League of Legends games every week. In our dataset, Skarner engaged Renekton 196 times. Including so many matchups for Skarner versus Renekton gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare enlightening data and a solid build to suppress your opposition. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Skarner encounters Renekton in only 1.5% of his matches.

Skarner vs Renekton Matchup Summary

Skarner has done a good job of beating Renekton. Typically, he wins a terrific 52.0% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Skarner against Renekton games, Skarner’s side is 0.2% less expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably won't get first blood versus Renekton.

Best Skarner vs Renekton 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

Black Cleaver

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
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Renekton as Skarner

Tips for Playing as Skarner against Renekton

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 Renekton

Keeping Renekton from being able to fight and gain Fury by continually harassing him will severely reduce the effectiveness of his abilities.

Pay close attention to Renekton's Fury gauge as that will usually signify when he is about to attack.

Skarner vs Renekton Counter Stats

Skarner Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
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4.3
< Kills >
5.9
5.8
< Deaths >
6
9.1
< Assists >
5.3
1
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
36
< Minions Killed >
183
1.43
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.52
8,652
< Physical Damage >
17,427
3,569
< Magic Damage >
3,424
745
< True Damage >
712
12,968
< Damage Dealt >
21,563
29,310
< Damage Taken >
36,381
10,727
< Gold Earned >
11,974
1.42
< Towers >
2.36
0.38
< Baron Takedowns >
0
10,407
< Total Healing >
10,739
13,264
< Experience >
14,660
21
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
8
899
< Time Dealing CC >
70

How to Counter Renekton with Skarner in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some influential Skarner vs. Renekton matchup statistics that can help you interpret the differences between this pair of champions. As an example, Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Renekton’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Renekton..

Skarner usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes less damage than Renekton. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Skarner and Renekton

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
Renekton
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Skarner
Renekton

Who is Better, Skarner or Renekton?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Skarner usually wins when playing against Renekton, with a 52.0% win rate. As a result, Skarner makes a good counter to Renekton.

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

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

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

Skarner is a decent counter to Renekton. Focus your actions on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Skarner against Renekton.

Additional Information for Skarner Players

How We Calculated Our Skarner vs Renekton Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Renekton as Skarner, we analyzed 196 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 Renekton 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 learn all of the intricacies of Skarner in order to counter Renekton 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 listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Skarner on average gets a lot less CS relative to Renekton. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Skarner versus Renekton build include Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Skarner incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better versus Renekton than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Skarner boasted an average winrate of 52.0% when countering Renekton with this build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Renekton as Skarner, Skarner players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Skarner vs Renekton battles, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.0% win rate overall.

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