Skarner vs Twitch
How to Beat Twitch as Skarner
based on 490 Skarner vs Twitch matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Skarner vs Twitch Matchup Summary
Best Skarner vs Twitch Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Twitch as Skarner
Tips for Playing as Skarner against Twitch
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 Twitch
Spell Shields won't block the damage from Deadly Venom, but they will block the effects Twitch can trigger with it.
If you suspect Twitch has left the lane, let your teammates know that Twitch is ''MIA.''
Twitch is fragile. Work with teammates to focus on him when you're able to catch him out of Camouflage.
Skarner vs Twitch Counter Stats
How to Counter Twitch with Skarner in LoL
The stats shown here underscore some important Skarner vs. Twitch matchup statistics that may help us figure out the distinctions between the two. As an example, Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Twitch’s ratio of NaN, showing that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Twitch..
Skarner often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes more damage than Twitch. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Skarner and Twitch
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Who is Better, Skarner or Twitch?
Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Skarner usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Twitch, with a 50.2% win rate. Therefore, Skarner makes an ok counter to Twitch.
While Skarner does have a higher win rate compared to Twitch, when facing one another, Skarner also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Skarner into Twitch.
Furthermore, Skarner also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Twitch. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Skarner vs Twitch matchups, Skarner is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Skarner is a decent counter for Twitch. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Skarner against Twitch.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Skarner in order to counter Twitch during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Skarner usually gets a lot less CS relative to Twitch. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Skarner versus Twitch build consist of Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Skarner used at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Twitch than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Skarner boasted an average winrate of 50.2% when playing against Twitch with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of annihilating Twitch as Skarner, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Skarner vs Twitch matchups, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.2% win rate overall.
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