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Skarner vs Warwick

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

based on 584 Skarner vs Warwick matchups
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
4.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Warwick as Skarner resulted from an evaluation of 584 ranked rounds where both champions opposed each other. This particular counter pairing is fairly uncommon. Skarner fights Warwick in only 4.6% of his rounds.

Skarner vs Warwick Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Skarner does a below average job of countering Warwick. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.0% of matches the champs oppose each other in. In Skarner vs Warwick rounds, Skarner’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Warwick.

Best Skarner vs Warwick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Skarner Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceDead Man's PlateJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Black CleaverSundered SkyIceborn GauntletThornmail

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
>
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
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Q
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W
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Warwick as Skarner

Tips for Playing as Skarner against Warwick

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 Warwick

Warwick's attacks heal him at low health. Save your disables to finish him off.

Warwick's ultimate cast range scales with his Move Speed.

Warwick is empowered versus low health enemies. Manage your health to keep him at bay.

Skarner vs Warwick Counter Stats

Skarner Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Warwick Image
4.2
< Kills >
6.9
6.1
< Deaths >
6.8
8.7
< Assists >
7.2
0.96
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
34
< Minions Killed >
48
1.41
< Dragons Killed >
1.31
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.43
8,334
< Physical Damage >
7,153
3,252
< Magic Damage >
8,470
674
< True Damage >
757
12,261
< Damage Dealt >
16,381
29,213
< Damage Taken >
38,462
10,577
< Gold Earned >
11,350
1.27
< Towers >
1.37
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.26
10,241
< Total Healing >
20,725
12,883
< Experience >
12,792
21
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
6
775
< Time Dealing CC >
293

How to Counter Warwick with Skarner in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some important Skarner versus Warwick counter statistics that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Warwick’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Warwick..

Skarner often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Warwick. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Skarner and Warwick

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
Warwick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Skarner
Warwick

Who is Better, Skarner or Warwick?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Skarner usually fairs equally well when taking on Warwick, with a 49.0% win rate. As a result, Skarner makes an ok counter for Warwick.

While Skarner does have a lower win rate than Warwick, when on opposite teams, Skarner also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Skarner into Warwick.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Skarner vs Warwick matchups, Warwick is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Skarner is a somewhat poor counter to Warwick. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Skarner against Warwick.

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 Warwick Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Warwick as Skarner, we analyzed 584 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 Warwick 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Skarner in order to counter Warwick during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Skarner typically gets a similar amount of CS as Warwick. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Skarner versus Warwick build include Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Skarner incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs Warwick than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Skarner had an average win rate of 49.0% battling Warwick with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Warwick as Skarner, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Skarner vs Warwick clashes, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.0% win rate overall.

If you want to view Skarner versus Warwick tips and builds for a a distinct rank, please choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and strategies displayed are computed using all rounds run with both champions.