Skarner vs Zac
How to Beat Zac as Skarner
based on 286 Skarner vs Zac matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Skarner vs Zac Matchup Summary
Best Skarner vs Zac Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zac as Skarner
Tips for Playing as Skarner against Zac
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 Zac
Kill all of Zac's bloblets when he splits apart to stop him from reforming.
Silences, stuns, roots and knockups will all interrupt Zac when he is charging Elastic Slingshot.
Zac heals from the goo that separates from him. You can crush the goo pieces by stepping on them.
Skarner vs Zac Counter Stats
How to Counter Zac with Skarner in LoL
The stats provided here highlight several critical Skarner against Zac counter stats that may help you distinguish the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zac’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zac..
Skarner often has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Zac. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Skarner and Zac
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Who is Better, Skarner or Zac?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Skarner usually loses when playing against Zac, with a 45.1% win rate. As a result, Skarner makes a bad counter for Zac.
While Skarner does have a much lower winrate compared to Zac, when facing one another, Skarner also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Skarner into Zac.
Moreover, Skarner also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zac. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Skarner vs Zac matchups, Zac is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Skarner is a terribly counter for Zac. Focus your actions on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Skarner against Zac.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Skarner to counter Zac 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 mind the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Skarner on average picks up less CS relative to Zac. Champs who on average don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Skarner versus Zac 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 a lot better vs. Zac than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Skarner boasted an average win rate of 45.1% battling Zac with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of defeating Zac as Skarner, Skarner players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Skarner vs Zac fights, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 45.1% win rate overall.
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