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

Skarner vs Ziggs

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

based on 166 Skarner vs Ziggs matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Ziggs as Skarner came out of an examination of 166 ranked games where both champs engaged one another. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Skarner fights Ziggs in only 1.3% of his matches.

Skarner vs Ziggs Matchup Summary

Skarner does a good job of beating Ziggs. On average, he wins a whopping 52.4% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Skarner versus Ziggs rounds, Skarner’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Ziggs.

Best Skarner vs Ziggs 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
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
W
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Q
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W
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R
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Ziggs as Skarner

Tips for Playing as Skarner against Ziggs

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 Ziggs

Many of Ziggs' abilities have long cooldowns. Try catching him just after he's used his abilities.

Don't step on Ziggs' mines! They'll slow you and make it much easier for him to hit you with his other abiltiies.

Ziggs' ultimate, Mega Inferno Bomb, deals more damage in the center of the explosion.

Skarner vs Ziggs Counter Stats

Skarner Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Ziggs Image
4.3
< Kills >
4.9
5.5
< Deaths >
5.3
8.1
< Assists >
7.8
0.96
< Killing Sprees >
1.11
39
< Minions Killed >
166
1.45
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.62
8,289
< Physical Damage >
770
3,290
< Magic Damage >
23,253
696
< True Damage >
264
12,277
< Damage Dealt >
24,288
29,275
< Damage Taken >
16,274
10,612
< Gold Earned >
11,268
1.33
< Towers >
3.03
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
10,532
< Total Healing >
1,386
13,086
< Experience >
13,054
22
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
9
850
< Time Dealing CC >
246

How to Counter Ziggs with Skarner in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some influential Skarner versus Ziggs matchup statistics that may help us understand the differences between this pair of champions. Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ziggs’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ziggs..

Skarner often has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Ziggs. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Skarner and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Skarner
Ziggs

Who is Better, Skarner or Ziggs?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Skarner usually wins when facing off against Ziggs, with a 52.4% win rate. Thus, Skarner makes a good counter to Ziggs.

While Skarner does have a higher win rate than Ziggs, when on opposite teams, Skarner also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Skarner into Ziggs.

Furthermore, Skarner also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ziggs. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Skarner is a good counter for Ziggs. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Skarner against Ziggs.

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 Ziggs Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ziggs as Skarner, we analyzed 166 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 Ziggs 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 learn all of the intricacies of Skarner to counter Ziggs during both the lane 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 mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Skarner typically picks up a lot less CS compared to Ziggs. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Skarner versus Ziggs build include Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Skarner combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs. Ziggs than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Skarner boasted an average winrate of 52.4% battling Ziggs with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Ziggs as Skarner, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Skarner vs Ziggs counters, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.4% winrate overall.

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