Taliyah vs Skarner
How to Beat Skarner as Taliyah
based on 145 Taliyah vs Skarner matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Taliyah vs Skarner Matchup Summary
Best Taliyah vs Skarner Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Skarner as Taliyah
Tips for Playing as Taliyah against Skarner
Remember, you don't always have to ride Weaver's Wall.
Try to throw enemies into Unraveled Earth using Seismic Shove.
Once you have Rylai's Crystal Scepter, casting Threaded Volley at enemies chasing you is a great way of making them regret everything.
Advice to Win Against Skarner
Skarner can't harm you very much outside of short range, so stay away from him!
Skarner is especially dangerous when inside Crystal Spire zones his team controls. Try to capture them ahead of time if a fight may break out around them.
Skarner's Move Speed is increased as long as his shield, Crystalline Exoskeleton, persists. Attack him to lower his speed.
Taliyah vs Skarner Counter Stats
How to Counter Skarner with Taliyah in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here show some significant Taliyah vs. Skarner counter statistics that can help us explain the differences between this set of champions. Taliyah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Skarner’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Taliyah may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Skarner..
Taliyah usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her opponent does. On average, she receives less damage than Skarner. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Taliyah and Skarner
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Who is Better, Taliyah or Skarner?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Taliyah usually fairs equally well when facing off against Skarner, with a 49.0% win rate. Thus, Taliyah makes an ok counter for Skarner.
While Taliyah does have a lower winrate than Skarner, when facing one another, Taliyah also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Taliyah into Skarner.
Moreover, Taliyah also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Skarner. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Taliyah vs Skarner matchups, Skarner is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Taliyah is a somewhat poor counter for Skarner. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Taliyah against Skarner.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Taliyah in order to counter Skarner 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 listen to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Taliyah typically accumulates more CS relative to Skarner. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Taliyah versus Skarner build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Cosmic Drive, and Luden's Companion. When Taliyah used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting Skarner than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Taliyah had an average winrate of 49.0% when countering Skarner with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of beating Skarner as Taliyah, you should take the Dark Harvest, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Taliyah vs Skarner counters, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.0% win rate overall.
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