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How to Win Trundle vs Skarner Counter MatchupTrundle is in the s tier of champions

Trundle vs Skarner

How to Beat Skarner as Trundle in LoLTrundle is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Skarner as Trundle

based on 843 Trundle vs Skarner matchups
Win Rate
52.9 %
K/D/A
1.74
Pick Rate
0.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL matches each and every week. Within our dataset, Trundle did battle with Skarner 843 times. Having so many matchups for Trundle vs Skarner gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare enlightening stats and a solid build to shatter Skarner. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Trundle encounters Skarner in only 0.4% of his matches.

Trundle vs Skarner Matchup Summary

Trundle has done a good job of countering Skarner. On average, he wins a whopping 52.9% of games the champions oppose one another in. In Trundle vs Skarner rounds, Trundle’s side is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Skarner.

Best Trundle vs Skarner Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Trundle Items

~22 Mins
Ravenous HydraTrinity ForceHullbreaker

Optional Items

Blade of The Ruined KingTitanic Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Trundle to level upq
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Second ability for Trundle to level upw
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Last skill for Trundle to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveDemolishBone Plating
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Trundle's passive ability p
Trundle's q ability q
Trundle's w ability w
Trundle's e ability e
Trundle's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Skarner as Trundle

Tips for Playing as Trundle against Skarner

Use Subjugate to soften a powerful enemy tank or to create a target for your team to focus fire.

Trundle excels at fighting within his Frozen Domain. Try to draw enemies onto it.

Chomp is good for lowering the physical damage of enemies; try to focus it on enemy physical damage dealers.

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.

Trundle vs Skarner Counter Stats

Trundle Image
Win Rate
52.9 %
VS
Win Rate
47.1 %
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5.2
< Kills >
4.2
6.2
< Deaths >
5.6
5.6
< Assists >
8.5
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
0.93
140
< Minions Killed >
36
0.46
< Dragons Killed >
1.5
0.8
< Inhibitors >
0.39
15,007
< Physical Damage >
8,147
2,188
< Magic Damage >
3,172
481
< True Damage >
701
17,677
< Damage Dealt >
12,021
34,706
< Damage Taken >
28,413
12,158
< Gold Earned >
10,540
3.37
< Towers >
1.24
0.1
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
15,816
< Total Healing >
10,311
14,143
< Experience >
13,006
17
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
7
342
< Time Dealing CC >
835

How to Counter Skarner with Trundle in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several valuable Trundle against Skarner counter stats that may help us realize the distinctions between the two. For instance, Trundle’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Skarner’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Trundle may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Skarner..

Trundle typically has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Skarner. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Trundle and Skarner

Damage Types Compared

Trundle
Skarner
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Trundle
Skarner

Who is Better, Trundle or Skarner?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Trundle usually wins when trying to fight Skarner, with a 52.9% win rate. Therefore, Trundle makes a good counter to Skarner.

While Trundle does have a higher winrate than Skarner, when facing one another, Trundle also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to learn. You should be be fine when picking Trundle into Skarner.

Furthermore, Trundle has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Skarner. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Trundle vs Skarner matchups, Trundle is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Trundle is an above average counter to Skarner. Focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Trundle against Skarner.

Other Champion Matchups Against Trundle

Trundle Loses Against

TeemoTeemo48.3% winrateLilliaLillia48.5% winrateBraumBraum48.9% winrateLeonaLeona49.3% winrate

Trundle Wins Against

YuumiYuumi60.3% winrateSejuaniSejuani58.9% winrateNidaleeNidalee58.3% winrateOlafOlaf57.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Trundle Players

How We Calculated Our Trundle vs Skarner Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Skarner as Trundle, we analyzed 843 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 Skarner as Trundle 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

Trundle Build Skarner Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Trundle in order to counter Skarner during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Trundle often gets much more CS relative to Skarner. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Trundle versus Skarner build consist of Ravenous Hydra, Trinity Force, and Hullbreaker. When Trundle combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Skarner than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Trundle had an average winrate of 52.9% battling Skarner with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Skarner as Trundle, Trundle players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Demolish runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Trundle vs Skarner face-offs, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.9% win rate overall.

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