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How to Synergize K'Sante with Skarner on the Same TeamK'Sante is in the a tier of champions

K'Sante with Skarner

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How to Synergize K'Sante and Skarner

based on 162 K'Sante with Skarner pairs
Win Rate
43.2 %
K/D/A
1.95
Pick Rate
0.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the results of from millions of LoL rounds straight from Riot Games each week. K'Sante has gone into battle with Skarner in 162 recently played, competitive games. By amassing so much great data directly from the creators of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can provide you with robust, insightful builds to help K'Sante synergize with Skarner. It is very rare for K'Sante to play alongside Skarner as allies. This pairing has only happened in approx. 0.3% of games with K'Sante.

K'Sante Skarner Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, K'Sante has done a terrible job of playing alongside Skarner. Usually, they wins a poor 43.2% of games the champions play on the same team. If you want to play better as K'Sante when playing with Skarner by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best K'Sante vs Skarner Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloth Armor

Core K'Sante Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageSunfire AegisJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

ThornmailIceborn Gauntlet

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for K'Sante to level upq
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Second ability for K'Sante to level upw
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Last skill for K'Sante to max oute

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishConditioningOvergrowth
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
K'Sante's passive ability p
K'Sante's q ability q
K'Sante's w ability w
K'Sante's e ability e
K'Sante'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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Guide to Synergizing K'Sante and Skarner

Tips for Playing as K'Sante with Skarner

Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.

Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.

Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).

Advice to Understand How Skarner Will Play

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.

K'Sante Skarner Synergy Stats

K'Sante Image
Win Rate
43.2 %
VS
Win Rate
56.8 %
Skarner Image
5.1
< Kills >
4.8
6.1
< Deaths >
5.6
6.8
< Assists >
6.3
1.16
< Killing Sprees >
1.1
166
< Minions Killed >
172
0.01
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.4
14,425
< Physical Damage >
14,146
3,558
< Magic Damage >
3,470
1,608
< True Damage >
1,562
19,592
< Damage Dealt >
19,180
32,970
< Damage Taken >
31,239
11,053
< Gold Earned >
10,998
2.09
< Towers >
2.1
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
4,971
< Total Healing >
4,840
14,700
< Experience >
14,813
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
918
< Time Dealing CC >
1,061

How to Play with Skarner as K'Sante in LoL

The K'Sante Skarner synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of their gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Skarner, compared to their overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how their gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, K'Sante sees a very large drop in their KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Skarner. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Skarner helps K'Sante perform worse in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When K'Sante is an ally to Skarner, they gets a marginal improvement in their total damage dealt. This may demonstrate that Skarner supports by providing cover for them to dish out more damage or that his support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when K'Sante is played with Skarner on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when they plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that they is worse when playing alongside Skarner.

Additionally, when K'Sante plays with Skarner on the same side, they on average receives more damage than when they fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Skarner does a poor job of protecting K'Sante during teamfights.

Synergies between K'Sante and Skarner

Damage Types Compared

K'Sante
Skarner
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

K'Sante
Skarner

Is K'Sante better when played alongside Skarner?

There is no perfect champion pairing for K'Sante that will always be their top ally. Yet, Skarner is a very bad teammate for K'Sante. By locking into the same side as K'Sante, he lowers their win rate by -4.0% to 43.2%. This demonstrates that there is an easy to overcome and exploit bond between K'Sante and Skarner that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Skarner has a much lower diffuclty than K'Sante. That means K'Sante players don't need to be careful when finding Skarner allies to play with, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to play well with you.

Working alongside, K'Sante players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. Together, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Conversely, by bringing K'Sante and Skarner together, you may not be giving your side much utility. We recommend you have other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative disparity in their abilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Skarner teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for K'Sante Players

How We Calculated Our K'Sante Skarner Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing K'Sante and Skarner, we analyzed 162 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair K'Sante with Skarner comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master K'Sante to synergize with Skarner during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The best finished items to include in your K'Sante and Skarner synergy build include Spirit Visage, Sunfire Aegis, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When K'Sante incorporated at least these three finished items in their build, they performed a lot better when paired up with Skarner than with most other typical item sets. In fact, K'Sante had an average win rate of 43.2% when playing alongside Skarner with these items in their kit.

To have the highest probability of beating your oponents, K'Sante players should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Approach Velocity, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for this champion pairing, this mix of runes resulted in the top win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 43.2% winrate overall.

If you would like to view K'Sante and Skarner cooperations tips and builds for a a distinct division rank, please select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and build suggestions given are calculated using all games completed with both champions.