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How to Synergize Skarner with Anivia on the Same TeamSkarner is in the b tier of champions

Skarner with Anivia

How to Win With Skarner and Anivia Paired TogetherSkarner is in the s tier of champions
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How to Synergize Skarner and Anivia

based on 177 Skarner with Anivia pairs
Win Rate
46.3 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull data from from millions of League of Legends matches directly from Riot Games each week. Skarner has gone into battle with Anivia in 177 recently played, ranked games. By gathering so much relevant data straight from the creators of LoL, we are sure that we can produce robust, usable builds to help Skarner synergize with Anivia. It is very rare for Skarner to play with Anivia on the same team. This has only happened in approximately 1.4% of matches with Skarner.

Skarner Anivia Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Skarner has done a awful job of playing alongside Anivia. Normally, he wins a poor 46.3% of games the champs play on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Skarner when playing alongside Anivia by learning how to better synergize your tactics with her, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Skarner vs Anivia 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

Force of NatureBlack Cleaver

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Skarner to level upq
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Second ability for Skarner to level upw
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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
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E
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Skarner and Anivia

Tips for Playing as Skarner with Anivia

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 Understand How Anivia Will Play

Timing Flash Frost with Frostbite can lead to devastating combinations.

It can be very difficult for enemy champions to kill her egg early in game. Seize the advantage by playing aggressively.

Anivia is extremely reliant on Mana for Glacial Storm. Try getting items with Mana or going for a Crest of the Ancient Golem buff on Summoner's Rift.

Skarner Anivia Synergy Stats

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Win Rate
46.3 %
VS
Win Rate
53.7 %
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4.7
< Kills >
4.2
6
< Deaths >
5.8
8.4
< Assists >
8.5
1.06
< Killing Sprees >
0.96
38
< Minions Killed >
39
1.45
< Dragons Killed >
1.46
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.39
8,977
< Physical Damage >
8,354
3,429
< Magic Damage >
3,310
812
< True Damage >
717
13,218
< Damage Dealt >
12,382
30,549
< Damage Taken >
29,460
10,995
< Gold Earned >
10,761
1.33
< Towers >
1.3
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
10,697
< Total Healing >
10,346
13,392
< Experience >
13,240
22
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
7
887
< Time Dealing CC >
844

How to Play with Anivia as Skarner in LoL

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

Overall, Skarner sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Anivia. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Anivia helps Skarner perform poorer in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Skarner tries to synergize with Anivia, he gets a small increase in his full damage output. This could indicate that Anivia provides protection for him to dish out more damage or that her support also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Skarner is played together with Anivia on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Anivia.

Moreover, when Skarner plays with Anivia on the same side, he usually receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage may mean that Anivia does a poor job of covering Skarner in team fights.

Synergies between Skarner and Anivia

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
Anivia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Skarner
Anivia

Is Skarner better when played alongside Anivia?

There is no top ally for Skarner that will always be his #1 synergy. However, overall, Anivia is a below average teammate for Skarner. By locking into the same side as Skarner, she decreases their win rate by -2.0% to 46.3%. This shows that there is a negative synergy between Skarner and Anivia that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Anivia has a much greater difficulty compared to Skarner. That means Skarner players should be careful when finding Anivia allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a much greater level of skill to be able to work well with you.

When playing alongside, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to do a lot of AP damage. When paired, these two are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

In contrast, by pairing Skarner and Anivia together, you will not be giving your other teammates much AD. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that fills this relative gap in their capabilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Anivia ally, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Skarner Players

How We Calculated Our Skarner Anivia Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Skarner and Anivia, we analyzed 177 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 Skarner with Anivia 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 Skarner to pair well with Anivia during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to prioritize in your Skarner and Anivia synergy build include Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Skarner included at least these three great items in his build, he performed significantly better when paired up with Anivia than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Skarner boasted an average win rate of 46.3% helping carry Anivia with this build.

To have the greatest chance of beating your oponents, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Skarner and Anivia pairings, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 46.3% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Skarner and Anivia synergy tips and builds for a a distinct division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and strategies shown are computed using every match with data with these champs.