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

Skarner with Draven

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

based on 394 Skarner with Draven pairs
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.26
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in the results of from millions of League games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Skarner has gone into battle with Draven in 394 recently played, competitive matches. By amassing so much complete data straight from the creators of League of Legends, we are confident that we can produce robust, insightful builds to help Skarner play with Draven. It is relatively rare for Skarner to play alongside Draven as teammates. This pairing has only happened in approximately 3.1% of matches with Skarner.

Skarner Draven Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Skarner does a dismal job of playing alongside Draven. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.2% of games the champions fight alongside one another. If you want to win more matches as Skarner when fighting on the same team as Draven by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with him, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Skarner vs Draven Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Skarner Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceDead Man's PlateJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

StridebreakerSundered SkyBlack Cleaver

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
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Skarner and Draven

Tips for Playing as Skarner with Draven

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 Draven Will Play

If Draven doesn't move, Spinning Axe will fall near his present location. It will fall directly on him, or just to the right or left.

If Draven does move after attacking, Spinning Axe will lead him in the direction of his movement. Use this to control where the Spinning Axe will go.

Skarner Draven Synergy Stats

Skarner Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Draven Image
4
< Kills >
4.2
5.3
< Deaths >
5.8
8
< Assists >
8.5
0.93
< Killing Sprees >
0.96
42
< Minions Killed >
39
1.47
< Dragons Killed >
1.46
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.39
8,267
< Physical Damage >
8,354
3,407
< Magic Damage >
3,310
663
< True Damage >
717
12,338
< Damage Dealt >
12,382
28,007
< Damage Taken >
29,460
10,503
< Gold Earned >
10,761
1.44
< Towers >
1.3
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
10,106
< Total Healing >
10,346
12,944
< Experience >
13,240
20
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
7
817
< Time Dealing CC >
844

How to Play with Draven as Skarner in LoL

The Skarner Draven synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Draven, 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 Draven. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Draven helps Skarner perform worse in ranked League matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Skarner is an ally to Draven, he observes a barely noticable drop in his total damage output. This may indicate that Draven does not provide cover for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Skarner is played together with Draven 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 with Draven.

Additionally, when Skarner plays with Draven on the same team, he often takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage could indicate that Draven does a decent job of covering Skarner during team fights.

Synergies between Skarner and Draven

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
Draven
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Skarner
Draven

Is Skarner better when played alongside Draven?

There is no top champion pairing for Skarner that will no matter what be his #1 ally. Yet, overall, Draven is a very typical companion for Skarner. By being on the same side as Skarner, he lowers their win rate by -0.1% to 48.2%. This demonstrates that there is not really a strong synergy between Skarner and Draven that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Draven has a greater difficulty than Skarner. That means Skarner players must be careful when enlisting Draven comrades to fight alongside, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Fighting together, you should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Although, by grouping Skarner and Draven together, you probably will not be providing your other allies a lot of AP. Make sure to have other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative disparity in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of your Draven ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Skarner Players

How We Calculated Our Skarner Draven Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Skarner and Draven, we analyzed 394 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 Draven 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Skarner in order to synergize with Draven during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to learn some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The top items to build first in your Skarner and Draven synergy build include Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Skarner bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Draven than with many other common item sets. In fact, Skarner had an average win rate of 48.2% helping carry Draven with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, Skarner players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for this team composition, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.2% win rate overall.

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