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

Skarner with Nami

How to Win With Skarner and Nami Paired TogetherSkarner is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Skarner and Nami

based on 330 Skarner with Nami pairs
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the stats from from millions of League of Legends rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Skarner has gone into battle with Nami in 330 recent, ranked matches. By accumulating so much great data from the hosts of League, we are sure that we can give you high-quality, usable builds to help Skarner synergize with Nami. It is relatively rare for Skarner to play with Nami on the same team. This has only taken place in about 2.6% of matches with Skarner.

Skarner Nami Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Skarner has done a dismal job of playing alongside Nami. Typically, he wins a poor 47.6% of matches the champions play on the same team. If you want to play better as Skarner when playing alongside Nami by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with her, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Skarner vs Nami 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

Black CleaverIceborn Gauntlet

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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Skarner and Nami

Tips for Playing as Skarner with Nami

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 Nami Will Play

Nami's ultimate can come in very handy for initiating on enemies who are far away.

Using Ebb and Flow during an engagement with enemy champions will help sway the battle in your favor.

Aqua Prison has a long cooldown, make sure to use it at the right moment.

Skarner Nami Synergy Stats

Skarner Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Nami Image
4.6
< Kills >
4.2
5.5
< Deaths >
5.8
8.2
< Assists >
8.5
1.03
< Killing Sprees >
0.96
39
< Minions Killed >
39
1.5
< Dragons Killed >
1.46
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.39
8,664
< Physical Damage >
8,354
3,786
< Magic Damage >
3,310
719
< True Damage >
717
13,170
< Damage Dealt >
12,382
29,501
< Damage Taken >
29,460
10,816
< Gold Earned >
10,761
1.38
< Towers >
1.3
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
10,370
< Total Healing >
10,346
13,088
< Experience >
13,240
21
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
7
898
< Time Dealing CC >
844

How to Play with Nami as Skarner in LoL

The Skarner Nami synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Nami, 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 large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Nami. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Nami helps Skarner perform not as well in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Skarner tries to synergize with Nami, he gets a small increase in his total damage output. This change may signal that Nami helps provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that her participation also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Skarner is played alongside Nami on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Nami.

Additionally, when Skarner plays with Nami on the same team, he usually takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage may indicate that Nami does a poor job of protecting Skarner during teamfights.

Synergies between Skarner and Nami

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
Nami
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Skarner
Nami

Is Skarner better when played alongside Nami?

There is no one best ally for Skarner that will always be his top teammate. Yet, Nami is a very typical ally for Skarner. By being on the same team as Skarner, she drops their win rate by -0.7% to 47.6%. This shows that there is only a small synergy between Skarner and Nami that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Nami has a lower difficulty than Skarner. That means you don't need to be cautious when lining up Nami comrades to play with, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Working on the same side, Skarner players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to provide a lot of utility for your team. Together, these two will help their other teammates secure a victory.

Although, by grouping Skarner and Nami together, you may not be providing your other allies a great deal of engage. We recommend you include other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative hole in their capabilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Nami teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Skarner Players

How We Calculated Our Skarner Nami Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Skarner and Nami, we analyzed 330 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 Nami 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 Nami during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should continue reading to gather additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Skarner and Nami synergy build consist of Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Skarner bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better as an ally of Nami than with most other common builds. In fact, Skarner had an average win rate of 47.6% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Nami with this build.

To have the greatest probability 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. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Skarner and Nami pairings, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.6% winrate overall.

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