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

Skarner with Orianna

How to Win With Skarner and Orianna Paired TogetherSkarner is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Skarner and Orianna

based on 161 Skarner with Orianna pairs
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull data from from millions of League rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Skarner has gone into battle with Orianna in 161 recent, ranked matches. By accumulating so much complete data from the developers of League, we are totally sure that we can showcase high quality, accurate builds to help Skarner synergize with Orianna. It is very rare for Skarner to play alongside Orianna on the same side. This has only happened in about 1.3% of rounds with Skarner.

Skarner Orianna Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Skarner does a dismal job of synergizing with Orianna. Usually, he wins a lowly 48.4% of the time the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to win more matches as Skarner when fighting on the same team as Orianna by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with her, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Skarner vs Orianna 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

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 Orianna

Tips for Playing as Skarner with Orianna

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 Orianna Will Play

Command: Protect can be used on yourself to return the Ball back to you quickly. Combine this with Command: Attack for a quick harassment.

Command: Dissonance is a very powerful escape tool if Orianna has the Ball. The combination of speed and leaving a slowing obstacle can be quite powerful.

Command: Shockwave can be used to drag enemies towards you or away from you if you position the Ball properly.

Skarner Orianna Synergy Stats

Skarner Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Orianna Image
4.8
< Kills >
4.2
5.6
< Deaths >
5.8
8.1
< Assists >
8.5
1.09
< Killing Sprees >
0.96
42
< Minions Killed >
39
1.42
< Dragons Killed >
1.46
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.39
8,591
< Physical Damage >
8,354
3,326
< Magic Damage >
3,310
682
< True Damage >
717
12,599
< Damage Dealt >
12,382
28,953
< Damage Taken >
29,460
11,004
< Gold Earned >
10,761
1.54
< Towers >
1.3
0.4
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
10,244
< Total Healing >
10,346
13,340
< Experience >
13,240
21
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
7
792
< Time Dealing CC >
844

How to Play with Orianna as Skarner in LoL

The Skarner Orianna synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Orianna, 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 Orianna. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Orianna helps Skarner perform not as well in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Skarner is paired with Orianna, he sees a marginal improvement in his full damage output. This could signal that Orianna provides protection for him to deal more damage or that her allyship also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Skarner is played with Orianna on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Orianna. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Orianna.

Moreover, when Skarner plays with Orianna on the same side, he typically takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage could indicate that Orianna does a decent job of covering Skarner during team fights.

Synergies between Skarner and Orianna

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
Orianna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Skarner
Orianna

Is Skarner better when played alongside Orianna?

There is no perfect companion for Skarner that will no matter what be his best synergy. However, overall, Orianna is a very typical teammate for Skarner. By playing on the same team as Skarner, she improves their win rate by 0.1% to 48.4%. This demonstrates that there is only a small bond between Skarner and Orianna that results in them performing better together than alone.

Orianna has a greater difficulty than Skarner. That means Skarner players need to be very careful when arranging Orianna allies to play with, as they will require a greater level of skill to cooperate well with you.

Fighting cooperatively, Skarner players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magic damage. Combined, these two can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Although, by grouping Skarner and Orianna together, you probably will not be granting your side a lot of engage. Make sure to pick other champs on your team that neutralizes this hole in their potential.

Regardless of your Orianna ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Skarner Players

How We Calculated Our Skarner Orianna Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Skarner and Orianna, we analyzed 161 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 Orianna 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 truly master Skarner in order to synergize with Orianna during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to pick up additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The top finished items to have in your Skarner and Orianna synergy build include Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Skarner used at least these three great items in his build, he did much better when paired up with Orianna than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Skarner boasted an average winrate of 48.4% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Orianna with this build.

To have the best chance of beating 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 combinations we have analyed for this team composition, this combo of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.4% win rate overall.

If you want to get Skarner with Orianna cooperations tips and builds for a a specific division rank, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and tips and suggestions given are calculated using every match completed with both champs.