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.
The Skarner Qiyana synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Qiyana, 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 Qiyana. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Qiyana helps Skarner perform worse in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Skarner is an ally to Qiyana, he sees a little increase in his full damage dealt. This change may demonstrate that Qiyana helps provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that her allyship also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Skarner is played together with Qiyana on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Qiyana. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Qiyana.
Moreover, when Skarner plays with Qiyana on the same side, he on average receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage could mean that Qiyana does a decent job of protecting Skarner in teamfights.
There is no universally accepted best companion for Skarner that will no matter what be his top teammate. However, Qiyana is a very typical companion for Skarner. By locking into the same side as Skarner, she improves their win rate by 0.5% to 48.8%. This demonstrates that there is only a small bond between Skarner and Qiyana that results in them performing better together than without each other.
Qiyana has a greater difficulty than Skarner. That means you should be careful when enlisting Qiyana comrades to fight alongside, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to work well with you.
When playing on the same side, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to provide a lot of utility for your team. When paired, these champs may be able to carry with the power of their abilities.
In contrast, by bringing Skarner and Qiyana together, you will not be giving your side enough sustained damage output. Plan to include other champions on your team that offsets this relative gap in this pairing's playstyle.
Regardless of the skill of your Qiyana teammate, you should focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.
To truly master Skarner in order to synergize with Qiyana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should keep reading to master some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The top finished items to prioritize in your Skarner and Qiyana synergy build consist of Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Skarner combined at least these three finished items in his build, he performed a lot better as an ally of Qiyana than with many other common builds. In fact, Skarner boasted an average winrate of 48.8% helping carry Qiyana with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of crushing your oponents, you should take the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Skarner and Qiyana pairings, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.8% win rate overall.
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