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

Skarner with Samira

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

based on 563 Skarner with Samira pairs
Win Rate
44.4 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
4.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull data from from millions of League of Legends games directly from Riot Games each week. Skarner has gone into battle with Samira in 563 recently played, ranked matches. By pooling so much complete data directly from the publishers of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can showcase high-quality, insightful builds to help Skarner synergize with Samira. It is somewhat uncommon for Skarner to play with Samira as teammates. This has only occurred in about 4.4% of matches with Skarner.

Skarner Samira Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Skarner does a terrible job of teaming up with Samira. Normally, he wins a lowly 44.4% of games the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to play better as Skarner when playing with Samira by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with her, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Skarner vs Samira 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

Sundered SkyBlack CleaverForce of NatureIceborn 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
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E
3
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Skarner and Samira

Tips for Playing as Skarner with Samira

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.

Skarner Samira Synergy Stats

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Win Rate
44.4 %
VS
Win Rate
55.6 %
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3.9
< Kills >
4.2
5.6
< Deaths >
5.8
8.1
< Assists >
8.5
0.88
< Killing Sprees >
0.96
42
< Minions Killed >
39
1.38
< Dragons Killed >
1.46
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.39
8,060
< Physical Damage >
8,354
3,308
< Magic Damage >
3,310
687
< True Damage >
717
12,056
< Damage Dealt >
12,382
28,132
< Damage Taken >
29,460
10,461
< Gold Earned >
10,761
1.38
< Towers >
1.3
0.26
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
9,845
< Total Healing >
10,346
12,883
< Experience >
13,240
21
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
7
851
< Time Dealing CC >
844

How to Play with Samira as Skarner in LoL

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

When Skarner is paired with Samira, he gets a little decrease in his full damage dealt. This change may demonstrate that Samira doesn't help cover for him to dish out more damage or that her support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Skarner is played with Samira 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 Samira.

Additionally, when Skarner plays with Samira on the same side, he often receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage may indicate that Samira does a decent job of protecting Skarner in teamfights.

Synergies between Skarner and Samira

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
Samira
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Skarner
Samira

Is Skarner better when played alongside Samira?

There is no top synergy for Skarner that will always be his top teammate. Yet, Samira is a terrible ally for Skarner. By playing on the same team as Skarner, she lowers their win rate by -3.9% to 44.4%. This signals that there is a terrible strategic relationship between Skarner and Samira that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Samira has a greater difficulty than Skarner. That means Skarner players need to be very careful when lining up Samira teammates to fight alongside, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Fighting together, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. Combined, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Although, by grouping Skarner and Samira together, you may not be giving your side much magical damage output. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that fills this disparity in their abilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Samira ally, you should focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Skarner Players

How We Calculated Our Skarner Samira Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Skarner and Samira, we analyzed 563 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 Samira 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 pair well with Samira during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The most important finished items to use in your Skarner and Samira synergy build include Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Skarner incorporated at least these three finished items in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Samira than with most other typical builds. In fact, Skarner boasted an average winrate of 44.4% when playing alongside Samira with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for this team composition, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 44.4% win rate overall.

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