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

Skarner with Viego

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

based on 75 Skarner with Viego pairs
Win Rate
44 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download the stats from from millions of League of Legends games directly from Riot Games each week. Skarner has fought alongside Viego in 75 recent, ranked matches. By accumulating so much relevant data from the publishers of League, we feel confident that we can showcase high quality, insightful builds to help Skarner synergize with Viego. It is very rare for Skarner to play alongside Viego on the same team. This pairing has only happened in about 0.6% of matches with Skarner.

Skarner Viego Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Skarner does a awful job of teaming up with Viego. Typically, he wins a dismal 44.0% of matches the champs try and work together in. If you want to maximize your potential as Skarner when playing alongside Viego by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with them, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Skarner vs Viego Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSheen

Core Skarner Items

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

Optional Items

Sterak's GageDeath's DanceKaenic RookernTrailblazer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakCelerityWaterwalking
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Ability HasteArmorHealth 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
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Skarner and Viego

Tips for Playing as Skarner with Viego

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 Viego Synergy Stats

Skarner Image
Win Rate
44 %
VS
Win Rate
56 %
Viego Image
3.7
< Kills >
4.2
5.1
< Deaths >
5.8
7.5
< Assists >
8.5
0.89
< Killing Sprees >
0.96
117
< Minions Killed >
39
0.24
< Dragons Killed >
1.46
0.21
< Inhibitors >
0.39
7,701
< Physical Damage >
8,354
4,171
< Magic Damage >
3,310
477
< True Damage >
717
12,349
< Damage Dealt >
12,382
24,475
< Damage Taken >
29,460
9,755
< Gold Earned >
10,761
1.63
< Towers >
1.3
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
4,146
< Total Healing >
10,346
13,037
< Experience >
13,240
19
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
7
751
< Time Dealing CC >
844

How to Play with Viego as Skarner in LoL

The Skarner Viego synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Viego, 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 Viego. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Viego helps Skarner perform not as well in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Skarner is an ally to Viego, he gets a small decrease in his complete damage dealt. This change may demonstrate that Viego does not provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that their allyship also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Skarner is played with Viego on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Viego.

Additionally, when Skarner plays with Viego on the same team, he on average receives much less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could mean that Viego does a decent job of covering Skarner during team fights.

Synergies between Skarner and Viego

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
Viego
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Skarner
Viego

Is Skarner better when played alongside Viego?

There is no one best ally for Skarner that will no matter what be his #1 synergy. Yet, overall, Viego is a very bad companion for Skarner. By being on the same side as Skarner, they lowers their win rate by -4.3% to 44.0%. This proves that there is a terrible synergy between Skarner and Viego that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Viego has a lower difficulty than Skarner. That means Skarner players don't need to be careful when enlisting Viego allies to play with, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Playing cooperatively, you will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by aligning Skarner and Viego together, you may not be granting your side enough magical damage output. Make sure to include other champions on your team that neutralizes this hole in their potential.

Regardless of your Viego ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Skarner Players

How We Calculated Our Skarner Viego Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Skarner and Viego, we analyzed 75 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 Viego 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

To truly master Skarner to work well with Viego during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should continue reading to learn some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The best items to build first in your Skarner and Viego 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 when fighting alongside Viego than with many other typical builds. In fact, Skarner boasted an average winrate of 44.0% when playing alongside Viego with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing your oponents, you should use the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for this team composition, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 44.0% winrate overall.

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