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

Skarner with Yasuo

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How to Synergize Skarner and Yasuo

based on 788 Skarner with Yasuo pairs
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
6.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the results of from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each week. Skarner has gone into battle with Yasuo in 788 recently played, ranked games. By pooling so much complete data from the creators of League of Legends, we are totally sure that we can present to you robust, usable builds to help Skarner synergize with Yasuo. It is somewhat uncommon for Skarner to play alongside Yasuo on the same side. This has only happened in about 6.2% of games with Skarner.

Skarner Yasuo Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Skarner has done a dismal job of fighting on the same side as Yasuo. Typically, he wins an acceptable 48.9% of games the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to do better as Skarner when playing with Yasuo by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Skarner vs Yasuo Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSheen

Core Skarner Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceDead Man's Plate

Optional Items

Sundered SkyStridebreakerThornmailIceborn 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
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Synergizing Skarner and Yasuo

Tips for Playing as Skarner with Yasuo

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 Yasuo Will Play

Last Breath can be cast on any target that is knocked Airborne, even by one of your allies.

Dash through a minion to have Sweeping Blade available to chase your opponent should they flee; Dash directly to your opponent to preserve a minion as your escape route.

At level 18, Yasuo's Steel Tempest reaches its Attack Speed cap with 55% Attack Speed from items.

Skarner Yasuo Synergy Stats

Skarner Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Yasuo Image
4
< Kills >
4.2
5.6
< Deaths >
5.8
8.2
< Assists >
8.5
0.88
< Killing Sprees >
0.96
35
< Minions Killed >
39
1.52
< Dragons Killed >
1.46
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.39
7,838
< Physical Damage >
8,354
3,212
< Magic Damage >
3,310
695
< True Damage >
717
11,746
< Damage Dealt >
12,382
28,657
< Damage Taken >
29,460
10,544
< Gold Earned >
10,761
1.34
< Towers >
1.3
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
10,265
< Total Healing >
10,346
12,992
< Experience >
13,240
21
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
7
829
< Time Dealing CC >
844

How to Play with Yasuo as Skarner in LoL

The Skarner Yasuo synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Yasuo, 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 Yasuo. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Yasuo helps Skarner perform poorer in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Skarner is paired with Yasuo, he sees a little drop in his full damage output. This difference may signal that Yasuo does not help protection for him to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Skarner is played alongside Yasuo on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Yasuo.

Additionally, when Skarner plays with Yasuo on the same team, he often receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage may indicate that Yasuo does a decent job of protecting Skarner during team fights.

Synergies between Skarner and Yasuo

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
Yasuo
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Skarner
Yasuo

Is Skarner better when played alongside Yasuo?

There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Skarner that will 100% of the time be his ideal synergy. However, Yasuo is a very typical ally for Skarner. By playing on the same team as Skarner, he increases their win rate by 0.6% to 48.9%. This demonstrates that there is only a small bond between Skarner and Yasuo that results in them performing better together than alone.

Yasuo has a much greater difficulty compared to Skarner. That means Skarner players must be cautious when enlisting Yasuo allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a much higher level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Fighting on the same side, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Although, by pairing Skarner and Yasuo together, you will not be granting your team much magic damage. Make sure to have other champs on your team that offsets this gap in their playstyle.

Regardless of the skill of your Yasuo ally, you should focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Skarner Players

How We Calculated Our Skarner Yasuo Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Skarner and Yasuo, we analyzed 788 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 Yasuo 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 learn all of the intricacies of Skarner to work well with Yasuo during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League, you should keep reading to learn additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The best items to include in your Skarner and Yasuo synergy build include Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Dead Man's Plate. When Skarner combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better as an ally of Yasuo than with most other common item sets. In fact, Skarner had an average win rate of 48.9% when playing alongside Yasuo with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, Skarner players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for this champion pairing, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.9% winrate overall.

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