Zilean with Skarner
How to Synergize Zilean and Skarner
based on 132 Zilean with Skarner pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Zilean Skarner Synergy Summary
Best Zilean vs Skarner Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Zilean and Skarner
Tips for Playing as Zilean with Skarner
Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.
Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.
You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.
Advice to Understand How Skarner Will Play
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.
Zilean Skarner Synergy Stats
How to Play with Skarner as Zilean in LoL
The Zilean Skarner synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Skarner, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Zilean sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Skarner. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Skarner helps Zilean perform worse in ranked LoL games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Zilean plays on the same team as Skarner, he sees a sizeable uptick in his total damage output. This could demonstrate that Skarner provides cover for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Zilean is played alongside Skarner on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Skarner.
Additionally, when Zilean plays with Skarner on the same team, he often receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may indicate that Skarner does a decent job of covering Zilean during team fights.
Synergies between Zilean and Skarner
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Is Zilean better when played alongside Skarner?
There is no universally accepted best ally for Zilean that will always be his best synergy. However, overall, Skarner is a superb ally for Zilean. By playing on the same side as Zilean, he increases their win rate by 6.9% to 57.6%. This clearly indicates that there is a very strong synergy between Zilean and Skarner that allows them to perform stronger together than without each other.
Skarner has a lower difficulty than Zilean. That means Zilean players don't need to be very careful when arranging Skarner teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to cooperate well with you.
Fighting alongside, Zilean players should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to buff allies and debuff enemies. Together, these champions may be able to carry with the power of their abilities.
Although, by aligning Zilean and Skarner together, you may not be giving your other teammates a lot of sustained damage output. We recommend you include other champions on your team that nullifies this hole in this pairing's kit.
Regardless of the ability of your Skarner teammate, you should focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Zilean to pair well with Skarner during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The ideal finished items to prioritize in your Zilean and Skarner synergy build include Redemption, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Zilean bought at least these three finished items in his build, he performed much better as an ally of Skarner than with most other common item sets. In fact, Zilean boasted an average win rate of 57.6% when playing alongside Skarner with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of annihilating your oponents, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Zilean and Skarner pairings, this blending of runes yielded the top win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 57.6% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Skarner with Zilean are displayed for all ranked divisions. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.