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How to Win Cassiopeia vs Skarner Counter MatchupCassiopeia is in the s tier of champions

Cassiopeia vs Skarner

How to Beat Skarner as Cassiopeia in LoLCassiopeia is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Skarner as Cassiopeia

based on 130 Cassiopeia vs Skarner matchups
Win Rate
45.4 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
0.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Skarner as Cassiopeia resulted from an evaluation of 130 ranked games where both champs faced off against one another. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Cassiopeia fights Skarner in only 0.4% of her games.

Cassiopeia vs Skarner Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Cassiopeia has done a pathetic job of countering Skarner. Typically, she wins a lowly 45.4% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Cassiopeia versus Skarner rounds, Cassiopeia’s side is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood against Skarner.

Best Cassiopeia vs Skarner Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalRuby Crystal

Core Cassiopeia Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRylai's Crystal ScepterRod of Ages

Optional Items

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Cassiopeia to level upe
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Second ability for Cassiopeia to level upq
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Last skill for Cassiopeia to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: TenacityLast Stand
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Cassiopeia's passive ability p
Cassiopeia's q ability q
Cassiopeia's w ability w
Cassiopeia's e ability e
Cassiopeia's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
3
E
4
W
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E
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Guide to Countering Skarner as Cassiopeia

Tips for Playing as Cassiopeia against Skarner

Lead your enemy when targeting with Noxious Blast to ensure the hit.

Use Twin Fang on poisoned stationary targets like monsters and units stunned by her Petrifying Gaze for maximum damage.

Advice to Win Against Skarner

Skarner can't harm you very much outside of short range, so stay away from him!

Skarner is especially dangerous when inside Crystal Spire zones his team controls. Try to capture them ahead of time if a fight may break out around them.

Skarner's Move Speed is increased as long as his shield, Crystalline Exoskeleton, persists. Attack him to lower his speed.

Cassiopeia vs Skarner Counter Stats

Cassiopeia Image
Win Rate
45.4 %
VS
Win Rate
54.6 %
Skarner Image
7
< Kills >
4.8
6.8
< Deaths >
5.9
7
< Assists >
9.2
1.52
< Killing Sprees >
1.01
171
< Minions Killed >
41
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
1.56
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.46
657
< Physical Damage >
9,109
22,945
< Magic Damage >
3,527
365
< True Damage >
849
23,967
< Damage Dealt >
13,486
27,988
< Damage Taken >
30,702
11,824
< Gold Earned >
11,229
1.89
< Towers >
1.58
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
6,910
< Total Healing >
10,883
15,166
< Experience >
13,829
18
< Vision Score >
24
9
< Wards Placed >
7
485
< Time Dealing CC >
824

How to Counter Skarner with Cassiopeia in LoL

The stats shown here clarify some significant Cassiopeia against Skarner counter stats that may help you realize the distinctions between the two. Cassiopeia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Skarner’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Cassiopeia may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Skarner..

Cassiopeia normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her foe does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Skarner. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Cassiopeia and Skarner

Damage Types Compared

Cassiopeia
Skarner
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cassiopeia
Skarner

Who is Better, Cassiopeia or Skarner?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Cassiopeia usually loses when playing against Skarner, with a 45.4% win rate. Thus, Cassiopeia makes a poor counter to Skarner.

While Cassiopeia does have a much lower winrate than Skarner, when they face off with one another, Cassiopeia also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Cassiopeia into Skarneras her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Cassiopeia has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Skarner. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Cassiopeia vs Skarner matchups, Skarner is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Cassiopeia is a bad counter to Skarner. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Cassiopeia against Skarner.

Additional Information for Cassiopeia Players

How We Calculated Our Cassiopeia vs Skarner Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Skarner as Cassiopeia, we analyzed 130 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Skarner as Cassiopeia comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Cassiopeia in order to counter Skarner during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cassiopeia usually racks up much more CS relative to Skarner. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Cassiopeia versus Skarner build include Seraph's Embrace, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Rod of Ages. When Cassiopeia included at least these three items in her build, she performed much better versus Skarner than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Cassiopeia had an average winrate of 45.4% battling Skarner with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Skarner as Cassiopeia, you should use the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Cassiopeia vs Skarner LoL games, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 45.4% win rate overall.

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