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How to Win Draven vs Skarner Counter MatchupDraven is in the s tier of champions

Draven vs Skarner

How to Beat Skarner as Draven in LoLDraven is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Skarner as Draven

based on 390 Draven vs Skarner matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
0.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League rounds every week. In our dataset, Draven did battle with Skarner 390 times. Using so many matchups for Draven versus Skarner provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare informative statistics and a solid build to crush Skarner. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Draven is forced to battle against Skarner in only 0.3% of his games.

Draven vs Skarner Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Draven has done a below average job of countering Skarner. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.7% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Draven versus Skarner games, Draven’s team is 0.2% more likely to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood against Skarner.

Best Draven vs Skarner Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSerrated Dirk

Core Draven Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterThe Collector

Optional Items

Youmuu's GhostbladeLord Dominik's Regards

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Draven to level upq
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Second ability for Draven to level upw
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Last skill for Draven to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Draven's passive ability p
Draven's q ability q
Draven's w ability w
Draven's e ability e
Draven's ultimate ability r
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W
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Guide to Countering Skarner as Draven

Tips for Playing as Draven against Skarner

If Draven doesn't move, Spinning Axe will fall near his present location. It will fall directly on him, or just to the right or left.

If Draven does move after attacking, Spinning Axe will lead him in the direction of his movement. Use this to control where the Spinning Axe will go.

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.

Draven vs Skarner Counter Stats

Draven Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Skarner Image
8.4
< Kills >
4.2
6.4
< Deaths >
5.5
5.3
< Assists >
8.5
1.91
< Killing Sprees >
0.95
169
< Minions Killed >
39
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
1.38
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.41
21,598
< Physical Damage >
8,025
125
< Magic Damage >
3,226
458
< True Damage >
647
22,182
< Damage Dealt >
11,899
21,454
< Damage Taken >
27,566
13,398
< Gold Earned >
10,423
2.33
< Towers >
1.31
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
6,349
< Total Healing >
9,664
11,920
< Experience >
12,792
14
< Vision Score >
20
7
< Wards Placed >
6
84
< Time Dealing CC >
805

How to Counter Skarner with Draven in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several significant Draven vs. Skarner matchup stats that can help you distinguish the distinctions between the two. Draven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Skarner’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Draven may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Skarner. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Draven normally has a much larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes less damage than Skarner. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Draven and Skarner

Damage Types Compared

Draven
Skarner
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Draven
Skarner

Who is Better, Draven or Skarner?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Draven usually loses when trying to fight Skarner, with a 47.7% win rate. Therefore, Draven makes a poor counter to Skarner.

While Draven does have a lower winrate compared to Skarner, when facing one another, Draven also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Draven into Skarneras his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Draven has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Skarner. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Draven is a trash counter to Skarner. Focus your play on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Draven against Skarner.

Other Champion Matchups Against Draven

Draven Loses Against

MaokaiMaokai44.9% winrateZyraZyra45.9% winrateBraumBraum46.3% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser46.6% winrate

Draven Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.4% winrateZeriZeri56.1% winrateKarthusKarthus56% winrateGnarGnar54% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MordekaiserMordekaiser+ 52.7% 8432 GamesSingedSinged+ 52.7% 3014 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.2% 7905 GamesBlitzcrankBlitzcrank+ 53.6% 7244 Games

Additional Information for Draven Players

How We Calculated Our Draven vs Skarner Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Skarner as Draven, we analyzed 390 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 Draven 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.

Other Useful Resources

Draven Build Skarner Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Draven in order to counter Skarner during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Draven usually accumulates much more CS as Skarner. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to use in your Draven versus Skarner build include Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and The Collector. When Draven used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better versus Skarner than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Draven had an average win rate of 47.7% when countering Skarner with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Skarner as Draven, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Draven vs Skarner face-offs, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Skarner as Draven are shown for all ranked divisions. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.