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How to Win Elise vs Skarner Counter MatchupElise is in the a tier of champions

Elise vs Skarner

How to Beat Skarner as Elise in LoLElise is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Skarner as Elise

based on 89 Elise vs Skarner matchups
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
2.45
Pick Rate
0.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of rated LoL games that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Skarner as Elise came out of an analysis of 89 ranked rounds where both champs faced one another. This pairing is relatively rare. Elise encounters Skarner in only 0.3% of her rounds.

Elise vs Skarner Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Elise does a below average job of countering Skarner. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.2% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Elise against Skarner matches, Elise’s team is 0.2% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood against Skarner.

Best Elise vs Skarner Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sorcerer's ShoesHextech Alternator

Core Elise Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneStormsurge

Optional Items

Shadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Elise's passive ability p
Elise's q ability q
Elise's w ability w
Elise's e ability e
Elise's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Skarner as Elise

Tips for Playing as Elise against Skarner

Spider Form is most effective at finishing off enemies with low health; Human Form's Neurotoxin does more damage to healthy foes.

Elise's Spider Form and Spider Form abilities do not cost mana and can be prioritized when you are trying to conserve mana.

When in Spider Form, Spiderlings will attack the target that Elise uses Venomous Bite on.

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.

Elise vs Skarner Counter Stats

Elise Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Skarner Image
7.6
< Kills >
4
6.5
< Deaths >
6.3
8.3
< Assists >
9
1.8
< Killing Sprees >
0.85
26
< Minions Killed >
37
1.15
< Dragons Killed >
1.48
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.51
1,333
< Physical Damage >
7,982
17,152
< Magic Damage >
3,569
1,520
< True Damage >
654
20,006
< Damage Dealt >
12,204
30,460
< Damage Taken >
30,897
11,554
< Gold Earned >
10,617
1.26
< Towers >
1.34
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
13,418
< Total Healing >
10,498
12,728
< Experience >
13,247
24
< Vision Score >
21
7
< Wards Placed >
6
209
< Time Dealing CC >
783

How to Counter Skarner with Elise in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some influential Elise versus Skarner counter statistics that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Elise’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Skarner’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Elise may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Skarner. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Elise often has a much larger longest kill spree than her counter does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Skarner. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Elise and Skarner

Damage Types Compared

Elise
Skarner
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Elise
Skarner

Who is Better, Elise or Skarner?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Elise usually loses when taking on Skarner, with a 47.2% win rate. As a result, Elise makes a bad counter to Skarner.

While Elise does have a lower win rate than Skarner, when they face off with one another, Elise also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more time consuming champion to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Elise into Skarneras her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Elise has almost no amount of utility and CC, 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 Elise vs Skarner matchups, Skarner is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Elise is a trash counter to Skarner. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Elise against Skarner.

Additional Information for Elise Players

How We Calculated Our Elise vs Skarner Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Skarner as Elise, we analyzed 89 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 Elise 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Elise in order to counter Skarner during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Elise most often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Skarner. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Elise versus Skarner build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Elise incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better vs Skarner than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Elise had an average win rate of 47.2% battling Skarner with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Skarner as Elise, you should take the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Eyeball Collection, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Elise vs Skarner matchups, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Skarner as Elise are given for every ranked division. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.