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How to Win Ezreal vs Skarner Counter MatchupEzreal is in the b tier of champions

Ezreal vs Skarner

How to Beat Skarner as Ezreal in LoLEzreal is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Skarner as Ezreal

based on 693 Ezreal vs Skarner matchups
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
2.46
Pick Rate
0.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Skarner as Ezreal came out of an examination of 693 ranked games where both champions fought one another. This matchup is fairly rare. Ezreal has to counter Skarner in only 0.3% of his matches.

Ezreal vs Skarner Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ezreal does a poor job of beating Skarner. On average, he wins a lowly 47.6% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Ezreal against Skarner games, Ezreal’s side is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood against Skarner.

Best Ezreal vs Skarner Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
SheenTear of the Goddess

Core Ezreal Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaTrinity ForceSerylda's Grudge

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinEssence ReaverLord Dominik's RegardsNavori Quickblades

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Ezreal's passive ability p
Ezreal's q ability q
Ezreal's w ability w
Ezreal's e ability e
Ezreal's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Skarner as Ezreal

Tips for Playing as Ezreal against Skarner

Use Arcane Shift to help line up your other skill shots.

You can line up Trueshot Barrage to hit multiple minion waves or even Monsters.

You can play Ezreal either as a Attack Damage carry or Ability Power carry depending on how you build him.

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.

Ezreal vs Skarner Counter Stats

Ezreal Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Skarner Image
6.5
< Kills >
4.3
5.4
< Deaths >
5.6
6.8
< Assists >
8.3
1.52
< Killing Sprees >
0.94
172
< Minions Killed >
39
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
1.5
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.44
15,389
< Physical Damage >
8,529
7,006
< Magic Damage >
3,366
569
< True Damage >
707
22,965
< Damage Dealt >
12,604
19,717
< Damage Taken >
29,706
11,714
< Gold Earned >
10,840
2.23
< Towers >
1.28
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
5,337
< Total Healing >
10,675
12,555
< Experience >
13,408
16
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
7
82
< Time Dealing CC >
896

How to Counter Skarner with Ezreal in LoL

The stats provided here highlight some vital Ezreal versus Skarner counter statistics that may help us explain the differences between this set of champs. For instance, Ezreal’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Skarner’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ezreal may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Skarner..

Ezreal often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives less damage than Skarner. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ezreal and Skarner

Damage Types Compared

Ezreal
Skarner
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ezreal
Skarner

Who is Better, Ezreal or Skarner?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ezreal usually loses when trying to fight Skarner, with a 47.6% win rate. Therefore, Ezreal makes a bad counter for Skarner.

While Ezreal does have a lower winrate compared to Skarner, when facing one another, Ezreal also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Ezreal into Skarneras his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Ezreal has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Skarner. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ezreal 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 allies during late stage team fights.

Ezreal is a terribly counter for Skarner. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Ezreal against Skarner.

Additional Information for Ezreal Players

How We Calculated Our Ezreal vs Skarner Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Skarner as Ezreal, we analyzed 693 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 Ezreal 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 Ezreal in order to counter Skarner during both the lane 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 pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ezreal on average racks up much more CS relative to Skarner. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Ezreal versus Skarner build consist of Muramana, Trinity Force, and Serylda's Grudge. When Ezreal bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Skarner than with many other common item sets. In fact, Ezreal boasted an average winrate of 47.6% when countering Skarner with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Skarner as Ezreal, you should equip the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Ezreal vs Skarner counters, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.6% win rate overall.

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