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How to Win Kled vs Skarner Counter MatchupKled is in the s tier of champions

Kled vs Skarner

How to Beat Skarner as Kled in LoLKled is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Skarner as Kled

based on 170 Kled vs Skarner matchups
Win Rate
58.2 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
0.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Skarner as Kled resulted from an analysis of 170 ranked rounds where both champions faced one another. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Kled encounters Skarner in only 0.4% of his games.

Kled vs Skarner Matchup Summary

Kled has done a great job of countering Skarner. Normally, he wins a fantastic 58.2% of games the champions fight each other in. In Kled against Skarner rounds, Kled’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Skarner.

Best Kled vs Skarner Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Kled Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveDemolishBone Plating
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kled's passive ability p
Kled's q ability q
Kled's w ability w
Kled's e ability e
Kled's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
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W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Skarner as Kled

Tips for Playing as Kled against Skarner

Chaaaaaaaarge!!! can be cast at a great range. Try and predict where the enemy team will be by the time you reach them.

The last hit of Violent Tendencies deals more damage than the first three - make sure you hit it!

Kled generates some courage by killing minions, but gets much more from fighting Champions.

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.

Kled vs Skarner Counter Stats

Kled Image
Win Rate
58.2 %
VS
Win Rate
41.8 %
Skarner Image
6.1
< Kills >
3.8
5.6
< Deaths >
6
6.9
< Assists >
8.3
1.39
< Killing Sprees >
0.82
165
< Minions Killed >
41
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
1.37
0.71
< Inhibitors >
0.28
20,482
< Physical Damage >
8,405
135
< Magic Damage >
3,540
903
< True Damage >
758
21,520
< Damage Dealt >
12,705
36,487
< Damage Taken >
29,395
12,155
< Gold Earned >
10,324
3.32
< Towers >
0.93
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.28
6,495
< Total Healing >
9,939
14,449
< Experience >
12,623
16
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
7
105
< Time Dealing CC >
781

How to Counter Skarner with Kled in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some significant Kled vs. Skarner matchup statistics that can help us explain the differences between this set of champions. As an example, Kled’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Skarner’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kled may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Skarner..

Kled often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Skarner. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kled and Skarner

Damage Types Compared

Kled
Skarner
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kled
Skarner

Who is Better, Kled or Skarner?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kled usually wins when trying to fight Skarner, with a 58.2% win rate. Thus, Kled makes a fantastic counter for Skarner.

While Kled does have a much higher win rate than Skarner, when they face off with one another, Kled also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champion to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Kled into Skarneras his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Kled has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Skarner. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Kled is a great counter for Skarner. Focus your actions on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kled against Skarner.

Additional Information for Kled Players

How We Calculated Our Kled vs Skarner Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Skarner as Kled, we analyzed 170 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 Kled 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 Kled 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 lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kled typically gets much more CS relative to Skarner. Champs who on average don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Kled versus Skarner build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra. When Kled bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better versus Skarner than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Kled had an average win rate of 58.2% battling Skarner with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Skarner as Kled, Kled players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Demolish runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Kled vs Skarner clashes, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 58.2% winrate overall.

If you want to get Kled versus Skarner tips and counter builds for a a specific skill level, please select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and strategies given are calculated using every game completed with these champs.