Mordekaiser vs Skarner
How to Beat Skarner as Mordekaiser
based on 853 Mordekaiser vs Skarner matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Mordekaiser vs Skarner Matchup Summary
Best Mordekaiser vs Skarner Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Skarner as Mordekaiser
Tips for Playing as Mordekaiser against Skarner
Hitting multiple champions with the same ability can help quickly activate Darkness Rise.
Offense is your defense. Keep fighting to build up larger Indestructible shields.
Use Realm of Death on a low health enemy to guarantee the kill and keep their stats for the rest of a teamfight.
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.
Mordekaiser vs Skarner Counter Stats
How to Counter Skarner with Mordekaiser in LoL
The stats provided here underscore several critical Mordekaiser versus Skarner matchup statistics that may help us realize the differences between the pair. Mordekaiser’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Skarner’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Mordekaiser may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Skarner. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.
Mordekaiser often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Skarner. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Mordekaiser and Skarner
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Who is Better, Mordekaiser or Skarner?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Mordekaiser usually wins when playing against Skarner, with a 54.3% win rate. Thus, Mordekaiser makes a great counter for Skarner.
While Mordekaiser does have a much higher winrate than Skarner, when they face off with one another, Mordekaiser also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Mordekaiser into Skarner.
Moreover, Mordekaiser also has some 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 a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Mordekaiser vs Skarner matchups, Mordekaiser is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Mordekaiser is a great counter for Skarner. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Mordekaiser against Skarner.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Mordekaiser to counter Skarner during both the lane 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 tips presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Mordekaiser typically picks up much more CS as Skarner. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.
The best items to have in your Mordekaiser versus Skarner build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Riftmaker. When Mordekaiser used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better countering Skarner than with most other typical builds. In fact, Mordekaiser boasted an average win rate of 54.3% battling Skarner with this counter build.
To have the best chance of annihilating Skarner as Mordekaiser, Mordekaiser players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Mordekaiser vs Skarner clashes, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 54.3% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Skarner as Mordekaiser are shown for every ranked division. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.