Nasus vs Skarner
How to Beat Skarner as Nasus
based on 359 Nasus vs Skarner matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nasus vs Skarner Matchup Summary
Best Nasus vs Skarner Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Skarner as Nasus
Tips for Playing as Nasus against Skarner
Paying attention to last hitting with Siphoning Strike will have a large impact at the end of a game.
If you're solo, Spirit Fire is a great way to farm a lane. It can be bad if you're in a lane with 2 and you push too far. Find the right balance between Siphoning Strike last hits and AoE farming.
If you have low defenses, people will focus you down even during your ultimate. Try buying some survivability items even in your DPS builds.
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.
Nasus vs Skarner Counter Stats
How to Counter Skarner with Nasus in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here highlight some important Nasus against Skarner counter stats that can help us interpret the distinctions between the two. As an example, Nasus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Skarner’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Nasus may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Skarner..
Nasus typically has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Skarner. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Nasus and Skarner
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Who is Better, Nasus or Skarner?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nasus usually wins when facing off against Skarner, with a 52.6% win rate. Thus, Nasus makes a good counter for Skarner.
While Nasus does have a higher win rate compared to Skarner, when facing one another, Nasus also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Nasus into Skarner.
Moreover, Nasus also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Skarner. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Nasus vs Skarner matchups, Nasus is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Nasus is a good counter for Skarner. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nasus against Skarner.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Nasus in order to counter Skarner during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nasus usually racks up much more CS compared to Skarner. Champions who on average don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Nasus versus Skarner build consist of Spirit Visage, Trinity Force, and Frozen Heart. When Nasus used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs Skarner than with most other typical builds. In fact, Nasus boasted an average win rate of 52.6% battling Skarner with this counter build.
To have the best chance of beating Skarner as Nasus, you should use the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Nasus vs Skarner counterpicks, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.6% win rate overall.
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