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How to Win Singed vs Skarner Counter MatchupSinged is in the s tier of champions

Singed vs Skarner

How to Beat Skarner as Singed in LoLSinged is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Skarner as Singed

based on 287 Singed vs Skarner matchups
Win Rate
54.4 %
K/D/A
1.95
Pick Rate
0.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League rounds every week. Within our data, Singed faced Skarner in 287 games. Having so many games with Singed vs Skarner provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce useful data and a pro build to counter your opponent. This pairing is somewhat rare. Singed fights Skarner in only 0.3% of his rounds.

Singed vs Skarner Matchup Summary

Singed does a great job of beating Skarner. Typically, he wins a whopping 54.4% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Singed vs Skarner games, Singed’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Skarner.

Best Singed vs Skarner Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Singed Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterDead Man's PlateLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Riftmaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
SorceryNimbus CloakCelerity
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Singed's passive ability p
Singed's q ability q
Singed's w ability w
Singed's e ability e
Singed's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Skarner as Singed

Tips for Playing as Singed against Skarner

Poison Trail is very effective at farming and harassing, allowing Singed to dominate the flow of whatever lane he's in.

Flinging enemies into your tower can deal heavy amounts of damage to them.

Use Insanity Potion to trick your opponents into chasing you through your Poison Trail.

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.

Singed vs Skarner Counter Stats

Singed Image
Win Rate
54.4 %
VS
Win Rate
45.6 %
Skarner Image
4.6
< Kills >
4.3
6.4
< Deaths >
6
7.9
< Assists >
8.2
1.02
< Killing Sprees >
1
183
< Minions Killed >
37
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
1.47
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.37
869
< Physical Damage >
8,410
20,057
< Magic Damage >
3,211
416
< True Damage >
752
21,342
< Damage Dealt >
12,374
32,035
< Damage Taken >
30,258
11,665
< Gold Earned >
10,826
1.94
< Towers >
1.14
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
5,500
< Total Healing >
10,761
15,227
< Experience >
13,320
17
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
6
495
< Time Dealing CC >
859

How to Counter Skarner with Singed in LoL

The stats provided here feature some important Singed versus Skarner counter stats that may help us explain the differences and similarities between these two champions. As an example, Singed’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Skarner’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Singed may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Skarner..

Singed usually has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Skarner. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Singed and Skarner

Damage Types Compared

Singed
Skarner
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Singed
Skarner

Who is Better, Singed or Skarner?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Singed usually wins when taking on Skarner, with a 54.4% win rate. As a result, Singed makes a great counter for Skarner.

While Singed does have a much higher winrate compared to Skarner, when they face off with one another, Singed also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Singed into Skarner.

Additionally, Singed has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Skarner. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Singed vs Skarner matchups, Singed is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Singed is a great counter to Skarner. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Singed against Skarner.

Additional Information for Singed Players

How We Calculated Our Singed vs Skarner Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Skarner as Singed, we analyzed 287 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 Singed 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 truly master Singed in order to counter Skarner during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Singed often racks up much more CS as Skarner. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to use in your Singed versus Skarner build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Dead Man's Plate, and Liandry's Torment. When Singed included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Skarner than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Singed boasted an average winrate of 54.4% when playing against Skarner with this build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Skarner as Singed, Singed players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Nimbus Cloak, and Celerity runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Singed vs Skarner fights, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 54.4% winrate overall.

If you need to see Singed versus Skarner tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a particular rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and build suggestions displayed are calculated using every match completed with these champs.