Skarner vs Corki
How to Beat Corki as Skarner
based on 135 Skarner vs Corki matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Skarner vs Corki Matchup Summary
Best Skarner vs Corki Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Corki as Skarner
Tips for Playing as Skarner against Corki
Impale is extremely powerful when you use it to position an enemy so your allies can attack them.
Basic attacks reduce the cooldown of Crystal Slash. Use them as often as possible for maximum damage.
Capturing Crystal Spires before attempting neutral objectives or team fights around them improves Skarner's performance in said fights dramatically.
Advice to Win Against Corki
Watch out for Corki's Missile Barrage. They deal splash damage, so you can get hit even when hiding behind minions.
Corki is vulnerable after he uses his Valkyrie or Special Delivery, so try switching focus to him if he uses them to enter a fight.
Skarner vs Corki Counter Stats
How to Counter Corki with Skarner in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here show some critical Skarner against Corki counter statistics that can help us grasp the differences between the pair. As an example, Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Corki’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Corki..
Skarner typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Corki. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Skarner and Corki
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Who is Better, Skarner or Corki?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Skarner usually wins when taking on Corki, with a 57.8% win rate. Thus, Skarner makes a fantastic counter for Corki.
While Skarner does have a much higher winrate compared to Corki, when facing one another, Skarner also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champion to learn. You should be be fine when picking Skarner into Corki.
Moreover, Skarner also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Corki. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Skarner vs Corki matchups, Skarner is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Skarner is a great counter to Corki. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Skarner against Corki.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Skarner in order to counter Corki during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Skarner usually accumulates a lot less CS as Corki. Champs who on average don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Skarner versus Corki build include Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Skarner bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Corki than with many other typical builds. In fact, Skarner had an average win rate of 57.8% when playing against Corki with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of defeating Corki as Skarner, you should take the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Skarner vs Corki counterpicks, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 57.8% win rate overall.
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