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How to Win Skarner vs Gangplank Counter MatchupSkarner is in the b tier of champions

Skarner vs Gangplank

How to Beat Gangplank as Skarner in LoLSkarner is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gangplank as Skarner

based on 194 Skarner vs Gangplank matchups
Win Rate
42.8 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends matches every week. Within our database, Skarner fought Gangplank 194 times. Using so many games with Skarner vs Gangplank provides us confidence in our capability to produce useful data and a solid build to suppress your opponent. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Skarner encounters Gangplank in only 1.5% of his matches.

Skarner vs Gangplank Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Skarner has done a terrible job of beating Gangplank. Typically, he wins a lowly 42.8% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Skarner against Gangplank rounds, Skarner’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Gangplank.

Best Skarner vs Gangplank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSheen

Core Skarner Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceDead Man's PlateJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Iceborn Gauntlet

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
SorceryTranscendenceWaterwalking
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Skarner's passive ability p
Skarner's q ability q
Skarner's w ability w
Skarner's e ability e
Skarner's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Gangplank as Skarner

Tips for Playing as Skarner against Gangplank

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 Gangplank

Parrrley deals a high amount of physical damage. Items that grant Armor can help if an enemy Gangplank is doing well.

Once Gangplank reaches level 6, watch out for his global-range ultimate, Cannon Barrage!

Skarner vs Gangplank Counter Stats

Skarner Image
Win Rate
42.8 %
VS
Win Rate
57.2 %
Gangplank Image
4.3
< Kills >
6
5.6
< Deaths >
5.6
8.5
< Assists >
6.7
0.94
< Killing Sprees >
1.37
38
< Minions Killed >
192
1.44
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.47
7,852
< Physical Damage >
15,635
3,294
< Magic Damage >
3,790
655
< True Damage >
4,050
11,802
< Damage Dealt >
23,475
29,539
< Damage Taken >
24,546
10,713
< Gold Earned >
13,540
1.21
< Towers >
2.26
0.4
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
10,203
< Total Healing >
6,824
13,216
< Experience >
15,350
23
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
9
981
< Time Dealing CC >
315

How to Counter Gangplank with Skarner in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some strategic Skarner vs. Gangplank matchup statistics that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between the two. Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gangplank’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Gangplank..

Skarner normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Gangplank. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Skarner and Gangplank

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
Gangplank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Skarner
Gangplank

Who is Better, Skarner or Gangplank?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Skarner usually loses when taking on Gangplank, with a 42.8% win rate. Therefore, Skarner makes a bad counter for Gangplank.

While Skarner does have a much lower winrate than Gangplank, when facing one another, Skarner also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champ to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Skarner into Gangplank.

Furthermore, Skarner has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gangplank. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Skarner vs Gangplank matchups, Gangplank is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Skarner is a bad counter to Gangplank. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Skarner against Gangplank.

Other Champion Matchups Against Skarner

Skarner Loses Against

AlistarAlistar41.3% winrateZileanZilean41.8% winrateKledKled41.8% winrateTalonTalon42% winrate

Skarner Wins Against

KalistaKalista61.8% winrateSejuaniSejuani61.2% winrateKennenKennen58.7% winrateZeriZeri57.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

NilahNilah+ 55.5% 209 GamesAurelion SolAurelion Sol+ 55.5% 211 GamesBraumBraum+ 57.4% 136 GamesZileanZilean+ 57.6% 132 Games

Additional Information for Skarner Players

How We Calculated Our Skarner vs Gangplank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gangplank as Skarner, we analyzed 194 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 Gangplank as Skarner 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Skarner to counter Gangplank during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Skarner typically racks up a lot less CS as Gangplank. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Skarner versus Gangplank build include Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Skarner included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better countering Gangplank than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Skarner had an average winrate of 42.8% battling Gangplank with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Gangplank as Skarner, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Skarner vs Gangplank LoL games, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 42.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Gangplank as Skarner are displayed for every ranked division. To narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.