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

Skarner vs Graves

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

based on 569 Skarner vs Graves matchups
Win Rate
45.5 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Graves as Skarner came out of an evaluation of 569 ranked matches where both champions faced one another. This champion matchup is somewhat uncommon. Skarner fights Graves in only 4.5% of his matches.

Skarner vs Graves Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Skarner has done a awful job of beating Graves. Typically, he wins a lowly 45.5% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Skarner vs Graves rounds, Skarner’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Graves.

Best Skarner vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSheen

Core Skarner Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceDead Man's Plate

Optional Items

Iceborn GauntletForce of NatureJak'Sho, The ProteanSundered Sky

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Skarner to level upq
>
Second ability for Skarner to level upw
>
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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Graves as Skarner

Tips for Playing as Skarner against Graves

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 Graves

Leaving the Smoke Screen's area of effect removes the harmful effect immediately.

Graves deals mostly physical damage so Armor is an effective counter.

Skarner vs Graves Counter Stats

Skarner Image
Win Rate
45.5 %
VS
Win Rate
54.5 %
Graves Image
3.9
< Kills >
7.1
5.4
< Deaths >
5.3
7.8
< Assists >
6.8
0.89
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
38
< Minions Killed >
49
1.4
< Dragons Killed >
1.47
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.51
7,477
< Physical Damage >
16,674
3,051
< Magic Damage >
756
639
< True Damage >
1,489
11,167
< Damage Dealt >
18,920
28,148
< Damage Taken >
27,872
10,411
< Gold Earned >
12,356
1.2
< Towers >
1.7
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
10,020
< Total Healing >
13,153
12,841
< Experience >
13,723
22
< Vision Score >
22
7
< Wards Placed >
6
822
< Time Dealing CC >
487

How to Counter Graves with Skarner in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several valuable Skarner versus Graves matchup stats that can help you realize the distinctions between the pair. Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Graves’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Graves..

Skarner normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Graves. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Skarner and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Skarner
Graves

Who is Better, Skarner or Graves?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Skarner usually loses when taking on Graves, with a 45.5% win rate. Thus, Skarner makes a bad counter to Graves.

While Skarner does have a much lower win rate compared to Graves, when on opposite teams, Skarner also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Skarner into Graves.

Additionally, Skarner also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Graves. This 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Skarner vs Graves matchups, Graves is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Skarner is a terribly counter for Graves. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Skarner against Graves.

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 Graves Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Graves as Skarner, we analyzed 569 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 Graves 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Skarner to counter Graves during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Skarner usually accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Graves. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Skarner versus Graves build include Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Dead Man's Plate. When Skarner incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Graves than with many other common builds. In fact, Skarner boasted an average win rate of 45.5% when countering Graves with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Graves as Skarner, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Skarner vs Graves battles, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 45.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Graves as Skarner are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.