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

Skarner vs Janna

How to Beat Janna as Skarner in LoLSkarner is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Janna as Skarner

based on 339 Skarner vs Janna matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.34
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each and every week. Within our database, Skarner faced Janna in 339 rounds. Including so many games with Skarner vs Janna gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare informative stats and a solid build to defeat your opposition. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Skarner has to counter Janna in only 2.7% of his matches.

Skarner vs Janna Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Skarner does a below average job of countering Janna. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.4% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Skarner vs Janna rounds, Skarner’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Janna.

Best Skarner vs Janna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Skarner Items

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

Optional Items

Force of NatureIceborn Gauntlet

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
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Janna as Skarner

Tips for Playing as Skarner against Janna

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 Janna

Janna's at her strongest when buffing another ally. If you can harass her ally, it will weaken her ability to fight you.

Save an interrupt ability for when Janna uses her ultimate.

Listen for the charge up sound on Howling Gale in case Janna is trying to hit you with it from off screen or from brush.

Skarner vs Janna Counter Stats

Skarner Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Janna Image
3.8
< Kills >
1.4
5
< Deaths >
4.6
7.9
< Assists >
14.1
0.85
< Killing Sprees >
0.24
46
< Minions Killed >
26
1.47
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.54
7,675
< Physical Damage >
985
3,270
< Magic Damage >
5,765
648
< True Damage >
384
11,594
< Damage Dealt >
7,135
27,369
< Damage Taken >
16,460
10,398
< Gold Earned >
8,090
1.45
< Towers >
2.1
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
9,711
< Total Healing >
7,322
12,899
< Experience >
10,002
22
< Vision Score >
58
7
< Wards Placed >
26
871
< Time Dealing CC >
179

How to Counter Janna with Skarner in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several strategic Skarner vs. Janna matchup statistics that may help you explain the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Janna’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Janna..

Skarner typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Janna. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Skarner and Janna

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
Janna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Skarner
Janna

Who is Better, Skarner or Janna?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Skarner usually loses when playing against Janna, with a 48.4% win rate. As a result, Skarner makes a bad counter to Janna.

While Skarner does have a lower win rate compared to Janna, when facing one another, Skarner also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Skarner into Janna.

Furthermore, Skarner also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Janna. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter 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 Janna matchups, Janna is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Skarner is a somewhat poor counter for Janna. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Skarner against Janna.

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 Janna Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Janna as Skarner, we analyzed 339 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 Janna 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Skarner to counter Janna during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Skarner on average picks up more CS relative to Janna. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Skarner versus Janna 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 much better when facing Janna than with most other common item sets. In fact, Skarner had an average win rate of 48.4% when countering Janna with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Janna as Skarner, Skarner players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Skarner vs Janna fights, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.4% winrate overall.

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