Skarner vs Jarvan IV
How to Beat Jarvan IV as Skarner
based on 164 Skarner vs Jarvan IV matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Skarner vs Jarvan IV Matchup Summary
Best Skarner vs Jarvan IV Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Jarvan IV as Skarner
Tips for Playing as Skarner against Jarvan IV
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 Jarvan IV
Cataclysm's terrain is a frightening force to fight against, but movement abilities can go through it.
Keep out of the path between Jarvan IV and his Demacian Standard to avoid being knocked up in the air.
Skarner vs Jarvan IV Counter Stats
How to Counter Jarvan IV with Skarner in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some influential Skarner versus Jarvan IV matchup stats that can help us explain the differences and similarities between the two. Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Jarvan IV..
Skarner normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Jarvan IV. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Skarner and Jarvan IV
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Who is Better, Skarner or Jarvan IV?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Skarner usually loses when facing off against Jarvan IV, with a 48.8% win rate. As a result, Skarner makes a poor counter for Jarvan IV.
While Skarner does have a lower winrate compared to Jarvan IV, when they face off with one another, Skarner also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Skarner into Jarvan IV.
Furthermore, Skarner has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jarvan IV. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Skarner vs Jarvan IV matchups, Jarvan IV is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Skarner is a somewhat poor counter for Jarvan IV. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Skarner against Jarvan IV.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Skarner to counter Jarvan IV during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Skarner on average picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Jarvan IV. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. 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, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Skarner versus Jarvan IV build include Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Skarner incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Jarvan IV than with most other common item sets. In fact, Skarner had an average win rate of 48.8% when playing against Jarvan IV with this counter build.
To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Jarvan IV 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 builds players chose for Skarner vs Jarvan IV face-offs, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.8% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Jarvan IV as Skarner are presented for all skill levels combined. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.