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How to Win Skarner vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupSkarner is in the b tier of champions

Skarner vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Skarner in LoLSkarner is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Skarner

based on 493 Skarner vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends matches every week. In our data, Skarner fought Kai'Sa 493 times. Having so many games with Skarner versus Kai'Sa provides us faith in our capacity to provide useful stats and a supported build to obliterate Kai'Sa. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Skarner is forced to battle against Kai'Sa in only 3.9% of his games.

Skarner vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Skarner has done a decent job of beating Kai'Sa. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.5% of games the champs face off with one another in. In Skarner versus Kai'Sa rounds, Skarner’s side is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Kai'Sa.

Best Skarner vs Kai'Sa 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 GauntletBlack CleaverStridebreaker

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
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Skarner

Tips for Playing as Skarner against Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Skarner vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Skarner Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Kai'Sa Image
4.1
< Kills >
7.2
5.5
< Deaths >
5.8
8.4
< Assists >
6
0.91
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
36
< Minions Killed >
175
1.43
< Dragons Killed >
0.24
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.48
8,133
< Physical Damage >
11,602
3,260
< Magic Damage >
7,503
715
< True Damage >
368
12,109
< Damage Dealt >
19,473
28,105
< Damage Taken >
18,886
10,552
< Gold Earned >
12,130
1.29
< Towers >
2.22
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.09
10,173
< Total Healing >
4,289
12,947
< Experience >
12,351
21
< Vision Score >
17
6
< Wards Placed >
8
818
< Time Dealing CC >
42

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Skarner in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some valuable Skarner versus Kai'Sa counter stats that can help us explain the distinctions between the two. As an example, Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kai'Sa..

Skarner often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Kai'Sa. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Skarner and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Skarner
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Skarner or Kai'Sa?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Skarner usually wins when facing off against Kai'Sa, with a 51.5% win rate. Therefore, Skarner makes a good counter to Kai'Sa.

While Skarner does have a higher win rate compared to Kai'Sa, when on opposite teams, Skarner also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Skarner into Kai'Sa.

Moreover, Skarner also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Skarner vs Kai'Sa matchups, Skarner is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Skarner is a decent counter for Kai'Sa. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Skarner against Kai'Sa.

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 Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Skarner, we analyzed 493 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 Kai'Sa 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

To truly master Skarner to counter Kai'Sa during both the laning 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 stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Skarner typically picks up a lot less CS relative to Kai'Sa. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They 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 have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Skarner versus Kai'Sa build consist of Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Skarner incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better against Kai'Sa than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Skarner had an average win rate of 51.5% battling Kai'Sa with this build.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Kai'Sa as Skarner, Skarner players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Skarner vs Kai'Sa battles, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kai'Sa as Skarner are shown for all ranked divisions. To narrow the statistics and builds to a specific division, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.