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

Skarner vs Kled

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How to Beat Kled as Skarner

based on 170 Skarner vs Kled matchups
Win Rate
41.8 %
K/D/A
2.02
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League rounds each week. Within our dataset, Skarner faced Kled 170 times. Including so many games with Skarner vs Kled gives us faith in our ability to produce actionable stats and a supported build to smash Kled. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Skarner is forced to battle against Kled in only 1.3% of his games.

Skarner vs Kled Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Skarner has done a terrible job of beating Kled. On average, he wins a lowly 41.8% of games the champions battle each other in. In Skarner against Kled games, Skarner’s team is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood versus Kled.

Best Skarner vs Kled 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

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
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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
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Kled as Skarner

Tips for Playing as Skarner against Kled

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 Kled

Watch Kled's courage bar when he's off his mount - when it reaches 100%, he will remount and regain a significant amount of health.

Kled is much more threatening when he has Violent Tendencies ready.

Kled generates courage by damaging enemies with his Pocket Pistol and basic attacks, killing minions, and attacking structures or epic monsters.

Skarner vs Kled Counter Stats

Skarner Image
Win Rate
41.8 %
VS
Win Rate
58.2 %
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3.8
< Kills >
6.1
6
< Deaths >
5.6
8.3
< Assists >
6.9
0.82
< Killing Sprees >
1.39
41
< Minions Killed >
165
1.37
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.28
< Inhibitors >
0.71
8,405
< Physical Damage >
20,482
3,540
< Magic Damage >
135
758
< True Damage >
903
12,705
< Damage Dealt >
21,520
29,395
< Damage Taken >
36,487
10,324
< Gold Earned >
12,155
0.93
< Towers >
3.32
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
9,939
< Total Healing >
6,495
12,623
< Experience >
14,449
21
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
781
< Time Dealing CC >
105

How to Counter Kled with Skarner in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize some critical Skarner versus Kled counter stats that may help you distinguish the distinctions between this pair of champions. As an example, Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kled’s ratio of NaN, showing that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kled..

Skarner usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Kled. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Skarner and Kled

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
Kled
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Skarner
Kled

Who is Better, Skarner or Kled?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Skarner usually loses when trying to fight Kled, with a 41.8% win rate. As a result, Skarner makes a poor counter to Kled.

While Skarner does have a much lower win rate than Kled, when facing one another, Skarner also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Skarner into Kled.

Furthermore, Skarner has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kled. 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 overall in League of Legends, in Skarner vs Kled matchups, Kled is the better champ with a much 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 terribly counter for Kled. Focus your play on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Skarner against Kled.

Additional Information for Skarner Players

How We Calculated Our Skarner vs Kled Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kled as Skarner, we analyzed 170 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 Kled 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 truly master Skarner in order to counter Kled during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Skarner most often picks up a lot less CS compared to Kled. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Skarner versus Kled 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 performed a lot better vs Kled than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Skarner had an average winrate of 41.8% when playing against Kled with this build.

To have the best chance of beating Kled as Skarner, Skarner players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Skarner vs Kled face-offs, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 41.8% winrate overall.

If you need to get Skarner vs Kled tips and counter stats for a a specific player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the statistics and guides displayed are computed using every match played with both champions.