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Skarner vs K'Sante

How to Beat K'Sante as Skarner in LoLSkarner is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat K'Sante as Skarner

based on 207 Skarner vs K'Sante matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
2.34
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat K'Sante as Skarner came out of an analysis of 207 ranked matches where both champions clashed against one another. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Skarner encounters K'Sante in only 1.6% of his matches.

Skarner vs K'Sante Matchup Summary

Skarner has done a decent job of countering K'Sante. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.7% of matches the champs face one another in. In Skarner versus K'Sante games, Skarner’s team is 0.2% more expected to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against K'Sante.

Best Skarner vs K'Sante 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

Black Cleaver

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Skarner to level upq
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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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Q
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Guide to Countering K'Sante as Skarner

Tips for Playing as Skarner against K'Sante

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 K'Sante

Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.

Lee Sin relies heavily on following up with his abilities. Use disables to prevent him from chaining together his abilities and attacks.

Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.

Skarner vs K'Sante Counter Stats

Skarner Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
K'Sante Image
4.7
< Kills >
4.4
5.9
< Deaths >
5.8
9.1
< Assists >
6.5
0.99
< Killing Sprees >
0.96
47
< Minions Killed >
170
1.46
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.48
9,331
< Physical Damage >
13,514
4,037
< Magic Damage >
2,965
783
< True Damage >
1,543
14,152
< Damage Dealt >
18,023
30,202
< Damage Taken >
30,956
11,126
< Gold Earned >
10,943
1.57
< Towers >
2.3
0.25
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
10,026
< Total Healing >
4,512
13,604
< Experience >
14,755
23
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
949
< Time Dealing CC >
1,169

How to Counter K'Sante with Skarner in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize some strategic Skarner vs. K'Sante matchup statistics that may help us explain the differences between this set of champions. Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than K'Sante’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than K'Sante..

Skarner usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to K'Sante. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Skarner and K'Sante

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
K'Sante
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Skarner
K'Sante

Who is Better, Skarner or K'Sante?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Skarner usually wins when taking on K'Sante, with a 51.7% win rate. Therefore, Skarner makes a good counter to K'Sante.

While Skarner does have a higher win rate compared to K'Sante, when facing one another, Skarner also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less complex character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Skarner into K'Sante.

Furthermore, Skarner has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to K'Sante. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Skarner vs K'Sante matchups, Skarner is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Skarner is a decent counter to K'Sante. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Skarner against K'Sante.

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 K'Sante Build and Stats

For this guide on countering K'Sante as Skarner, we analyzed 207 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 K'Sante 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

Skarner Build K'Sante Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Skarner in order to counter K'Sante during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Skarner typically accumulates a lot less CS compared to K'Sante. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Skarner versus K'Sante build consist of Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Skarner incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs. K'Sante than with most other common builds. In fact, Skarner boasted an average winrate of 51.7% battling K'Sante with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against K'Sante as Skarner, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Skarner vs K'Sante fights, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.7% win rate overall.

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