Skarner vs Mordekaiser
How to Beat Mordekaiser as Skarner
based on 853 Skarner vs Mordekaiser matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Skarner vs Mordekaiser Matchup Summary
Best Skarner vs Mordekaiser Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Mordekaiser as Skarner
Tips for Playing as Skarner against Mordekaiser
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 Mordekaiser
Mordekaiser builds up a powerful damage aura when fighting champions, so keep your distance.
Realm of Death will cut you off from your teammates completely. Try to save mobility spells to escape Mordekaiser once inside
Damage he deals can be converted into a large shield, and consumed for health
Skarner vs Mordekaiser Counter Stats
How to Counter Mordekaiser with Skarner in LoL
The stats shown on this page underscore several strategic Skarner versus Mordekaiser counter stats that may help you distinguish the distinctions between the pair. Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Mordekaiser’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Mordekaiser..
Skarner usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Mordekaiser. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Skarner and Mordekaiser
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Who is Better, Skarner or Mordekaiser?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Skarner usually loses when playing against Mordekaiser, with a 45.7% win rate. Therefore, Skarner makes a poor counter to Mordekaiser.
While Skarner does have a much lower winrate than Mordekaiser, when on opposite teams, Skarner also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult character to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Skarner into Mordekaiser.
Moreover, Skarner also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Mordekaiser. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Skarner vs Mordekaiser matchups, Mordekaiser is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Skarner is a garbage counter to Mordekaiser. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Skarner against Mordekaiser.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Skarner in order to counter Mordekaiser during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Skarner usually racks up a lot less CS as Mordekaiser. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Skarner versus Mordekaiser build include Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Dead Man's Plate. When Skarner used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Mordekaiser than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Skarner had an average winrate of 45.7% when countering Mordekaiser with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of annihilating Mordekaiser as Skarner, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Skarner vs Mordekaiser face-offs, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 45.7% win rate overall.
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