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

Skarner vs Morgana

How to Beat Morgana as Skarner in LoLSkarner is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Morgana as Skarner

based on 645 Skarner vs Morgana matchups
Win Rate
44 %
K/D/A
1.97
Pick Rate
5.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each week. Within our dataset, Skarner faced off against Morgana 645 times. Having so many games with Skarner vs Morgana provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to provide enlightening data and a pro build to crush your opponent. This particular pairing is fairly uncommon. Skarner has to counter Morgana in only 5.1% of his rounds.

Skarner vs Morgana Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Skarner has done a pathetic job of beating Morgana. Normally, he wins a lowly 44.0% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Skarner versus Morgana rounds, Skarner’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Morgana.

Best Skarner vs Morgana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalLong Sword

Core Skarner Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceDead Man's PlateJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Black CleaverForce of NatureStridebreakerSundered Sky

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
2
E
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W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Morgana as Skarner

Tips for Playing as Skarner against Morgana

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 Morgana

Tormented Shadow deals tons of damage to units missing large amounts of Health. When low on Health, be wary of Morgana's attempts to trap you within its reach.

Black Shield makes Morgana immune to disabling effects, but can be broken with magic damage.

Morgana often needs to land Dark Binding to setup her other attacks. Use your minions as shields against Dark Binding.

Skarner vs Morgana Counter Stats

Skarner Image
Win Rate
44 %
VS
Win Rate
56 %
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4
< Kills >
3.7
6.1
< Deaths >
5.4
8
< Assists >
12.3
0.87
< Killing Sprees >
0.82
36
< Minions Killed >
56
1.49
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.53
8,351
< Physical Damage >
933
3,077
< Magic Damage >
15,627
686
< True Damage >
937
12,115
< Damage Dealt >
17,498
30,574
< Damage Taken >
20,698
10,817
< Gold Earned >
9,803
1.26
< Towers >
1.83
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
10,725
< Total Healing >
4,619
13,433
< Experience >
11,679
22
< Vision Score >
50
7
< Wards Placed >
22
763
< Time Dealing CC >
144

How to Counter Morgana with Skarner in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some influential Skarner vs. Morgana counter statistics that can help us interpret the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Morgana’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Morgana..

Skarner often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Morgana. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Skarner and Morgana

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
Morgana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Skarner
Morgana

Who is Better, Skarner or Morgana?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Skarner usually loses when taking on Morgana, with a 44.0% win rate. As a result, Skarner makes a poor counter for Morgana.

While Skarner does have a much lower winrate compared to Morgana, when facing one another, Skarner also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Skarner into Morgana.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Skarner vs Morgana matchups, Morgana is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Skarner is a trash counter to Morgana. Focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Skarner against Morgana.

Additional Information for Skarner Players

How We Calculated Our Skarner vs Morgana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Morgana as Skarner, we analyzed 645 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 Morgana 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 to counter Morgana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Skarner on average picks up less CS relative to Morgana. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions 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, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Skarner versus Morgana build include Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Skarner combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs Morgana than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Skarner boasted an average winrate of 44.0% when playing against Morgana with this build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Morgana 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 players picked for Skarner vs Morgana counterpicks, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 44.0% win rate overall.

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