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Skarner vs Nidalee

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

based on 77 Skarner vs Nidalee matchups
Win Rate
57.1 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League matches each week. In our data, Skarner did battle with Nidalee in 77 rounds. With so many games with Skarner vs Nidalee provides us a lot of faith in our ability to produce informative statistics and a supported build to smash Nidalee. This pairing is somewhat rare. Skarner has to counter Nidalee in only 0.6% of his games.

Skarner vs Nidalee Matchup Summary

Skarner does a great job of countering Nidalee. On average, he wins a whopping 57.1% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Skarner against Nidalee rounds, Skarner’s team is 0.2% less likely to get first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood against Nidalee.

Best Skarner vs Nidalee 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
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Second ability for Skarner to level upw
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Last skill for Skarner to max oute

Runes

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakCelerityWaterwalking
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
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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Guide to Countering Nidalee as Skarner

Tips for Playing as Skarner against Nidalee

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 Nidalee

Nidalee's Javelin Toss deals more damage the farther she is. If she is far away, it's imperative to dodge it.

Nidalee's Takedown deals extreme damage to Hunted targets, but she has to get close to use it. Save your crowd control or defensive abilities for when she goes in for the kill.

Nidalee's Hunt debuff is only applied with Javelin Toss and Bushwhack. Avoiding being hit by these abilities will impair her ability to deal follow-up damage.

Skarner vs Nidalee Counter Stats

Skarner Image
Win Rate
57.1 %
VS
Win Rate
42.9 %
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4.3
< Kills >
8.1
6.3
< Deaths >
6.4
8.5
< Assists >
7.8
0.86
< Killing Sprees >
1.79
38
< Minions Killed >
42
1.64
< Dragons Killed >
1
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.47
8,856
< Physical Damage >
1,248
3,604
< Magic Damage >
18,686
609
< True Damage >
953
13,069
< Damage Dealt >
20,888
31,314
< Damage Taken >
32,434
11,458
< Gold Earned >
12,438
1.66
< Towers >
1.48
0.43
< Baron Takedowns >
0.26
11,017
< Total Healing >
16,482
14,204
< Experience >
13,722
24
< Vision Score >
26
7
< Wards Placed >
8
952
< Time Dealing CC >
121

How to Counter Nidalee with Skarner in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some strategic Skarner against Nidalee counter stats that can help us grasp the distinctions between this set of champions. Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nidalee’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nidalee..

Skarner usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Nidalee. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Skarner and Nidalee

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
Nidalee
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Skarner
Nidalee

Who is Better, Skarner or Nidalee?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Skarner usually wins when playing against Nidalee, with a 57.1% win rate. Therefore, Skarner makes a fantastic counter to Nidalee.

While Skarner does have a much higher winrate compared to Nidalee, when facing one another, Skarner also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Skarner into Nidalee.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Skarner vs Nidalee matchups, Skarner is the better champ with a noticably higher 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 great counter for Nidalee. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Skarner against Nidalee.

Additional Information for Skarner Players

How We Calculated Our Skarner vs Nidalee Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nidalee as Skarner, we analyzed 77 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 Nidalee 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Skarner in order to counter Nidalee during both the laning 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 shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Skarner on average picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Nidalee. Champions who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Skarner versus Nidalee build include Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Skarner combined at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better versus Nidalee than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Skarner boasted an average winrate of 57.1% battling Nidalee with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Nidalee as Skarner, you should use the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Skarner vs Nidalee fights, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 57.1% win rate overall.

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