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Skarner vs Nunu & Willump

How to Beat Nunu & Willump as Skarner in LoLSkarner is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Nunu & Willump as Skarner

based on 268 Skarner vs Nunu & Willump matchups
Win Rate
53.7 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Nunu & Willump as Skarner came out of an examination of 268 ranked games where both champs faced each other. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Skarner encounters Nunu & Willump in only 2.1% of his games.

Skarner vs Nunu & Willump Matchup Summary

Skarner has done a good job of beating Nunu & Willump. On average, he wins a terrific 53.7% of games the champs fight one another in. In Skarner versus Nunu & Willump games, Skarner’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably won't get first blood versus Nunu & Willump.

Best Skarner vs Nunu & Willump 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

Force of NatureBlack Cleaver

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
>
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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R
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Guide to Countering Nunu & Willump as Skarner

Tips for Playing as Skarner against Nunu & Willump

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 Nunu & Willump

Interrupting the charge up on Absolute Zero will lower the amount of damage your team takes.

Using Summoner Flash is a surefire way to escape Absolute Zero.

Biggest Snowball Ever moves very fast but cannot turn as quickly, so don't try to escape it by running away in a straight line. Instead, make sudden, sharp turns.

Skarner vs Nunu & Willump Counter Stats

Skarner Image
Win Rate
53.7 %
VS
Win Rate
46.3 %
Nunu & Willump Image
4.2
< Kills >
4.9
5.5
< Deaths >
6.6
8.4
< Assists >
10.5
0.95
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
39
< Minions Killed >
27
1.42
< Dragons Killed >
1.47
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.34
8,488
< Physical Damage >
962
3,309
< Magic Damage >
12,483
700
< True Damage >
726
12,498
< Damage Dealt >
14,172
28,356
< Damage Taken >
35,041
10,471
< Gold Earned >
10,402
1.46
< Towers >
1.22
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
9,877
< Total Healing >
18,898
12,725
< Experience >
12,117
20
< Vision Score >
17
6
< Wards Placed >
5
773
< Time Dealing CC >
413

How to Counter Nunu & Willump with Skarner in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some significant Skarner versus Nunu & Willump counter statistics that may help you realize the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nunu & Willump’s ratio of NaN, showing that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nunu & Willump..

Skarner often has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he takes less damage than Nunu & Willump. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Skarner and Nunu & Willump

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
Nunu & Willump
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Skarner
Nunu & Willump

Who is Better, Skarner or Nunu & Willump?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Skarner usually wins when taking on Nunu & Willump, with a 53.7% win rate. Thus, Skarner makes a great counter to Nunu & Willump.

While Skarner does have a higher win rate than Nunu & Willump, when on opposite teams, Skarner also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Skarner into Nunu & Willump.

Furthermore, Skarner has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nunu & Willump. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Skarner vs Nunu & Willump matchups, Skarner is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Skarner is a great counter for Nunu & Willump. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Skarner against Nunu & Willump.

Additional Information for Skarner Players

How We Calculated Our Skarner vs Nunu & Willump Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nunu & Willump as Skarner, we analyzed 268 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 Nunu & Willump 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.

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Skarner in order to counter Nunu & Willump during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Skarner typically accumulates a similar amount of CS as Nunu & Willump. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Skarner versus Nunu & Willump build include Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Skarner included at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Nunu & Willump than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Skarner boasted an average winrate of 53.7% when playing against Nunu & Willump with this build.

To have the greatest probability of beating Nunu & Willump 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 Nunu & Willump clashes, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 53.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Nunu & Willump as Skarner are displayed for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.