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

Skarner vs Ornn

How to Beat Ornn as Skarner in LoLSkarner is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Ornn as Skarner

based on 306 Skarner vs Ornn matchups
Win Rate
43.8 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Ornn as Skarner came out of an analysis of 306 ranked rounds where both champions engaged one another. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Skarner is forced to battle against Ornn in only 2.4% of his matches.

Skarner vs Ornn Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Skarner does a pathetic job of beating Ornn. Typically, he wins a lowly 43.8% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Skarner vs Ornn matches, Skarner’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood against Ornn.

Best Skarner vs Ornn 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 CleaverSundered Sky

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
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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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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ornn as Skarner

Tips for Playing as Skarner against Ornn

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 Ornn

Try to stay away from walls. Ornn is much less strong if he cannot stun you.

Attack Ornn to keep him from creating items in lane.

Skarner vs Ornn Counter Stats

Skarner Image
Win Rate
43.8 %
VS
Win Rate
56.2 %
Ornn Image
4.5
< Kills >
4.1
6
< Deaths >
4.9
8.4
< Assists >
8.7
1.03
< Killing Sprees >
0.96
43
< Minions Killed >
169
1.49
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.48
9,367
< Physical Damage >
6,348
3,978
< Magic Damage >
12,838
886
< True Damage >
314
14,233
< Damage Dealt >
19,500
31,184
< Damage Taken >
34,425
11,040
< Gold Earned >
10,954
1.29
< Towers >
2.33
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
10,693
< Total Healing >
4,188
13,518
< Experience >
14,893
22
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
884
< Time Dealing CC >
584

How to Counter Ornn with Skarner in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several valuable Skarner vs. Ornn matchup stats that can help us explain the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ornn’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Ornn..

Skarner typically has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he takes less damage than Ornn. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Skarner and Ornn

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
Ornn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Skarner
Ornn

Who is Better, Skarner or Ornn?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Skarner usually loses when facing off against Ornn, with a 43.8% win rate. As a result, Skarner makes a bad counter to Ornn.

While Skarner does have a much lower winrate than Ornn, when facing one another, Skarner also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Skarner into Ornn.

Furthermore, Skarner also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ornn. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Skarner is a trash counter to Ornn. Focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Skarner against Ornn.

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 Ornn Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ornn as Skarner, we analyzed 306 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 Ornn 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Skarner in order to counter Ornn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Skarner most often accumulates a lot less CS as Ornn. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, 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 a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Skarner versus Ornn build consist of Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Skarner incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better against Ornn than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Skarner had an average win rate of 43.8% battling Ornn with this build.

To have the best probability of beating Ornn as Skarner, you should use 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 Ornn clashes, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 43.8% win rate overall.

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