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Skarner vs Quinn

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How to Beat Quinn as Skarner

based on 147 Skarner vs Quinn matchups
Win Rate
55.8 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League rounds each and every week. In our data, Skarner battled Quinn 147 times. Including so many matchups for Skarner versus Quinn gives us confidence in our capacity to prepare actionable stats and a recommended build to shatter Quinn. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Skarner has to counter Quinn in only 1.2% of his matches.

Skarner vs Quinn Matchup Summary

Skarner has done a great job of beating Quinn. Normally, he wins a whopping 55.8% of games the champions clash against each other in. In Skarner versus Quinn games, Skarner’s side is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Quinn.

Best Skarner vs Quinn 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
>
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
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Quinn as Skarner

Tips for Playing as Skarner against Quinn

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 Quinn

After being marked, move away from Quinn so she can't take advantage of it.

Keep tabs on Quinn's position. Behind Enemy Lines can enable Valor to cross the map very quickly and attack you by surprise.

When Quinn is using Behind Enemy Lines, damaging her removes her Move Speed bonus temporarily.

Skarner vs Quinn Counter Stats

Skarner Image
Win Rate
55.8 %
VS
Win Rate
44.2 %
Quinn Image
4.5
< Kills >
7.7
6.4
< Deaths >
7.4
9.3
< Assists >
6.5
0.97
< Killing Sprees >
1.68
36
< Minions Killed >
160
1.47
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.41
8,752
< Physical Damage >
22,202
3,351
< Magic Damage >
1,405
698
< True Damage >
1,138
12,802
< Damage Dealt >
24,746
31,635
< Damage Taken >
24,713
11,240
< Gold Earned >
12,320
1.34
< Towers >
1.84
0.38
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
11,028
< Total Healing >
5,780
13,838
< Experience >
14,943
22
< Vision Score >
22
7
< Wards Placed >
9
860
< Time Dealing CC >
158

How to Counter Quinn with Skarner in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several strategic Skarner against Quinn counter statistics that can help you realize the differences between the two. For instance, Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Quinn’s ratio of NaN, showing that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Quinn..

Skarner normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Quinn. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Skarner and Quinn

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
Quinn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Skarner
Quinn

Who is Better, Skarner or Quinn?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Skarner usually wins when taking on Quinn, with a 55.8% win rate. As a result, Skarner makes a fantastic counter for Quinn.

While Skarner does have a much higher winrate than Quinn, when facing one another, Skarner also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Skarner into Quinn.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Skarner vs Quinn matchups, Skarner is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Skarner is a great counter to Quinn. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Skarner against Quinn.

Additional Information for Skarner Players

How We Calculated Our Skarner vs Quinn Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Quinn as Skarner, we analyzed 147 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 Quinn 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 learn all of the intricacies of Skarner in order to counter Quinn during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Skarner on average accumulates a lot less CS relative to Quinn. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Skarner versus Quinn build consist of Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Skarner bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better versus Quinn than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Skarner had an average win rate of 55.8% when countering Quinn with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Quinn as Skarner, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Skarner vs Quinn fights, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 55.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Quinn as Skarner are presented for all ranked divisions. If you want to scope the stats and builds to an individual rank, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.