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

Skarner vs Sett

How to Beat Sett as Skarner in LoLSkarner is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sett as Skarner

based on 372 Skarner vs Sett matchups
Win Rate
47 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Sett as Skarner resulted from an evaluation of 372 ranked matches where both champs opposed each other. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Skarner encounters Sett in only 2.9% of his rounds.

Skarner vs Sett Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Skarner does a dismal job of beating Sett. On average, he wins a lowly 47.0% of games the champs face each other in. In Skarner versus Sett rounds, Skarner’s team is 0.2% less likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely won't get first blood against Sett.

Best Skarner vs Sett 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 NatureIceborn Gauntlet

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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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W
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Sett as Skarner

Tips for Playing as Skarner against Sett

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.

Skarner vs Sett Counter Stats

Skarner Image
Win Rate
47 %
VS
Win Rate
53 %
Sett Image
4.7
< Kills >
5.9
6
< Deaths >
6.5
8.7
< Assists >
5.4
1.07
< Killing Sprees >
1.37
38
< Minions Killed >
154
1.44
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.59
9,120
< Physical Damage >
17,255
3,565
< Magic Damage >
221
747
< True Damage >
5,191
13,433
< Damage Dealt >
22,667
29,721
< Damage Taken >
35,120
10,920
< Gold Earned >
11,519
1.24
< Towers >
2.61
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
10,238
< Total Healing >
5,849
13,307
< Experience >
14,286
21
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
869
< Time Dealing CC >
169

How to Counter Sett with Skarner in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some important Skarner against Sett matchup stats that can help you grasp the differences between this pair of champions. Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sett’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Sett..

Skarner normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives less damage than Sett. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Skarner and Sett

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
Sett
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Skarner
Sett

Who is Better, Skarner or Sett?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Skarner usually loses when trying to fight Sett, with a 47.0% win rate. As a result, Skarner makes a bad counter to Sett.

While Skarner does have a lower winrate compared to Sett, when on opposite teams, Skarner also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Skarner into Sett.

Furthermore, Skarner has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sett. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Skarner vs Sett matchups, Sett is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Skarner is a bad counter to Sett. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Skarner against Sett.

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 Sett Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sett as Skarner, we analyzed 372 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 Sett 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 to counter Sett during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Skarner on average picks up a lot less CS as Sett. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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 require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The best items to have in your Skarner versus Sett build consist of Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Skarner incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Sett than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Skarner boasted an average winrate of 47.0% when playing against Sett with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Sett as Skarner, Skarner players 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 we have analyed for Skarner vs Sett counters, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.0% winrate overall.

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