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

Skarner vs Shen

How to Beat Shen as Skarner in LoLSkarner is in the a tier of champions
FighterTank
Tank

How to Beat Shen as Skarner

based on 221 Skarner vs Shen matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League of Legends games each and every week. Within our data, Skarner fought Shen in 221 rounds. Including so many matchups for Skarner vs Shen provides us faith in our capacity to prepare useful statistics and a pro build to smash Shen. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Skarner is forced to battle against Shen in only 1.7% of his games.

Skarner vs Shen Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Skarner does a poor job of beating Shen. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.4% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Skarner against Shen games, Skarner’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood, indicating that he probably won't get first blood versus Shen.

Best Skarner vs Shen 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

Black 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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Q
10
W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Shen as Skarner

Tips for Playing as Skarner against Shen

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 Shen

Be ready to dodge Shen's taunt and punish him if he misses.

Once Shen reaches level 6, watch out for his global-range ultimate, which can turn fights quickly.

Skarner vs Shen Counter Stats

Skarner Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Shen Image
4.1
< Kills >
4.2
6
< Deaths >
4.9
8.2
< Assists >
9.9
0.94
< Killing Sprees >
1.03
35
< Minions Killed >
125
1.49
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.43
8,429
< Physical Damage >
8,111
3,331
< Magic Damage >
6,924
670
< True Damage >
1,040
12,430
< Damage Dealt >
16,076
29,630
< Damage Taken >
30,005
10,673
< Gold Earned >
10,023
1.29
< Towers >
1.84
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
10,667
< Total Healing >
3,900
12,930
< Experience >
13,740
22
< Vision Score >
20
7
< Wards Placed >
10
811
< Time Dealing CC >
311

How to Counter Shen with Skarner in LoL

The stats shown here feature some valuable Skarner against Shen counter stats that may help us realize the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shen’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Shen..

Skarner normally has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Shen. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Skarner and Shen

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
Shen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Skarner
Shen

Who is Better, Skarner or Shen?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Skarner usually loses when facing off against Shen, with a 48.4% win rate. As a result, Skarner makes a bad counter to Shen.

While Skarner does have a lower winrate than Shen, when on opposite teams, Skarner also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Skarner into Shen.

Additionally, Skarner has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shen. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Skarner is a somewhat poor counter to Shen. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Skarner against Shen.

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 Shen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shen as Skarner, we analyzed 221 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 Shen 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 truly master Skarner to counter Shen during both the laning 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 listen to the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Skarner usually gets a lot less CS compared to Shen. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to use in your Skarner versus Shen 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 performed a lot better when fighting Shen than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Skarner boasted an average win rate of 48.4% battling Shen with this build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Shen as Skarner, Skarner players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Skarner vs Shen counters, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.4% winrate overall.

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