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

Skarner vs Singed

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How to Beat Singed as Skarner

based on 287 Skarner vs Singed matchups
Win Rate
45.6 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Singed as Skarner resulted from an examination of 287 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against each other. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Skarner encounters Singed in only 2.3% of his matches.

Skarner vs Singed Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Skarner does a terrible job of countering Singed. Typically, he wins a lowly 45.6% of the time the champs face off with one another in. In Skarner against Singed rounds, Skarner’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Singed.

Best Skarner vs Singed 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

Black CleaverForce of Nature

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Skarner to level upq
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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
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Singed as Skarner

Tips for Playing as Skarner against Singed

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 Singed

Keep your distance to avoid being Flung back into Singed's allies.

Singed needs to run close to your team to be effective. Try to take advantage of this by using crowd control effects on him while attacking his allies.

Be careful when chasing Singed. He's very difficult to bring down, and can leave his Poison Trail to damage you in your pursuit.

Skarner vs Singed Counter Stats

Skarner Image
Win Rate
45.6 %
VS
Win Rate
54.4 %
Singed Image
4.3
< Kills >
4.6
6
< Deaths >
6.4
8.2
< Assists >
7.9
1
< Killing Sprees >
1.02
37
< Minions Killed >
183
1.47
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.38
8,410
< Physical Damage >
869
3,211
< Magic Damage >
20,057
752
< True Damage >
416
12,374
< Damage Dealt >
21,342
30,258
< Damage Taken >
32,035
10,826
< Gold Earned >
11,665
1.14
< Towers >
1.94
0.36
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
10,761
< Total Healing >
5,500
13,320
< Experience >
15,227
21
< Vision Score >
17
6
< Wards Placed >
9
859
< Time Dealing CC >
495

How to Counter Singed with Skarner in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some vital Skarner vs. Singed counter statistics that can help us grasp the differences between the pair. As an example, Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Singed’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Singed..

Skarner often has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Singed. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Skarner and Singed

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
Singed
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Skarner
Singed

Who is Better, Skarner or Singed?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Skarner usually loses when trying to fight Singed, with a 45.6% win rate. Therefore, Skarner makes a bad counter to Singed.

While Skarner does have a much lower winrate compared to Singed, when facing one another, Skarner also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Skarner into Singed.

Additionally, Skarner has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Singed. 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 a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Skarner vs Singed matchups, Singed is the better champ with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Skarner is a trash counter for Singed. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Skarner against Singed.

Additional Information for Skarner Players

How We Calculated Our Skarner vs Singed Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Singed as Skarner, we analyzed 287 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 Singed 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Skarner in order to counter Singed during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Skarner typically picks up a lot less CS compared to Singed. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Skarner versus Singed build include Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Skarner bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when facing Singed than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Skarner had an average win rate of 45.6% when playing against Singed with this counter build.

To have the best chance of crushing Singed as Skarner, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Skarner vs Singed clashes, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 45.6% winrate overall.

If you want to get Skarner vs Singed tips and counter builds for a a specific player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and guides displayed are computed using every game played with these champions.