How to Win Skarner vs Tristana Counter Matchup Skarner is in the s tier of champions

Skarner vs Tristana

How to Beat Tristana as Skarner in LoL Tristana is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Tristana as Skarner

based on 260 Skarner vs Tristana matchups
Win Rate
53.8 %
K/D/A
2.49
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Tristana as Skarner resulted from an evaluation of 260 ranked matches where both champions faced off against each other. This champ pairing is relatively uncommon. Skarner is forced to battle against Tristana in only 4.0% of his rounds.

Skarner vs Tristana Matchup Summary

Skarner does a good job of countering Tristana. Typically, he wins a terrific 53.8% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Skarner vs Tristana rounds, Skarner’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood versus Tristana.

Best Skarner vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
HailbladeRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBami's Cinder

Core Skarner Items

~22 Mins
Turbo ChemtankDead Man's PlateForce of Nature

Optional Items

Thornmail

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Skarner to level up q
>
Second ability for Skarner to level up w
>
Last skill for Skarner to max out e

Runes

Sorcery Phase Rush Nimbus CloakCelerityWaterwalking
Inspiration Magical FootwearCosmic Insight
AttackSpeed Adaptive Armor
Skarner's passive ability p
Skarner q ability q
Skarner w ability w
Skarner 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
12
W
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W
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Tristana as Skarner

Tips for Playing as Skarner against Tristana

Capturing Crystal Spires before attempting neutral objectives or team fights around them improves Skarner's performance in said fights dramatically.

Basic attacks reduce the cooldown of Crystal Slash. Use them as often as possible for maximum damage.

Impale is extremely powerful when you use it to position an enemy so your allies can attack them.

Advice to Win Against Tristana

Stand away from your creeps in a lane to take less collateral damage from Explosive Charge.

If you see Tristana activate Rapid Fire in a fight, stun her and try to back off until the spell dissipates.

Skarner vs Tristana Counter Stats

Skarner Image
Win Rate
53.8 %
VS
Win Rate
46.2 %
Tristana Image
4.1
< Kills >
7.2
5.1
< Deaths >
6
8.6
< Assists >
5.3
0.93
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
39
< Minions Killed >
154
1.32
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.52
5,571
< Physical Damage >
13,064
3,459
< Magic Damage >
1,876
963
< True Damage >
1,667
9,994
< Damage Dealt >
16,608
23,509
< Damage Taken >
17,547
9,872
< Gold Earned >
11,961
1.38
< Towers >
2.69
0.23
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
5,889
< Total Healing >
2,352
12,250
< Experience >
11,887
20
< Vision Score >
18
6
< Wards Placed >
8
628
< Time Dealing CC >
50

How to Counter Tristana with Skarner in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several critical Skarner vs. Tristana counter statistics that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between the two. Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Tristana’s ratio of NaN, showing that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Tristana..

Skarner typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Tristana. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Skarner and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Skarner
Tristana

Who is Better, Skarner or Tristana?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Skarner usually wins when facing off against Tristana, with a 53.8% win rate. Therefore, Skarner makes a great counter to Tristana.

While Skarner does have a higher winrate compared to Tristana, when they face off with one another, Skarner also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Skarner into Tristana.

Moreover, Skarner also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Tristana. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Skarner vs Tristana matchups, Skarner is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

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

Other Champion Matchups Against Skarner

Skarner Loses Against

Yorick Yorick 40.7% winrate Zilean Zilean 41% winrate Sejuani Sejuani 41.3% winrate Pantheon Pantheon 41.6% winrate

Skarner Wins Against

Corki Corki 63.1% winrate Cho'Gath Cho'Gath 61.8% winrate Annie Annie 60.6% winrate Hecarim Hecarim 60.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Yorick Yorick + 58.5% 123 Games Neeko Neeko + 58.7% 109 Games Tahm Kench Tahm Kench + 59.5% 84 Games Vel'Koz Vel'Koz + 59.8% 117 Games

Additional Information for Skarner Players

How We Calculated Our Skarner vs Tristana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tristana as Skarner, we analyzed 260 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 Tristana 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 Tristana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Skarner usually picks up a lot less CS relative to Tristana. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Skarner versus Tristana build consist of Turbo Chemtank, Dead Man's Plate, and Force of Nature. When Skarner incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better countering Tristana than with many other common builds. In fact, Skarner had an average win rate of 53.8% when countering Tristana with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Tristana as Skarner, Skarner players should use the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Skarner vs Tristana counterpicks, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 53.8% winrate overall.

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