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Skarner vs Trundle

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How to Beat Trundle as Skarner

based on 843 Skarner vs Trundle matchups
Win Rate
47.1 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
6.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Trundle as Skarner resulted from an analysis of 843 ranked games where both champs engaged one another. This counter pairing is fairly uncommon. Skarner is forced to battle against Trundle in only 6.7% of his rounds.

Skarner vs Trundle Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Skarner has done a below average job of beating Trundle. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.1% of the time the champs face one another in. In Skarner against Trundle matches, Skarner’s side is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Trundle.

Best Skarner vs Trundle Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Skarner Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceDead Man's Plate

Optional Items

Sundered SkyThornmailForce 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
7
Q
8
W
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10
W
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Trundle as Skarner

Tips for Playing as Skarner against Trundle

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 Trundle

Trundle is very powerful at location-based combat. Try to draw him off of his Frozen Domain.

Make sure to get out of his Pillar of Ice as quickly as possible, as it significantly slows you down.

Skarner vs Trundle Counter Stats

Skarner Image
Win Rate
47.1 %
VS
Win Rate
52.9 %
Trundle Image
4.2
< Kills >
5.2
5.6
< Deaths >
6.2
8.5
< Assists >
5.6
0.93
< Killing Sprees >
1.19
36
< Minions Killed >
140
1.5
< Dragons Killed >
0.46
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.8
8,147
< Physical Damage >
15,007
3,172
< Magic Damage >
2,188
701
< True Damage >
481
12,021
< Damage Dealt >
17,677
28,413
< Damage Taken >
34,706
10,540
< Gold Earned >
12,158
1.24
< Towers >
3.37
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.1
10,311
< Total Healing >
15,816
13,006
< Experience >
14,143
21
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
8
835
< Time Dealing CC >
342

How to Counter Trundle with Skarner in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several critical Skarner vs. Trundle counter statistics that may help us figure out the differences between this pair of champs. As an example, Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Trundle’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Trundle..

Skarner normally has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he takes less damage than Trundle. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Skarner and Trundle

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
Trundle
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Skarner
Trundle

Who is Better, Skarner or Trundle?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Skarner usually loses when facing off against Trundle, with a 47.1% win rate. As a result, Skarner makes a bad counter to Trundle.

While Skarner does have a lower winrate than Trundle, when facing one another, Skarner also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult character to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Skarner into Trundle.

Additionally, Skarner has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Trundle. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Skarner is a trash counter for Trundle. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Skarner against Trundle.

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 Trundle Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Trundle as Skarner, we analyzed 843 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 Trundle 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

If you would like to truly master Skarner to counter Trundle during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Skarner on average gets a lot less CS relative to Trundle. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions 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 do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Skarner versus Trundle build consist of Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Dead Man's Plate. When Skarner bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Trundle than with most other typical builds. In fact, Skarner boasted an average win rate of 47.1% when playing against Trundle with this build.

To have the best probability of crushing Trundle 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 sets that we analyzed for Skarner vs Trundle counter picks, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.1% winrate overall.

If you would like to view Skarner vs Trundle tips and builds for a a distinct player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the statistics and guides given are calculated using every game completed with both champs.