Skarner vs Tryndamere
How to Beat Tryndamere as Skarner
based on 361 Skarner vs Tryndamere matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Skarner vs Tryndamere Matchup Summary
Best Skarner vs Tryndamere Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Tryndamere as Skarner
Tips for Playing as Skarner against Tryndamere
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 Tryndamere
Try harassing Tryndamere early so he can't kill minions and heal with Bloodlust.
Most of Tryndamere's damage is physical. If he's getting too strong, consider buying a Thornmail.
Remember, Tryndamere can only slow you if you are facing away from him.
Skarner vs Tryndamere Counter Stats
How to Counter Tryndamere with Skarner in LoL
The stats shown here show some critical Skarner vs. Tryndamere matchup statistics that may help you figure out the differences between this pair of champs. Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Tryndamere’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Tryndamere. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.
Skarner normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Tryndamere. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Skarner and Tryndamere
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Who is Better, Skarner or Tryndamere?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Skarner usually fairs equally well when playing against Tryndamere, with a 50.7% win rate. Thus, Skarner makes an ok counter for Tryndamere.
While Skarner does have a higher winrate compared to Tryndamere, when they face off with one another, Skarner also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Skarner into Tryndamere.
Additionally, Skarner also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Tryndamere. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Skarner vs Tryndamere matchups, Skarner is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Skarner is a decent counter to Tryndamere. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Skarner against Tryndamere.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Skarner to counter Tryndamere during both the early game 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 pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you should increase 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 Tryndamere. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Skarner versus Tryndamere build include Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Skarner incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Tryndamere than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Skarner boasted an average winrate of 50.7% when playing against Tryndamere with this counter build.
To have the best likelihood of beating Tryndamere 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 combinations players chose for Skarner vs Tryndamere fights, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.7% win rate overall.
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