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Skarner vs Urgot

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How to Beat Urgot as Skarner

based on 234 Skarner vs Urgot matchups
Win Rate
47 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of rated League games that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Urgot as Skarner came out of an examination of 234 ranked games where both champions battled each other. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Skarner fights Urgot in only 1.8% of his rounds.

Skarner vs Urgot Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Skarner does a below average job of beating Urgot. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.0% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Skarner vs Urgot matches, Skarner’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood against Urgot.

Best Skarner vs Urgot 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 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
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Urgot as Skarner

Tips for Playing as Skarner against Urgot

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 Urgot

If you are struck by Fear Beyond Death, do your best to avoid falling below the execution threshold (25% of your Maximum Health) until the effect times out.

Urgot relies heavily on blasting opponents with his legs, which have their own cooldowns and only detonate when he attacks in the direction they are facing. Avoid getting hit by multiple.

Urgot can deal and absorb tremendous amounts of damage with Purge, but slows himself while firing.

Skarner vs Urgot Counter Stats

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Win Rate
47 %
VS
Win Rate
53 %
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4.3
< Kills >
7.1
6.1
< Deaths >
5.6
8.6
< Assists >
5.3
0.98
< Killing Sprees >
1.71
40
< Minions Killed >
182
1.52
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.68
8,269
< Physical Damage >
19,817
3,204
< Magic Damage >
156
688
< True Damage >
1,787
12,161
< Damage Dealt >
21,761
30,311
< Damage Taken >
28,620
10,991
< Gold Earned >
12,701
1.26
< Towers >
2.89
0.37
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
10,460
< Total Healing >
5,158
13,589
< Experience >
15,367
22
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
9
897
< Time Dealing CC >
251

How to Counter Urgot with Skarner in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature several valuable Skarner vs. Urgot counter stats that may help you distinguish the distinctions between these two champs. Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Urgot’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Urgot..

Skarner often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Urgot. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Skarner and Urgot

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
Urgot
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Skarner
Urgot

Who is Better, Skarner or Urgot?

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 taking on Urgot, with a 47.0% win rate. Therefore, Skarner makes a poor counter for Urgot.

While Skarner does have a lower winrate than Urgot, when they face off with one another, Skarner also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champ to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Skarner into Urgot.

Moreover, Skarner has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Urgot. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Skarner vs Urgot matchups, Urgot is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Skarner is a terribly counter to Urgot. Focus your actions on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Skarner against Urgot.

Additional Information for Skarner Players

How We Calculated Our Skarner vs Urgot Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Urgot as Skarner, we analyzed 234 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 Urgot 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 truly master Skarner in order to counter Urgot during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Skarner typically picks up a lot less CS as Urgot. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Skarner versus Urgot build include Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Skarner bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Urgot than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Skarner boasted an average win rate of 47.0% battling Urgot with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Urgot as Skarner, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Skarner vs Urgot counters, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.0% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Skarner x Urgot tips and counter builds for a an individual player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and strategies shown are computed using every match completed with both champions.