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

Skarner vs Vayne

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How to Beat Vayne as Skarner

based on 690 Skarner vs Vayne matchups
Win Rate
46.7 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
5.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each week. Within our database, Skarner faced Vayne in 690 rounds. Having so many games with Skarner versus Vayne provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare enlightening data and a recommended build to wreck Vayne. This particular matchup is relatively uncommon. Skarner fights Vayne in only 5.4% of his matches.

Skarner vs Vayne Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Skarner does a awful job of beating Vayne. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.7% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Skarner against Vayne games, Skarner’s side is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Vayne.

Best Skarner vs Vayne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Skarner Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceDead Man's Plate

Optional Items

Force of NatureStridebreakerIceborn GauntletSundered Sky

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
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Vayne as Skarner

Tips for Playing as Skarner against Vayne

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 Vayne

Deny Vayne the opportunity to pin you against walls.

Vayne is fragile - turn the pressure up on her and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Skarner vs Vayne Counter Stats

Skarner Image
Win Rate
46.7 %
VS
Win Rate
53.3 %
Vayne Image
4.2
< Kills >
7.5
5.8
< Deaths >
6
8.4
< Assists >
5.7
0.95
< Killing Sprees >
1.78
39
< Minions Killed >
165
1.5
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.51
7,959
< Physical Damage >
14,783
3,103
< Magic Damage >
1,470
682
< True Damage >
4,460
11,745
< Damage Dealt >
20,714
28,883
< Damage Taken >
20,734
10,709
< Gold Earned >
12,165
1.33
< Towers >
2.42
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
10,179
< Total Healing >
5,883
13,112
< Experience >
12,804
22
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
9
875
< Time Dealing CC >
70

How to Counter Vayne with Skarner in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some significant Skarner against Vayne counter stats that can help us understand the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. As an example, Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vayne’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Vayne..

Skarner often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Vayne. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Skarner and Vayne

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
Vayne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Skarner
Vayne

Who is Better, Skarner or Vayne?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Skarner usually loses when trying to fight Vayne, with a 46.7% win rate. Therefore, Skarner makes a poor counter for Vayne.

While Skarner does have a lower win rate than Vayne, when on opposite teams, Skarner also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champion to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Skarner into Vayne.

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

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

Skarner is a terribly counter for Vayne. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Skarner against Vayne.

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 Vayne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vayne as Skarner, we analyzed 690 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 Vayne 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Skarner to counter Vayne during both the early game 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 mind the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Skarner most often gets a lot less CS as Vayne. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Skarner versus Vayne build consist of Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Dead Man's Plate. When Skarner included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when facing Vayne than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Skarner boasted an average winrate of 46.7% when countering Vayne with this counter build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Vayne as Skarner, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Skarner vs Vayne LoL games, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.7% winrate overall.

If you want to view Skarner vs Vayne tips and builds for a an individual skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the statistics and guides shown are calculated using every round completed with these champions.