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

Skarner vs Zed

How to Beat Zed as Skarner in LoLSkarner is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Zed as Skarner

based on 450 Skarner vs Zed matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League matches every week. In our database, Skarner fought Zed 450 times. With so many games with Skarner vs Zed gives us a lot of faith in our capability to provide enlightening data and a recommended build to suppress Zed. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Skarner has to counter Zed in only 3.6% of his rounds.

Skarner vs Zed Matchup Summary

Skarner has done a decent job of countering Zed. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.6% of games the champions fight each other in. In Skarner against Zed rounds, Skarner’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Zed.

Best Skarner vs Zed Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSheen

Core Skarner Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceDead Man's PlateJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Black CleaverSundered SkyIceborn GauntletForce of Nature

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Skarner to level upq
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Second ability for Skarner to level upw
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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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Guide to Countering Zed as Skarner

Tips for Playing as Skarner against Zed

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 Zed

Zed's Shadow Slash can only slow you if his shadow hits you with it.

Zed receives bonus effect from Attack Damage items he purchases, so Armor is super effective against him.

After Zed uses his Living Shadow, he is at his most vulnerable as his damage, slow, and mobility are both dependent upon it.

Skarner vs Zed Counter Stats

Skarner Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Zed Image
4.6
< Kills >
8.3
5.8
< Deaths >
6.6
8.9
< Assists >
5.4
1.04
< Killing Sprees >
1.94
37
< Minions Killed >
156
1.51
< Dragons Killed >
0.24
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.35
8,792
< Physical Damage >
20,838
3,460
< Magic Damage >
1,209
743
< True Damage >
1,182
12,996
< Damage Dealt >
23,230
30,034
< Damage Taken >
22,658
10,990
< Gold Earned >
12,423
1.36
< Towers >
1.59
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
10,677
< Total Healing >
3,610
13,483
< Experience >
14,577
22
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
7
898
< Time Dealing CC >
150

How to Counter Zed with Skarner in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several important Skarner against Zed matchup stats that can help us appreciate the differences between these two champions. For instance, Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zed’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Zed..

Skarner normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Zed. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Skarner and Zed

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
Zed
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Skarner
Zed

Who is Better, Skarner or Zed?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Skarner usually wins when taking on Zed, with a 51.6% win rate. As a result, Skarner makes a good counter to Zed.

While Skarner does have a higher win rate compared to Zed, when on opposite teams, Skarner also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Skarner into Zed.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Skarner vs Zed matchups, Skarner is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Skarner is a decent counter to Zed. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Skarner against Zed.

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 Zed Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zed as Skarner, we analyzed 450 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 Zed 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 Zed during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Skarner usually racks up a lot less CS as Zed. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't have to have 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, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Skarner versus Zed build include Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Skarner bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when facing Zed than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Skarner had an average winrate of 51.6% battling Zed with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Zed as Skarner, Skarner players 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 builds that we analyzed for Skarner vs Zed counterpicks, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.6% winrate overall.

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