Xayah vs Skarner
How to Beat Skarner as Xayah
based on 176 Xayah vs Skarner matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xayah vs Skarner Matchup Summary
Best Xayah vs Skarner Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Skarner as Xayah
Tips for Playing as Xayah against Skarner
Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.
Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.
Advice to Win Against Skarner
Skarner can't harm you very much outside of short range, so stay away from him!
Skarner is especially dangerous when inside Crystal Spire zones his team controls. Try to capture them ahead of time if a fight may break out around them.
Skarner's Move Speed is increased as long as his shield, Crystalline Exoskeleton, persists. Attack him to lower his speed.
Xayah vs Skarner Counter Stats
How to Counter Skarner with Xayah in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here clarify several strategic Xayah vs. Skarner matchup stats that may help us distinguish the differences between this set of champs. For instance, Xayah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Skarner’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Xayah may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Skarner..
Xayah often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Skarner. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Xayah and Skarner
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Who is Better, Xayah or Skarner?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Xayah usually loses when facing off against Skarner, with a 46.0% win rate. As a result, Xayah makes a bad counter to Skarner.
While Xayah does have a lower winrate than Skarner, when they face off with one another, Xayah also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champ to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Xayah into Skarner.
Additionally, Xayah also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Skarner. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Xayah vs Skarner matchups, Skarner is the better champ with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Xayah is a garbage counter to Skarner. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Xayah against Skarner.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Xayah to counter Skarner during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xayah often racks up much more CS compared to Skarner. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They 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 have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Xayah versus Skarner build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Xayah included at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better when fighting Skarner than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Xayah had an average winrate of 46.0% when countering Skarner with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Skarner as Xayah, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Xayah vs Skarner clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.0% winrate overall.
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