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

Zed vs Skarner

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

based on 450 Zed vs Skarner matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
0.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League matches each and every week. In our dataset, Zed fought Skarner in 450 games. With so many games with Zed versus Skarner provides us a lot of faith in our capability to produce actionable data and a solid build to wreck Skarner. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Zed encounters Skarner in only 0.3% of his games.

Zed vs Skarner Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zed does a below average job of beating Skarner. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.4% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Zed vs Skarner rounds, Zed’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Skarner.

Best Zed vs Skarner Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeThe Brutalizer

Core Zed Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

Profane HydraYoumuu's GhostbladeOpportunity

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zed to level upq
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Second ability for Zed to level upe
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Last skill for Zed to max outw

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Zed's passive ability p
Zed's q ability q
Zed's w ability w
Zed's e ability e
Zed'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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R
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Guide to Countering Skarner as Zed

Tips for Playing as Zed against Skarner

Placing a Living Shadow before using Death Mark can give Zed a safe escape from combat.

Saving energy and spell cooldowns until you use your ultimate will maximize Death Mark's damage.

Quickly double tapping Living Shadow will teleport Zed to his shadow immediately for rapid escapes.

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.

Zed vs Skarner Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Skarner with Zed in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some influential Zed against Skarner matchup statistics that may help us realize the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Zed’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Skarner’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Zed may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Skarner. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Zed usually has a much larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Skarner. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zed and Skarner

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Skarner
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zed
Skarner

Who is Better, Zed or Skarner?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zed usually loses when trying to fight Skarner, with a 48.4% win rate. Therefore, Zed makes a poor counter for Skarner.

While Zed does have a lower winrate compared to Skarner, when on opposite teams, Zed also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Zed into Skarneras his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Zed 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 fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zed vs Skarner matchups, Skarner is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Zed is a somewhat poor counter to Skarner. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Zed against Skarner.

Additional Information for Zed Players

How We Calculated Our Zed vs Skarner Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Skarner as Zed, 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 Skarner as Zed 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

To truly master Zed to counter Skarner during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zed typically picks up much more CS as Skarner. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't require 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, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Zed versus Skarner build include Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Zed bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better countering Skarner than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Zed had an average win rate of 48.4% battling Skarner with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Skarner as Zed, you should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Scorch, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Zed vs Skarner clashes, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Skarner as Zed are presented for all ranked divisions. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.