Zilean vs Skarner
How to Beat Skarner as Zilean
based on 146 Zilean vs Skarner matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zilean vs Skarner Matchup Summary
Best Zilean vs Skarner Counter Build
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Core Zilean Items
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Guide to Countering Skarner as Zilean
Tips for Playing as Zilean against Skarner
Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.
Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.
You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.
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.
Zilean vs Skarner Counter Stats
How to Counter Skarner with Zilean in LoL
The stats provided here feature some influential Zilean versus Skarner matchup stats that can help us figure out the differences between the two. Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Skarner’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Skarner. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.
Zilean normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes less damage than Skarner. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Zilean and Skarner
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Who is Better, Zilean or Skarner?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zilean usually wins when facing off against Skarner, with a 58.2% win rate. Thus, Zilean makes a fantastic counter for Skarner.
While Zilean does have a much higher winrate compared to Skarner, when they face off with one another, Zilean also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zilean into Skarner.
Moreover, Zilean also has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Skarner. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Zilean vs Skarner matchups, Zilean is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Zilean is a great counter for Skarner. Focus your strategy on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zilean against Skarner.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Zilean in order to counter Skarner during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zilean often racks up a similar amount of CS as Skarner. Champions who on average don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, 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, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Zilean versus Skarner build include Redemption, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Zilean used at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when facing Skarner than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Zilean had an average win rate of 58.2% when countering Skarner with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Skarner as Zilean, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Zilean vs Skarner battles, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 58.2% winrate overall.
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