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How to Synergize Skarner with Heimerdinger on the Same TeamSkarner is in the b tier of champions

Skarner with Heimerdinger

How to Win With Skarner and Heimerdinger Paired TogetherSkarner is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Skarner and Heimerdinger

based on 198 Skarner with Heimerdinger pairs
Win Rate
52.5 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the results of from millions of League of Legends matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Skarner has been on the same team as Heimerdinger in 198 recent, ranked games. By gathering so much great data directly from the developers of LoL, we are totally sure that we can present to you robust, insightful builds to help Skarner play with Heimerdinger. It is relatively rare for Skarner to play with Heimerdinger on the same side. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 1.6% of games with Skarner.

Skarner Heimerdinger Synergy Summary

Skarner does a good job of teaming up with Heimerdinger. Typically, he wins an epic 52.5% of the time the champs appear on the same team. If you want to do better as Skarner when playing with Heimerdinger by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Skarner vs Heimerdinger 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 Cleaver

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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Synergizing Skarner and Heimerdinger

Tips for Playing as Skarner with Heimerdinger

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 Understand How Heimerdinger Will Play

Spreading out Hextech Micro-Rockets leads to more reliable damage and more efficiency against multiple targets, but focusing it creates the biggest impact.

The success of Electron Storm Grenade is very important to Heimerdinger's survival. The slow and stun both are capable of keeping enemies in place long enough to punish them, but it is also the first line of defense against a surprise attack.

Turret placement can be a deciding factor in a battle. Against most enemies turrets are best when they can support each other, but if the enemy has a lot of area of effect damage your turrets can be destroyed quickly. Placing turrets in brush can lead to a surprise attack in your favor.

Skarner Heimerdinger Synergy Stats

Skarner Image
Win Rate
52.5 %
VS
Win Rate
47.5 %
Heimerdinger Image
4.7
< Kills >
4.2
6.1
< Deaths >
5.8
8.1
< Assists >
8.5
1.06
< Killing Sprees >
0.96
31
< Minions Killed >
39
1.68
< Dragons Killed >
1.46
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.39
8,834
< Physical Damage >
8,354
3,122
< Magic Damage >
3,310
779
< True Damage >
717
12,736
< Damage Dealt >
12,382
30,714
< Damage Taken >
29,460
11,072
< Gold Earned >
10,761
1.19
< Towers >
1.3
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
11,005
< Total Healing >
10,346
13,551
< Experience >
13,240
22
< Vision Score >
22
7
< Wards Placed >
7
822
< Time Dealing CC >
844

How to Play with Heimerdinger as Skarner in LoL

The Skarner Heimerdinger synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Heimerdinger, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Skarner sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Heimerdinger. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Heimerdinger helps Skarner perform not as well in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Skarner is an ally to Heimerdinger, he sees a small increase in his complete damage output. This change may indicate that Heimerdinger supports by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Skarner is played alongside Heimerdinger on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Heimerdinger.

Moreover, when Skarner plays with Heimerdinger on the same side, he often takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could mean that Heimerdinger does a poor job of covering Skarner during team fights.

Synergies between Skarner and Heimerdinger

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
Heimerdinger
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Skarner
Heimerdinger

Is Skarner better when played alongside Heimerdinger?

There is no perfect ally for Skarner that will always be his #1 ally. Yet, Heimerdinger is a superb teammate for Skarner. By being on the same side as Skarner, he raises their win rate by 4.2% to 52.5%. This demonstrates that there is a strong strategic relationship between Skarner and Heimerdinger that allows them to perform stronger together than alone.

Heimerdinger has a greater difficulty than Skarner. That means Skarner players should be very careful when enlisting Heimerdinger allies to play with, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

When playing cooperatively, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to do a lot of AP damage. Combined, these two can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Although, by aligning Skarner and Heimerdinger together, you probably will not be giving your team enough AD. We recommend you include other champs on your team that neutralizes this hole in their playstyle.

Regardless of the ability of your Heimerdinger teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Skarner Players

How We Calculated Our Skarner Heimerdinger Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Skarner and Heimerdinger, we analyzed 198 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Skarner with Heimerdinger comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Skarner in order to work well with Heimerdinger during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The top items to build first in your Skarner and Heimerdinger synergy build consist of Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Skarner included at least these three finished items in his build, he did much better when fighting alongside Heimerdinger than with many other common builds. In fact, Skarner had an average winrate of 52.5% helping carry Heimerdinger with this build.

To have the best probability of annihilating your oponents, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for this champion pairing, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Heimerdinger with Skarner are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a particular division, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.