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

Skarner with LeBlanc

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

based on 180 Skarner with LeBlanc pairs
Win Rate
45 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the stats from from millions of League of Legends matches straight from Riot Games each week. Skarner has been on the same team as LeBlanc in 180 recent, ranked games. By accumulating so much great data directly from the hosts of League of Legends, we are confident that we can showcase high quality, accurate builds to help Skarner play with LeBlanc. It is very rare for Skarner to play alongside LeBlanc on the same side. This has only occurred in approx. 1.4% of rounds with Skarner.

Skarner LeBlanc Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Skarner does a pathetic job of synergizing with LeBlanc. Usually, he wins a dismal 45.0% of rounds the champs try and work together in. If you want to win more matches as Skarner when playing alongside LeBlanc by learning how to better synergize your play style with her, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Skarner vs LeBlanc 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

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
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Q
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W
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Skarner and LeBlanc

Tips for Playing as Skarner with LeBlanc

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 LeBlanc Will Play

Using Distortion can help your positioning to land Ethereal Chains.

You can chain Sigil of Malice and Ethereal Chains to prevent characters with blink from escaping for up to 4 seconds.

Distortion allows you to be aggressive with your other spells while being able to return to safety.

Skarner LeBlanc Synergy Stats

Skarner Image
Win Rate
45 %
VS
Win Rate
55 %
LeBlanc Image
4.3
< Kills >
4.2
5.8
< Deaths >
5.8
9
< Assists >
8.5
0.97
< Killing Sprees >
0.96
42
< Minions Killed >
39
1.41
< Dragons Killed >
1.46
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.39
8,383
< Physical Damage >
8,354
3,318
< Magic Damage >
3,310
626
< True Damage >
717
12,329
< Damage Dealt >
12,382
29,548
< Damage Taken >
29,460
10,925
< Gold Earned >
10,761
1.32
< Towers >
1.3
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
10,225
< Total Healing >
10,346
13,589
< Experience >
13,240
24
< Vision Score >
22
7
< Wards Placed >
7
996
< Time Dealing CC >
844

How to Play with LeBlanc as Skarner in LoL

The Skarner LeBlanc synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with LeBlanc, 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 large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with LeBlanc. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that LeBlanc helps Skarner perform poorer in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Skarner plays on the same team as LeBlanc, he observes a small decrease in his full damage dealt. This change may signal that LeBlanc does not help protection for him to dish out more damage or that her presence also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Skarner is played together with LeBlanc on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without LeBlanc. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with LeBlanc.

Additionally, when Skarner plays with LeBlanc on the same side, he on average receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage may indicate that LeBlanc does a poor job of covering Skarner during teamfights.

Synergies between Skarner and LeBlanc

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
LeBlanc
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Skarner
LeBlanc

Is Skarner better when played alongside LeBlanc?

There is no ideal champion pairing for Skarner that will no matter what be his top teammate. Yet, LeBlanc is a very bad companion for Skarner. By being on the same side as Skarner, she drops their win rate by -3.3% to 45.0%. This shows that there is an easy to overcome and exploit strategic relationship between Skarner and LeBlanc that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

LeBlanc has a much greater difficulty compared to Skarner. That means Skarner players need to be careful when lining up LeBlanc teammates to fight alongside, as they will have to have a much higher level of skill to be able to work well with you.

When playing cooperatively, Skarner players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magical damage. Combined, these two can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Conversely, by aligning Skarner and LeBlanc together, you may not be providing your other allies a lot of sustained damage output. Plan to have other champs on your team that fills this disparity in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of the skill of your LeBlanc teammate, you should focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Skarner Players

How We Calculated Our Skarner LeBlanc Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Skarner and LeBlanc, we analyzed 180 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 LeBlanc 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 to synergize with LeBlanc during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to pick up additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial items to get in your Skarner and LeBlanc synergy build include Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Skarner used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when paired up with LeBlanc than with most other common item sets. In fact, Skarner boasted an average winrate of 45.0% helping carry LeBlanc with this build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating your oponents, Skarner players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for this team composition, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 45.0% win rate overall.

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