Twitch with Skarner
How to Synergize Twitch and Skarner
based on 354 Twitch with Skarner pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Twitch Skarner Synergy Summary
Best Twitch vs Skarner Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Twitch and Skarner
Tips for Playing as Twitch with Skarner
Contaminate has a large range; apply as many stacks of Deadly Venom as possible before using it.
Twitch's Attack Speed is among the highest in the game; try purchasing items with on-hit effects such as Black Cleaver or Wit's End.
You can catch up to an enemy out of attack range with Venom Cask.
Advice to Understand How Skarner Will Play
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.
Twitch Skarner Synergy Stats
How to Play with Skarner as Twitch in LoL
The Twitch Skarner synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Skarner, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Twitch sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Skarner. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Skarner helps Twitch perform worse in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Twitch tries to synergize with Skarner, he gets a small increase in his full damage output. This could indicate that Skarner provides cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Twitch is played alongside Skarner 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 with Skarner.
Moreover, when Twitch plays with Skarner on the same side, he typically takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could mean that Skarner does a decent job of protecting Twitch in teamfights.
Synergies between Twitch and Skarner
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Is Twitch better when played alongside Skarner?
There is no perfect champion pairing for Twitch that will 100% of the time be his #1 ally. However, Skarner is a very typical companion for Twitch. By locking into the same side as Twitch, he increases their win rate by 0.9% to 51.4%. This clearly indicates that there is a weak bond between Twitch and Skarner that results in them performing stronger together than alone.
Skarner has a lower difficulty than Twitch. That means Twitch players don't need to be cautious when arranging Skarner comrades to play with, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to be able to work well with you.
Playing alongside, Twitch players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to dish out massive AD. Combined, these champions should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.
Conversely, by grouping Twitch and Skarner together, you may not be granting your team a lot of magic damage. We recommend you pick other champs on your team that neutralizes this relative gap in this pairing's playstyle.
Regardless of your Skarner ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Twitch to work well with Skarner during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should keep reading to learn some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The best items to include in your Twitch and Skarner synergy build consist of Guinsoo's Rageblade, Runaan's Hurricane, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Twitch used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Skarner than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Twitch boasted an average win rate of 51.4% when playing alongside Skarner with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of defeating your oponents, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for this team composition, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.4% win rate overall.
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