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How to Synergize Vex with Skarner on the Same TeamVex is in the b tier of champions

Vex with Skarner

How to Win With Vex and Skarner Paired TogetherVex is in the b tier of champions
Mage
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How to Synergize Vex and Skarner

based on 244 Vex with Skarner pairs
Win Rate
44.7 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
0.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull data from from millions of League of Legends games directly from Riot Games each week. Vex has fought alongside Skarner in 244 recently played, competitive matches. By accumulating so much great data straight from the hosts of League, we are confident that we can provide you with robust, accurate builds to help Vex synergize with Skarner. It is very rare for Vex to play with Skarner on the same side. This has only happened in about 0.3% of rounds with Vex.

Vex Skarner Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Vex does a terrible job of playing alongside Skarner. Usually, they wins a poor 44.7% of rounds the champs try and work together in. If you want to win more matches as Vex when fighting on the same team as Skarner by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Vex vs Skarner Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Vex Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vex to level upq
>
Second ability for Vex to level upw
>
Last skill for Vex to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Vex's passive ability p
Vex's q ability q
Vex's w ability w
Vex's e ability e
Vex's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Vex and Skarner

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.

Vex Skarner Synergy Stats

Vex Image
Win Rate
44.7 %
VS
Win Rate
55.3 %
Skarner Image
6.9
< Kills >
7.2
6.2
< Deaths >
6.3
7
< Assists >
7.5
1.52
< Killing Sprees >
1.67
153
< Minions Killed >
159
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.42
1,463
< Physical Damage >
1,380
21,004
< Magic Damage >
21,838
833
< True Damage >
876
23,300
< Damage Dealt >
24,094
18,688
< Damage Taken >
19,398
10,851
< Gold Earned >
11,446
1.67
< Towers >
1.81
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,970
< Total Healing >
2,165
13,372
< Experience >
14,188
18
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
538
< Time Dealing CC >
554

How to Play with Skarner as Vex in LoL

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

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

When Vex is an ally to Skarner, they gets a small decrease in their total damage dealt. This may indicate that Skarner does not help protection for them to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Vex is played with Skarner on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when they plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that they is worse when playing synergisticly with Skarner.

Moreover, when Vex plays with Skarner on the same team, they often receives a little less damage than when they plays alone. Taking not as much damage could indicate that Skarner does a decent job of protecting Vex during team fights.

Synergies between Vex and Skarner

Damage Types Compared

Vex
Skarner
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Vex
Skarner

Is Vex better when played alongside Skarner?

There is no one best companion for Vex that will 100% of the time be their #1 teammate. However, overall, Skarner is a terrible teammate for Vex. By being on the same side as Vex, he drops their win rate by -4.1% to 44.7%. This signals that there is a terrible strategic relationship between Vex and Skarner that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Skarner has a much greater difficulty compared to Vex. That means you should be careful when finding Skarner allies to play with, as they will need a much greater level of skill to cooperate well with you.

Working on the same side, Vex players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to provide utility and CC for your side. Combined, these champions may be able to carry with the power of their abilities.

Although, by grouping Vex and Skarner together, you probably will not be providing your team much AP. Plan to include other champions on your team that offsets this gap in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of your Skarner ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Vex Players

How We Calculated Our Vex Skarner Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Vex and Skarner, we analyzed 244 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 Vex with Skarner 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 learn all of the intricacies of Vex to pair well with Skarner during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to pick up some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The top items to use in your Vex and Skarner synergy build consist of Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Vex used at least these three items in their build, they did much better when fighting alongside Skarner than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Vex had an average winrate of 44.7% when playing alongside Skarner with these items in their kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating your oponents, you should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Vex and Skarner pairings, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 44.7% win rate overall.

If you want to see Vex with Skarner collaboration tips and stats for a a particular division rank, please choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and tips and suggestions given are computed using all matches run with both champions.