Skarner Build
The patch 25.23 Skarner build uses Crimson Lucidity, Heartsteel, Thornmail, Unending Despair, Jak'Sho, The Protean, Sterak's Gage, Oracle Lens. This Skarner build has a 7.55% pick rate and a 56.41% win rate in LoL patch 25.23. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Skarner build choices below.
Threads of Vibration
Skarner's Attacks, Shattered Earth, Upheaval, and Impale, apply Quaking. At max stacks of Quaking, enemies take max Health magic damage over its duration.
Shattered Earth / Upheaval
Skarner rips a boulder from the earth that empowers his attacks and can be thrown as a powerful projectile.
Cost:- 45
Cooldown:- 8/
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Range:- 400
Seismic Bastion
Skarner gains a shield and creates an earthquake whose shockwave damages and slows foes.
Cost:- 60/
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Cooldown:- 10/
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Range:- 700
Ixtal's Impact
Skarner charges forward and passes through terrain. If he collides with a champion or large monster, he'll slam them into the next wall he hits to damage and stun them.
Cost:- 50/
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Cooldown:- 22/
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Range:- 1700
Impale
Skarner's tails lash forward to suppress enemy champions. Once suppressed, the victims will be dragged along by Skarner as he moves around.
Cost:- 100
Cooldown:- 120/
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- 90
Range:- 625
- Tank,
- Fighter
Skarner's most effective build path includes Heartsteel, Sterak's Gage, Unending Despair as core items. Choose from multiple build variations below based on your playstyle and game situation. Each build is analyzed from thousands of ranked games to provide you with data-driven item recommendations.
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Best Skarner Build - Highest Win Rate Items
Skarner Build Guide - Complete Item Build Path
This Skarner build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.
Best Skarner Core Items - Build These First
These are Skarner's essential items that you should build in nearly every game. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Heartsteel
3,000Restores Health on kill or assist
Health:90044.65%Win Rate67.86%Pick Rate
Sterak's Gage
3,200Shields against large bursts of damage
Health:40051.50%Win Rate18.58%Pick Rate
Unending Despair
2,800Click for detailed item information and stats
Armor:25 Health:400
Magic Resist:2547.19%Win Rate39.71%Pick Rate
High Win Rate Situational Items for Skarner
These are the recommended top performing situational items to complete your Skarner build. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
Best Boots for Skarner
Choose your boots based on the enemy team composition and your playstyle needs.
Recommended Trinket for Skarner
Your recommended trinket choice for vision control and map awareness.
Complete Skarner Build Item Stats
Combined statistics from all items in this Skarner build.
Movement Speed:25- Health:2650
- Armor:25
- Magic Resist:75
Attack Damage:30
Skarner Counter Build Advice
When facing Skarner's top counters like Ambessa, DrMundo, XinZhao, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize armor items against AD-heavy counter picks in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Focus on completing your core damage items before heavily investing in defensive situational items, as Skarner needs sufficient damage to remain a threat in counter matchups. Adapt your final build slots with items like Overlord's Bloodmail or Spirit Visage based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Skarner performance.
Skarner - Champions with Similar Builds
These champions share similar playstyles with Skarner. The build shown is Skarner's current skarner build configuration, which may also be effective on these champions.
Champion | Full Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | View Build |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56.8% | 9.3% | View Build → | ||
| 54.7% | 4.4% | View Build → |
Skarner Build - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Skarner build?
The best Skarner build in this patch includes Heartsteel, Sterak's Gage, and Unending Despair. This build has a 54.55% win rate and is picked 5.32% of the time.
What are Skarner's core items?
Skarner's core items are Heartsteel, Sterak's Gage, and Unending Despair. These items provide the best stats and synergies for Skarner's kit and playstyle in League of Legends.
What are the best boots for Skarner?
Slightly Magical Footwear are the best boots for Skarner. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Skarner's playstyle. They are included in 5.3% of Skarner builds.
What is the best trinket for Skarner?
Oracle Lens is the best trinket for Skarner. Disables nearby invisible wards and traps for a duration Using Oracle Lens helps Skarner maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.
Are there alternative Skarner builds?
Yes, alternative Skarner builds include options like Heartsteel, Thornmail, and Unending Despair. Different builds can be more effective depending on team composition and matchups.
Where does MetaBot source build data for Skarner?
MetaBot sources its build data for Skarner directly from the Riot Games API, provided to developers for ingesting game data from League of Legends. MetaBot analyzes hundreds of thousands of matches daily to help it determine build statistics.
How does MetaBot determine what the best Skarner builds are?
MetaBot filters out any matches that don't use complete builds for Skarner. From there, we aggregate the Skarner builds data and use that to determine which builds are finding the most success in the current League of Legends meta. High performing builds with low confidence intervals resulting from thin data are dropped from our final results.
