Skarner - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
48.9%
Pick Rate
0.6%

SkarnerBuild

FTankFighter
Patch26.9
Matches564,477
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 13, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.9 Skarner build uses Plated Steelcaps, Heartsteel, Spirit Visage, Unending Despair, Randuin's Omen, Protoplasm Harness, Oracle Lens. This Skarner build has a 4.44% pick rate and a 52.5% win rate in LoL patch 26.9. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Skarner build choices below.

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Best WR
Highest Win Rate Build
Core Build Items
  • Heartsteel - Skarner Highest Win Rate Build core itemHeartsteel
  • Spirit Visage - Skarner Highest Win Rate Build core itemSpirit Visage
  • Unending Despair - Skarner Highest Win Rate Build core itemUnending Despair
52.5%Win Rate
+3.6%WR Diff
4.4%Pick Rate

Best Skarner Build - Highest Win Rate Items

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.

Full Build
Top Summoner Spells
  • SmiteFlash
    Smite + Flash
    52.5%Win Rate100.0%Pick Rate

Skarner build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance, Health, Magic Resistance. Lower in: Gold Efficiency, Magic Damage, Physical Damage.

The most popular starting items for Skarner are Scorchclaw Pup, Stealth Ward with a 20.0% win rate and 12.5% pick rate. Alternative options include Mosstomper Seedling + Health Potion + Stealth Ward.

Scorchclaw PupScorchclaw PupStealth WardStealth Ward
20.0%Win Rate
12.5%Pick Rate
Mosstomper SeedlingMosstomper SeedlingHealth PotionHealth PotionStealth WardStealth Ward
40.0%Win Rate
12.5%Pick Rate
These are Skarner's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Heartsteel (48.6% WR, -0.3% WR diff, 50.4% pick rate) provides 900 Health. Spirit Visage (46.8% WR, -2.1% WR diff, 15.6% pick rate) provides 400 Health, 50 MR. Unending Despair (54.6% WR, +5.7% WR diff, 36.0% pick rate) provides 50 Armor, 400 Health. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Top situational items for Skarner include Randuin's Omen, Protoplasm Harness. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Skarner are Plated Steelcaps. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Skarner is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.

Combined statistics from all items in this Skarner build.

Top Build Focus
  • Skarner healthHealth2,650
  • Skarner armorArmor150
  • Skarner movement speedSpeed45
  • Skarner magic resistanceMR50
When facing Skarner's top counters like JarvanIV, Kindred, Shen, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. 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 Randuin's Omen or Protoplasm Harness based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Skarner performance.
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durable frontlinerFirst Power Spike3,000g

This Skarner durable frontliner build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 52.5% win rate across 40 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include strong physical damage mitigation, substantial health pool for survivability. This tanky Skarner build works best when your team lacks frontline presence. You can absorb damage and create opportunities for your carries to deal damage. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. With a total gold cost of 14,900, this Skarner build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Heartsteel, Spirit Visage, Unending Despair power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Skarner build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Strengths
  • Strong physical damage mitigation
  • Substantial health pool for survivability

Champions that use similar core items to Skarner. These builds share at least 2 core items with the current skarner build and may have similar playstyles and power spikes.

Dr. Mundo champion
Dr. Mundo
Core Items
  • Titanic Hydra - Dr. Mundo core item
  • Heartsteel - Dr. Mundo core item
  • Spirit Visage - Dr. Mundo core item
64.7%Win Rate
4.9%Pick Rate

See Also

Skarner OverviewSkarner RunesSkarner CountersAll Items