- Win Rate
- 46.3%
- Pick Rate
- 0.7%
- Ban Rate
- 0.2%
Skarner vs Graves
- Patch
- 26.19
- Games
- 600
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 5, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Skarner vs Graves is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Graves wins with a 77.8% win rate (+55.6%) over Skarner based on 9 games. Graves holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Skarner build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Skarner vs Graves matchup.
Skarner Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Skarner performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who wins Skarner vs Graves?
Skarner wins 41.4% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 25.5% and 59.3% (95% range).
- Expected
- 47.4% From both champions' overall Jungle win rates
- Matchup effect
- −6.0 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 29 games Lane: Jungle
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Jungle · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Graves, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Skarner wins 41.4% of 29 games (95% range 25.5–59.3%).
- Both champions' overall Jungle win rates predict 47.4% for Skarner; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Skarner players pick Plated Steelcaps far more often against Graves: 52.6% of their other Jungle games, 72.4% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Skarner and Graves played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Skarner's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Skarner vs Graves Laning Stats
Only 29 games have a 15-minute snapshot so far — the lane-phase numbers appear from 30.
Whole-game averages
Skarner vs Graves Win Rate by Game Length
Skarner's win rate against Graves by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Skarner's results against Graves in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Skarner vs Graves Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)Insufficient data
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Skarner Changes Against Graves
Choices Skarner players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Jungle games.
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually52.6%vs Graves72.4%+19.8 pts47.6% WR here
Shield BashRuneUsually81.8%vs Graves96.6%+14.8 pts39.3% WR here
Scorchclaw Pup + Health PotionStarting itemsUsually3.0%vs Graves10.3%+7.3 pts
Scorchclaw Pup + Oracle LensStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Graves3.4%+3.4 pts
Gustwalker Hatchling + Health Potion + Control Ward + Stealth Ward + Oracle LensStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Graves3.4%+3.4 pts
Best Skarner Build vs Graves
Usual Skarner build (Jungle)
64.5% win rate · 31 games
Against Graves
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 2 of 19 Skarner games against Graves carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Skarner's standard build instead.
- Graves usually completes Scorchclaw Pup first, at 0.1 min (median of 20 games).
- Skill priority: Q > W > E — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Skarner Runes vs Graves
Usual Skarner runes (Jungle)
Grasp of the Undying
48.9% win rate · 397 games
Against Graves
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
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Skarner matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Skarner's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Skarner build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
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Skarner vs Graves FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Skarner vs Graves?
Current data slightly favors Graves, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Skarner wins 41.4% of 29 games (95% range 25.5–59.3%).
What is Skarner's win rate against Graves?
Skarner wins 41.4% of 29 Jungle games against Graves on patch 26.19 (95% range 25.5–59.3%). Based on both champions' overall Jungle win rates, 47.4% would be expected.
Does Skarner counter Graves?
Not clearly. Skarner wins 41.4% of 29 games against Graves, and the 95% range (25.5–59.3%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Skarner or Graves?
There are not enough games with a 15-minute snapshot yet (29) to say who wins lane.
Does Skarner outscale Graves?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Graves strongest against Skarner?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Graves is ahead of Skarner beyond the margin of error.
What should Skarner build against Graves?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Skarner's usual Jungle core: Jak'Sho, The Protean, Heartsteel, Thornmail. The biggest change against Graves: Plated Steelcaps (52.6% usually, 72.4% here).
What runes should Skarner use against Graves?
Use Skarner's usual Grasp of the Undying page (Resolve + Inspiration); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Graves: Shield Bash (81.8% usually, 96.6% here).