Warwickvs Skarner
Warwick vs Skarner is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Warwick wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Skarner based on 18 games. Skarner wins the early laning phase while Warwick scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Warwick build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Warwick vs Skarner matchup.
Warwick Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Warwick 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 Warwick vs Skarner?
Warwick wins 40.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 25.6% and 56.4% (95% range).
- Expected
- 54.7% From both champions' overall Jungle win rates
- Matchup effect
- −14.7 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 35 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 Skarner, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Warwick wins 40.0% of 35 games (95% range 25.6–56.4%).
- Both champions' overall Jungle win rates predict 54.7% for Warwick; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Warwick usually wins the lane: 703 gold ahead of Skarner at 15 minutes on average (35 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Warwick players pick Gustwalker Hatchling + Stealth Ward far more often against Skarner: 7.2% of their other Jungle games, 22.9% 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 Warwick and Skarner 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 Warwick'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.
Warwick vs Skarner Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Warwick vs Skarner Win Rate by Game Length
Warwick's win rate against Skarner 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: Warwick's results against Skarner in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Warwick vs Skarner 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)WarwickWarwick gold at 15: +703
- First itemEvenWarwick: 0.1 min · Skarner: 0.2 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Warwick Changes Against Skarner
Choices Warwick players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Jungle games.
Gustwalker Hatchling + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsually7.2%vs Skarner22.9%+15.6 pts
Gluttonous GreavesBootsUsually4.4%vs Skarner14.3%+9.9 pts
Sudden ImpactRuneUsually3.4%vs Skarner11.4%+8.0 pts
Randuin's OmenItemUsually2.7%vs Skarner8.6%+5.9 pts
TerminusItemUsually1.3%vs Skarner5.7%+4.4 pts
Usually1.4%vs Skarner5.7%+4.3 pts
Best Warwick Build vs Skarner
Usual Warwick build (Jungle)
63.8% win rate · 152 games
Against Skarner
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 3 of 21 Warwick games against Skarner carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Warwick's standard build instead.
- Warwick usually completes Gustwalker Hatchling first, at 0.1 min (median of 25 games).
- Skarner usually completes Mosstomper Seedling first, at 0.2 min (median of 20 games).
- Skill priority: W > Q > 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 Warwick Runes vs Skarner
Usual Warwick runes (Jungle)
Lethal Tempo
51.7% win rate · 3,942 games
Against Skarner
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Warwick draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
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Warwick matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Warwick'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 Warwick build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Warwick Matchups
Hardest for Warwick
Easiest for Warwick
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Warwick vs Skarner FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Warwick vs Skarner?
Current data slightly favors Skarner, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Warwick wins 40.0% of 35 games (95% range 25.6–56.4%).
What is Warwick's win rate against Skarner?
Warwick wins 40.0% of 35 Jungle games against Skarner on patch 26.19 (95% range 25.6–56.4%). Based on both champions' overall Jungle win rates, 54.7% would be expected.
Does Warwick counter Skarner?
Not clearly. Warwick wins 40.0% of 35 games against Skarner, and the 95% range (25.6–56.4%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Warwick or Skarner?
Warwick usually wins the lane: 703 gold ahead of Skarner at 15 minutes on average (35 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Warwick outscale Skarner?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Skarner strongest against Warwick?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Skarner is ahead of Warwick beyond the margin of error.
What should Warwick build against Skarner?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Warwick's usual Jungle core: Death's Dance, Titanic Hydra, Blade of The Ruined King. The biggest change against Skarner: Gustwalker Hatchling + Stealth Ward (7.2% usually, 22.9% here).
What runes should Warwick use against Skarner?
Use Warwick's usual Lethal Tempo page (Precision + Sorcery); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Skarner: Sudden Impact (3.4% usually, 11.4% here).