
Skarner the Primordial Sovereign
The ancient, colossal brackern Skarner is revered in Ixtal as one of the founding members of its ruling caste, the Yun Tal. Devoted to keeping his nation safe from the rest of the world, Skarner dwells in a chamber beneath Ixaocan where he can hear the vibrations of the earth and detect potential threats. As more members of the Yun Tal begin questioning Ixtal's self-isolation, Skarner grows increasingly paranoid and will do anything to keep Ixtal and its people safe—no matter the cost.
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:- 13/
- 12/
- 10/
- 9/
- 7
Range:- 400
Seismic Bastion
Skarner gains a shield and creates an earthquake whose shockwave damages and slows foes.
Cost:- 60/
- 65/
- 70/
- 75/
- 80
Cooldown:- 10/
- 9/
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- 7/
- 6
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/
- 55/
- 60/
- 65/
- 70
Cooldown:- 22/
- 21/
- 20/
- 19/
- 18
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/
- 105/
- 90
Range:- 625
- Tank,
- Fighter
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Champion Base Stats
Ability Power:0
Attack Damage:63(3 per level)
Attack Speed:0(2 per level)
Crit Chance:0%
Mana:320(40 per level)
Mana Regen:7(0.75 per level)
Health:630(110 per level)
Health Regen:7(0.75 per level)
Armor:33(4.5 per level)
Magic Resist:32(2.05 per level)
Movement Speed:335
Attack Range:150(150 per level)
Champion Performance Ranking
- Damage to Champions
- Early Game Strength
- Late Game Strength
- Objective Control
- Supportive Strength
- Creep Farming
MetaBot Tips

- Skarner is able to soak a lot of damage, making them much more viable in the frontline taking damage to protect less tanky teammates.
- Skarner has a high rate of healing compared to other champions. They may be good at exchanging hit trades in lane or before teamfights since they can recover damage taken very well.
- Skarner has a much early late game win rate than their late game win rate. Take advantage of this by playing aggressive early on and trying to snowball through kills.
- Skarner has a low base movespeed compared to many other champions. Play back towards your tower in lane, and consider early game boots when fighting skillshot-based laners.
- Skarner excells at supporting other champions, and should prioritize helping carrying type champions again kills and snowball.
Top Item Builds
Build Stats:
Armor:195
Health:3150
Magic Resist:70
Jak'Sho, The Protean
3,200
Item StatsArmor:45
Health:350
Magic Resist:45
80%Win Rate100%Pick RateHeartsteel
3,000
Restores Health on kill or assist
Item StatsHealth:900
50%Win Rate100%Pick RateWarmog's Armor
3,100
Grants massive Health and Health Regen
Item StatsHealth:1000
56.67%Win Rate100%Pick RateThornmail
2,450
Item StatsArmor:75
Health:150
50%Win Rate100%Pick RateSunfire Aegis
2,700
High armor. Constantly deals damage to nearby enemies. Immobilize enemies to release a wave of damaging flame
Item StatsArmor:50
Health:350
55.56%Win Rate100%Pick RateUnending Despair
2,800
Item StatsArmor:25
Health:400
Magic Resist:25
61.9%Win Rate100%Pick RateOracle Lens
0
Disables nearby invisible wards and traps for a duration
Item Stats60%Win Rate100%Pick Rate
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Gameplay Tips
Playing Skarner
- Basic attacks apply Quaking. Stick to your target and re-apply it for maximum damage.
- Capturing Crystal Spires before attempting neutral objectives or team fights around them improves Skarner's performance in said fights dramatically.
- Impale is extremely powerful when you use it to position an enemy so your allies can attack them.
Playing Against Skarner
- Ixtal's Impact can be stopped by any stun, root, or knock-up. Save a key cooldown if he's coming for a gank!
- Impale can be dodged. Use Flash or another ability to get out of reach.
- Skarner's sustained damage can eventually take you down. Be careful not to ignore him.