Skarner Counters
Best and worst picks against Skarner in Jungle at Gold+, ranked by win rate and by gold lead at 15 minutes. Warwick, Ekko and Maokai beat Skarner most often.
Best picks against Skarner
Highest win rate versus Skarner in Jungle.
Worst picks against Skarner
Lowest win rate versus Skarner in Jungle.
- 1Olaf279 games48.0%
Best lane counters vs Skarner
Largest gold lead over Skarner at 15 minutes in Jungle.
- 1Viego100 games+683
How to play against Skarner
Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick.
In lane and in teamfights
- Track his early pathing before shoving, because his level-three gank can punish overextended lanes.
- Hold crowd control until he gets close so E cannot carry him through the lane for free.
- Ward wall and river angles before objectives; his E is strongest when he starts from fog.
- Disengage when he has a clean path to your carry, then punish after E stops.
- Keep carries away from terrain so his E cannot pin and drag them into his team.
Where Skarner is weak
Exploit these in draft and in lane.
- Skarner needs a clean approach and terrain threat, so open-space fights reduce his pick reliability.
- Skarner commits his body to start fights, leaving him punishable if the dragged target survives.
Skarner counters: questions
Who counters Skarner in Jungle?
At Gold+, Warwick (58.9%), Ekko (57.3%) and Maokai (55.6%) have the highest win rates against Skarner.
Who does Skarner counter?
Skarner wins most often against Olaf (48.0%).
Who wins lane against Skarner?
By gold lead at 15 minutes, Viego (+683) come out of the laning phase furthest ahead of Skarner.
How is the counter list ranked?
Best and worst picks use same-lane win rate; lane counters use the average gold difference at 15 minutes between the two laners. Both come from Ranked Solo/Duo at the selected rank with at least 100 games per matchup, and are not adjusted for champion strength.