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Skarner Build Guides, Runes, Items, and Abilities - Patch 14.12

Skarner The Primordial Sovereign

Find the best Skarner build guides for League of Legends S14 Patch 14.12. The MOBAFire community works hard to keep their LoL builds and guides updated, and will help you craft the best Skarner build for the S14 meta. Learn more about Skarner's abilities, skins, or even ask your own questions to the community!

Season 14 Builds // Other Patches
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LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide
LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide

Ap Skarner

Build by Fedook updated April 8, 2024
  • Off-Meta
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LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide
LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide

Skarner Jesuscirraptor TOP AP

Build by Jesuscirraptor updated April 5, 2024
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LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide
LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide

Skarner Jesuscirraptor JG Full Attack Speed

Build by Jesuscirraptor updated April 3, 2024
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LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide
LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide

Skarner Tihi

Build by Herrgran updated March 18, 2024
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LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide
LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide

AP PROXY REBEL SKARNER (ADV. PLAYERS ONLY) JG

Build by Hunter23 updated February 22, 2024
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Rating Pending
LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide
LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide

Skarner

Build by Skilliam updated February 23, 2024
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LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide
LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide

Skarner (TANK) in the jungle

Build by ButterflySalted updated February 19, 2024
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LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide
LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide

idk

Build by Fletcher666 updated February 20, 2024
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide
LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide

Do Not Play This AP Skarner Build. (At least in ranked)

Build by SoofyDoofy updated January 20, 2024
Season 13 Guides
9.2
27
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LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide
LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide

[S13 Split 2] The Final One [CHALLENGER SKARNER JUNGLE GUIDE]

Guide by metalhydra273 updated December 5, 2023
  • In-depth
7.3
5
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1
LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide
LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide

Jungle Skarner Guide Patch 13.20

Guide by Pepsibottle updated October 23, 2023
  • In-depth
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide
LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide

The Ultimate Lethality Skarner

Guide by SundayDriver51 updated October 6, 2023
  • Off-Meta
9.8
131
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14
LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide
LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide

[13.17] | Skarner Diversity Builds & Guide, Season 13

Guide by Larkana_ updated September 8, 2023
  • In-depth
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8.3
7
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0
LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide
LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide

|Skarner Build |89 EUNE| Jungle|

Guide by Bydgoszczan updated July 24, 2023
6
4
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3
LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide
LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide

ONE CANNOT WIN WITHOUT LOOSING HIS MIND FIRST

Guide by Bausff updated June 21, 2023
Season 13 Builds
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LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide
LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide

Good Bye Skarner I Skarner Builds I 13.20

Build by KimeraBuilds04 updated October 14, 2023
8.7
9
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LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide
LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide

the First Aid Scorpio - (SKARNER SUPPORT)

Build by ButterflySalted updated September 21, 2023
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide
LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide

BALKAN SKARNER

Build by floppicek updated July 10, 2023
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide
LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide

Skarner All Role Autofill Builds

Build by WojtiniMartini updated July 16, 2023
7.9
10
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LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide
LoL Champion Skarner Build Guide

[13.9] Skarner - The magic Thing

Build by Nova9 updated May 6, 2023
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Skarner Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Skarner we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Skarner, as determined by calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Skarner this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 14.12. However, if you are a new Skarner player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Skarner!

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Patch 14.12: 72,276 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Skarner's Runes

Skarner's Best Runes 51%

Win Rate 57% Pickrate

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Resolve
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Sorcery
LoL Path: Sorcery
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Second Best

Skarner's 2nd Best Runes 49%

Win Rate 20% Pickrate

Sorcery
LoL Path: Sorcery
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Third Best

Skarner's 3rd Best Runes 51%

Win Rate 19% Pickrate

Resolve
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Inspiration
LoL Path: Inspiration
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Skarner's Summoner Spells

Skarner's Best Summoner Spells 50%

Win Rate 98% Pickrate

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Second Best

Skarner's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 50%

Win Rate 2% Pickrate

Ghost Teleport

Third Best

Skarner's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 45%

Win Rate 0% Pickrate

Flash Ignite

Skarner's Starters

Skarner's Best Starter Items 51%

Win Rate 84% Pickrate

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Skarner's Core Items

Skarner's Best Core Items 58%

Win Rate 18% Pickrate

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Patch 14.12: 72,276 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Skarner's Runes

Skarner's Best Runes 51%

Win Rate 82% Pickrate

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Inspiration
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Second Best

Skarner's 2nd Best Runes 47%

Win Rate 8% Pickrate

Precision
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Third Best

Skarner's 3rd Best Runes 47%

Win Rate 3% Pickrate

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Skarner's Summoner Spells

Skarner's Best Summoner Spells 50%

Win Rate 75% Pickrate

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Second Best

Skarner's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 51%

Win Rate 17% Pickrate

Flash Gustwalker Smite

Third Best

Skarner's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 51%

Win Rate 5% Pickrate

Flash Scorchclaw Smite

Skarner's Starters

Skarner's Best Starter Items 49%

Win Rate 60% Pickrate

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Skarner's Core Items

Skarner's Best Core Items 58%

Win Rate 10% Pickrate

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Patch 14.12: 72,276 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Skarner's Runes

Skarner's Best Runes 51%

Win Rate 69% Pickrate

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Resolve
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Second Best

Skarner's 2nd Best Runes 51%

Win Rate 15% Pickrate

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Inspiration
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Third Best

Skarner's 3rd Best Runes 48%

Win Rate 5% Pickrate

Sorcery
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Skarner's Summoner Spells

Skarner's Best Summoner Spells 50%

Win Rate 79% Pickrate

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Second Best

Skarner's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 50%

Win Rate 17% Pickrate

Exhaust Flash

Third Best

Skarner's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 56%

Win Rate 2% Pickrate

Flash Heal

Skarner's Starters

Skarner's Best Starter Items 49%

Win Rate 85% Pickrate

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Skarner's Core Items

Skarner's Best Core Items 55%

Win Rate 7% Pickrate

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Skarner Counters

Learn Skarner's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Skarner guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!


This counter data is for Skarner TOP in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Skarner. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.

Skarner Skins

Skarner's Abilities

Skarner's Threads of Vibration
Threads of Vibration Skarner's Passive Skarner's Passive
Self
Skarner's Passive
Skarner's Passive
Skarner’s attacks, Shattered Earth, Upheaval and Impale apply Quaking for 4 seconds. At 3 stacks of Quaking, enemies take 5-11% of their maximum health as magic damage over its duration.
Q
Skarner's Shattered Earth
Shattered Earth Skarner's Q Ability
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13 / 11.5 / 10 / 8.5 / 7
Skarner rips a boulder from the ground, empowering his next 3 attacks with 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40% attack speed and dealing 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 (+0.6 per bonus attack damage) (+4% of his bonus health) physical damage to surrounding enemies. His final attack will deal an additional 15% of each target’s max health as additional bonus physical damage and slows affected foes by 40% for 1.25 seconds.

Recast: Skarner ends Shattered Earth and throws his boulder, dealing 10 / 25 / 40 / 55 / 70 (+0.6 per bonus attack damage) (+5% of his bonus health) (+15% of the target's maximum health) physical damage, and additionally slowing the first enemy hit and any other surrounding enemies by 40% for 1.25 seconds.
W
Skarner's Seismic Bastion
Seismic Bastion Skarner's W Ability
700
60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80
10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6
Skarner gains a shield equal to 8% of his maximum health for 2.5 seconds and triggers an earthquake that deals 50 / 70 / 90 / 110 / 130 (+80% of ability power) magic damage and slows nearby enemies by 20% for 1 second.
E
Skarner's Ixtal's Impact
Ixtal's Impact Skarner's E Ability
160
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Skarner charges forward, steering toward the chosen direction and ignoring terrain. If he runs into a champion or large monster, Skarner drags them along for the rest of his charge.

Colliding into a wall with an enemy in tow deals 30 / 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 (+8% of his maximum health) physical damage to the enemy and stuns them for 1.5 seconds.

Skarner can Recast this ability to end his charge early. Successful wall collisions reduce this ability's cooldown by 35%.
R
Skarner's Impale
Impale Skarner's Ultimate (R) Ability
200
100
120 / 105 / 90 / 90 / 90
Skarner's tails lash forward, dealing 150 / 250 / 350 (+100% of ability power) magic damage and suppressing the first 3 champions he hits for 1.5 seconds. Those hit are dragged along by Skarner for the duration of this ability.

If Skarner hits at least one champion he gains 40% movement speed for 1.5 seconds.

If Shattered Earth is active, Skarner will cast Upheaval first.

Questions About Skarner

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