Who counters Skarner?

Bel'Veth, Volibear, Warwick are among the strongest counters to Skarner this patch, based on ranked win rate.

Skarner Counters

CSkarner · Jungle · patch 26.20

Win rate

50.0%

Pick

0.9%

Ban

0.2%

Games

36,725

Rank

Default All ranks Gold+Platinum+Emerald+Diamond+Master+Challenger

Region

Global TR EUW EUNE NA KR BR LAN LAS OCE RU JP

Data updated 6h agoPatch 26.2042,011,407 ranked games analyzed

Best picks against Skarner

How often these champions beat Skarner. Pick one of these into it.

Bel'Veth56.6%410 games 2

Volibear55.8%249 games 3

Warwick54.5%653 games 4

Sejuani54.2%397 games 5

Naafiri54.0%389 games 6

Fiddlesticks53.9%280 games 7

Viego53.5%1,289 games 8

Udyr53.5%299 games

Worst picks against Skarner

How often these champions beat Skarner: they mostly don't. Avoid picking them into it.

Karthus42.2%230 games 2

Jayce44.8%203 games 3

Zed45.0%340 games 4

Qiyana45.4%1,029 games 5

Xin Zhao45.7%291 games 6

Nidalee46.2%333 games 7

Sylas46.6%965 games 8

Graves47.2%1,040 games

How to play against Skarner

To beat Skarner in Jungle on patch 26.20, start by knowing what you are up against: Skarner is an off-meta pick this patch with a 50.0% win rate across 36,725 ranked games at a 0.9% pick rate. The champions that beat Skarner hardest right now are Bel'Veth, Volibear, Warwick: Bel'Veth wins 56.6% of the lane against it. Any of these is a safe counter pick. Skarner performs consistently across game lengths, so there is no single window to wait for, win lane on fundamentals. Playing the matchup itself: 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. Pick a counter from the list above, respect Skarner's power spikes, and track its cooldowns so you only commit to trades when its key abilities are down. Counter data updates automatically every patch.