SkarnerTop build

Off-meta Top

Jungle78%Support11%Top10%
Win
45.4%
▼4.6 vs Top
LP a game
−0.30
±0.35
Games
13.7k
a win +21.3 · a loss −18.5
Pick · Ban
0.11 · 0.24%
as Top · any role

How we measure

Skarner Top, patch 26.21: Heartsteel, Winter's Approach, Unending Despair; Grasp of the Undying + Sorcery; skill order Q > W > E (each the most played of 13,746 games).

Build

Most played of 13,746 games

Start

DsHp

46% · 45.7% won

Spells

FlTe

65% · 45.5% won

Skills

starts Q W E

61% · 44.8% won

Items 9.0% of games with a core

  1. Heartsteel
  2. Winter's Approach
  3. Unending Despair
4th
  • Sv55.5%won52% · 136pick, 136 games
  • Th48.5%won13% · 35pick, 35 games
  • Th58.0%won11% · 28pick, 28 games
5th
  • Th50.4%won28% · 17pick, 17 games
  • Jt50.5%won15% · 9pick, 9 games
  • Sv49.6%won13% · 8pick, 8 games

54.5% won (50.7–58.3) · 655 games

4th: of the 261 games with this core that reached it · 5th: of the 61 games with this core that reached it. Win rates there are pulled toward the champion's rate at the slot, because a few games say little.

BootsPlated Steelcaps54% · 45.7% won

Skill path 55% of games · 45.5% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
Ability123456789101112131415161718
QQ14579
WW28101213
EE314151718
RR61116

Core items

First three finished, in the order bought
  1. Heartsteel › Winter's Approach › Unending Despair655 gamesMost played9.0%54.5%51% to 58%
  2. Heartsteel › Winter's Approach › Titanic Hydra260 games3.6%50.8%45% to 57%
  3. Titanic Hydra › Winter's Approach › Unending Despair204 games2.8%49.5%43% to 56%
  4. Heartsteel › Winter's Approach › Spirit Visage172 games2.4%51.7%44% to 59%
  5. Heartsteel › Winter's Approach › Thornmail135 games1.9%47.4%39% to 56%
  6. Heartsteel › Unending Despair › Spirit Visage123 games1.7%46.3%38% to 55%
  7. Titanic Hydra › Winter's Approach › Thornmail96 gamesFew games1.3%46.9%37% to 57%
  8. Titanic Hydra › Winter's Approach › Sterak's Gage84 gamesFew games1.2%48.8%38% to 59%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q W E61%44.8%8,257
  2. starts Q E W20%45.3%2,697
  3. starts Q E W5.0%48.2%675
  4. starts Q W E4.0%48.7%540
  5. starts W Q E2.5%42.7%337

Starting items

Doran's Shield + Health Potion46% · 45.7% won · 6,258 games
  • Doran's Helm + Health Potion 25%45.5% won
  • 2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess 15%44.5% won

Boots

Plated Steelcaps54% · 45.7% won · 7,486 games
  • Mercury's Treads Highest win25%47.6% won
  • No boots 9.9%36.9% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport65% · 45.5% won · 8,980 games
  • Flash + Ignite 26%44.8% won
  • Exhaust + Flash 4.7%46.3% won
Every option as a table54 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Heartsteel › Winter's Approach › Unending Despair9.0%54.5%50.7%–58.3%655
Heartsteel › Winter's Approach › Titanic Hydra3.6%50.8%44.7%–56.8%260
Titanic Hydra › Winter's Approach › Unending Despair2.8%49.5%42.7%–56.3%204
Heartsteel › Winter's Approach › Spirit Visage2.4%51.7%44.3%–59.1%172
Heartsteel › Winter's Approach › Thornmail1.9%47.4%39.2%–55.8%135
Heartsteel › Unending Despair › Spirit Visage1.7%46.3%37.8%–55.1%123
Titanic Hydra › Winter's Approach › ThornmailFew games1.3%46.9%37.2%–56.8%96
Titanic Hydra › Winter's Approach › Sterak's GageFew games1.2%48.8%38.4%–59.3%84
4th item, of 2,754 games that reached it
Spirit Visage16%58.2%53.5%–62.7%440
Thornmail13%48.1%42.9%–53.4%349
Unending Despair12%54.8%49.4%–60.2%321
Randuin's Omen9.9%45.1%39.3%–51.0%273
Jak'Sho, The Protean5.5%56.7%48.7%–64.3%150
Kaenic Rookern5.2%50.0%41.9%–58.1%142
5th item, of 652 games that reached it
ThornmailFew games14%48.9%38.7%–59.1%88
Jak'Sho, The ProteanFew games12%51.3%40.3%–62.2%76
Randuin's OmenFew games10%47.0%35.4%–58.8%66
Spirit VisageFew games9.5%58.1%45.7%–69.5%62
Unending DespairFew games7.8%49.0%35.9%–62.3%51
Kaenic RookernFew games4.0%34.6%19.4%–53.8%26
Boots
Plated Steelcaps54%45.7%44.5%–46.8%7,486
Mercury's Treads25%47.6%45.9%–49.2%3,495
No boots9.9%36.9%34.3%–39.5%1,354
Ionian Boots of Lucidity4.7%47.4%43.6%–51.3%643
Boots of Swiftness3.8%46.9%42.7%–51.2%524
Starting items
Doran's Shield + Health Potion46%45.7%44.5%–47.0%6,258
Doran's Helm + Health Potion25%45.5%43.9%–47.2%3,452
2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess15%44.5%42.3%–46.6%2,083
Doran's Blade + Health Potion6.1%44.5%41.2%–47.9%836
Summoner spells
Flash + Teleport65%45.5%44.5%–46.6%8,980
Flash + Ignite26%44.8%43.1%–46.4%3,524
Exhaust + Flash4.7%46.3%42.4%–50.1%640
Flash + Ghost1.3%36.1%29.5%–43.4%180
Skill order
Max Q W E · starts Q W E61%44.8%43.8%–45.9%8,257
Max Q W E · starts Q E W20%45.3%43.4%–47.2%2,697
Max Q E W · starts Q E W5.0%48.2%44.4%–51.9%675
Max Q E W · starts Q W E4.0%48.7%44.5%–52.9%540
Max Q W E · starts W Q E2.5%42.7%37.6%–48.1%337
First 11 skill points
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W R55%45.5%44.4%–46.6%7,471
Q E W Q Q R Q W Q W R17%46.6%44.6%–48.6%2,354
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R3.4%47.4%42.9%–52.0%462
W Q E Q Q R Q W Q W R2.1%42.8%37.2%–48.6%285
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R2.0%43.2%37.4%–49.2%266
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q W R1.4%42.9%36.0%–50.2%184
Finished items
Titanic Hydra27%46.9%45.3%–48.5%3,765
Thornmail15%46.5%44.3%–48.6%2,040
Spirit Visage13%54.1%51.8%–56.4%1,792
Hollow Radiance8.1%47.0%44.1%–49.9%1,118
Randuin's Omen8.1%46.6%43.7%–49.6%1,111
Sunfire Aegis7.9%47.1%44.1%–50.0%1,084
Kaenic Rookern5.9%47.1%43.7%–50.6%804
Bandlepipes4.5%48.8%44.9%–52.7%617
Jak'Sho, The Protean3.7%53.8%49.5%–58.1%513
Frozen Heart3.4%46.6%42.1%–51.1%466

Questions

What do Skarner Top players build first on all servers?

The most played core is Heartsteel, then Winter's Approach, then Unending Despair: 5% of 13,746 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 54.5% win rate.

What skill order do Skarner Top players use?

Most often they max Q, W, E and start Q, W, E: 61% of 13,615 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.21, 44.8% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Skarner Top players take?

Flash and Teleport, in 65% of 13,746 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 45.5% win rate.