- 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
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
Start
Hp
46% · 45.7% won
Spells
Te
65% · 45.5% won
Skills
61% · 44.8% won
Items 9.0% of games with a core
- Heartsteel
- Winter's Approach
- Unending Despair
- Sv
55.5%won52% · 136pick, 136 games - Th
48.5%won13% · 35pick, 35 games - Th
58.0%won11% · 28pick, 28 games
- Th
50.4%won28% · 17pick, 17 games - Jt
50.5%won15% · 9pick, 9 games - Sv
49.6%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.
Skill path 55% of games · 45.5% won
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| WW | 2 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | |||||||||||||
| EE | 3 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| RR | 6 | 11 | 16 |
Core items
- Heartsteel › Winter's Approach › Unending Despair9.0%54.5%51% to 58%
- Heartsteel › Winter's Approach › Titanic Hydra3.6%50.8%45% to 57%
- Titanic Hydra › Winter's Approach › Unending Despair2.8%49.5%43% to 56%
- Heartsteel › Winter's Approach › Spirit Visage2.4%51.7%44% to 59%
- Heartsteel › Winter's Approach › Thornmail1.9%47.4%39% to 56%
- Heartsteel › Unending Despair › Spirit Visage1.7%46.3%38% to 55%
- Titanic Hydra › Winter's Approach › Thornmail1.3%46.9%37% to 57%
- Titanic Hydra › Winter's Approach › Sterak's Gage1.2%48.8%38% to 59%
Skills
- ››starts Q W E61%44.8%8,257
- ››starts Q E W20%45.3%2,697
- ››starts Q E W5.0%48.2%675
- ››starts Q W E4.0%48.7%540
- ››starts W Q E2.5%42.7%337
Starting items
- Doran's Helm + Health Potion 25%45.5% won
- 2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess 15%44.5% won
Boots
- Mercury's Treads Highest win25%47.6% won
- No boots 9.9%36.9% won
Summoner spells
- Flash + Ignite 26%44.8% won
- Exhaust + Flash 4.7%46.3% won
Every option as a table54 options
| Option | Pick | Win | 95% range | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core items | ||||
| Heartsteel › Winter's Approach › Unending Despair | 9.0% | 54.5% | 50.7%–58.3% | 655 |
| Heartsteel › Winter's Approach › Titanic Hydra | 3.6% | 50.8% | 44.7%–56.8% | 260 |
| Titanic Hydra › Winter's Approach › Unending Despair | 2.8% | 49.5% | 42.7%–56.3% | 204 |
| Heartsteel › Winter's Approach › Spirit Visage | 2.4% | 51.7% | 44.3%–59.1% | 172 |
| Heartsteel › Winter's Approach › Thornmail | 1.9% | 47.4% | 39.2%–55.8% | 135 |
| Heartsteel › Unending Despair › Spirit Visage | 1.7% | 46.3% | 37.8%–55.1% | 123 |
| Titanic Hydra › Winter's Approach › ThornmailFew games | 1.3% | 46.9% | 37.2%–56.8% | 96 |
| Titanic Hydra › Winter's Approach › Sterak's GageFew games | 1.2% | 48.8% | 38.4%–59.3% | 84 |
| 4th item, of 2,754 games that reached it | ||||
| Spirit Visage | 16% | 58.2% | 53.5%–62.7% | 440 |
| Thornmail | 13% | 48.1% | 42.9%–53.4% | 349 |
| Unending Despair | 12% | 54.8% | 49.4%–60.2% | 321 |
| Randuin's Omen | 9.9% | 45.1% | 39.3%–51.0% | 273 |
| Jak'Sho, The Protean | 5.5% | 56.7% | 48.7%–64.3% | 150 |
| Kaenic Rookern | 5.2% | 50.0% | 41.9%–58.1% | 142 |
| 5th item, of 652 games that reached it | ||||
| ThornmailFew games | 14% | 48.9% | 38.7%–59.1% | 88 |
| Jak'Sho, The ProteanFew games | 12% | 51.3% | 40.3%–62.2% | 76 |
| Randuin's OmenFew games | 10% | 47.0% | 35.4%–58.8% | 66 |
| Spirit VisageFew games | 9.5% | 58.1% | 45.7%–69.5% | 62 |
| Unending DespairFew games | 7.8% | 49.0% | 35.9%–62.3% | 51 |
| Kaenic RookernFew games | 4.0% | 34.6% | 19.4%–53.8% | 26 |
| Boots | ||||
| Plated Steelcaps | 54% | 45.7% | 44.5%–46.8% | 7,486 |
| Mercury's Treads | 25% | 47.6% | 45.9%–49.2% | 3,495 |
| No boots | 9.9% | 36.9% | 34.3%–39.5% | 1,354 |
| Ionian Boots of Lucidity | 4.7% | 47.4% | 43.6%–51.3% | 643 |
| Boots of Swiftness | 3.8% | 46.9% | 42.7%–51.2% | 524 |
| Starting items | ||||
| Doran's Shield + Health Potion | 46% | 45.7% | 44.5%–47.0% | 6,258 |
| Doran's Helm + Health Potion | 25% | 45.5% | 43.9%–47.2% | 3,452 |
| 2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess | 15% | 44.5% | 42.3%–46.6% | 2,083 |
| Doran's Blade + Health Potion | 6.1% | 44.5% | 41.2%–47.9% | 836 |
| Summoner spells | ||||
| Flash + Teleport | 65% | 45.5% | 44.5%–46.6% | 8,980 |
| Flash + Ignite | 26% | 44.8% | 43.1%–46.4% | 3,524 |
| Exhaust + Flash | 4.7% | 46.3% | 42.4%–50.1% | 640 |
| Flash + Ghost | 1.3% | 36.1% | 29.5%–43.4% | 180 |
| Skill order | ||||
| Max Q W E · starts Q W E | 61% | 44.8% | 43.8%–45.9% | 8,257 |
| Max Q W E · starts Q E W | 20% | 45.3% | 43.4%–47.2% | 2,697 |
| Max Q E W · starts Q E W | 5.0% | 48.2% | 44.4%–51.9% | 675 |
| Max Q E W · starts Q W E | 4.0% | 48.7% | 44.5%–52.9% | 540 |
| Max Q W E · starts W Q E | 2.5% | 42.7% | 37.6%–48.1% | 337 |
| First 11 skill points | ||||
| Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W R | 55% | 45.5% | 44.4%–46.6% | 7,471 |
| Q E W Q Q R Q W Q W R | 17% | 46.6% | 44.6%–48.6% | 2,354 |
| Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R | 3.4% | 47.4% | 42.9%–52.0% | 462 |
| W Q E Q Q R Q W Q W R | 2.1% | 42.8% | 37.2%–48.6% | 285 |
| Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R | 2.0% | 43.2% | 37.4%–49.2% | 266 |
| Q W E Q Q R Q E Q W R | 1.4% | 42.9% | 36.0%–50.2% | 184 |
| Finished items | ||||
| Titanic Hydra | 27% | 46.9% | 45.3%–48.5% | 3,765 |
| Thornmail | 15% | 46.5% | 44.3%–48.6% | 2,040 |
| Spirit Visage | 13% | 54.1% | 51.8%–56.4% | 1,792 |
| Hollow Radiance | 8.1% | 47.0% | 44.1%–49.9% | 1,118 |
| Randuin's Omen | 8.1% | 46.6% | 43.7%–49.6% | 1,111 |
| Sunfire Aegis | 7.9% | 47.1% | 44.1%–50.0% | 1,084 |
| Kaenic Rookern | 5.9% | 47.1% | 43.7%–50.6% | 804 |
| Bandlepipes | 4.5% | 48.8% | 44.9%–52.7% | 617 |
| Jak'Sho, The Protean | 3.7% | 53.8% | 49.5%–58.1% | 513 |
| Frozen Heart | 3.4% | 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.















































