SkarnerTop build

Off-meta Top

Jungle72%Support15%Top13%
Win
48.5%
▼1.3 vs Top
LP a game
+0.60
±1.11
Games
1,683
a win +22.9 · a loss −21.0
Pick · Ban
0.22 · 0.28%
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 1,683 games).

Build

Most played of 1,683 games

Start

DsHp

40% · 48.8% won

Spells

FlTe

69% · 48.4% won

Skills

starts Q W E

49% · 49.1% won

Items 7.3% of games with a core

  1. Heartsteel
  2. Winter's Approach
  3. Unending Despair
4th
  • Ro59.5% won14% pick
  • Th57.6% won12% pick
  • Sv51.6% won12% pick
5th
  • Ro45.5% won22% pick

59.3% won (46.6–70.9) · 59 games

BootsPlated Steelcaps55% · 49.9% won

Skill path 46% of games · 50.6% 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 Despair59 gamesMost playedFew games7.3%59.3%47% to 71%
  2. Titanic Hydra › Winter's Approach › Unending Despair27 gamesFew games3.3%51.9%34% to 69%
  3. Hollow Radiance › Winter's Approach › Thornmail26 gamesFew games3.2%61.5%43% to 78%
  4. Heartsteel › Winter's Approach › Spirit Visage25 gamesFew games3.1%64.0%45% to 80%
  5. Titanic Hydra › Winter's Approach › Sterak's Gage20 gamesFew games2.5%40.0%22% to 61%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q W E49%49.1%747
  2. starts Q E W29%46.6%446
  3. starts Q E WFew games5.4%49.4%83
  4. starts W Q EFew games3.6%45.5%55
  5. starts Q W EFew games3.5%69.8%53

Starting items

Doran's Shield + Health Potion40% · 48.8% won · 613 games
  • Doran's Helm + Health Potion 32%49.0% won
  • 2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess 11%54.7% won

Boots

Plated Steelcaps55% · 49.9% won · 928 games
  • Mercury's Treads 25%49.2% won
  • No boots 8.6%36.1% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport69% · 48.4% won · 1,164 games
  • Flash + Ignite 22%47.1% won
  • Exhaust + Flash Few games3.8%59.4% won
Every option as a table44 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Heartsteel › Winter's Approach › Unending DespairFew games7.3%59.3%46.6%–70.9%59
Titanic Hydra › Winter's Approach › Unending DespairFew games3.3%51.9%34.0%–69.3%27
Hollow Radiance › Winter's Approach › ThornmailFew games3.2%61.5%42.5%–77.6%26
Heartsteel › Winter's Approach › Spirit VisageFew games3.1%64.0%44.5%–79.8%25
Titanic Hydra › Winter's Approach › Sterak's GageFew games2.5%40.0%21.9%–61.3%20
4th item, of 267 games that reached it
Randuin's OmenFew games14%59.5%43.5%–73.7%37
ThornmailFew games12%57.6%40.8%–72.8%33
Spirit VisageFew games12%51.6%34.8%–68.0%31
Unending DespairFew games8.2%45.5%26.9%–65.3%22
Jak'Sho, The ProteanFew games7.5%65.0%43.3%–81.9%20
Boots
Plated Steelcaps55%49.9%46.7%–53.1%928
Mercury's Treads25%49.2%44.5%–53.9%425
No boots8.6%36.1%28.7%–44.2%144
Ionian Boots of LucidityFew games4.3%49.3%38.2%–60.5%73
Boots of SwiftnessFew games4.2%47.1%35.9%–58.7%70
Starting items
Doran's Shield + Health Potion40%48.8%44.8%–52.7%613
Doran's Helm + Health Potion32%49.0%44.6%–53.4%496
2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess11%54.7%47.2%–61.9%172
Doran's Blade + Health Potion9.3%43.0%35.1%–51.2%142
Summoner spells
Flash + Teleport69%48.4%45.5%–51.2%1,164
Flash + Ignite22%47.1%42.1%–52.1%374
Exhaust + FlashFew games3.8%59.4%47.2%–70.5%64
Ghost + TeleportFew games1.7%71.4%52.9%–84.8%28
Skill order
Max Q W E · starts Q W E49%49.1%45.6%–52.7%747
Max Q W E · starts Q E W29%46.6%42.1%–51.3%446
Max Q E W · starts Q E WFew games5.4%49.4%38.9%–59.9%83
Max Q W E · starts W Q EFew games3.6%45.5%33.0%–58.5%55
Max Q E W · starts Q W EFew games3.5%69.8%56.5%–80.5%53
First 11 skill points
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W R46%50.6%46.9%–54.3%690
Q E W Q Q R Q W Q W R28%48.3%43.6%–53.1%416
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games4.7%45.1%34.1%–56.6%71
W Q E Q Q R Q W Q W RFew games3.0%46.7%32.9%–60.9%45
E Q W Q Q R Q W Q W RFew games2.9%60.5%45.6%–73.6%43
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games2.2%60.6%43.7%–75.3%33
Finished items
Titanic Hydra23%49.2%44.3%–54.2%388
Spirit Visage15%52.8%46.6%–58.9%250
Thornmail11%52.6%45.6%–59.6%190
Randuin's Omen11%41.9%34.9%–49.2%179
Hollow Radiance9.9%52.7%45.2%–60.1%167
Sunfire Aegis7.6%53.5%44.9%–62.0%127
Kaenic RookernFew games5.4%41.8%32.2%–52.0%91
EclipseFew games4.4%43.2%32.6%–54.6%74
Jak'Sho, The ProteanFew games4.3%54.8%43.4%–65.7%73
Sterak's GageFew games4.2%51.4%40.0%–62.7%70

Questions

What do Skarner Top players build first on all servers?

The most played core is Heartsteel, then Winter's Approach, then Unending Despair: 4% of 1,683 games in Diamond and above, patch 26.21, 59.3% win rate.

What skill order do Skarner Top players use?

Most often they max Q, W, E and start Q, W, E: 49% of 1,527 games with a skill order in Diamond and above, patch 26.21, 49.1% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Skarner Top players take?

Flash and Teleport, in 69% of 1,683 games in Diamond and above, patch 26.21, 48.4% win rate.