Skarner Jungle build & stats
- Win rate
- 47.1%
- Pick rate
- 2.6%
- Ban rate
- 0.7%
Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.16
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Resolve +
Inspiration 
Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.
Shield Bash
Conditioning
Overgrowth
Magical Footwear
Approach Velocity
Summoner spells
47.2%
379 games
Max order
Q
W
E
56.7%
67 games
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Skarner
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Skarner wins 47.1% of games as Jungle on patch 16.16 (382 games).
- Most common core: Heartsteel → Unending Despair → Spirit Visage — 43% win rate over 7 games.
- Take Grasp of the Undying as keystone: picked in 91% of games with a 48% win rate.
- Best matchup: Naafiri (70% over 10 games). Hardest: Shaco (22% over 9 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 76.9% | 7% (26) | |
| 68.2% | 6% (22) | |
| 63.3% | 13% (49) | |
| 61.3% | 8% (31) | |
| 61.1% | 5% (18) | |
| 53.8% | 7% (26) | |
| 50.8% | 48% (185) | |
| 50.7% | 18% (69) | |
| 50.0% | 9% (34) | |
| 46.8% | 87% (331) | |
| 43.8% | 21% (80) | |
| 25.0% | 5% (20) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Resolve +
Inspiration
Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.
Shield Bash
Conditioning
Overgrowth
Approach Velocity
Magical Footwear
Resolve +
Inspiration
Resolve +
Inspiration
Keystones
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Grasp of the Undying
Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.
47.6%91% pick
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Aftershock
After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you.
42.1%5% pick
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Hail of Blades
Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.
33.3%2% pick
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Conqueror
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
50.0%2% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Smite
47.2%99% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
W
E
56.7%67 games
Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (53%), Q → E → W (71%).
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PThreads of VibrationSkarner's Attacks, Shattered Earth, Upheaval, and Impale, apply Quaking. At max stacks of Quaking, enemies take max Health magic damage over its duration.
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QShattered Earth / Upheaval
Skarner rips a boulder from the earth that empowers his attacks and can be thrown as a powerful projectile.
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WSeismic Bastion
Skarner gains a shield and creates an earthquake whose shockwave damages and slows foes.
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EIxtal's Impact
Skarner charges forward and passes through terrain. If he collides with a champion or large monster, he'll slam them into the next wall he hits to damage and stun them.
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RImpaleSkarner's tails lash forward to suppress enemy champions. Once suppressed, the victims will be dragged along by Skarner as he moves around.