Skarner Jungle build & stats
- Win rate
- 52.7%
- Pick rate
- 2.0%
- Ban rate
- 0.4%
Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
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
Approach Velocity
Magical Footwear
Summoner spells
52.7%
429 games
Max order
Q
W
E
71.2%
59 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 52.7% of games as Jungle on patch 16.17 (429 games).
- Most common core: Heartsteel → Unending Despair → Spirit Visage — 77% win rate over 13 games.
- Take Grasp of the Undying as keystone: picked in 92% of games with a 53% win rate.
- Best matchup: Wukong (84% over 19 games). Hardest: Viego (13% over 15 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
- Skarner scales: 59% win rate after 35 minutes versus 46% before 25. Farm safely early and never surrender.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 77.3% | 5% (22) | |
| 75.6% | 10% (45) | |
| 73.9% | 5% (23) | |
| 71.4% | 5% (21) | |
| 70.6% | 8% (34) | |
| 69.2% | 9% (39) | |
| 61.7% | 25% (107) | |
| 56.7% | 48% (208) | |
| 53.3% | 28% (122) | |
| 52.8% | 12% (53) | |
| 52.2% | 74% (318) | |
| 46.2% | 3% (13) |
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.
53.4%92% pick
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Aftershock
After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you.
38.5%3% 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.
50.0%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
52.7%100% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
W
E
71.2%59 games
Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (62%), Q → E → W (50%).
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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.