Skarner Jungle build & stats
- Win rate
- 56.1%
- Pick rate
- 1.5%
- Ban rate
- 0.4%
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Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Finish these three
Boots
Runes
Resolve +
Inspiration 
Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.
Resolve
Inspiration
Summoner spells
Max order
Q
E
W
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 56.1% of games as Jungle on patch 16.17 (114 games).
- Most common core: Unending Despair → Spirit Visage → Heartsteel — 68% win rate over 19 games.
- Take Grasp of the Undying as keystone: picked in 61% of games with a 59% win rate.
Items
Most common sets of three completed items
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 80.0% | 9% (10) | |
| 80.0% | 4% (5) | |
| 80.0% | 4% (5) | |
| 75.0% | 7% (8) | |
| 72.7% | 19% (22) | |
| 65.7% | 31% (35) | |
| 62.2% | 72% (82) | |
| 60.7% | 25% (28) | |
| 60.0% | 57% (65) | |
| 60.0% | 4% (5) | |
| 56.3% | 14% (16) | |
| 37.5% | 14% (16) |
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.
Resolve
Inspiration
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.
58.6%61% pick
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Aftershock
After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you.
44.0%22% 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.
66.7%8% 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%5% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Smite
56.3%98% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
E
W
100.0%3 games
Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (100%).
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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.