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the Primordial Sovereign

Skarner Jungle build & stats

TankFighter B 75 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
53.3%
Pick rate
1.8%
Ban rate
0.7%
Solo/Duo Flex ARAM
16.18 16.17 16.16
Division
All divisions
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Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.18

Solid sample

Finish these three

Unending Despair
Unending Despair
2,800 gold
Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage
2,700 gold
Heartsteel
Heartsteel
3,000 gold
8,500 gold
60.0% WR 10 games

Boots

Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
1,250 gold
55.9% 34 games

Runes

Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
60.0% WR
10 games · 13% pick
Grasp of the Undying
Grasp of the Undying

Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.

Resolve Resolve
Grasp of the Undying Aftershock Guardian
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Smite
52.7% 74 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 53.3% of games as Jungle on patch 16.18 (75 games).
  • Most common core: Unending Despair → Spirit Visage → Heartsteel — 60% win rate over 10 games.
  • Take Grasp of the Undying as keystone: picked in 57% of games with a 56% win rate.
  • Skarner is an early-game champion: 67% win rate in games under 25 minutes but 50% after 35. Snowball your lead into towers and objectives.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Unending Despair
Unending Despair
Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage
Heartsteel
Heartsteel
60.0% WR
10 games · 13% pick
Unending Despair
Unending Despair
Protoplasm Harness
Protoplasm Harness
Heartsteel
Heartsteel
75.0% WR
4 games · 5% pick
Unending Despair
Unending Despair
Thornmail
Thornmail
Heartsteel
Heartsteel
33.3% WR
3 games · 4% pick

Boots

Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
47.1% WR
34 games · 45% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
55.9% WR
34 games · 45% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Titanic Hydra Titanic Hydra
 71.4% 9% (7)
Jak'Sho, The Protean Jak'Sho, The Protean
 66.7% 12% (9)
Frozen Heart Frozen Heart
 66.7% 4% (3)
Zeke's Convergence Zeke's Convergence
 66.7% 4% (3)
Sunfire Aegis Sunfire Aegis
 60.0% 7% (5)
Spirit Visage Spirit Visage
 56.3% 21% (16)
Protoplasm Harness Protoplasm Harness
 55.6% 24% (18)
Heartsteel Heartsteel
 51.6% 83% (62)
Unending Despair Unending Despair
 50.0% 59% (44)
Thornmail Thornmail
 42.9% 19% (14)
Randuin's Omen Randuin's Omen
 40.0% 7% (5)
Kaenic Rookern Kaenic Rookern
 37.5% 11% (8)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
54.5% WR
22 games · 29% pick
Grasp of the Undying
Grasp of the Undying

Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.

Resolve Resolve
Grasp of the Undying Aftershock Guardian
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
41.2% WR
17 games · 23% pick
Aftershock Shield Bash Conditioning Overgrowth Cosmic Insight Magical Footwear
Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
60.0% WR
10 games · 13% pick
Grasp of the Undying Shield Bash Conditioning Overgrowth Magical Footwear Approach Velocity

Keystones

  • Grasp of the Undying Grasp of the Undying Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health. 55.8%57% pick
  • Aftershock Aftershock After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you. 45.0%27% pick
  • Conqueror 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%13% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Smite Flash + Smite 52.7%99% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • PThreads of Vibration

    Skarner's Attacks, Shattered Earth, Upheaval, and Impale, apply Quaking. At max stacks of Quaking, enemies take max Health magic damage over its duration.

  • QShattered Earth / Upheaval

    Skarner rips a boulder from the earth that empowers his attacks and can be thrown as a powerful projectile.

  • WSeismic Bastion

    Skarner gains a shield and creates an earthquake whose shockwave damages and slows foes.

  • 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.

  • RImpale

    Skarner's tails lash forward to suppress enemy champions. Once suppressed, the victims will be dragged along by Skarner as he moves around.