Skarner Build, Runes & Counters — Patch 26.22

Build for Top, Emerald+

The Primordial Sovereign

Top Lane Tank · Fighter Emerald+

Worlds 20265 picks11 bans40.0 % win rateLeaguepedia

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Tier

#54 of 66 on the Top tier list

Win Rate49.1%−1.2 ptsvs average (50.3 %)

Pick Rate0.1%

Ban Rate0.3%

Games2K

KDA2.12

Emerald+▾

🌐All▾

Patch 26.22▾

TOP10.2 %

JGL77.1 %

MID0.7 %

BOT0.1 %

SUP11.9 %

Tier

49.1 %

Win Rate

−1.2 vs avg

54/66

Rank

0.1 %

Pick Rate

0.3 %

Ban Rate

Games

C tier

Skarner Build for Top Lane

Patch 26.22Emerald+ Tank · Fighter · #54 of 66 on the Top Lane tier list

The most played Skarner build (Patch 26.22) is Heartsteel into Winter's Approach with Grasp of the Undying. It wins 51.8 % of 433 games in Emerald+.

Win Rate−1.2 pts vs average (50.3 %): 49.1 %
Pick Rate: 0.1 %
Ban Rate: 0.3 %
Games: 2,157
KDA: 2.12

Win Rate: −1.2 pts vs average (50.3 %)

Worlds 2026 · 5 picks · 11 bans · 40.0 % win rate · Leaguepedia Compare with your own games →

Build against

Runes

Grasp of the Undying · Sorcery

Summoner spells

Teleport · Flash

Start

Doran's Shield

Full build

Heartsteel › Winter's Approach › Unending Despair › Thornmail

Skill order QWE Max Q, then W, then E

Skarner runes

45.1 % WR · 419 games · 20.5 % of games

Resolve

Sorcery

Resolve: Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Overgrowth
Sorcery: Manaflow Band, Transcendence

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Skarner summoner spells

Teleport + Flash48.0 % WR

63 % of games

Flash + Ignite50.4 % WR

32 % of games

Skarner skill order

49.4 % WR · 1,925 games · 89 % of games

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Start: Q › W › E › Q · 61 % of 2,166 games

Skarner items

Finished items in buying order

Early order: Doran's Shield › Tear of the Goddess › Ruby Crystal › Giant's Belt · 47.6 % WR · 96 games All items & build orders →

Skarner matchups

All 47 lane opponents →

Skarner wins most against

Heimerdinger 57.3 % 112 games
Jayce 54.2 % 442 games
Rumble 50.6 % 155 games
Olaf 50.5 % 327 games
Camille 49.9 % 393 games
Warwick 49.9 % 169 games
Akali 49.8 % 278 games
Gragas 49.6 % 193 games
K'Sante 49.5 % 370 games
Malphite 49.4 % 613 games

Skarner struggles most against

Zaahen 37.9 % 305 games
Kled 38.9 % 184 games
Fiora 40.4 % 445 games
Volibear 40.5 % 438 games
Aatrox 41.6 % 626 games
Mordekaiser 41.7 % 696 games
Kennen 41.8 % 162 games
Vayne 42.3 % 139 games
Illaoi 42.4 % 322 games
Sion 42.6 % 367 games

Skarner's win rate in lane against each champion with at least 100 games. The line marks 50 %. (all ranks · all stored games)

Skarner Top Lane build in brief

Skarner Top Lane is tier C with these filters, with a 49.1 % win rate from 2,157 games. The average of all champions in this selection is 50.3 %.

Most played rune page: Grasp of the Undying with Sorcery as the secondary path, in 20 % of games.
Summoner spells: Teleport and Flash, in 63 % of games.
Start with Doran's Shield; boots: Plated Steelcaps.
Core items: Heartsteel → Winter's Approach → Unending Despair, then usually Thornmail.
Skill max order: Q > W > E (89 % of games with a recorded order).
The lane goes best against Heimerdinger, Malphite, Jayce and hardest against Zaahen, Volibear, Fiora (all ranks · all stored games).

Questions about Skarner

What is the best Skarner build (Patch 26.22)?

Heartsteel › Winter's Approach › Unending Despair › Thornmail, with Plated Steelcaps. The most played start wins 51.8 % of 433 games in Emerald+.

Which runes does Skarner take?

Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Overgrowth, with Manaflow Band, Transcendence from Sorcery. This page is used in 20 % of games.

Who counters Skarner in lane?

Skarner struggles most against Zaahen (37.9 % win rate), Kled (38.9 %) and Fiora (40.4 %).

How strong is Skarner right now?

Skarner is C tier with a 49.1 % win rate and a 0.1 % pick rate in Emerald+.

Win rates are colored only when they are at least 1 point above or below Skarner's average (49.1 %) and based on 500 or more games.