Skarner Jungle Build

Skarner Champion Guide

Role: Tank

Lane: Jungle

Skarner Jungle performs best with a build featuring Heartsteel, Plated Steelcaps, Unending Despair, Spirit Visage, and Thornmail. The most effective rune setup for Skarner Jungle includes Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Conditioning, and Overgrowth in the primary tree, paired with Approach Velocity and Magical Footwear in the secondary tree.

Skarner Champion Abilities

Threads of Vibration

Skarner’s attacks, Shattered Earth, Upheaval and Impale apply Quaking for 4 seconds. At 3 stacks of Quaking, enemies take 5-9% of their maximum health as magic damage over its duration. P

Shattered Earth

Skarner rips a boulder from the ground, empowering his next 3 attacks with 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40% attack speed and dealing 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 (+0.8 per bonus attack damage) (+3% of his bonus health) physical damage to surrounding enemies. His final attack will deal an additional 10% of each target’s max health as additional bonus physical damage and slows affected foes by 40% for 1 second.

Recast: Skarner ends Shattered Earth and throws his boulder, dealing 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 (+0.8 per bonus attack damage) (+4% of his bonus health) (+8% of the target's maximum health) physical damage, and additionally slowing the first enemy hit and any other surrounding enemies by 40% for 1.25 seconds. Q

Seismic Bastion

Skarner gains a shield equal to 8% of his maximum health for 2.5 seconds and triggers an earthquake that deals 50 / 70 / 90 / 110 / 130 (+80% of ability power) magic damage and slows nearby enemies by 20% for 1 second. W

Ixtal's Impact

Skarner charges forward, steering toward the chosen direction and ignoring terrain. If he runs into a champion or large monster, Skarner drags them along for the rest of his charge.

Colliding into a wall with an enemy in tow deals 30 / 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 (+6% of his maximum health) physical damage to the enemy and stuns them for 1 second.

Skarner can Recast this ability to end his charge early. Successful wall collisions reduce this ability's cooldown by 35%. E

Impale

Skarner's tails lash forward, dealing 150 / 250 / 350 (+100% of ability power) magic damage and suppressing the first 3 champions he hits for 1.5 seconds. Those hit are dragged along by Skarner for the duration of this ability.

If Skarner hits at least one champion he gains 40% movement speed for 1.5 seconds.

If Shattered Earth is active, Skarner will cast Upheaval first. R

Skarner Summoner Spells

Flash

Flash is a location-targeted summoner spell that causes your champion to blink to the location in range of your cursor.

Smite

Smite is a unit-targeted summoner spell that deals true damage to the target large or medium monster, enemy minion, or pet.

Skarner Runes

Skarner Items

Skarner Ability Order

Skarner Matchups Overview

Strong against

Shyvana

Zac

Kha'Zix

Sejuani

Udyr

Vi

Weak against

Bel'Veth

Kha'Zix

Hecarim

Ekko

Nidalee

Karthus

Skarner Tips and Tricks

Your Ultimate is a crucial ability, so make sure to play around its cooldown. Try to maximize your ganks whenever your Ultimate is up, as it can secure important kills for your team. In team fights, position yourself to use your Ultimate on enemy champions when they are grouped together, locking down as many carries and key targets as possible. Look for unique ganking paths and avoid using your E in commonly warded areas, as this will reduce the enemy's reaction time and make your ganks more effective.

The Best Skarner Builds, Runes and Items for Jungle

For the most popular Skarner Jungle build, take Flash and Smite as your Summoner Spells. Use Grasp of the Undying as your keystone, followed by Shield Bash, Conditioning, and Overgrowth in the primary tree. In the secondary tree, pick Approach Velocity and Magical Footwear. For rune shards, use Ability Haste in offense, Health Scaling in flex, and Health Scaling in defense depending on the matchup. Start with Heartsteel as your first item, followed by Plated Steelcaps and Unending Despair. Complete the build with Spirit Visage, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. Max your abilities in the order of Q - W - E.

Optional Build

For an alternative Skarner Jungle build, take Flash and Smite as your Summoner Spells. Use Aftershock as your keystone, with Shield Bash, Conditioning, and Overgrowth in the primary tree. For the secondary tree, select Cosmic Insight and Magical Footwear. The items for this build include Heartsteel as the first item, followed by Plated Steelcaps and Unending Despair. Finish the build with Spirit Visage, Thornmail, and Randuin's Omen. Max your abilities in the order of Q - W - E.

Alternative Build

For another option, take Flash and Smite as your Summoner Spells. Choose Conqueror as your keystone, with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, and Last Stand in the primary tree. In the secondary tree, select Conditioning and Overgrowth. For rune shards, use Ability Haste, Health Scaling, and Health Scaling. Start with Heartsteel, then get Plated Steelcaps and Unending Despair. Complete the build with Spirit Visage, Thornmail, and The Collector. Max your abilities in the order of Q - W - E.

Situational Skarner Runes and Items

Depending on the context of the game, your matchup, and the enemy champions, you may need to adjust your build with situational items or specific runes. If you're facing an AD-heavy team, consider taking Armor in your rune shards, or Magic Resist if you're up against magic damage champions. Be sure to tailor your build to the game's needs for optimal performance.