Wild Rift Skarner Build Guide: Skill Analysis, Best Runes and Gameplay Tips

Skarner is the latest Fighter/Jungle champion to join the ever-increasing League of Legends: Wild Rift champion roster. Skarner’s abilities allow you to clear the jungle efficiently while remaining a constant threat during ganks and teamfights. In this Wild Rift Skarner guide, we will take a detailed look at his skills, best builds, tips, and tricks to have the game in your favor while using him.

Wild Rift Skarner Guide: Skill Analysis

Passive: Threads of vibration

All of Skarner’s attacks like Shattered Earth, Upheaval, and Impale apply Quaking to targets for 4 seconds (max 3 stacks). At 3 stacks of Quaking, enemies take 5% – 10% of their max Health as magic damage over its duration. Deals bonus damage against monsters.

Skill 1: Shattered Earth

• First Cast: Skarner grabs a boulder, empowering his next 3 attacks to gain bonus Attack Speed, dealing physical damage to nearby enemies. The third attack deals an additional 9% of the target’s max Health as physical damage and slows enemies by 40% for 1 second.
• Recast (Upheaval): Ends this ability and throws the boulder in the target direction. The boulder explodes on the first enemy hit, dealing damage based on the target’s max Health as physical damage to them and nearby enemies while slowing them by 40% for 1 second.

The first two attacks deal 100% damage to structures. The third attack and Upheaval deal 200% damage to structures.

Skill 2: Seismic Bastion

Skarner immediately gains a shield that absorbs damage equal to 8% of max Health for 2.5 seconds. This skill also triggers an earthquake that deals magic damage and slows nearby enemies by 20% for 1 second.

Skill 3: Ixtal’s Impact

First cast: Skarner charges in the target direction, ignoring terrain. If he runs into an enemy champion or large monster, he drags them along for the rest of his charge. Colliding into a wall with an enemy in tow deals lots of physical damage to the enemy and stuns them for 1.5 seconds.

Recast: Ends his charge early. Colliding into a wall with an enemy in tow reduces Ixtal’s Impact’s cooldown by 35%.

Ultimate ability: Impale

Skarner slashes his tails forward, dealing lots of magic damage and suppressing the first 3 enemy champions he hits for 1.5 seconds. Champions are dragged along by Skarner for the duration of the suppression.

If he hits at least one enemy champion, he gains 40% Movement Speed for 1.5 seconds; If Shattered Earth is active, he will cast Upheaval first.

Skill-up method for Skarner

Prioritize upgrading Skill 1 first, as it greatly improves Skarner’s lane/jungle clear speed, then upgrade Skill 2 for bonus damage and sustain, followed by Skarner’s Skill 3. Unlock and upgrade the ultimate ability whenever available.

Best Runes and Spells for Skarner in Wild Rift

Based on his skill set and ability potential, Skarner can be played as a Capable Jungler.

Best Rune Setup for Skarner

Skarner’s Rune Setup is geared at increasing his sustain and offensive potential on the Rift. Below are some of the Best runes to use to boost Skarner’s overall performance on the Rift:

• Phase Rush: This Keystone boosts Skarner’s mobility and ability haste, the more he fights on the Rift.
• Brutal: This rune boosts Skarner’s attack damage when facing enemy champions.
• Cut Down: This rune allows Skarner to deal more damage to high-Health enemy targets, giving you the edge.
• Legend: Alacrity: This rune grants bonus attack speed the more you take down minions and enemy champions on the Rift.
• Overgrowth: This rune grants bonus health for Skarner whenever minions or monsters are killed nearby.

Summoner Spells

The best Summoner spells for Skarner on the Wild Rift include:

• Flash: It is advisable to use Flash while using Skarner. He can easily use it to engage and initiate against enemies on the Rift.
• Smite: This spell is useful when using Skarner as the Jungler, as it allows him to deal bonus damage against Jungle monsters.

Best Builds for Skarner in Wild Rift

Skarner’s best item build focuses on boosting his Ability Haste, passive damage output, and defensive stats on the Rift. His recommended build is highlighted below:

• Berserker’s Greaves: Provide extra mobility, attack speed, and sustain on each attack.
• Trinity Force: This item goes well with Skarner’s Quaking passive, as it enhances his attack after a short while. This item also grabs bonus movement speed and ability haste.
• Heartsteel: This equipment slightly enrages Skarner whenever an enemy champion is close by. This allows him to deal increased damage to the enemy based on Skarner’s max Health.
• Spear of Shojin: This equipment greatly boosts Skarner’s Quaking stacks damage, allowing him to dish out lots more damage to enemies.
• Amaranth’s Twinguard: This item grants lots of defensive stats to Skarner, making him tougher the more he fights.
• Sterak’s Gage: This item greatly increases Skarner’s survivability during teamfights, as it grants him bonus shield and Tenacity.

Wild Rift Skarner Guide: Gameplay Tips

Skarner is a Jungle champion who excels at controlling or disrupting enemy movement while creating strong engagement around objectives on the Rift. In this guide, we’ll be breaking down Skarner’s gameplay into the Early, Mid, and Late gameplay phases for a better understanding of the champion.

Early Game

In the early game, Skarner is a strong jungler who excels at farming jungle monsters and ganking lanes or objectives. Early on, focus on clearing jungle monsters to easily stack up Quaking, dealing bonus damage to them. Your first skill, Shattered Earth, helps speed up your jungle clear while dealing serious damage to monsters.

On unlocking your second skill, use it for the extra durability it provides, allowing you to stay healthy during early fights. Once you unlock Ixtal’s Impact, use this ability to gank the enemy Carry in lanes. You can even rotate with your allied roamer for bonus Crowd control, making it a guaranteed early kill. Dragging enemies into walls can secure easy kills or force summoner spells.

All in all, ensure you focus on farming consistently, securing jungle monsters and vision, while helping allies gain an advantage in their lane. A few early-game rotations would benefit your team, just in time for Rift Herald to spawn. To easily perform in the early game, the following skill combo will help:

Skill 1 → Basic Attacks → Skill 1 (re-cast) → Skill 2

Mid Game

In the mid-game, Skarner becomes a powerful initiator who excels at initiating fights on overextending/solo enemies. Ixtal’s Impact and Shattered Earth combo becomes especially powerful. It allows you to drag enemies into walls, dealing lots of damage while stunning and slowing them down. Threaded Volley remains your main source of damage and jungle clear.

On unlocking your ultimate ability, it becomes a major game-changer during this phase. Impale allows you to suppress up to 3 enemy champions, giving you and your teammates ample time to burst them down. It is a good initiating tool that can effectively change the tide of battle during major objective contests.

Therefore, prioritize using Skarner’s ultimate ability to give your team the late-game advantage. The best combo to use with Skarner in the mid/late game is as follows:

Ultimate ability→ Skill 3 → Skill 1 → Skill 2

Late Game

In the late game, Skarner becomes one of the strongest frontline initiators in the game. You should stay with your team and look for opportunities to ambush the enemy carry before major objectives or teamfights.

Ensure that you keep applying Quaking stacks using your skill combos to peel the enemy’s health. Combine them with your powerful ultimate to give your team the edge when contesting Dragon and Rift Herald and laning objectives. Let’s check out some of Skarner’s best counters, strengths, and weaknesses.

Final Thoughts

Skarner is certainly a promising new addition to the League of Legends: Wild Rift roster. Whether you’re engaging for your team or peeling for your carries, Skarner’s combination of durability and control makes him a valuable pick throughout every stage of the game.

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That’s all for today’s Wild Rift Skarner guide. Do you prefer to use Skarner in any other way? Let us know in the comment section below!

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