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Matchup

Alistar
Alistar
55%
45%

vs

50.0%
Skarner
Skarner
58%
42%
Heavy CCStrong engageVery tankyDive threat

Build vs Skarner

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Health Potion
x2

Core build

Locket of the Iron Solari
1HP
Zeke's Convergence
2Tank
Knight's Vow
3vs AD

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Celestial Opposition
5HP

Summoner spells

41445%
4745%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Bandlepipes
5vs Hybride
Frozen Heart
vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD

Anti Heal

Thornmail
6vs Hybride

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Celestial Opposition
HP
Solstice Sleigh
HP
Protoplasm Harness
Survival
Mikael's Blessing
HP
100.0% WR6 games
ResolveResolve
AftershockAftershock
Font of LifeFont of Life
Bone PlatingBone Plating
UnflinchingUnflinching
InspirationInspiration
Hextech FlashtraptionHextech Flashtraption
Cosmic InsightCosmic Insight
Ability HasteHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
AlistarAlistar
SkarnerSkarner
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral

Skarner's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Threads of Vibration (P)

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

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
38s10s22s–
65.5s10s22s2m
93s9s22s2m
113s8s22s1m45
163s6s20s1m30
183s6s18s1m30

Playing against Skarner

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

QSS cancels his R suppression — mandatory for carries.

2

Don't separate from your team: Skarner isolates targets who wander off with R.

3

His E is his only gap-close: if he misses it, he can't reach the carries.

4

Kite him as a team: Skarner is slow without his E and needs to get close for R.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026