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Aphelios
Aphelios
86%
14%

vs

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

You are stronger late game — farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Skarner

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Hexoptics C44
1DPS
Infinity Edge
2DPS
Lord Dominik's Regards
3vs Tank

Standard

Berserker's Greaves
4AS
Immortal Shieldbow
5DPS

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Guardian Angel
5vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Mercurial Scimitar
5vs AP

DPS

Immortal Shieldbow
DPS
Runaan's Hurricane
DPS
Bloodthirster
DPS

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
ApheliosAphelios
SkarnerSkarner
Careful
Careful
Aggressive

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