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Galio
Galio
14%
86%

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 Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Hollow Radiance
1vs AP
Riftmaker
2Mage tank
Zhonya's Hourglass
3vs AD

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Hextech Rocketbelt
5Mage tank

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Frozen Heart
5vs AD

Anti Heal

Thornmail
6vs Hybride

Anti Tank

Stormsurge
5vs Tank

DPS

Hextech Rocketbelt
Mage tank
Rabadon's Deathcap
Mage
Lich Bane
Mage

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

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

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