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Matchup

Illaoi
Illaoi
73%
27%

vs

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

You are stronger early — look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Skarner

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Black Cleaver
1vs Tank
Sundered Sky
2Bruiser
Spirit Visage
3vs AP

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Iceborn Gauntlet
5vs AD

Summoner spells

41271%
41411%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Iceborn Gauntlet
5vs AD
Death's Dance
vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD

Anti Heal

Thornmail
6vs Hybride

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Jak'Sho, The Protean
5vs Hybride

Other options

Sterak's Gage
Survival
Tear of the Goddess
Fimbulwinter
Survival
Overlord's Bloodmail
HP
100.0% WR2 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
DemolishDemolish
Bone PlatingBone Plating
OvergrowthOvergrowth
PrecisionPrecision
Presence of MindPresence of Mind
Last StandLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
IllaoiIllaoi
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