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How to Win Irelia vs Skarner Counter MatchupIrelia is in the b tier of champions

Irelia vs Skarner

How to Beat Skarner as Irelia in LoLIrelia is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Skarner as Irelia

based on 315 Irelia vs Skarner matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
1.94
Pick Rate
0.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Skarner as Irelia resulted from an evaluation of 315 ranked matches where both champions faced one another. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Irelia encounters Skarner in only 0.3% of her rounds.

Irelia vs Skarner Matchup Summary

Irelia does a good job of beating Skarner. Typically, she wins a terrific 52.4% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Irelia vs Skarner games, Irelia’s side is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood against Skarner.

Best Irelia vs Skarner Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowVampiric Scepter

Core Irelia Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndBlade of The Ruined KingDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Sundered Sky

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Irelia to level upq
>
Second ability for Irelia to level upw
>
Last skill for Irelia to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Irelia's passive ability p
Irelia's q ability q
Irelia's w ability w
Irelia's e ability e
Irelia's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Skarner as Irelia

Tips for Playing as Irelia against Skarner

Defiant Dance is not interrupted by crowd control, try timing it for incoming disables.

Flawless Duet does not have a maximum travel distance, try using it in creative ways.

Use Bladesurge to cover great distances by targeting low life minions on your way to champion targets.

Advice to Win Against Skarner

Skarner can't harm you very much outside of short range, so stay away from him!

Skarner is especially dangerous when inside Crystal Spire zones his team controls. Try to capture them ahead of time if a fight may break out around them.

Skarner's Move Speed is increased as long as his shield, Crystalline Exoskeleton, persists. Attack him to lower his speed.

Irelia vs Skarner Counter Stats

Irelia Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Skarner Image
7.8
< Kills >
4.6
6.8
< Deaths >
5.9
5.4
< Assists >
9.1
1.77
< Killing Sprees >
1.11
207
< Minions Killed >
39
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
1.44
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.41
16,879
< Physical Damage >
8,882
6,224
< Magic Damage >
3,434
699
< True Damage >
816
23,803
< Damage Dealt >
13,134
31,612
< Damage Taken >
29,339
13,170
< Gold Earned >
10,988
2.49
< Towers >
1.3
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.29
11,050
< Total Healing >
10,327
15,179
< Experience >
13,470
17
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
7
111
< Time Dealing CC >
834

How to Counter Skarner with Irelia in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several important Irelia vs. Skarner counter statistics that can help us realize the differences and similarities between this set of champs. Irelia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Skarner’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Irelia may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Skarner. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Irelia usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her counter does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Skarner. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Irelia and Skarner

Damage Types Compared

Irelia
Skarner
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Irelia
Skarner

Who is Better, Irelia or Skarner?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Irelia usually wins when taking on Skarner, with a 52.4% win rate. As a result, Irelia makes a good counter to Skarner.

While Irelia does have a higher winrate compared to Skarner, when facing one another, Irelia also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Irelia into Skarner.

Furthermore, Irelia also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Skarner. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Irelia vs Skarner matchups, Irelia is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Irelia is an above average counter for Skarner. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Irelia against Skarner.

Other Champion Matchups Against Irelia

Irelia Loses Against

TaricTaric43.5% winrateNilahNilah45.3% winrateTrundleTrundle45.4% winrateBel'VethBel'Veth45.8% winrate

Irelia Wins Against

ZeriZeri56.5% winrateYuumiYuumi55.7% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.5% winrateHweiHwei55.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Irelia Players

How We Calculated Our Irelia vs Skarner Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Skarner as Irelia, we analyzed 315 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Skarner as Irelia comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Irelia to counter Skarner during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Irelia usually accumulates much more CS relative to Skarner. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Irelia versus Skarner build include Wit's End, Blade of The Ruined King, and Death's Dance. When Irelia bought at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better countering Skarner than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Irelia had an average win rate of 52.4% when countering Skarner with these items in her kit.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Skarner as Irelia, Irelia players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Irelia vs Skarner counterpicks, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.4% win rate overall.

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