Orianna vs Skarner
How to Beat Skarner as Orianna
based on 171 Orianna vs Skarner matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Orianna vs Skarner Matchup Summary
Best Orianna vs Skarner Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Skarner as Orianna
Tips for Playing as Orianna against Skarner
Command: Protect can be used on yourself to return the Ball back to you quickly. Combine this with Command: Attack for a quick harassment.
Command: Dissonance is a very powerful escape tool if Orianna has the Ball. The combination of speed and leaving a slowing obstacle can be quite powerful.
Command: Shockwave can be used to drag enemies towards you or away from you if you position the Ball properly.
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.
Orianna vs Skarner Counter Stats
How to Counter Skarner with Orianna in LoL
The stats shown on this page underscore some strategic Orianna against Skarner matchup stats that can help you distinguish the distinctions between this pair of champs. Orianna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Skarner’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Orianna may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Skarner..
Orianna usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her enemy does. On average, she receives less damage than Skarner. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Orianna and Skarner
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Who is Better, Orianna or Skarner?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Orianna usually fairs equally well when facing off against Skarner, with a 49.7% win rate. As a result, Orianna makes an ok counter to Skarner.
While Orianna does have a lower winrate compared to Skarner, when on opposite teams, Orianna also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Orianna into Skarneras her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Orianna has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Skarner. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Orianna vs Skarner matchups, Skarner is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Orianna is a somewhat poor counter for Skarner. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Orianna against Skarner.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Orianna in order to counter Skarner during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Orianna most often picks up much more CS relative to Skarner. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Orianna versus Skarner build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Stormsurge. When Orianna included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better vs Skarner than with most other common item sets. In fact, Orianna boasted an average win rate of 49.7% when playing against Skarner with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Skarner as Orianna, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Orianna vs Skarner counter picks, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.7% winrate overall.
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