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How to Synergize Skarner with Ivern on the Same TeamSkarner is in the b tier of champions

Skarner with Ivern

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How to Synergize Skarner and Ivern

based on 34 Skarner with Ivern pairs
Win Rate
47.1 %
K/D/A
2.71
Pick Rate
0.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the stats from from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each week. Skarner has been on the same team as Ivern in 34 recently played, competitive matches. By gathering so much great data directly from the developers of LoL, we are sure that we can showcase high quality, usable builds to help Skarner play with Ivern. It is very rare for Skarner to play with Ivern on the same side. This pairing has only taken place in approximately 0.3% of rounds with Skarner.

Skarner Ivern Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Skarner has done a below average job of playing alongside Ivern. On average, he wins a lowly 47.1% of games the champions fight alongside one another. If you want to win more matches as Skarner when playing with Ivern by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Skarner vs Ivern Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSheen

Core Skarner Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceDead Man's PlateJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Sterak's GageDeath's DanceKaenic RookernTrailblazer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakCelerityWaterwalking
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Ability HasteArmorHealth Scaling
Skarner's passive ability p
Skarner's q ability q
Skarner's w ability w
Skarner's e ability e
Skarner's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Skarner and Ivern

Tips for Playing as Skarner with Ivern

Impale is extremely powerful when you use it to position an enemy so your allies can attack them.

Basic attacks reduce the cooldown of Crystal Slash. Use them as often as possible for maximum damage.

Capturing Crystal Spires before attempting neutral objectives or team fights around them improves Skarner's performance in said fights dramatically.

Advice to Understand How Ivern Will Play

Use Brushmaker to set up future ambush spots!

Try to help allies follow up a good Rootcaller hit with Triggerseed!

Daisy can block skillshots and slow down enemies. Use her to peel for your teammates!

Skarner Ivern Synergy Stats

Skarner Image
Win Rate
47.1 %
VS
Win Rate
52.9 %
Ivern Image
4.2
< Kills >
4.2
4.1
< Deaths >
5.8
6.9
< Assists >
8.5
1
< Killing Sprees >
0.96
86
< Minions Killed >
39
0.76
< Dragons Killed >
1.46
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.39
7,465
< Physical Damage >
8,354
4,557
< Magic Damage >
3,310
706
< True Damage >
717
12,728
< Damage Dealt >
12,382
24,155
< Damage Taken >
29,460
9,792
< Gold Earned >
10,761
1.91
< Towers >
1.3
0.18
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
6,447
< Total Healing >
10,346
12,779
< Experience >
13,240
20
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
7
910
< Time Dealing CC >
844

How to Play with Ivern as Skarner in LoL

The Skarner Ivern synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Ivern, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Skarner sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Ivern. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Ivern helps Skarner perform worse in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Skarner is paired with Ivern, he gets a little increase in his total damage output. This difference could indicate that Ivern helps provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Skarner is played together with Ivern on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Ivern.

Moreover, when Skarner plays with Ivern on the same team, he on average takes much less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could mean that Ivern does a decent job of covering Skarner in team fights.

Synergies between Skarner and Ivern

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
Ivern
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Skarner
Ivern

Is Skarner better when played alongside Ivern?

There is no one best companion for Skarner that will no matter what be his best ally. Yet, Ivern is a relatively poor ally for Skarner. By playing on the same team as Skarner, he decreases their win rate by -1.2% to 47.1%. This demonstrates that there is a harmful strategic relationship between Skarner and Ivern that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

Ivern has a greater difficulty than Skarner. That means Skarner players should be very careful when finding Ivern teammates to play with, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to cooperate well with you.

Working on the same side, Skarner players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magic damage. When paired, these two can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Conversely, by pairing Skarner and Ivern together, you may not be giving your other teammates much sustained damage output. Make sure to have other champions on your team that offsets this hole in their abilities.

Regardless of your Ivern ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Skarner Players

How We Calculated Our Skarner Ivern Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Skarner and Ivern, we analyzed 34 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Skarner with Ivern comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Skarner to work well with Ivern during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to master some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The ideal items to get in your Skarner and Ivern synergy build include Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Skarner used at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when paired up with Ivern than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Skarner boasted an average winrate of 47.1% when playing alongside Ivern with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, Skarner players should take the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for this team composition, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.1% win rate overall.

If you want to get Skarner and Ivern cooperations tips and stats for a an individual division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and tips and suggestions given are computed using every game completed with these champions.