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

Skarner with Trundle

How to Win With Skarner and Trundle Paired TogetherSkarner is in the s tier of champions
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How to Synergize Skarner and Trundle

based on 551 Skarner with Trundle pairs
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the stats from from millions of LoL rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Skarner has been on the same team as Trundle in 551 recent, competitive matches. By pooling so much relevant data straight from the makers of League of Legends, we feel confident that we can showcase high quality, accurate builds to help Skarner play with Trundle. It is somewhat uncommon for Skarner to play alongside Trundle as allies. This has only occurred in approx. 4.3% of matches with Skarner.

Skarner Trundle Synergy Summary

Skarner does a decent job of fighting on the same side as Trundle. Usually, he wins an acceptable 51.0% of the time the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to play better as Skarner when fighting on the same team as Trundle by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Skarner vs Trundle Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSheen

Core Skarner Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceDead Man's Plate

Optional Items

Force of NatureSundered SkyStridebreaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
SorceryTranscendenceWaterwalking
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth 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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Synergizing Skarner and Trundle

Tips for Playing as Skarner with Trundle

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 Trundle Will Play

Use Subjugate to soften a powerful enemy tank or to create a target for your team to focus fire.

Trundle excels at fighting within his Frozen Domain. Try to draw enemies onto it.

Chomp is good for lowering the physical damage of enemies; try to focus it on enemy physical damage dealers.

Skarner Trundle Synergy Stats

Skarner Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Trundle Image
4.1
< Kills >
4.2
5.8
< Deaths >
5.8
8.1
< Assists >
8.5
0.91
< Killing Sprees >
0.96
29
< Minions Killed >
39
1.45
< Dragons Killed >
1.46
0.31
< Inhibitors >
0.39
7,874
< Physical Damage >
8,354
3,110
< Magic Damage >
3,310
694
< True Damage >
717
11,679
< Damage Dealt >
12,382
29,418
< Damage Taken >
29,460
10,534
< Gold Earned >
10,761
1.05
< Towers >
1.3
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
10,623
< Total Healing >
10,346
12,808
< Experience >
13,240
21
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
7
774
< Time Dealing CC >
844

How to Play with Trundle as Skarner in LoL

The Skarner Trundle synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Trundle, 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 very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Trundle. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Trundle helps Skarner perform not as well in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Skarner is an ally to Trundle, he observes a barely noticable drop in his full damage output. This difference could demonstrate that Trundle doesn't help cover for him to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Skarner is played alongside Trundle on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Trundle. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Trundle.

Moreover, when Skarner plays with Trundle on the same team, he on average receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could mean that Trundle does a decent job of protecting Skarner during teamfights.

Synergies between Skarner and Trundle

Damage Types Compared

Skarner
Trundle
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Skarner
Trundle

Is Skarner better when played alongside Trundle?

There is no ideal synergy for Skarner that will no matter what be his ideal synergy. Yet, overall, Trundle is a good ally for Skarner. By playing on the same side as Skarner, he improves their win rate by 2.7% to 51.0%. This signals that there is a somewhat important synergy between Skarner and Trundle that results in them performing stronger together than without each other.

Trundle has a lower difficulty than Skarner. That means you don't need to be careful when arranging Trundle comrades to fight alongside, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Playing alongside, Skarner players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. Together, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

In contrast, by bringing Skarner and Trundle together, you probably will not be providing your other teammates much magical damage output. Make sure to bring other champions on your team that fills this relative disparity in their capabilities.

Regardless of your Trundle ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Skarner Players

How We Calculated Our Skarner Trundle Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Skarner and Trundle, we analyzed 551 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 Trundle 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

If you would like to truly master Skarner in order to pair well with Trundle during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The most crucial items to build first in your Skarner and Trundle synergy build consist of Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Dead Man's Plate. When Skarner incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting alongside Trundle than with many other typical builds. In fact, Skarner had an average win rate of 51.0% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Trundle with this build.

To have the highest chance of beating your oponents, Skarner players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Skarner and Trundle pairings, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.0% winrate overall.

If you want to see Skarner and Trundle cooperations tips and builds for a a particular division, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and tips and suggestions given are computed using every round completed with these champions.