Wild Rift: SKARNER Build Guide (7.1G)
League of Legends: Wild Rift SKARNER, role - Fighter. Use the guidelines to take your SKARNER Wild Rift champion play style to the next level. Study in detail the build of items, runes, spells, skills that need to be developed in the first place. In order to find out what position SKARNER is in the rating table, go to the - Tier List page.
 62 (3.5) |  690 (120) |  9 (0.79) |
 0.80 (0,008) |  380 (50) |  12 (0.86) |
 350 (0) |  46 (4.5) |  40 (2) |
 175 (0) |
(PASSIVE) THREADS OF VIBRATION
Skarner's attacks, Shattered Earth, Upheaval, and Impale apply Quaking to targets for 4 second(s) (max 3 stacks).
At 3 stacks of Quaking, enemies take 5%–10% (
) of their max Health as magic damage over its duration.
Deals up to 100–450 damage () against monsters.
(Q) SHATTERED EARTH
6.8/5.5/4.3/3s 
45
First cast (Shattered Earth): Grabs a boulder, empowering his next 3 attacks to gain 25/30/35/40% Attack Speed and deal 15 physical damage (15/30/45/60 + 100% bonus + 4% bonus ) to nearby enemies.
The third attack deals an additional 9% of the target's max Health as physical damage and slows by 40% for 1 second(s).
Recast (Upheaval): Ends this ability and throws the boulder in a target direction. The boulder explodes on the first enemy hit, dealing 15 (15/30/45/60 + 100% bonus + 4% bonus ) plus 9% of the target's max Health as physical damage to them and nearby enemies and slowing them by 40% for 1 second(s).
Percent Health damage to monsters from the third attack and Upheaval is capped at 200 (200/250/300/350 + 100% bonus + 4% bonus ).
The first two attacks deal 100% damage to structures. The third attack and Upheaval deal 200% damage to structures.
(W) SEISMIC BASTION
9/8/7/6s 60/65/70/75
Immediately gains a shield that absorbs damage equal to 8% max Health for 2.5 second(s) and triggers an earthquake that deals 50 magic damage (50/70/90/110 + 80% 
) and slows nearby enemies by 20% for 1 second(s).
(E) IXTAL'S IMPACT
20/18/16/14s 50/55/60/65
First cast:
- Charges in a target direction, ignoring terrain.
- If he runs into an enemy champion or large monster, he drags them along for the rest of his charge.
- Colliding into a wall with an enemy in tow deals 102 physical damage (60/90/120/150 + 120% bonus + 6% max ) to the enemy and stuns them for 1.5 second(s).
Recast: Ends his charge early.
Colliding into a wall with an enemy in tow reduces Ixtal's Impact's cooldown by 35%.
(R) IMPALE
80/70/60s 100
Lashes his tails forward, dealing 150 magic damage (150/250/350 + 100% ) and suppressing the first 3 enemy champions he hits for 1.5 second(s).
Champions hit are dragged along by Skarner for the duration of the suppression.
If he hits at least one enemy champion:
-He gains 40% Movement Speed for 1.5 second(s).
- If Shattered Earth is active, he will cast Upheaval first.
SKARNER Meta Overview — Ranks & Performance Analytics
This meta overview presents SKARNER’s ranked performance across different roles and skill tiers. The data includes tier placement, win rate, pick rate, ban rate, and short-term trends, allowing you to evaluate her current strength and draft priority. Statistics are synced with rank buckets and role selection, helping you understand where SKARNER performs best and how her impact changes in the evolving Wild Rift meta.
Confidence Med
Confidence Low
Jungle SKARNER Build items and runes
The information below will help you get familiar with the game on the Jungle Line SKARNER. We have prepared a items builds, runes, summoner spells and ability order for a comfortable game. Situational options for replacing items and runes are also available to you.
Key items
Shimmering Spark (Burns nearby enemies). Next, you should pay attention to whether your mobility champion is enough, our further actions will depend on this. If it is hard for you to dodge the enemy's skills or you want to roam on neighboring lines, then it is better to buy 
Boots of Speed at an early stage.
Shimmering Spark
Burns nearby enemies
+50 Max Health
Burn: Deals 5-10 magic damage per second to nearby enemies.
500
Searing Crown
Attacks and damaging abilities burn enemies +300 Max Health
+50 Armor
Fiery Touch: After dealing damage with an attack or ability, burn target for 3 seconds, dealing 1.4% of the target’s maximum health as magic damage per second (damage reduced to 0.8% for ranged users).
Deals 150% damage to minions and monsters.
Maximum 125 damage to monsters. 2700
Searing Crown TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who want to combine high survivability with bonus health-percentage damage. It provides a substantial boost to health and armor, and its “Fiery Touch” passive burns targets on hit with attacks or abilities, dealing magic damage equal to a percentage of their maximum health. This makes it effective against tanks and high-health champions, while also speeding up waveclear and jungle clear. Ideal for tanks and bruisers who want to leave a mark in fights while staying durable.
Plated Steelcaps
Reduces Physical Damage +150 Max Health
+50% Health Regen +20 Armor
+45 Move Speed. 900
Plated Steelcaps TIPS: These boots are a go-to counter when the enemy relies on basic attacks and physical damage. They increase your armor and health regeneration while giving movement speed, helping you survive trades, dives and extended skirmishes versus AD-centric comps. Pick them when the enemy team has strong marksmen, sustained auto-attack threats or multiple AD bruisers who punish low armor.
Hollow Radiance
Deals damage in an area +400 Max Health
+40 Magic Resistance +15 Ability Haste
Immolate: While in combat, deal magic damage equal to 20–30 plus 1% of bonus per second for 5 second(s) to nearby enemies. Deals 125% damage against monsters and 200% damage against minions.
Desolate: Killing a neutral monster or an enemy deals magic damage equal to 30 plus 2% of bonus in an area around them. 2800
Hollow Radiance TIPS: This item turns you into a steady source of pressure in fights: while engaged, it emits an area magic damage aura that helps clear waves and punish nearby small targets. On killing a neutral or enemy, it detonates for area damage, making it great for fast clears and threat creation when entering skirmishes. Perfect for tanks and frontline bruisers who need to hold the center of fights and force opponents into mistakes.
Plated Steelcaps
Reduces Physical Damage +150 Max Health +50% Health Regen +20 Armor +45 Move Speed. 900
Plated Steelcaps TIPS: These boots are a go-to counter when the enemy relies on basic attacks and physical damage. They increase your armor and health regeneration while giving movement speed, helping you survive trades, dives and extended skirmishes versus AD-centric comps. Pick them when the enemy team has strong marksmen, sustained auto-attack threats or multiple AD bruisers who punish low armor.
Mercury's Treads
Reduces Magic Damage +200 Max Health +50% Health Regen +20 Magic Resistance +45 Move Speed. 900
Mercury's Treads TIPS: These boots are a core defensive choice when the enemy deals strong magic damage. They increase your magic resistance, boost health regeneration and movement speed, and help you stay in lane or fights longer against poke and burst mages. Pick them when you need greater survivability versus AP-heavy matchups or repeated spell damage.
Stoneplate Enchant
Shield
Stoneplate (Active): Gain a base shield that absorbs damage equal to 15% of max Health. Every 1 bonus Armor or Magic Resistance you have increases the shield by 0.1%, up to 35%. The shield decays over 4s. (60s Cooldown) For every enemy nearby, gain an additional shield that absorbs damage equal to 5% of max Health, capped at 3 enemies. Every 1 bonus Armor or Magic Resistance you have increases the shield by 0.1%, up to 12%. Damage dealt is reduced by 40% for 4s. 500
Stoneplate Enchant TIPS: This enchant grants a strong shield based on your max health, further boosted by your armor and magic resist. The shield grows stronger per nearby enemy and decays over time, reducing incoming damage. — Perfect for tank initiators who need reliable mitigation to withstand initial bursts and control teamfights.
Searing Crown (Attacks and damaging abilities burn enemies) as your first item, followed by Plated Steelcaps (Reduces Physical Damage) or Mercury's Treads (Reduces Magic Damage) depending on the situation. (sometimes it will still be better to build a boot as the first item, which significantly increases the mobility of your champion) the third key element in our build is Hollow Radiance (Deals damage in an area).
Maybe now it's time to think about upgrading your boot, invest in
Stoneplate Enchant (Gain a Shield).
The remaining last three items are situational, of course you can use the example builds above. But for a more effective game you will need to pay attention to the situation on the battlefield.
Searing Crown
Attacks and damaging abilities burn enemies +300 Max Health +50 Armor
Fiery Touch: After dealing damage with an attack or ability, burn target for 3 seconds, dealing 1.4% of the target’s maximum health as magic damage per second (damage reduced to 0.8% for ranged users).
Deals 150% damage to minions and monsters.
Maximum 125 damage to monsters. 2700
Searing Crown TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who want to combine high survivability with bonus health-percentage damage. It provides a substantial boost to health and armor, and its “Fiery Touch” passive burns targets on hit with attacks or abilities, dealing magic damage equal to a percentage of their maximum health. This makes it effective against tanks and high-health champions, while also speeding up waveclear and jungle clear. Ideal for tanks and bruisers who want to leave a mark in fights while staying durable.
Plated Steelcaps
Reduces Physical Damage +150 Max Health +50% Health Regen +20 Armor +45 Move Speed. 900
Plated Steelcaps TIPS: These boots are a go-to counter when the enemy relies on basic attacks and physical damage. They increase your armor and health regeneration while giving movement speed, helping you survive trades, dives and extended skirmishes versus AD-centric comps. Pick them when the enemy team has strong marksmen, sustained auto-attack threats or multiple AD bruisers who punish low armor.
Hollow Radiance
Deals damage in an area +400 Max Health +40 Magic Resistance +15 Ability Haste
Immolate: While in combat, deal magic damage equal to 20–30 plus 1% of bonus per second for 5 second(s) to nearby enemies. Deals 125% damage against monsters and 200% damage against minions.
Desolate: Killing a neutral monster or an enemy deals magic damage equal to 30 plus 2% of bonus in an area around them. 2800
Hollow Radiance TIPS: This item turns you into a steady source of pressure in fights: while engaged, it emits an area magic damage aura that helps clear waves and punish nearby small targets. On killing a neutral or enemy, it detonates for area damage, making it great for fast clears and threat creation when entering skirmishes. Perfect for tanks and frontline bruisers who need to hold the center of fights and force opponents into mistakes.
Unending Despair
Increases tanks' sustain in teamfights +200 Max Health +45 Armor +45 Magic Resistance
Anguish: Every 4 second(s) while in combat with a champion, deal 3% of your max Health as magic damage to nearby champions and heal for 250% of the damage dealt. Anguish is unaffected by Item Ability Haste. 3000
Unending Despair TIPS: This item turns you into a self-sustaining frontline: while fighting you periodically deal magic damage around you and heal for a portion of that damage. Great for tanks and frontliners — it helps you soak focus, remain in the heart of fights longer, and excel in extended team engagements. Less effective in very short burst trades or on champions that avoid standing in the center of combat.
Thornmail
Reflects damage and reduces enemy healing +200 Max Health +75 Armor
Thorns: When struck by an attack, deal 20 + 6% bonus Armor + 2% bonus Health magic damage to the attacker.
Entwine: Aply 50% Grievous Wounds to enemy champions for 3 second(s) when stuck by their attacks or dealing damge to them.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 2700
Thornmail TIPS: This item reflects a portion of incoming physical damage back to attackers as magic damage and applies an effect that reduces enemy healing effectiveness. A strong pick versus teams with heavy auto-attack damage and sustain — ideal for tanks and bruisers who need to absorb focus and cut down opponent healing.
Amaranth's Twinguard
In-combat durability +60 Armor +60 Magic Resistance
Endurance: Gain 1 stacks of Endurance every 1 seconds while in combat with enemy champions (max 5 stacks). At maximum stacks, gain 20% size, 20% Tenacity, and increase Armor by 30% and Magic Resistance by 30% until out of combat with champion. 3100
Amaranth's Twinguard TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who spend a lot of time in the thick of fights and need extra durability and crowd control resistance. It provides bonuses to armor and magic resistance. The “Endurance” passive stacks up to five times during combat, and at full stacks you increase in size, gain enhanced tenacity, and receive bonus armor and magic resistance until you exit combat. This allows you to stay in the frontline longer and withstand enemy attacks more effectively. Due to its versatile utility, this item is one of the most popular defensive choices in the game and is used by the majority of tanks, fighters, and other classes.
Situational items
Hollow Radiance
Deals damage in an area +400 Max Health +40 Magic Resistance +15 Ability Haste
Immolate: While in combat, deal magic damage equal to 20–30 plus 1% of bonus per second for 5 second(s) to nearby enemies. Deals 125% damage against monsters and 200% damage against minions.
Desolate: Killing a neutral monster or an enemy deals magic damage equal to 30 plus 2% of bonus in an area around them. 2800
Hollow Radiance TIPS: This item turns you into a steady source of pressure in fights: while engaged, it emits an area magic damage aura that helps clear waves and punish nearby small targets. On killing a neutral or enemy, it detonates for area damage, making it great for fast clears and threat creation when entering skirmishes. Perfect for tanks and frontline bruisers who need to hold the center of fights and force opponents into mistakes.
Dead Man's Plate
Increases Movement Speed +350 Max Health +70 Armor
Relentless: +5% Move Speed.
Momentum: Moving builds Momentum, granting up to 40 Move Speed at 100 stacks. Attacking removes all Momentum. Stacks decay when movement is impaired.
Crushing Blow: Attacks deal up to 100 bonus magic damage based on Momentum removed. Melee attacks with max Momentum slows by 75% for 1 second. 2800
Dead Man's Plate TIPS: This item provides a substantial boost to health and armor, and its “Momentum” passive builds movement speed as you move—up to a cap—until you land an attack, which then triggers “Crushing Blow”, dealing bonus magic damage based on the momentum removed and slowing enemies at full stacks. This makes it an excellent choice for tanks and bruisers who need extra mobility to engage quickly and sustain through fights. Tips: ideal for champions who need to close distance and absorb damage; pairs extremely well with Spellblade items (e.g., Divine Sunderer) for additional burst damage on engage.
Dead Man's Plate — This item provides a substantial boost to health and armor, and its “Momentum” passive builds movement speed as you move—up to a cap—until you land an attack, which then triggers “Crushing Blow”, dealing bonus magic damage based on the momentum removed and slowing enemies at full stacks. This makes it an excellent choice for tanks and bruisers who need extra mobility to engage quickly and sustain through fights. Tips: ideal for champions who need to close distance and absorb damage; pairs extremely well with Spellblade items (e.g., Divine Sunderer) for additional burst damage on engage.
Thornmail
Reflects damage and reduces enemy healing +200 Max Health +75 Armor
Thorns: When struck by an attack, deal 20 + 6% bonus Armor + 2% bonus Health magic damage to the attacker.
Entwine: Aply 50% Grievous Wounds to enemy champions for 3 second(s) when stuck by their attacks or dealing damge to them.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 2700
Thornmail TIPS: This item reflects a portion of incoming physical damage back to attackers as magic damage and applies an effect that reduces enemy healing effectiveness. A strong pick versus teams with heavy auto-attack damage and sustain — ideal for tanks and bruisers who need to absorb focus and cut down opponent healing.
Frozen Heart
Reduces all nearby enemies Attack Speed +80 Armor +200 Max Mana +25 Ability Haste
Winter's Caress: Basic attacks and magic damage caused by you or inflicted upon you and nearby allies, will apply stacks of Chill to the enemy champion for 3 seconds. Each stack of Chill slows enemy attack speed by 9%, up to a maximum of 4 stacks or 36% attack speed reduction. Each individual ability has a 3 seconds cooldown on applying Chill stacks. 2700
Frozen Heart TIPS: This item is ideal for tanks and support champions who need to slow enemy attack speed and maintain a healthy mana pool. It provides substantial bonuses to armor, mana, and ability haste. The “Winter’s Caress” passive applies up to four stacks of Chill on enemy champions through your basic attacks, abilities, or any magic damage they take—each stack slows their attack speed by 9%, up to 36% at full stacks. This weakens enemy marksmen and fighters, making it harder for them to deal sustained damage in fights.
Frozen Heart — This item is ideal for tanks and support champions who need to slow enemy attack speed and maintain a healthy mana pool. It provides substantial bonuses to armor, mana, and ability haste. The “Winter’s Caress” passive applies up to four stacks of Chill on enemy champions through your basic attacks, abilities, or any magic damage they take—each stack slows their attack speed by 9%, up to 36% at full stacks. This weakens enemy marksmen and fighters, making it harder for them to deal sustained damage in fights.
Thornmail
Reflects damage and reduces enemy healing +200 Max Health +75 Armor
Thorns: When struck by an attack, deal 20 + 6% bonus Armor + 2% bonus Health magic damage to the attacker.
Entwine: Aply 50% Grievous Wounds to enemy champions for 3 second(s) when stuck by their attacks or dealing damge to them.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 2700
Thornmail TIPS: This item reflects a portion of incoming physical damage back to attackers as magic damage and applies an effect that reduces enemy healing effectiveness. A strong pick versus teams with heavy auto-attack damage and sustain — ideal for tanks and bruisers who need to absorb focus and cut down opponent healing.
Kaenic Rookern
Gains a magic shield when out of combat +350 Max Health +100% Health Regen +75 Magic Resistance
Magebane: After not taking magic damage for 12 seconds, gain a magic shield that absorbs damage equal to 70-180 + 10% of max Health. 2800
Kaenic Rookern TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need extra protection against magic damage, particularly when spending some time out of combat. It provides significant bonuses to health, regeneration, and magic resistance. The “Magebane” passive activates after 12 seconds without taking magic damage, granting you a magic shield that absorbs damage based on your maximum health. This allows you to safely recover between fights and confidently re-enter combat. It’s especially effective against teams heavy in AP damage.
Kaenic Rookern — This item is perfect for champions who need extra protection against magic damage, particularly when spending some time out of combat. It provides significant bonuses to health, regeneration, and magic resistance. The “Magebane” passive activates after 12 seconds without taking magic damage, granting you a magic shield that absorbs damage based on your maximum health. This allows you to safely recover between fights and confidently re-enter combat. It’s especially effective against teams heavy in AP damage.
Thornmail
Reflects damage and reduces enemy healing +200 Max Health +75 Armor
Thorns: When struck by an attack, deal 20 + 6% bonus Armor + 2% bonus Health magic damage to the attacker.
Entwine: Aply 50% Grievous Wounds to enemy champions for 3 second(s) when stuck by their attacks or dealing damge to them.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 2700
Thornmail TIPS: This item reflects a portion of incoming physical damage back to attackers as magic damage and applies an effect that reduces enemy healing effectiveness. A strong pick versus teams with heavy auto-attack damage and sustain — ideal for tanks and bruisers who need to absorb focus and cut down opponent healing.
Knight's Vow
Redirect damage to yourself and restore Health +400 Max Health +40 Armor +10 Ability Haste
Pledge: While in combat, deal magic damage equal to 20–30 plus 1% of bonus Health per second for 5 second(s) to nearby enemies. Deals 125% damage against monsters and 200% damage against minions.
Sacrifice: Killing a neutral monster or an enemy deals magic damage equal to 30 plus 2% of bonus Health in an area around them. 2500
Knight's Vow TIPS: This item lets you act as a protective anchor for a designated ally: some of the damage they take is redirected to you, and you heal when that ally deals damage. Perfect for tanky supports and peel-focused bruisers who want to keep a carry safe — it provides a reliable way to soak focus, sustain through fights, and maintain teamfight presence.
Knight's Vow — This item lets you act as a protective anchor for a designated ally: some of the damage they take is redirected to you, and you heal when that ally deals damage. Perfect for tanky supports and peel-focused bruisers who want to keep a carry safe — it provides a reliable way to soak focus, sustain through fights, and maintain teamfight presence.
Thornmail
Reflects damage and reduces enemy healing +200 Max Health +75 Armor
Thorns: When struck by an attack, deal 20 + 6% bonus Armor + 2% bonus Health magic damage to the attacker.
Entwine: Aply 50% Grievous Wounds to enemy champions for 3 second(s) when stuck by their attacks or dealing damge to them.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 2700
Thornmail TIPS: This item reflects a portion of incoming physical damage back to attackers as magic damage and applies an effect that reduces enemy healing effectiveness. A strong pick versus teams with heavy auto-attack damage and sustain — ideal for tanks and bruisers who need to absorb focus and cut down opponent healing.
Force of Nature
Stacking Magic Resist and Move Speed +350 Max Health +60 Magic Resistance
Storm: +5% Move Speed.
Absorb: Taking ability damage from enemy champions grants 1 stack(s) of Steadfast for 7 seconds, max 4 stacks. Receiving damage from an enemy Champion will refresh the duration of the stacks. At maximum stacks, gain 10% Movement Speed and reduce all incoming magic damage by 25%. 2750
Force of Nature TIPS: This item provides a substantial boost to health and magic resistance, and its “Absorb” passive stacks up when you take ability damage from enemy champions, reducing all incoming magic damage and granting bonus movement speed at max stacks. It’s perfect for tanks who need to withstand teams heavy in magic damage and maintain mobility to be in the right position during fights. Pick this up when the enemy team builds magic damage (e.g., Syndra, Brand) and you need extra movement speed to initiate effectively or escape dangerous situations.
Force of Nature — This item provides a substantial boost to health and magic resistance, and its “Absorb” passive stacks up when you take ability damage from enemy champions, reducing all incoming magic damage and granting bonus movement speed at max stacks. It’s perfect for tanks who need to withstand teams heavy in magic damage and maintain mobility to be in the right position during fights. Pick this up when the enemy team builds magic damage (e.g., Syndra, Brand) and you need extra movement speed to initiate effectively or escape dangerous situations.
Amaranth's Twinguard
In-combat durability +60 Armor +60 Magic Resistance
Endurance: Gain 1 stacks of Endurance every 1 seconds while in combat with enemy champions (max 5 stacks). At maximum stacks, gain 20% size, 20% Tenacity, and increase Armor by 30% and Magic Resistance by 30% until out of combat with champion. 3100
Amaranth's Twinguard TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who spend a lot of time in the thick of fights and need extra durability and crowd control resistance. It provides bonuses to armor and magic resistance. The “Endurance” passive stacks up to five times during combat, and at full stacks you increase in size, gain enhanced tenacity, and receive bonus armor and magic resistance until you exit combat. This allows you to stay in the frontline longer and withstand enemy attacks more effectively. Due to its versatile utility, this item is one of the most popular defensive choices in the game and is used by the majority of tanks, fighters, and other classes.
Randuin's Omen
Counters Critical Strike Damage +400 Max Health +75 Armor
Resilience: Critically Struck deal 30% less damage to you.
Countercurrent: Gain 1 stacks of Countercurrent when Critically Struck by physical damage. Each stuck grants 5% Movement Speed and 5% slow resist. Max 4 stacks. 2800
Randuin's Omen TIPS: This item is built to counter crit-heavy builds. It provides a large health pool and armor while reducing damage from critical strikes, making you much tougher in head-on engagements. When you are critically struck, you gain stacks that boost your movement and slow resistance, helping you hold position and control fight spacing. — Perfect for tanks and bruisers who need to stand up to high-crit auto-attackers and survive extended teamfights.
Randuin's Omen — This item is built to counter crit-heavy builds. It provides a large health pool and armor while reducing damage from critical strikes, making you much tougher in head-on engagements. When you are critically struck, you gain stacks that boost your movement and slow resistance, helping you hold position and control fight spacing. — Perfect for tanks and bruisers who need to stand up to high-crit auto-attackers and survive extended teamfights.
Amaranth's Twinguard
In-combat durability +60 Armor +60 Magic Resistance
Endurance: Gain 1 stacks of Endurance every 1 seconds while in combat with enemy champions (max 5 stacks). At maximum stacks, gain 20% size, 20% Tenacity, and increase Armor by 30% and Magic Resistance by 30% until out of combat with champion. 3100
Amaranth's Twinguard TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who spend a lot of time in the thick of fights and need extra durability and crowd control resistance. It provides bonuses to armor and magic resistance. The “Endurance” passive stacks up to five times during combat, and at full stacks you increase in size, gain enhanced tenacity, and receive bonus armor and magic resistance until you exit combat. This allows you to stay in the frontline longer and withstand enemy attacks more effectively. Due to its versatile utility, this item is one of the most popular defensive choices in the game and is used by the majority of tanks, fighters, and other classes.
Titanic Hydra
Attacks deal bonus damage in a area +450 Max Health
+40 Attack Damage
Cleave: Every 1.75 second(s), your next attack deals bonus physical damage equal to 25 + 3% bonus (also applies to turrets), creating a shockwave that deals physical damage equal to 80 + 10% bonus to enemies behind the target. Ranged champions deal 75% of the damage. 3000
Titanic Hydra TIPS: This item turns your basic attacks into an AOE tool: periodically your next hit becomes a sweeping strike that deals bonus physical damage to nearby enemies and affects targets behind the primary hit. It speeds up waveclear, adds extra damage in teamfights, and helps pressure structures when built appropriately. Best suited for melee bruisers and tanks who combine a big health pool with frequent autos — great for players who want impact both in 1v1 trades and prolonged engagements.
Titanic Hydra — This item turns your basic attacks into an AOE tool: periodically your next hit becomes a sweeping strike that deals bonus physical damage to nearby enemies and affects targets behind the primary hit. It speeds up waveclear, adds extra damage in teamfights, and helps pressure structures when built appropriately. Best suited for melee bruisers and tanks who combine a big health pool with frequent autos — great for players who want impact both in 1v1 trades and prolonged engagements.Summoner Spells
Flash (Teleport a short distance) and 
Smite as your Summoner Spells.
Flash
Teleport a short distance forward or towards the aimed direction.
Cooldown: 150s
Smite
Deal 600 true damage to monsters, epic monsters or enemy minions. Smiting a monster restore 127 Health (70 + 10%). Smite upgrades to Chilling Smite after 3 uses.
Jungle Expertise:
Earn 20% bonus gold and 20% bonus XP from monsters kills, but temporarily earn 60% less gold and XP from minions kills.
Deal 15% more attack damage and 30% more ability damage against monsters.
Restore 40 Health over 5 seconds after dealing damage to monsters.
Restore 4 Mana every second while in the jungle or river.
From 11:00 onward, monster kills will no longer grant bonus gold.
At 2:00, the attack damage bonus against monsters will start to decay.
At 5:00, it will be removed.
Gains one charge every 45 seconds, up to a max of 2.
Cooldown: 10s
Сhilling Smite
Deal 1000 true damage to a large or epic monster or minion. Smiting monsters restore 152 Health (70 + 10%).
Against champions: Deal 40 true damage to enemy Champions and steals 25% of their Movement Speed for 2 seconds.
Cooldown: 10s
Runes BUILD
Ice Overlord (Immobilizing an enemy champion causes beams to form around them, slowing them. After that, you gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you.) as your keystone, followed by 
Unshakeable (Gain Armor and Magic Resist. When fully stacked, gain Slow Resist.), 
Bone Plating (Reduces incoming damage.) and 
Overgrowth (Gains bonus scalable max Health.) in the primary tree, as well as 
Nimbus Cloak (After a spell is cast, grants a brief Movement Speed boost that allows for faster movement.) in the secondary tree. Below you can see possible options for replacing runes.
Ice Overlord
Control, Slow
Immobilizing an enemy champion causes 3 beams to form around them, creating ice beneath them for 3 second(s) and slowing enemies inside. The slow lingers on enemies for 1.5 second(s) after they’ve left the ice zone. Gain a protective layer of ice around yourself, increasing your defenses. After a brief delay, the ice explodes, dealing a burst of magic damage around you.
Slow: (1.5% of your bonus Health + 20%).
Defenses: 35 + 80% bonus Armor and Magic Resist. Lasts 2.5 second(s).
Magic damage: 25–125 (
) + 5% max
Cooldown: 20s
Unshakeable
Increase Armor, Magic Resist, and Slow Resist
Gain 4% Armor and Magic Resistance. For every 1 enemy champion(s) nearby, gain an additional 3% Armor and Magic Resistance. If the max number of enemy champions are nearby (max: 3), you also gain 20% Slow Resist.
Bone Plating
Anti-Burst Damage
When taking damage from a champion, the current and next 3 champion abilities or attacks against you and within 1.5s deal 30-60 () less damage.
Cooldown: 30s
Overgrowth
Increase max Health
For every 2 enemy minions or 1 monster(s) killed nearby, permanently gain 3 max Health. Max Health can be increased indefinitely this way. Gain an additional 3% max Health upon reaching 30 stacks.
Nimbus Cloak
Spells increase Movement Speed
After using a Spell (Flash, Ignite, etc.), 10% - 40% movement bonus for 3 seconds. The speedup effectiveness depends on the Spell's cooldown.
Situational Runes
Bone Plating
Anti-Burst Damage
When taking damage from a champion, the current and next 3 champion abilities or attacks against you and within 1.5s deal 30-60 () less damage.
Cooldown: 30s
Second Wind
Increase sustain
Gain 5 Health every 5 seconds.
After taking damage from an enemy champion, regenerate 6 + (2% of your missing health) over the next 5 seconds. This effect is doubled for melee champions.
Second Wind — The rune restores health every 5 seconds and significantly boosts regeneration after taking damage from an enemy champion. This rune is especially useful for champions who are often in the thick of the fight, such as tanks or fighters, as it helps sustain health during battles. The effect is doubled for melee champions, making it even more effective in extended fights, improving survivability.
Bone Plating
Anti-Burst Damage
When taking damage from a champion, the current and next 3 champion abilities or attacks against you and within 1.5s deal 30-60 () less damage.
Cooldown: 30s
Nullifying Orb
Grant a protective shield
If you take damage from a champion that causes you to fall below 35% of your max Health, gain a shield that absorbs up to 60-180 () damage for 4s.
Cooldown: 60s
Nullifying Orb — The rune activates when you would take damage from a champion that causes you to fall below 35% of your maximum health, granting a shield that absorbs damage for a few seconds. This makes the rune perfect for champions who often find themselves in dangerous situations and could be attacked in critical moments. It is ideal for tanks or fighters who need to survive in tough fights, providing protection from sudden damage when at low health.
Overgrowth
Increase max Health
For every 2 enemy minions or 1 monster(s) killed nearby, permanently gain 3 max Health. Max Health can be increased indefinitely this way. Gain an additional 3% max Health upon reaching 30 stacks.
Perseverance
Increase survivability when crowd controlled
Gain 10% Tenacity. Gain 15-25 Armor and Magic Resistance () for 1.5 seconds when mmobilized. Refresh duration time when immobilized multiple times.
Perseverance — The rune increases your tenacity by 10%. When immobilized, it grants you bonus armor and magic resistance for a short period. The effect refreshes if you are immobilized multiple times, making the rune especially useful for champions who often find themselves under crowd control. It is ideal for tanks and fighters, enhancing their survivability in fights when they are subjected to multiple crowd control effects.
Nimbus Cloak
Spells increase Movement Speed
After using a Spell (Flash, Ignite, etc.), 10% - 40% movement bonus for 3 seconds. The speedup effectiveness depends on the Spell's cooldown.
Legend: Tenacity
Increase Tenacity and Slow Resist
Gains 3% Tenacity and 3% Slow Resist. Takedown monsters, enemy champions, or minions to gain up to an additional 15% Tenacity and 20% Slow Resist.
Legend: Tenacity — The rune increases your tenacity by 3% and slow resistance by 3%. By taking down monsters, enemy champions, or minions, you gain up to an additional 15% tenacity and 20% slow resistance. This rune is perfect for champions who often face crowd control in fights, such as fighters or tanks. It helps reduce the duration of crowd control effects, enhancing survivability in team fights.
Nimbus Cloak
Spells increase Movement Speed
After using a Spell (Flash, Ignite, etc.), 10% - 40% movement bonus for 3 seconds. The speedup effectiveness depends on the Spell's cooldown.
Relentless Hunter
Kills grant out-of-combat Movement Speed
Gain 10 out-of-combat Movement Speed. For each champion or epic monster takedown you score, gain 2 out-of-combat Movement Speed. Stacks up to 5 times.
Relentless Hunter — This rune enhances out-of-combat mobility, allowing you to move around the map faster and apply pressure. It is ideal for champions who roam активно, look for ganks, or rotate quickly between lanes and objectives. It works best on assassins, junglers, and some supports where map presence and fast decision-making are key.Skills Order
(Q) SHATTERED EARTH
6.8/5.5/4.3/3s 45
First cast (Shattered Earth): Grabs a boulder, empowering his next 3 attacks to gain 25/30/35/40% Attack Speed and deal 15 physical damage (15/30/45/60 + 100% bonus + 4% bonus ) to nearby enemies.
The third attack deals an additional 9% of the target's max Health as physical damage and slows by 40% for 1 second(s).Recast (Upheaval): Ends this ability and throws the boulder in a target direction. The boulder explodes on the first enemy hit, dealing 15 (15/30/45/60 + 100% bonus + 4% bonus ) plus 9% of the target's max Health as physical damage to them and nearby enemies and slowing them by 40% for 1 second(s).
Percent Health damage to monsters from the third attack and Upheaval is capped at 200 (200/250/300/350 + 100% bonus + 4% bonus ).
The first two attacks deal 100% damage to structures. The third attack and Upheaval deal 200% damage to structures.
(Q) SHATTERED EARTH
(W) SEISMIC BASTION
9/8/7/6s 60/65/70/75
Immediately gains a shield that absorbs damage equal to 8% max Health for 2.5 second(s) and triggers an earthquake that deals 50 magic damage (50/70/90/110 + 80% ) and slows nearby enemies by 20% for 1 second(s).
(W) SEISMIC BASTION
(E) IXTAL'S IMPACT
20/18/16/14s 50/55/60/65
First cast:
- Charges in a target direction, ignoring terrain.
- If he runs into an enemy champion or large monster, he drags them along for the rest of his charge.
- Colliding into a wall with an enemy in tow deals 102 physical damage (60/90/120/150 + 120% bonus + 6% max ) to the enemy and stuns them for 1.5 second(s).Recast: Ends his charge early.
Colliding into a wall with an enemy in tow reduces Ixtal's Impact's cooldown by 35%.
(E) IXTAL'S IMPACT
(R) IMPALE
80/70/60s 100
Lashes his tails forward, dealing 150 magic damage (150/250/350 + 100% ) and suppressing the first 3 enemy champions he hits for 1.5 second(s).
Champions hit are dragged along by Skarner for the duration of the suppression.
If he hits at least one enemy champion:
-He gains 40% Movement Speed for 1.5 second(s).
- If Shattered Earth is active, he will cast Upheaval first.
(R) IMPALE
Jungle SKARNER Counters
We have prepared lists of champions that can really annoy you during a match with the game on the Jungle SKARNER. We have also prepared a list of champions with whom you will be comfortable being on the same team. These lists are relative and depend greatly on your level of play, the skills of your allies and opponents. Do not forget that each situation is individual!
Threats
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Synergies
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Jungle SKARNER Counter Items
We have prepared a list of items and spells that will help counter Jungle SKARNER in a given situation. Buy items wisely, only if it is really necessary for a specific situation!
Penetration
Items with a high indicator Armor Penetration and Magic Penetration neutralize SKARNER's some of the armor and magic resistance.
Mortal Reminder
Armor Penetration (%) and reduced enemy healing +25 Attack Damage
+25% Critical Rate
+15% Attack Speed
Last Whisper: 
+30% Armor Penetration. Attacks that Critically Strike gain an additional 6% Armor Penetration.
Sepsis: Dealing physical damage to enemy champions applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 3300
Mortal Reminder TIPS: This item is perfect for auto‑attackers who need to shred through armor and cut down enemy healing. It boosts your penetration to deal more damage against tanky targets and applies grievous wounds on hit, reducing all healing and regen effects. — Ideal against tanks and high‑heal champions, and for marksmen and auto‑attack fighters who need to pierce defenses and curb enemy sustain.
Serylda’s Grudge
Armor Penetration (%) and apply slows +40 Attack Damage +15 Ability Haste
Last Whisper: Gain +33% Armor Penetration.
Icy: Damaging active abilities and empowered attacks slow enemies by 30% for 1 second.
Frostbite: Apply Frostbite to enemies slowed by Icy for 6s. At 3 Frostbite stacks, all stacks are consumed to apply bleed, dealing (10 + 2-30 () + 40% bonus) physical damage over 2s. Also applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3s. (5s cooldown per target) 3300
Serylda’s Grudge TIPS: This item blends heavy armor penetration with crowd control: your active abilities and empowered hits slow targets, and repeated slows trigger a bleed that also applies grievous wounds. Perfect for champions who need to kite, execute priority targets, and curb their healing.
Terminus
Increases Armor Pen, Megic Pen, Armor, and Magic Resist +40 Attack Damage +30% Attack Speed
Shadow: Attacks deal 35 bonus magic damage on-hit.
Juxtaposition: Alternate between Light and Dark on-hits when attacking. Light attacks grant 5-8 Armor and Magic Resist for 5 seconds on hit. Dark attacks grant 11% Armor Pen and 
11% Magic Pen for 5 seconds on hit. Each on-hit effect stacks up to 3 times. While you have this item, bonus Armor Pen and Magic Pen granted by it is capped at 40%. 3300
Terminus TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who rely heavily on auto-attacks and can benefit from mixed penetration effects and stacking resistances. It provides bonuses to attack damage and attack speed, and adds bonus magic damage to your auto-attacks. The "Juxtaposition" effect alternates between Light and Dark on-hits, granting you bonuses to resistances or penetration depending on which effect is triggered. Light attacks grant armor and magic resist, while Dark attacks grant armor and magic penetration. This item is especially useful for champions who auto-attack frequently and can take advantage of the stacking resistances and penetration effects.
Soulstealer
Takedown increase Movement speed an reduce cooldowns +150 Max Health
+65 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration +20 Ability Haste
Soul Hunt: +15% Magic Penetration.
Wandering Soul: Every time you take down an enemy champion within 3 seconds of damaging them, your ability cooldowns are reduced by 25%. You steal 10% of their base Movement Speed for 10 seconds and 50% of their Ability Haste until they respawn. Ability Haste stolen this way stacks. 3000
Soulstealer TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who frequently secure kills or assists and want to increase their mobility and ability uptime. It provides bonuses to maximum health, ability power, magic penetration, and ability haste. The "Wandering Soul" effect reduces your ability cooldowns by 25% after taking down an enemy champion, and you steal 10% of their base movement speed and 50% of their ability haste until they respawn. The stolen ability haste stacks, making it especially useful for champions who are often involved in kills and want to improve their stats by taking down enemies.
Infinity Orb
Abilities deal bonus damage +80 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration
Destiny: +5% Move Speed.
Balanced: +15 Magic Penetration.
Inevitable Demise: Abilities and empowered attacks Critically Strike for 20% bonus damage against enemies below 35% Health.
Thunderfall: When an enemy champion dies within 3 second(s) of you applying Inevitable Demise to them, a lightning bolt strikes at the spot where they died, dealing magic damage equal to 50-75 () plus 10% to nearby enemies. 2900
Infinity Orb TIPS: This item is ideal for mages and assassins looking to boost execution damage and mobility. It grants magic penetration and adds critical strike damage against weakened targets, enabling reliable finishers. Following a kill under this effect, a lightning bolt strikes, damaging nearby enemies—perfect for cleaning up in teamfights.
Dominik’s Regards
Already equipped with percentage armor penetration and bonus damage, but lacks durability +25 Attack Damage +36% Armor Penetration +25% Critical Rate
Giant Slayer: Deal bonus damage based on the target’s bonus Health. At 1500 bonus Health, the bonus damage is increased up to 15%. 3300
Dominik’s Regards TIPS: Is built to punish bulky foes. It converts a chunk of your offensive power into armor penetration and adds bonus damage that scales with the enemy’s extra health, making it a go-to pick when the enemy team stacks HP and armor. Because it focuses on penetration and damage rather than survivability, use it when you need to cut through tanky targets quickly while relying on positioning or teammates for protection.
% Health Damage
Items that can help to deal with high Health points tanks.
Divine Sunderer
Anti-Health attacks +425 Max Health +25 Attack Damage +25 Ability Haste
Spellblade: After using an ability, your next attack within 10 seconds deals (10% melee / 7% ranged) of target’s maximum health as bonus physical damage. If the target is a champion, heal for (6% melee / 2.5% ranged) of the target's maximum health. (1.5s Cooldown) Damage is reduced vs structure. 3400
Divine Sunderer TIPS: This item offers a strong blend of survivability and damage: after using an ability your next basic attack is empowered to deal bonus damage based on the target’s max health, and it heals you when used on enemy champions. Perfect for fighter-bruisiers and solo laners who weave abilities into autos and need sustain versus tanks and duelists.
Liandry's Torment
Abilities deal bonus damage +250 Max Health +75 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration
Torment: Damaging abilities or empowered attacks deal 0.6-3% () of the target's max Health as bonus magic damage over 3 seconds. 3000
Liandry's Torment TIPS: This item applies a sustained burning effect that deals extra magic damage scaling with the target’s max health — making it especially potent versus tanks and high-HP champions. The stacked torment periodically detonates for true damage to finish weakened foes. A strong pick for mages who want to prolong fights and slowly shred the enemy frontline.
Blade of the Ruined King
Attacks deal bonus damage +25 Attack Damage +35% Attack Speed
Thirst:
+10% Omni Vamp.
Ruined Strikes: Attacks deal bonus physical damage equal to 8.5% of the enemy's current Health on-hit. (Melee attacks deal 10%). Minion damage: 15. Max damage vs monsters: 60.
Drain: Hitting a champion with 3 attacks or abilities deals 30-100 bonus magic damage and steals 25% of their Move Speed for 2 seconds. (60s Cooldown) 3000
Blade of the Ruined King TIPS: This item is a powerful tool for shredding enemy health and staying alive in extended fights. It grants attack power and attack speed, turning your basic hits into sustained damage that scales with the target’s current health — ideal against tanks and high-HP builds. Its active grants a strong slow and steals movement speed from the target, helping you chase or lock down priority targets. The lifesteal-like sustain it provides makes it a solid pick for champions who want to outlast opponents in prolonged exchanges.
Cleanse or Block Spells
Items with ability or property to cleanse or block negative spells.
Stasis Enchant
Turn invulnerable
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (120s Cooldown) 1000
Stasis Enchant TIPS: This Enchant renders you invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 s, but prevents movement, attacks, and ability or item use. Perfect for surviving critical moments against assassins and high burst damage.
Quicksilver Enchant
Dispels crowd control
Quicksilver (Active): Removes all crowd control effects currently affecting you, and become immune to crowd control effects for 0.25 seconds.
Perseverance (Passive): After the Quicksilver effects ends, grant 30% Tenacity and 30% Slow Resist for 1.5 seconds. (70s Cooldown)
Cannot be used during knock up or knock back effects. 800
Quicksilver Enchant TIPS: This enchant cleanses all crowd control effects, grants brief CC immunity, then boosts your tenacity and slow resist. Perfect for champions who need to quickly purge control to stay in the fight.
Cleanse
Removes disables (including spell debuffs) affecting your champion and grants immunity to disables for 0.25 seconds.
Cooldown: 110s
Jungle SKARNER Strengths and Weaknesses
Jungle SKARNER Strategy and Tactics
Jungle SKARNER Power Spikes
SKARNER Jungle Pathing
Jungle Pathing represents the choices Junglers make in regards to when and where to gank. These choices include how they involve farming camps and buffs between their ganks, anticipating counterganks, and looking for opportunities to invade. It involves understanding the different abilities the champions in the game have and how they interact, as well as the overall interactions between the two team compositions.
full clear with a Red Buff start
Gromp
Monster
ABOUT
Spawn time: 20 second(s) into game.
Respawn interval: 110 second(s).
REWARDS
Earn XP and gold upon defeating them.
Blue Sentinel
Large Monster
ABOUT
Spawn time: 20 second(s) into game.
Respawn interval: 150 second(s).
The Blue Sentinel, sometimes called the blue buff, is a common starting monster for junglers thanks to its powerful Crest of Insight buff.
REWARDS
Upon dealing the killing blow to the Blue Sentinel, the player will receive the Crest of Insight Buff effect that lasts 90 seconds. Recover an amount of Mana or Energy every second.
Get 15 Ability Haste.
When a player who possesses the Crest of Insight buff is defeated by an enemy champion, the buff is transferred to the champion who defeated that player.
Greater Murk Wolf
Monster
ABOUT
Spawn time: 20 second(s) into game.
Respawn interval: 110 second(s).
Wolves tend to be easier and safer to bees at than other monsters. They are commonly s ight by junglers when passing by or while the higher priority monsters are respawning.
REWARDS
Earn XP and gold upon defeating them.
Crimson Raptor
Monster
ABOUT
Spawn time: 20 second(s) into game.
Respawn interval: 110 second(s).
Crimson raptors deal surprising damage t but the small ones can be quickly dispatched. Junglers commonly seek them out while pre| to gank the middle lane or while waiting for hi; priority monsters to spawn.
REWARDS
Earn XP and gold upon defeating them.
Red Brambleback
Large Monster
ABOUT
Spawn time: 20 second(s) into game.
Respawn interval: 150 second(s).
After completing the final strike to the Red Brambleback, you can obtain the Crest of Cinders buff effect; when the player with this buff is defeated, the buff effect will be transferred to the enemy champion who defeated them.
REWARDS
Upon dealing the killing blow to the Red Brambleback, the player will receive the Crest of Cinders Buff that lasts 90 seconds.
For Melee Champions, basic attacks burn targets on hit, reducing their movement speed by 20% for 3 seconds, and dealing True Damage every second. For non-Champion units, this only deals 50% of the burn damage.
For Ranged Champions, basic attacks burn targets on hit, reducing their Movement Speed by 6% for 3 seconds, and dealing True Damage every second. For non-Champion units, this only deals 50% of the burn damage.
When a player who possesses the Crest of Cinders buff is defeated by an enemy champion, the bufs is transferred to the champion who defeated player.
Ancient Krug
Monster
ABOUT
Spawn time: 20 second(s) into game.
Respawn interval: 110 second(s).
Ancient Krugs split into two upon defeat until they are so small they can split no more. Junglers oftem fight these monsters for extra gold and XP while waiting for gank opportunities or higher priority monster spawns.
REWARDS
Earn XP and gold upon defeating them.
Rift Scuttler
Large Monster
ABOUT
Spawn time: 85 second(s) into game.
Respawn interval: 120 second(s).
REWARDS
The Rift Scuttler grants XP and gold on takedown. A Speed Shrine also spawns at a fixed location on the same side of the river which provides the following buffs to your team:
Grants vision of the area.
Vision radius: 4.5m. Enemy champions who pass through this area will be maked and revealed.
Allied champions who pass through the area receive a 40% out-of-co Movement Speed boost for 2 second(s).
This Skarner Jungle Path focuses on a full clear starting on the Red Brambleback. At level one unlock (Q) SHATTERED EARTH, allowing Skarner to empower his attacks and quickly begin applying (PASSIVE) THREADS OF VIBRATION stacks to jungle camps.
After securing the Red Brambleback, unlock (W) SEISMIC BASTION at level two and move to the Krugs. The shield improves Skarner's sustain while the area damage helps speed up the clear. After clearing the Krugs, move to the Raptors. Finishing these camps grants level three and allows you to unlock (E) IXTAL'S IMPACT.
Now path toward the Blue Buff side of the jungle and clear the Murk Wolves, Gromp, and finally the Blue Sentinel. These camps grant level four, allowing you to upgrade (Q) SHATTERED EARTH for faster clears and stronger skirmishing.
After completing the full clear, move into the river and secure the Rift Scuttler. From there, look for nearby gank opportunities using (E) IXTAL'S IMPACT and (W) SEISMIC BASTION to lock enemies down for your teammates.
Solo Baron SKARNER Build items and runes
The information below will help you get familiar with the game on the Solo Baron Line SKARNER. We have prepared a items builds, runes, summoner spells and ability order for a comfortable game. Situational options for replacing items and runes are also available to you.
Key items
Shimmering Spark (Burns nearby enemies). Next, you should pay attention to whether your mobility champion is enough, our further actions will depend on this. If it is hard for you to dodge the enemy's skills or you want to roam on neighboring lines, then it is better to buy Boots of Speed at an early stage.
Shimmering Spark
Burns nearby enemies +50 Max Health
Burn: Deals 5-10 magic damage per second to nearby enemies. 500
Heartsteel
Increase Maximum Health +700 Max Health +150% Health Regen +20 Ability Haste
Colossal Consumption: While within 700 units of an enemy champion, charges for 2.5 seconds before dealing a huge strike against the enemy champion. This charged attack deals bonus physical damage equal to 140 + 3.5% of maximum Health, and grants maximum Health equal to 15% of the damage dealt. The charge for each target has a 20 second cooldown. 3000
Heartsteel TIPS: This item is perfect for tanks and bruisers who want to combine maximum survivability with massive burst damage against enemy champions. It provides a huge health pool, enhanced out-of-combat regeneration, and ability haste. The “Colossal Consumption” passive requires a 2.5-second charge when near an enemy champion, after which your next strike deals significant bonus physical damage based on your max health and grants you 15% of the damage dealt as bonus health. This allows you to both absorb damage and heal during skirmishes, making the item an excellent choice for extended fights and closing out teamfights. Excellent synergy with Spirit Visage: the healing amplification and regeneration boost from Spirit Visage further enhance the health restoration from this item’s passive, providing incredible survivability and sustain in combat.
Plated Steelcaps
Reduces Physical Damage +150 Max Health +50% Health Regen +20 Armor +45 Move Speed. 900
Plated Steelcaps TIPS: These boots are a go-to counter when the enemy relies on basic attacks and physical damage. They increase your armor and health regeneration while giving movement speed, helping you survive trades, dives and extended skirmishes versus AD-centric comps. Pick them when the enemy team has strong marksmen, sustained auto-attack threats or multiple AD bruisers who punish low armor.
Sunfire Aegis
Burns nearby emenies +425 Max Health +15 Ability Haste
Immolate: While in combat, deal magic damage equal to 16-25 plus 0.8% bonus HP per second to nearby enemies. Damaging champions or epic monsters with Immolate increases its damage by 11% for 5s, stacking up to 4 times.
Flametouch: At max Immolate stacks, attacks burn enemies around you for 50% of Immolate's damage over 3 seconds. Immolate dela 130% damge to monsters an 175-250% () + 40% bonus damage to minions. 2900
Sunfire Aegis TIPS: This item turns you into a source of sustained fiery pressure — an aura deals magic damage to nearby enemies while you’re engaged. The aura grows stronger when you hit champions or epic objectives, and at full stacks it adds burn to your basic attacks and leaves a scorching trail that hinders pursuit. Great for tanks and bruisers who want to hold the center of fights, pressure waves, and create continuous threat.
Plated Steelcaps
Reduces Physical Damage +150 Max Health +50% Health Regen +20 Armor +45 Move Speed. 900
Plated Steelcaps TIPS: These boots are a go-to counter when the enemy relies on basic attacks and physical damage. They increase your armor and health regeneration while giving movement speed, helping you survive trades, dives and extended skirmishes versus AD-centric comps. Pick them when the enemy team has strong marksmen, sustained auto-attack threats or multiple AD bruisers who punish low armor.
Mercury's Treads
Reduces Magic Damage +200 Max Health +50% Health Regen +20 Magic Resistance +45 Move Speed. 900
Mercury's Treads TIPS: These boots are a core defensive choice when the enemy deals strong magic damage. They increase your magic resistance, boost health regeneration and movement speed, and help you stay in lane or fights longer against poke and burst mages. Pick them when you need greater survivability versus AP-heavy matchups or repeated spell damage.
Stoneplate Enchant
Shield
Stoneplate (Active): Gain a base shield that absorbs damage equal to 15% of max Health. Every 1 bonus Armor or Magic Resistance you have increases the shield by 0.1%, up to 35%. The shield decays over 4s. (60s Cooldown) For every enemy nearby, gain an additional shield that absorbs damage equal to 5% of max Health, capped at 3 enemies. Every 1 bonus Armor or Magic Resistance you have increases the shield by 0.1%, up to 12%. Damage dealt is reduced by 40% for 4s. 500
Stoneplate Enchant TIPS: This enchant grants a strong shield based on your max health, further boosted by your armor and magic resist. The shield grows stronger per nearby enemy and decays over time, reducing incoming damage. — Perfect for tank initiators who need reliable mitigation to withstand initial bursts and control teamfights.
Heartsteel (Increase Maximum Health) as your first item, followed by Plated Steelcaps (Reduces Physical Damage) or Mercury's Treads (Reduces Magic Damage) depending on the situation. (sometimes it will still be better to build a boot as the first item, which significantly increases the mobility of your champion) the third key element in our build is Sunfire Aegis (Burns nearby emenies).
Maybe now it's time to think about upgrading your boot, invest in
Stoneplate Enchant (Gain a Shield).
The remaining last three items are situational, of course you can use the example builds above. But for a more effective game you will need to pay attention to the situation on the battlefield.
Heartsteel
Increase Maximum Health +700 Max Health +150% Health Regen +20 Ability Haste
Colossal Consumption: While within 700 units of an enemy champion, charges for 2.5 seconds before dealing a huge strike against the enemy champion. This charged attack deals bonus physical damage equal to 140 + 3.5% of maximum Health, and grants maximum Health equal to 15% of the damage dealt. The charge for each target has a 20 second cooldown. 3000
Heartsteel TIPS: This item is perfect for tanks and bruisers who want to combine maximum survivability with massive burst damage against enemy champions. It provides a huge health pool, enhanced out-of-combat regeneration, and ability haste. The “Colossal Consumption” passive requires a 2.5-second charge when near an enemy champion, after which your next strike deals significant bonus physical damage based on your max health and grants you 15% of the damage dealt as bonus health. This allows you to both absorb damage and heal during skirmishes, making the item an excellent choice for extended fights and closing out teamfights. Excellent synergy with Spirit Visage: the healing amplification and regeneration boost from Spirit Visage further enhance the health restoration from this item’s passive, providing incredible survivability and sustain in combat.
Plated Steelcaps
Reduces Physical Damage +150 Max Health +50% Health Regen +20 Armor +45 Move Speed. 900
Plated Steelcaps TIPS: These boots are a go-to counter when the enemy relies on basic attacks and physical damage. They increase your armor and health regeneration while giving movement speed, helping you survive trades, dives and extended skirmishes versus AD-centric comps. Pick them when the enemy team has strong marksmen, sustained auto-attack threats or multiple AD bruisers who punish low armor.
Sunfire Aegis
Burns nearby emenies +425 Max Health +15 Ability Haste
Immolate: While in combat, deal magic damage equal to 16-25 plus 0.8% bonus HP per second to nearby enemies. Damaging champions or epic monsters with Immolate increases its damage by 11% for 5s, stacking up to 4 times.
Flametouch: At max Immolate stacks, attacks burn enemies around you for 50% of Immolate's damage over 3 seconds. Immolate dela 130% damge to monsters an 175-250% () + 40% bonus damage to minions. 2900
Sunfire Aegis TIPS: This item turns you into a source of sustained fiery pressure — an aura deals magic damage to nearby enemies while you’re engaged. The aura grows stronger when you hit champions or epic objectives, and at full stacks it adds burn to your basic attacks and leaves a scorching trail that hinders pursuit. Great for tanks and bruisers who want to hold the center of fights, pressure waves, and create continuous threat.
Unending Despair
Increases tanks' sustain in teamfights +200 Max Health +45 Armor +45 Magic Resistance
Anguish: Every 4 second(s) while in combat with a champion, deal 3% of your max Health as magic damage to nearby champions and heal for 250% of the damage dealt. Anguish is unaffected by Item Ability Haste. 3000
Unending Despair TIPS: This item turns you into a self-sustaining frontline: while fighting you periodically deal magic damage around you and heal for a portion of that damage. Great for tanks and frontliners — it helps you soak focus, remain in the heart of fights longer, and excel in extended team engagements. Less effective in very short burst trades or on champions that avoid standing in the center of combat.
Thornmail
Reflects damage and reduces enemy healing +200 Max Health +75 Armor
Thorns: When struck by an attack, deal 20 + 6% bonus Armor + 2% bonus Health magic damage to the attacker.
Entwine: Aply 50% Grievous Wounds to enemy champions for 3 second(s) when stuck by their attacks or dealing damge to them.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 2700
Thornmail TIPS: This item reflects a portion of incoming physical damage back to attackers as magic damage and applies an effect that reduces enemy healing effectiveness. A strong pick versus teams with heavy auto-attack damage and sustain — ideal for tanks and bruisers who need to absorb focus and cut down opponent healing.
Amaranth's Twinguard
In-combat durability +60 Armor +60 Magic Resistance
Endurance: Gain 1 stacks of Endurance every 1 seconds while in combat with enemy champions (max 5 stacks). At maximum stacks, gain 20% size, 20% Tenacity, and increase Armor by 30% and Magic Resistance by 30% until out of combat with champion. 3100
Amaranth's Twinguard TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who spend a lot of time in the thick of fights and need extra durability and crowd control resistance. It provides bonuses to armor and magic resistance. The “Endurance” passive stacks up to five times during combat, and at full stacks you increase in size, gain enhanced tenacity, and receive bonus armor and magic resistance until you exit combat. This allows you to stay in the frontline longer and withstand enemy attacks more effectively. Due to its versatile utility, this item is one of the most popular defensive choices in the game and is used by the majority of tanks, fighters, and other classes.
Situational items
Sunfire Aegis
Burns nearby emenies +425 Max Health +15 Ability Haste
Immolate: While in combat, deal magic damage equal to 16-25 plus 0.8% bonus HP per second to nearby enemies. Damaging champions or epic monsters with Immolate increases its damage by 11% for 5s, stacking up to 4 times.
Flametouch: At max Immolate stacks, attacks burn enemies around you for 50% of Immolate's damage over 3 seconds. Immolate dela 130% damge to monsters an 175-250% () + 40% bonus damage to minions. 2900
Sunfire Aegis TIPS: This item turns you into a source of sustained fiery pressure — an aura deals magic damage to nearby enemies while you’re engaged. The aura grows stronger when you hit champions or epic objectives, and at full stacks it adds burn to your basic attacks and leaves a scorching trail that hinders pursuit. Great for tanks and bruisers who want to hold the center of fights, pressure waves, and create continuous threat.
Titanic Hydra
Attacks deal bonus damage in a area +450 Max Health +40 Attack Damage
Cleave: Every 1.75 second(s), your next attack deals bonus physical damage equal to 25 + 3% bonus (also applies to turrets), creating a shockwave that deals physical damage equal to 80 + 10% bonus to enemies behind the target. Ranged champions deal 75% of the damage. 3000
Titanic Hydra TIPS: This item turns your basic attacks into an AOE tool: periodically your next hit becomes a sweeping strike that deals bonus physical damage to nearby enemies and affects targets behind the primary hit. It speeds up waveclear, adds extra damage in teamfights, and helps pressure structures when built appropriately. Best suited for melee bruisers and tanks who combine a big health pool with frequent autos — great for players who want impact both in 1v1 trades and prolonged engagements.
Titanic Hydra — This item turns your basic attacks into an AOE tool: periodically your next hit becomes a sweeping strike that deals bonus physical damage to nearby enemies and affects targets behind the primary hit. It speeds up waveclear, adds extra damage in teamfights, and helps pressure structures when built appropriately. Best suited for melee bruisers and tanks who combine a big health pool with frequent autos — great for players who want impact both in 1v1 trades and prolonged engagements.
Thornmail
Reflects damage and reduces enemy healing +200 Max Health +75 Armor
Thorns: When struck by an attack, deal 20 + 6% bonus Armor + 2% bonus Health magic damage to the attacker.
Entwine: Aply 50% Grievous Wounds to enemy champions for 3 second(s) when stuck by their attacks or dealing damge to them.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 2700
Thornmail TIPS: This item reflects a portion of incoming physical damage back to attackers as magic damage and applies an effect that reduces enemy healing effectiveness. A strong pick versus teams with heavy auto-attack damage and sustain — ideal for tanks and bruisers who need to absorb focus and cut down opponent healing.
Frozen Heart
Reduces all nearby enemies Attack Speed +80 Armor +200 Max Mana +25 Ability Haste
Winter's Caress: Basic attacks and magic damage caused by you or inflicted upon you and nearby allies, will apply stacks of Chill to the enemy champion for 3 seconds. Each stack of Chill slows enemy attack speed by 9%, up to a maximum of 4 stacks or 36% attack speed reduction. Each individual ability has a 3 seconds cooldown on applying Chill stacks. 2700
Frozen Heart TIPS: This item is ideal for tanks and support champions who need to slow enemy attack speed and maintain a healthy mana pool. It provides substantial bonuses to armor, mana, and ability haste. The “Winter’s Caress” passive applies up to four stacks of Chill on enemy champions through your basic attacks, abilities, or any magic damage they take—each stack slows their attack speed by 9%, up to 36% at full stacks. This weakens enemy marksmen and fighters, making it harder for them to deal sustained damage in fights.
Frozen Heart — This item is ideal for tanks and support champions who need to slow enemy attack speed and maintain a healthy mana pool. It provides substantial bonuses to armor, mana, and ability haste. The “Winter’s Caress” passive applies up to four stacks of Chill on enemy champions through your basic attacks, abilities, or any magic damage they take—each stack slows their attack speed by 9%, up to 36% at full stacks. This weakens enemy marksmen and fighters, making it harder for them to deal sustained damage in fights.
Thornmail
Reflects damage and reduces enemy healing +200 Max Health +75 Armor
Thorns: When struck by an attack, deal 20 + 6% bonus Armor + 2% bonus Health magic damage to the attacker.
Entwine: Aply 50% Grievous Wounds to enemy champions for 3 second(s) when stuck by their attacks or dealing damge to them.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 2700
Thornmail TIPS: This item reflects a portion of incoming physical damage back to attackers as magic damage and applies an effect that reduces enemy healing effectiveness. A strong pick versus teams with heavy auto-attack damage and sustain — ideal for tanks and bruisers who need to absorb focus and cut down opponent healing.
Hollow Radiance
Deals damage in an area +400 Max Health +40 Magic Resistance +15 Ability Haste
Immolate: While in combat, deal magic damage equal to 20–30 plus 1% of bonus per second for 5 second(s) to nearby enemies. Deals 125% damage against monsters and 200% damage against minions.
Desolate: Killing a neutral monster or an enemy deals magic damage equal to 30 plus 2% of bonus in an area around them. 2800
Hollow Radiance TIPS: This item turns you into a steady source of pressure in fights: while engaged, it emits an area magic damage aura that helps clear waves and punish nearby small targets. On killing a neutral or enemy, it detonates for area damage, making it great for fast clears and threat creation when entering skirmishes. Perfect for tanks and frontline bruisers who need to hold the center of fights and force opponents into mistakes.
Hollow Radiance — This item turns you into a steady source of pressure in fights: while engaged, it emits an area magic damage aura that helps clear waves and punish nearby small targets. On killing a neutral or enemy, it detonates for area damage, making it great for fast clears and threat creation when entering skirmishes. Perfect for tanks and frontline bruisers who need to hold the center of fights and force opponents into mistakes.
Thornmail
Reflects damage and reduces enemy healing +200 Max Health +75 Armor
Thorns: When struck by an attack, deal 20 + 6% bonus Armor + 2% bonus Health magic damage to the attacker.
Entwine: Aply 50% Grievous Wounds to enemy champions for 3 second(s) when stuck by their attacks or dealing damge to them.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 2700
Thornmail TIPS: This item reflects a portion of incoming physical damage back to attackers as magic damage and applies an effect that reduces enemy healing effectiveness. A strong pick versus teams with heavy auto-attack damage and sustain — ideal for tanks and bruisers who need to absorb focus and cut down opponent healing.
Knight's Vow
Redirect damage to yourself and restore Health +400 Max Health +40 Armor +10 Ability Haste
Pledge: While in combat, deal magic damage equal to 20–30 plus 1% of bonus Health per second for 5 second(s) to nearby enemies. Deals 125% damage against monsters and 200% damage against minions.
Sacrifice: Killing a neutral monster or an enemy deals magic damage equal to 30 plus 2% of bonus Health in an area around them. 2500
Knight's Vow TIPS: This item lets you act as a protective anchor for a designated ally: some of the damage they take is redirected to you, and you heal when that ally deals damage. Perfect for tanky supports and peel-focused bruisers who want to keep a carry safe — it provides a reliable way to soak focus, sustain through fights, and maintain teamfight presence.
Knight's Vow — This item lets you act as a protective anchor for a designated ally: some of the damage they take is redirected to you, and you heal when that ally deals damage. Perfect for tanky supports and peel-focused bruisers who want to keep a carry safe — it provides a reliable way to soak focus, sustain through fights, and maintain teamfight presence.
Thornmail
Reflects damage and reduces enemy healing +200 Max Health +75 Armor
Thorns: When struck by an attack, deal 20 + 6% bonus Armor + 2% bonus Health magic damage to the attacker.
Entwine: Aply 50% Grievous Wounds to enemy champions for 3 second(s) when stuck by their attacks or dealing damge to them.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 2700
Thornmail TIPS: This item reflects a portion of incoming physical damage back to attackers as magic damage and applies an effect that reduces enemy healing effectiveness. A strong pick versus teams with heavy auto-attack damage and sustain — ideal for tanks and bruisers who need to absorb focus and cut down opponent healing.
Force of Nature
Stacking Magic Resist and Move Speed +350 Max Health +60 Magic Resistance
Storm: +5% Move Speed.
Absorb: Taking ability damage from enemy champions grants 1 stack(s) of Steadfast for 7 seconds, max 4 stacks. Receiving damage from an enemy Champion will refresh the duration of the stacks. At maximum stacks, gain 10% Movement Speed and reduce all incoming magic damage by 25%. 2750
Force of Nature TIPS: This item provides a substantial boost to health and magic resistance, and its “Absorb” passive stacks up when you take ability damage from enemy champions, reducing all incoming magic damage and granting bonus movement speed at max stacks. It’s perfect for tanks who need to withstand teams heavy in magic damage and maintain mobility to be in the right position during fights. Pick this up when the enemy team builds magic damage (e.g., Syndra, Brand) and you need extra movement speed to initiate effectively or escape dangerous situations.
Force of Nature — This item provides a substantial boost to health and magic resistance, and its “Absorb” passive stacks up when you take ability damage from enemy champions, reducing all incoming magic damage and granting bonus movement speed at max stacks. It’s perfect for tanks who need to withstand teams heavy in magic damage and maintain mobility to be in the right position during fights. Pick this up when the enemy team builds magic damage (e.g., Syndra, Brand) and you need extra movement speed to initiate effectively or escape dangerous situations.
Amaranth's Twinguard
In-combat durability +60 Armor +60 Magic Resistance
Endurance: Gain 1 stacks of Endurance every 1 seconds while in combat with enemy champions (max 5 stacks). At maximum stacks, gain 20% size, 20% Tenacity, and increase Armor by 30% and Magic Resistance by 30% until out of combat with champion. 3100
Amaranth's Twinguard TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who spend a lot of time in the thick of fights and need extra durability and crowd control resistance. It provides bonuses to armor and magic resistance. The “Endurance” passive stacks up to five times during combat, and at full stacks you increase in size, gain enhanced tenacity, and receive bonus armor and magic resistance until you exit combat. This allows you to stay in the frontline longer and withstand enemy attacks more effectively. Due to its versatile utility, this item is one of the most popular defensive choices in the game and is used by the majority of tanks, fighters, and other classes.
Randuin's Omen
Counters Critical Strike Damage +400 Max Health +75 Armor
Resilience: Critically Struck deal 30% less damage to you.
Countercurrent: Gain 1 stacks of Countercurrent when Critically Struck by physical damage. Each stuck grants 5% Movement Speed and 5% slow resist. Max 4 stacks. 2800
Randuin's Omen TIPS: This item is built to counter crit-heavy builds. It provides a large health pool and armor while reducing damage from critical strikes, making you much tougher in head-on engagements. When you are critically struck, you gain stacks that boost your movement and slow resistance, helping you hold position and control fight spacing. — Perfect for tanks and bruisers who need to stand up to high-crit auto-attackers and survive extended teamfights.
Randuin's Omen — This item is built to counter crit-heavy builds. It provides a large health pool and armor while reducing damage from critical strikes, making you much tougher in head-on engagements. When you are critically struck, you gain stacks that boost your movement and slow resistance, helping you hold position and control fight spacing. — Perfect for tanks and bruisers who need to stand up to high-crit auto-attackers and survive extended teamfights.Summoner Spells
Flash (Teleport a short distance) and 
Ignite (Ignites target enemy champion, dealing true damageand applying Grievous Wounds for the duration. Grievous Wound reduces the effectiveness of Healing) as your Summoner Spells.
Flash
Teleport a short distance forward or towards the aimed direction.
Cooldown: 150s
Ignite
Ignites target enemy champion, dealing 72 true damage (72–380 ) over 5 and applying 60% Grievous Wounds for the duration.
Grievous Wound reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
Cooldown: 100s
Teleport
After channeling for 3.5 seconds, teleport your champion to an allied champion, structure, or ward (excludes areas in range of enemy inhibitors). You can only teleport to structures during the first 6 minutes of the game.
Cooldown: 150s
Runes BUILD
Demolish (Automatically charges up when you are near turrets. Once fully charged, your next attack deals massive amounts of damage to turrets.), Second Wind (Heals you after taking damage.) and Overgrowth (Gains bonus scalable max Health.) in the primary tree, as well as Nimbus Cloak (After a spell is cast, grants a brief Movement Speed boost that allows for faster movement.) in the secondary tree. Below you can see possible options for replacing runes.
Demolish
Destroy turrets faster
When within 550 range of an enemy turret, gain a charge every 0.5s, up to 6 times.
When fully charged, your next attack against the turret deals an additional (100 + 22% max Health) physical damage.
Cooldown: 30s
Second Wind
Increase sustain
Gain 5 Health every 5 seconds.
After taking damage from an enemy champion, regenerate 6 + (2% of your missing health) over the next 5 seconds. This effect is doubled for melee champions.
Overgrowth
Increase max Health
For every 2 enemy minions or 1 monster(s) killed nearby, permanently gain 3 max Health. Max Health can be increased indefinitely this way. Gain an additional 3% max Health upon reaching 30 stacks.
Nimbus Cloak
Spells increase Movement Speed
After using a Spell (Flash, Ignite, etc.), 10% - 40% movement bonus for 3 seconds. The speedup effectiveness depends on the Spell's cooldown.
Situational Runes
Ice Overlord
Control, Slow
Immobilizing an enemy champion causes 3 beams to form around them, creating ice beneath them for 3 second(s) and slowing enemies inside. The slow lingers on enemies for 1.5 second(s) after they’ve left the ice zone. Gain a protective layer of ice around yourself, increasing your defenses. After a brief delay, the ice explodes, dealing a burst of magic damage around you.
Slow: (1.5% of your bonus Health + 20%).
Defenses: 35 + 80% bonus Armor and Magic Resist. Lasts 2.5 second(s).
Magic damage: 25–125 () + 5% max
Cooldown: 20s
Grasp of Undying
Tank, Heal
Every 3s in combat, your next attack on a champion will be enhanced.
Bonus magic damage: 2%
Heal: 2.5%
Permanently health increase: 10
On Ranged champions, the effects are reduced by 60%.
Grasp of Undying — The rune is perfect for champions who engage in close combat and can consistently stay in contact with enemies, such as Maokai or Nunu. It enhances attacks, dealing bonus magic damage and healing for a portion of health. The rune also permanently increases maximum health, making the champion more durable. For ranged champions, its effects are reduced, but it can still be useful for survival support in combat. It’s especially beneficial in extended fights where sustaining health is key.
Second Wind
Increase sustain
Gain 5 Health every 5 seconds.
After taking damage from an enemy champion, regenerate 6 + (2% of your missing health) over the next 5 seconds. This effect is doubled for melee champions.
Bone Plating
Anti-Burst Damage
When taking damage from a champion, the current and next 3 champion abilities or attacks against you and within 1.5s deal 30-60 () less damage.
Cooldown: 30s
Bone Plating — The rune reduces damage from enemy attacks and abilities when you take damage from an enemy champion. It lowers damage from the next few attacks or abilities for a short period, making it useful for most champions, including tanks, fighters, and even some mages. The rune helps improve survivability by mitigating damage in critical moments of the fight, making it suitable for heroes who find themselves in the heart of battles.
Second Wind
Increase sustain
Gain 5 Health every 5 seconds.
After taking damage from an enemy champion, regenerate 6 + (2% of your missing health) over the next 5 seconds. This effect is doubled for melee champions.
Nullifying Orb
Grant a protective shield
If you take damage from a champion that causes you to fall below 35% of your max Health, gain a shield that absorbs up to 60-180 () damage for 4s.
Cooldown: 60s
Nullifying Orb — The rune activates when you would take damage from a champion that causes you to fall below 35% of your maximum health, granting a shield that absorbs damage for a few seconds. This makes the rune perfect for champions who often find themselves in dangerous situations and could be attacked in critical moments. It is ideal for tanks or fighters who need to survive in tough fights, providing protection from sudden damage when at low health.
Overgrowth
Increase max Health
For every 2 enemy minions or 1 monster(s) killed nearby, permanently gain 3 max Health. Max Health can be increased indefinitely this way. Gain an additional 3% max Health upon reaching 30 stacks.
Perseverance
Increase survivability when crowd controlled
Gain 10% Tenacity. Gain 15-25 Armor and Magic Resistance () for 1.5 seconds when mmobilized. Refresh duration time when immobilized multiple times.
Perseverance — The rune increases your tenacity by 10%. When immobilized, it grants you bonus armor and magic resistance for a short period. The effect refreshes if you are immobilized multiple times, making the rune especially useful for champions who often find themselves under crowd control. It is ideal for tanks and fighters, enhancing their survivability in fights when they are subjected to multiple crowd control effects.
Nimbus Cloak
Spells increase Movement Speed
After using a Spell (Flash, Ignite, etc.), 10% - 40% movement bonus for 3 seconds. The speedup effectiveness depends on the Spell's cooldown.
Legend: Tenacity
Increase Tenacity and Slow Resist
Gains 3% Tenacity and 3% Slow Resist. Takedown monsters, enemy champions, or minions to gain up to an additional 15% Tenacity and 20% Slow Resist.
Legend: Tenacity — The rune increases your tenacity by 3% and slow resistance by 3%. By taking down monsters, enemy champions, or minions, you gain up to an additional 15% tenacity and 20% slow resistance. This rune is perfect for champions who often face crowd control in fights, such as fighters or tanks. It helps reduce the duration of crowd control effects, enhancing survivability in team fights.Skills Order
(Q) SHATTERED EARTH
6.8/5.5/4.3/3s 45
First cast (Shattered Earth): Grabs a boulder, empowering his next 3 attacks to gain 25/30/35/40% Attack Speed and deal 15 physical damage (15/30/45/60 + 100% bonus + 4% bonus ) to nearby enemies.
The third attack deals an additional 9% of the target's max Health as physical damage and slows by 40% for 1 second(s).Recast (Upheaval): Ends this ability and throws the boulder in a target direction. The boulder explodes on the first enemy hit, dealing 15 (15/30/45/60 + 100% bonus + 4% bonus ) plus 9% of the target's max Health as physical damage to them and nearby enemies and slowing them by 40% for 1 second(s).
Percent Health damage to monsters from the third attack and Upheaval is capped at 200 (200/250/300/350 + 100% bonus + 4% bonus ).
The first two attacks deal 100% damage to structures. The third attack and Upheaval deal 200% damage to structures.
(Q) SHATTERED EARTH
(W) SEISMIC BASTION
9/8/7/6s 60/65/70/75
Immediately gains a shield that absorbs damage equal to 8% max Health for 2.5 second(s) and triggers an earthquake that deals 50 magic damage (50/70/90/110 + 80% ) and slows nearby enemies by 20% for 1 second(s).
(W) SEISMIC BASTION
(E) IXTAL'S IMPACT
20/18/16/14s 50/55/60/65
First cast:
- Charges in a target direction, ignoring terrain.
- If he runs into an enemy champion or large monster, he drags them along for the rest of his charge.
- Colliding into a wall with an enemy in tow deals 102 physical damage (60/90/120/150 + 120% bonus + 6% max ) to the enemy and stuns them for 1.5 second(s).Recast: Ends his charge early.
Colliding into a wall with an enemy in tow reduces Ixtal's Impact's cooldown by 35%.
(E) IXTAL'S IMPACT
(R) IMPALE
80/70/60s 100
Lashes his tails forward, dealing 150 magic damage (150/250/350 + 100% ) and suppressing the first 3 enemy champions he hits for 1.5 second(s).
Champions hit are dragged along by Skarner for the duration of the suppression.
If he hits at least one enemy champion:
-He gains 40% Movement Speed for 1.5 second(s).
- If Shattered Earth is active, he will cast Upheaval first.
(R) IMPALE
Solo Baron SKARNER Counters
We have prepared lists of champions that can really annoy you during a match with the game on the Solo Baron SKARNER. We have also prepared a list of champions with whom you will be comfortable being on the same team. These lists are relative and depend greatly on your level of play, the skills of your allies and opponents. Do not forget that each situation is individual!
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Solo Baron SKARNER Counter Items
We have prepared a list of items and spells that will help counter Solo Baron SKARNER in a given situation. Buy items wisely, only if it is really necessary for a specific situation!
Penetration
Items with a high indicator Armor Penetration and Magic Penetration neutralize SKARNER's some of the armor and magic resistance.
Mortal Reminder
Armor Penetration (%) and reduced enemy healing +25 Attack Damage +25% Critical Rate +15% Attack Speed
Last Whisper: +30% Armor Penetration. Attacks that Critically Strike gain an additional 6% Armor Penetration.
Sepsis: Dealing physical damage to enemy champions applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 3300
Mortal Reminder TIPS: This item is perfect for auto‑attackers who need to shred through armor and cut down enemy healing. It boosts your penetration to deal more damage against tanky targets and applies grievous wounds on hit, reducing all healing and regen effects. — Ideal against tanks and high‑heal champions, and for marksmen and auto‑attack fighters who need to pierce defenses and curb enemy sustain.
Serylda’s Grudge
Armor Penetration (%) and apply slows +40 Attack Damage +15 Ability Haste
Last Whisper: Gain +33% Armor Penetration.
Icy: Damaging active abilities and empowered attacks slow enemies by 30% for 1 second.
Frostbite: Apply Frostbite to enemies slowed by Icy for 6s. At 3 Frostbite stacks, all stacks are consumed to apply bleed, dealing (10 + 2-30 () + 40% bonus) physical damage over 2s. Also applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3s. (5s cooldown per target) 3300
Serylda’s Grudge TIPS: This item blends heavy armor penetration with crowd control: your active abilities and empowered hits slow targets, and repeated slows trigger a bleed that also applies grievous wounds. Perfect for champions who need to kite, execute priority targets, and curb their healing.
Terminus
Increases Armor Pen, Megic Pen, Armor, and Magic Resist +40 Attack Damage +30% Attack Speed
Shadow: Attacks deal 35 bonus magic damage on-hit.
Juxtaposition: Alternate between Light and Dark on-hits when attacking. Light attacks grant 5-8 Armor and Magic Resist for 5 seconds on hit. Dark attacks grant 11% Armor Pen and 11% Magic Pen for 5 seconds on hit. Each on-hit effect stacks up to 3 times. While you have this item, bonus Armor Pen and Magic Pen granted by it is capped at 40%. 3300
Terminus TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who rely heavily on auto-attacks and can benefit from mixed penetration effects and stacking resistances. It provides bonuses to attack damage and attack speed, and adds bonus magic damage to your auto-attacks. The "Juxtaposition" effect alternates between Light and Dark on-hits, granting you bonuses to resistances or penetration depending on which effect is triggered. Light attacks grant armor and magic resist, while Dark attacks grant armor and magic penetration. This item is especially useful for champions who auto-attack frequently and can take advantage of the stacking resistances and penetration effects.
Soulstealer
Takedown increase Movement speed an reduce cooldowns +150 Max Health +65 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration +20 Ability Haste
Soul Hunt: +15% Magic Penetration.
Wandering Soul: Every time you take down an enemy champion within 3 seconds of damaging them, your ability cooldowns are reduced by 25%. You steal 10% of their base Movement Speed for 10 seconds and 50% of their Ability Haste until they respawn. Ability Haste stolen this way stacks. 3000
Soulstealer TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who frequently secure kills or assists and want to increase their mobility and ability uptime. It provides bonuses to maximum health, ability power, magic penetration, and ability haste. The "Wandering Soul" effect reduces your ability cooldowns by 25% after taking down an enemy champion, and you steal 10% of their base movement speed and 50% of their ability haste until they respawn. The stolen ability haste stacks, making it especially useful for champions who are often involved in kills and want to improve their stats by taking down enemies.
Infinity Orb
Abilities deal bonus damage +80 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration
Destiny: +5% Move Speed.
Balanced: +15 Magic Penetration.
Inevitable Demise: Abilities and empowered attacks Critically Strike for 20% bonus damage against enemies below 35% Health.
Thunderfall: When an enemy champion dies within 3 second(s) of you applying Inevitable Demise to them, a lightning bolt strikes at the spot where they died, dealing magic damage equal to 50-75 () plus 10% to nearby enemies. 2900
Infinity Orb TIPS: This item is ideal for mages and assassins looking to boost execution damage and mobility. It grants magic penetration and adds critical strike damage against weakened targets, enabling reliable finishers. Following a kill under this effect, a lightning bolt strikes, damaging nearby enemies—perfect for cleaning up in teamfights.
Dominik’s Regards
Already equipped with percentage armor penetration and bonus damage, but lacks durability +25 Attack Damage +36% Armor Penetration +25% Critical Rate
Giant Slayer: Deal bonus damage based on the target’s bonus Health. At 1500 bonus Health, the bonus damage is increased up to 15%. 3300
Dominik’s Regards TIPS: Is built to punish bulky foes. It converts a chunk of your offensive power into armor penetration and adds bonus damage that scales with the enemy’s extra health, making it a go-to pick when the enemy team stacks HP and armor. Because it focuses on penetration and damage rather than survivability, use it when you need to cut through tanky targets quickly while relying on positioning or teammates for protection.
% Health Damage
Items that can help to deal with high Health points tanks.
Divine Sunderer
Anti-Health attacks +425 Max Health +25 Attack Damage +25 Ability Haste
Spellblade: After using an ability, your next attack within 10 seconds deals (10% melee / 7% ranged) of target’s maximum health as bonus physical damage. If the target is a champion, heal for (6% melee / 2.5% ranged) of the target's maximum health. (1.5s Cooldown) Damage is reduced vs structure. 3400
Divine Sunderer TIPS: This item offers a strong blend of survivability and damage: after using an ability your next basic attack is empowered to deal bonus damage based on the target’s max health, and it heals you when used on enemy champions. Perfect for fighter-bruisiers and solo laners who weave abilities into autos and need sustain versus tanks and duelists.
Liandry's Torment
Abilities deal bonus damage +250 Max Health +75 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration
Torment: Damaging abilities or empowered attacks deal 0.6-3% () of the target's max Health as bonus magic damage over 3 seconds. 3000
Liandry's Torment TIPS: This item applies a sustained burning effect that deals extra magic damage scaling with the target’s max health — making it especially potent versus tanks and high-HP champions. The stacked torment periodically detonates for true damage to finish weakened foes. A strong pick for mages who want to prolong fights and slowly shred the enemy frontline.
Blade of the Ruined King
Attacks deal bonus damage +25 Attack Damage +35% Attack Speed
Thirst:+10% Omni Vamp.
Ruined Strikes: Attacks deal bonus physical damage equal to 8.5% of the enemy's current Health on-hit. (Melee attacks deal 10%). Minion damage: 15. Max damage vs monsters: 60.
Drain: Hitting a champion with 3 attacks or abilities deals 30-100 bonus magic damage and steals 25% of their Move Speed for 2 seconds. (60s Cooldown) 3000
Blade of the Ruined King TIPS: This item is a powerful tool for shredding enemy health and staying alive in extended fights. It grants attack power and attack speed, turning your basic hits into sustained damage that scales with the target’s current health — ideal against tanks and high-HP builds. Its active grants a strong slow and steals movement speed from the target, helping you chase or lock down priority targets. The lifesteal-like sustain it provides makes it a solid pick for champions who want to outlast opponents in prolonged exchanges.
Cleanse or Block Spells
Items with ability or property to cleanse or block negative spells.
Stasis Enchant
Turn invulnerable
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (120s Cooldown) 1000
Stasis Enchant TIPS: This Enchant renders you invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 s, but prevents movement, attacks, and ability or item use. Perfect for surviving critical moments against assassins and high burst damage.
Quicksilver Enchant
Dispels crowd control
Quicksilver (Active): Removes all crowd control effects currently affecting you, and become immune to crowd control effects for 0.25 seconds.
Perseverance (Passive): After the Quicksilver effects ends, grant 30% Tenacity and 30% Slow Resist for 1.5 seconds. (70s Cooldown)
Cannot be used during knock up or knock back effects. 800
Quicksilver Enchant TIPS: This enchant cleanses all crowd control effects, grants brief CC immunity, then boosts your tenacity and slow resist. Perfect for champions who need to quickly purge control to stay in the fight.
Cleanse
Removes disables (including spell debuffs) affecting your champion and grants immunity to disables for 0.25 seconds.
Cooldown: 110s
Solo Baron SKARNER Tips
Solo Baron SKARNER Strengths and Weaknesses
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THREADS OF VIBRATION
SHATTERED EARTH
SEISMIC BASTION
IXTAL'S IMPACT
IMPALE
(PASSIVE) THREADS OF VIBRATION
Skarner's attacks, Shattered Earth, Upheaval, and Impale apply Quaking to targets for 4 second(s) (max 3 stacks).
At 3 stacks of Quaking, enemies take 5%–10% () of their max Health as magic damage over its duration.
Deals up to 100–450 damage () against monsters.
Ability Tips
Video
(Q) SHATTERED EARTH
6.8/5.5/4.3/3s 45
First cast (Shattered Earth): Grabs a boulder, empowering his next 3 attacks to gain 25/30/35/40% Attack Speed and deal 15 physical damage (15/30/45/60 + 100% bonus + 4% bonus ) to nearby enemies.
The third attack deals an additional 9% of the target's max Health as physical damage and slows by 40% for 1 second(s).Recast (Upheaval): Ends this ability and throws the boulder in a target direction. The boulder explodes on the first enemy hit, dealing 15 (15/30/45/60 + 100% bonus + 4% bonus ) plus 9% of the target's max Health as physical damage to them and nearby enemies and slowing them by 40% for 1 second(s).
Percent Health damage to monsters from the third attack and Upheaval is capped at 200 (200/250/300/350 + 100% bonus + 4% bonus ).
The first two attacks deal 100% damage to structures. The third attack and Upheaval deal 200% damage to structures.
Ability Tips
Video
(W) SEISMIC BASTION
9/8/7/6s 60/65/70/75
Immediately gains a shield that absorbs damage equal to 8% max Health for 2.5 second(s) and triggers an earthquake that deals 50 magic damage (50/70/90/110 + 80% ) and slows nearby enemies by 20% for 1 second(s).
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(E) IXTAL'S IMPACT
20/18/16/14s 50/55/60/65
First cast:
- Charges in a target direction, ignoring terrain.
- If he runs into an enemy champion or large monster, he drags them along for the rest of his charge.
- Colliding into a wall with an enemy in tow deals 102 physical damage (60/90/120/150 + 120% bonus + 6% max ) to the enemy and stuns them for 1.5 second(s).Recast: Ends his charge early.
Colliding into a wall with an enemy in tow reduces Ixtal's Impact's cooldown by 35%.
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(R) IMPALE
80/70/60s 100
Lashes his tails forward, dealing 150 magic damage (150/250/350 + 100% ) and suppressing the first 3 enemy champions he hits for 1.5 second(s).
Champions hit are dragged along by Skarner for the duration of the suppression.
If he hits at least one enemy champion:
-He gains 40% Movement Speed for 1.5 second(s).
- If Shattered Earth is active, he will cast Upheaval first.
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Wild Rift SKARNER Skills Combo
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Wild Rift SKARNER Video
Watch here!Skarner is an immense crystalline scorpion from a hidden valley in Shurima. Part of the ancient Brackern race, Skarner and his kin are known for their great wisdom and deep connection to the land, as their souls are fused with powerful life crystals which hold the living thoughts and memories of their ancestors. In an age long past, the Brackern entered hibernation to avoid untold magical destruction, but recent, threatening events have roused Skarner. As the only Brackern awake, he strives to protect his kind from those who seek to harm them.