Jungle Matchup

Skarner vs Pantheon

Patch: 15.18 (25.18)
League: Platinum+
Skarner

Skarner

the Primordial Sovereign
Jungle
Skarner Jungle Overall Win Rate
44.88%

Matchup Win Rate

45.2%
Skarner vs Pantheon Wins
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54.8%
Pantheon vs Skarner Wins
Pantheon

Pantheon

the Unbreakable Spear
Jungle
Pantheon Jungle Overall Win Rate
49.92%

Skarner vs Pantheon - Jungle Matchup Guide Patch 15.18 (25.18)

Skarner Jungle vs Pantheon Jungle - Who is stronger?

Pantheon Jungle counters Skarner hard (45.2% win rate) based on 547 games. This matchup is really difficult for Skarner players.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Skarner Jungle vs Pantheon Jungle in patch 15.18 (25.18), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 62.8% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Skarner with 0.6% pick rate (56th place among Jungle champions) rarely faces Pantheon, who maintains 2.9% popularity. While this matchup isn't common overall, Pantheon's solid presence in the meta makes understanding it worthwhile when you do play Skarner. Challenging situation: Skarner's weak 44.9% overall win rate compounds with this difficult matchup, creating serious obstacles for climbing. Every edge matters: In this tough matchup, the proven Grasp of the Undying + Shield Bash combination (44.8% win rate) plus optimal itemization Heartsteel, Sunfire Aegis, Unending Despair, and Plated Steelcaps boosts your chances from 45.2% to 62.8% - potentially game-changing.

Survive and scale: Skarner faces both matchup (45.16%) and farming disadvantages (5.09 vs 5.86/min). With a 0.77 CS/min deficit, prioritize safe farming and jungle assistance. Outclassed across the board: Pantheon leads in both matchup win rate (54.8%) and damage (736 vs 590/min). Skarner must seek alternative win conditions through macro play and team coordination. Strong individual performance: Skarner maintains better KDA (3.00, 7th place vs 21st for Pantheon), but loses the matchup overall. High KDA without wins suggests difficulty translating individual advantages into victory conditions.

Skarner vs Pantheon - Jungle Stats Comparison

Skarner Jungle
Skarner Jungle		Versus
Pantheon Jungle
Pantheon Jungle
DTierB+
45.2%Matchup Winrate54.8%
44.88%Role Winrate49.92%
#58Winrate Rank#36
0.6%Pickrate2.9%
3.0Average KDA2.8
385Gold per Minute398
5.09CS/Min5.86
0.18Wards per Minute0.19
590Damage per Minute736

How to Beat Pantheon as Skarner (Jungle)

Difficult matchup requiring deep understanding of game mechanics and flawless execution. Patience and proper macro play are the keys to victory in this confrontation.

Skarner deals mixed damage - the opponent has fewer options for defense. Pantheon deals mainly physical damage (88.72%), additional items against this damage type may be required against snowballing or aggressive play.

Consider the farming superiority demonstrated by Pantheon, ranking 40th (versus 57th for Skarner) in farming efficiency among champions in this role. This means the opponent can build gold advantages more quickly. Meanwhile, their lower KDA (2.8 versus 3.0) suggests they are less effective in team fights.

Key aspects of the Skarner Jungle versus Pantheon Jungle matchup

In this difficult confrontation, it is critically important for the Skarner player to avoid attempts to force trades and all-ins with the Pantheon player, as the matchup requires a patient and calculated approach. Extended trades without clear tactical advantage often lead to unfavorable consequences, and ignoring opportunities to receive team support can be a fatal mistake for game progression.

Skarner vs Pantheon: Jungle Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Smite
Smite Deals true damage to a monster or minion.
47.9% Win Rate59.3% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Smite
Smite Deals true damage to a monster or minion.
47.9% Win Rate59.3% Pick Rate

Skarner vs Pantheon: Jungle Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Resolve
Grasp of the Undying
Grasp of the Undying Every 4s in combat, your next basic attack on a champion will:
  • Deal bonus magic damage equal to 3.5% of your max health
  • Heal you for 1.3% of your max health
  • Permanently increase your health by 5
    Ranged Champions: Damage, healing, and permanent health gained are 60% effective.

    • Grasp of the Undying

    Every 4s in combat, your next basic attack on a champion will:Deal bonus magic damage equ…

    Shield Bash
    Shield Bash Whenever you gain a new shield, your next basic attack against a champion deals 5 - 30(+2.5% Bonus Health)(+15.0% New Shield Amount) bonus adaptive damage.

    You have up to 2s after the shield expires to use this effect.

    Shield Bash

    Whenever you gain a new shield, your next basic attack against a champion deal…

    Conditioning
    Conditioning After 12 min gain +8 Armor and +8 Magic Resist and increase your Armor and Magic Resist by 3%.

    Conditioning

    After 12 min gain +8 Armor and +8 Magic Resist and increase your Armor and Magi…

    Overgrowth
    Overgrowth Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanently gaining 3 maximum health for every 8.

    When you've absorbed 120 monsters or enemy minions, gain an additional 3.5% maximum health.

    Overgrowth

    Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanent…

    Secondary Path
    Inspiration
    Magical Footwear
    Magical Footwear You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots before then. For each takedown you acquire the boots 45s sooner.

    Slightly Magical Footwear grants you an additional 10 Move Speed.

    Magical Footwear

    You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots befo…

    Approach Velocity
    Approach Velocity Gain 7.5% Move Speed towards nearby enemy champions that are movement impaired. This bonus is increased to 15% Move Speed for any enemy champion that you impair.

    Activation Range for CC from allies: 1000

    Approach Velocity

    Gain 7.5% Move Speed towards nearby enemy champions that are movement impaired.…

    Adaptive
    Scaling Cooldown Reduction
    Scaling Cooldown Reduction +8 Ability Haste

    Scaling Cooldown Reduction

    +8 Ability Haste

    Scaling Health
    Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

    Scaling Health

    Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

    Scaling Health
    Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

    Scaling Health

    Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

    44.8% Win Rate87.3% Pick Rate

    Best Win Rate Runes

    Primary Path
    Resolve
    Grasp of the Undying
    Grasp of the Undying Every 4s in combat, your next basic attack on a champion will:
  • Deal bonus magic damage equal to 3.5% of your max health
  • Heal you for 1.3% of your max health
  • Permanently increase your health by 5
    Ranged Champions: Damage, healing, and permanent health gained are 60% effective.

    • Grasp of the Undying

    Every 4s in combat, your next basic attack on a champion will:Deal bonus magic damage equ…

    Shield Bash
    Shield Bash Whenever you gain a new shield, your next basic attack against a champion deals 5 - 30(+2.5% Bonus Health)(+15.0% New Shield Amount) bonus adaptive damage.

    You have up to 2s after the shield expires to use this effect.

    Shield Bash

    Whenever you gain a new shield, your next basic attack against a champion deal…

    Conditioning
    Conditioning After 12 min gain +8 Armor and +8 Magic Resist and increase your Armor and Magic Resist by 3%.

    Conditioning

    After 12 min gain +8 Armor and +8 Magic Resist and increase your Armor and Magi…

    Overgrowth
    Overgrowth Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanently gaining 3 maximum health for every 8.

    When you've absorbed 120 monsters or enemy minions, gain an additional 3.5% maximum health.

    Overgrowth

    Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanent…

    Secondary Path
    Inspiration
    Magical Footwear
    Magical Footwear You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots before then. For each takedown you acquire the boots 45s sooner.

    Slightly Magical Footwear grants you an additional 10 Move Speed.

    Magical Footwear

    You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots befo…

    Approach Velocity
    Approach Velocity Gain 7.5% Move Speed towards nearby enemy champions that are movement impaired. This bonus is increased to 15% Move Speed for any enemy champion that you impair.

    Activation Range for CC from allies: 1000

    Approach Velocity

    Gain 7.5% Move Speed towards nearby enemy champions that are movement impaired.…

    Adaptive
    Scaling Cooldown Reduction
    Scaling Cooldown Reduction +8 Ability Haste

    Scaling Cooldown Reduction

    +8 Ability Haste

    Scaling Health
    Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

    Scaling Health

    Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

    Scaling Health
    Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

    Scaling Health

    Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

    44.8% Win Rate87.3% Pick Rate

    Skarner vs Pantheon: Jungle Item Builds

    Most Popular Build

    Starting Items
    Stealth Ward
    Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
    Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
    Gustwalker Hatchling
    Gustwalker Hatchling (450 gold) Jungle Companions
    Summon a Gustwalker that assists you against monsters.
    Gustwalker's Gait
    The companion grows as you hunt monsters, empowering your Smite. When fully grown, it grants Move Speed upon entering brush, increased when killing large monsters.
    Health Potion
    Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
    Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
    46.1% Win Rate31.0% Pick Rate
    Popular Boots
    Plated Steelcaps
    Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
    45 Move Speed
    Plating
    Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
    43.0% Win Rate51.4% Pick Rate
    Mercury's Treads
    Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
    45 Move Speed
    30% Tenacity
    47.2% Win Rate36.6% Pick Rate
    Ionian Boots of Lucidity
    Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
    45 Move Speed
    Ionian Insight
    Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
    48.9% Win Rate2.0% Pick Rate
    Core Build
    Giant's Belt
    Giant's Belt (900 gold) 350 Health
    ->
    Heartsteel
    Heartsteel (3000 gold) 900 Health
    100% Base Health Regen
    Colossal Consumption (0s) per target
    If an enemy champion is nearby for a few seconds, your next Attack against them deals 70 plus 6% of your max Health as bonus physical damage and grants 8% of the damage as max Health.
    Goliath
    For each 1000 max Health, gain 3% increased size, up to 30%.
    Unending Despair
    Unending Despair (2800 gold) 400 Health
    25 Armor
    25 Magic Resist
    10 Ability Haste
    Anguish
    Every 4 seconds while in combat with champions, deal magic damage to nearby enemy champions and heal for 250% of the damage dealt.
    Thornmail
    Thornmail (2450 gold) 150 Health
    75 Armor
    Thorns
    When struck by an Attack, deal magic damage to the attacker and apply 40% Wounds for 3 seconds if they are a champion.
    53.1% Win Rate19.8% Pick Rate
    Final Build
    Randuin's Omen
    Randuin's Omen (2700 gold) 350 Health
    75 Armor
    Resilience
    Receive 30% less damage from Critical Strikes.
    Humility
    Slow nearby enemies by 70% for 2 seconds.
    58.6% Win Rate18.2% Pick Rate

    Best Win Rate Build

    Starting Items
    Oracle Lens
    Oracle Lens (0 gold) Active (160 - 100s, max 2 charges)
    Reveals enemy Stealth Wards and traps around you for 6 seconds.
    Gustwalker Hatchling
    Gustwalker Hatchling (450 gold) Jungle Companions
    Summon a Gustwalker that assists you against monsters.
    Gustwalker's Gait
    The companion grows as you hunt monsters, empowering your Smite. When fully grown, it grants Move Speed upon entering brush, increased when killing large monsters.
    52.7% Win Rate3.2% Pick Rate
    Highest Winrate Boots
    Boots of Swiftness
    Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
    Fleetfooted
    Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
    55.3% Win Rate1.2% Pick Rate
    Symbiotic Soles
    Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
    Voidborn
    Gain Empowered Recall.
    Symbiosis
    After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
    49.2% Win Rate0.2% Pick Rate
    Ionian Boots of Lucidity
    Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
    45 Move Speed
    Ionian Insight
    Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
    48.9% Win Rate2.0% Pick Rate
    Core Build
    Giant's Belt
    Giant's Belt (900 gold) 350 Health
    ->
    Heartsteel
    Heartsteel (3000 gold) 900 Health
    100% Base Health Regen
    Colossal Consumption (0s) per target
    If an enemy champion is nearby for a few seconds, your next Attack against them deals 70 plus 6% of your max Health as bonus physical damage and grants 8% of the damage as max Health.
    Goliath
    For each 1000 max Health, gain 3% increased size, up to 30%.
    Sunfire Aegis
    Sunfire Aegis (2700 gold) 350 Health
    50 Armor
    10 Ability Haste
    Immolate
    After taking or dealing damage, deal magic damage per second to nearby enemies for 3 seconds.
    Unending Despair
    Unending Despair (2800 gold) 400 Health
    25 Armor
    25 Magic Resist
    10 Ability Haste
    Anguish
    Every 4 seconds while in combat with champions, deal magic damage to nearby enemy champions and heal for 250% of the damage dealt.
    62.8% Win Rate2.5% Pick Rate
    Final Build
    Warmog's Armor
    Warmog's Armor (3100 gold) 1000 Health
    100% Base Health Regen
    Warmog's Heart
    If you have 2000 bonus Health and have not taken damage within 8 seconds, restore Health per second.
    Warmog's Vitality
    Gain bonus Health equal to 12% of your Item Health (0).
    69.4% Win Rate4.1% Pick Rate
    Other Items
    Jak'Sho, The Protean
    Jak'Sho, The Protean (3200 gold) 350 Health
    45 Armor
    45 Magic Resist
    Voidborn Resilience
    After 5 seconds of champion combat, increase your bonus Armor and Magic Resist by 30% until end of combat.
    53.0% Win Rate16.5% Pick Rate
    Spirit Visage
    Spirit Visage (2700 gold) 400 Health
    50 Magic Resist
    10 Ability Haste
    100% Base Health Regen
    Boundless Vitality
    Heals and Shields on you are increased by 25%.
    62.7% Win Rate10.0% Pick Rate
    Frozen Heart
    Frozen Heart (2500 gold) 75 Armor
    400 Mana
    20 Ability Haste
    Winter's Caress
    Reduce the Attack Speed of nearby champions by 20%.
    55.8% Win Rate7.3% Pick Rate
    Kaenic Rookern
    Kaenic Rookern (2900 gold) 400 Health
    80 Magic Resist
    100% Base Health Regen
    Magebane
    After not taking magic damage for 15 seconds, gain a magic shield.
    65.5% Win Rate4.9% Pick Rate
    Warmog's Armor
    Warmog's Armor (3100 gold) 1000 Health
    100% Base Health Regen
    Warmog's Heart
    If you have 2000 bonus Health and have not taken damage within 8 seconds, restore Health per second.
    Warmog's Vitality
    Gain bonus Health equal to 12% of your Item Health (0).
    69.4% Win Rate4.1% Pick Rate
    Overlord's Bloodmail
    Overlord's Bloodmail (3300 gold) 30 Attack Damage
    550 Health
    Tyranny
    Gain 2% of your bonus Health as Attack Damage.
    Retribution
    Gain up to 10% increased Attack Damage based on your percent missing Health.
    53.6% Win Rate3.2% Pick Rate
    Sunfire Aegis
    Sunfire Aegis (2700 gold) 350 Health
    50 Armor
    10 Ability Haste
    Immolate
    After taking or dealing damage, deal magic damage per second to nearby enemies for 3 seconds.
    66.9% Win Rate2.9% Pick Rate

    Skarner vs Pantheon: Jungle Skill (abilities) Orders

    Most Frequent Skill Order

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    Q
    Q
    Shattered Earth / Upheaval Skarner rips a boulder from the earth that empowers his attacks and can be thrown as a powerful projectile.
    Q
    Q
    Q
    Q
    Q
    W
    W
    Seismic Bastion Skarner gains a shield and creates an earthquake whose shockwave damages and slows foes.
    W
    W
    W
    W
    W
    E
    E
    Ixtal's Impact Skarner charges forward and passes through terrain. If he collides with a champion or large monster, he'll slam them into the next wall he hits to damage and stun them.
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    R
    R
    Impale Skarner's tails lash forward to suppress enemy champions. Once suppressed, the victims will be dragged along by Skarner as he moves around.
    R
    R
    R
    Max Order: Q > W > E
    44.9% Win Rate74.7% Pick Rate

    Highest Win % Skill Order

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    R
    Q
    Shattered Earth / Upheaval Skarner rips a boulder from the earth that empowers his attacks and can be thrown as a powerful projectile.
    Q
    Q
    Q
    Q
    Q
    R
    W
    Seismic Bastion Skarner gains a shield and creates an earthquake whose shockwave damages and slows foes.
    W
    W
    W
    W
    W
    R
    E
    Ixtal's Impact Skarner charges forward and passes through terrain. If he collides with a champion or large monster, he'll slam them into the next wall he hits to damage and stun them.
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    R
    R
    Impale Skarner's tails lash forward to suppress enemy champions. Once suppressed, the victims will be dragged along by Skarner as he moves around.
    R
    R
    R
    Max Order: Q > W > E
    92.6% Win Rate0.7% Pick Rate

    Skarner tips:

    • Basic attacks apply Quaking. Stick to your target and re-apply it for maximum damage.
    • Capturing Crystal Spires before attempting neutral objectives or team fights around them improves Skarner's performance in said fights dramatically.
    • Impale is extremely powerful when you use it to position an enemy so your allies can attack them.

    Playing Against Pantheon

    • Pantheon's Aegis Assault makes him invulnerable from the front. Get behind him or wait it out.
    • Be careful near Pantheon if your health is low - a thrown Comet Spear executes low health enemies.
    • Grand Starfall gives several seconds of warning before Pantheon arrives. Use this time to get out of the way or to form a plan to deal with him.

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