Arena Companion — Builds, Augments and Matchups

Patch 26.18Arena build

Skarner

tankfighter

Arena progression, alternatives, augments and partner matchups for Skarner.

Arena tier

Top 3

47.2%

Avg. place

3.60

Pick rate

7.2%

Ban rate

1.7%

KDA

2.61

Games

46,099

Arena progression

Core by round

Observed sequence · pick rate and game volume included

Round 1

Opening item

Mercury's Treads

50% pick · 23K games

Round 2

Prismatic

Black Hole Gauntlet

22% pick · 9.9K games

Round 4

Core item

Heartsteel

71% pick · 33K games

Round 6

Core item

Sunfire Aegis

36% pick · 17K games

Round 9

Core item

Thornmail

16% pick · 3.2K games

Round 11

Late game

Jak'Sho, The Protean

14% pick · 2.9K games

Augment picks

Source pick share by rarity · separate from the community sample.

Curated source · patch 26.18

Silver

Heavy Hitter
7227 games
16.0%
Clothesline
3819 games
8.0%
Desecrator
3519 games
8.0%

Gold

Tank Engine
10377 games
23.0%
Celestial Body
7285 games
16.0%
Quest: Steel Your Heart
7855 games
17.0%
Transmute: Prismatic
3727 games
8.1%

Prismatic

Goliath
11704 games
25.0%
Courage of the Colossus
6300 games
14.0%
Dreadbringer
7056 games
15.0%
Center of the Universe
3875 games
8.4%

Best Prismatic items

Full Arena choice set for Skarner, ordered by observed popularity.

S+

Black Hole Gauntlet

22% pick · 9937 games

Shield of Molten Stone

16% pick · 7273 games

Warmog's Armor

14% pick · 6475 games

Gargoyle Stoneplate

14% pick · 6318 games

Cloak of Starry Night

13% pick

Lightning Rod

10% pick

Dragonheart

9.0% pick

Divine Sunderer

9.0% pick

Reverberation

8.0% pick

Radiant Virtue

6.0% pick

Force Of Entropy

8.0% pick

Demon King's Crown

4.0% pick

Darksteel Talons

5.0% pick

Skill priority

Recommended ability max order for this Arena snapshot.

Boots

All stable Arena boot choices in the source sample.

Mercury's Treads

50% pick · 23K games

Plated Steelcaps

28% pick · 13K games

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

7.0% pick · 3.2K games

Ghostcrawlers

2.0% pick · 772 games

Gluttonous Greaves

1.0% pick · 557 games

Elixirs

Late-game consumables and their observed pick share.

Juice of Vitality

66% pick · 12K games

Juice of Power

16% pick · 3K games

Juice of Haste

7.0% pick · 1.3K games

Cappa Juice

11% pick · 2K games

Round alternatives

Other item rolls observed at the main Arena purchase rounds.

Round 4 options

Heartsteel

71% pick · 33K games

Round 6 options

Sunfire Aegis

36% pick · 17K games

Round 9 options

Thornmail

7.0% pick · 3.2K games

Jak'Sho, The Protean

6.0% pick · 2.9K games

Overlord's Bloodmail

5.0% pick · 2.4K games

Unending Despair

3.0% pick · 1.4K games

Best partner synergies

Arena partners that overperform beside Skarner in the source sample.

Swain

56% Top 3 · +9.0

755 games

Veigar

55% Top 3 · +8.0

717 games

Yunara

53% Top 3 · +6.2

740 games

Tristana

53% Top 3 · +5.8

925 games

Singed

53% Top 3 · +5.4

784 games

Brand

52% Top 3 · +5.2

869 games

Sion

52% Top 3 · +4.8

788 games

Jinx

51% Top 3 · +4.1

823 games

Sett

50% Top 3 · +2.9

915 games

Smolder

50% Top 3 · +2.6

857 games

Zed

50% Top 3 · +2.6

770 games

Katarina

50% Top 3 · +2.6

768 games

Difficult matchups

Common opponents that pressure Skarner's Arena results.

Akali

50% Top 3

3.3K games

Rengar

50% Top 3

3.7K games

Mel

49% Top 3

3.2K games

Azir

49% Top 3

3.6K games

Heimerdinger

49% Top 3

3.6K games

Locke

49% Top 3

3.6K games

Jhin

49% Top 3

7K games

Kayle

49% Top 3

4.6K games

Snapshot context

Arena-only public observations, resolved against the current patch catalogue.

Top augment trio

Goliath · Tank Engine · Quest: Steel Your Heart

Prismatic depth

13 tracked choices

Source score

35.42 · 46,099 games

Patch 26.18Arena build

Skarner

tankfighter

Arena progression, alternatives, augments and partner matchups for Skarner.

Arena tier

Top 3

47.2%

Avg. place

3.60

Pick rate

7.2%

Ban rate

1.7%

KDA

2.61

Games

46,099

Arena progression

Core by round

Observed sequence · pick rate and game volume included

Round 1

Opening item

Mercury's Treads

50% pick · 23K games

Round 2

Prismatic

Black Hole Gauntlet

22% pick · 9.9K games

Round 4

Core item

Heartsteel

71% pick · 33K games

Round 6

Core item

Sunfire Aegis

36% pick · 17K games

Round 9

Core item

Thornmail

16% pick · 3.2K games

Round 11

Late game

Jak'Sho, The Protean

14% pick · 2.9K games

Augment picks

Source pick share by rarity · separate from the community sample.

Curated source · patch 26.18

Silver

Heavy Hitter
7227 games
16.0%
Clothesline
3819 games
8.0%
Desecrator
3519 games
8.0%

Gold

Tank Engine
10377 games
23.0%
Celestial Body
7285 games
16.0%
Quest: Steel Your Heart
7855 games
17.0%
Transmute: Prismatic
3727 games
8.1%

Prismatic

Goliath
11704 games
25.0%
Courage of the Colossus
6300 games
14.0%
Dreadbringer
7056 games
15.0%
Center of the Universe
3875 games
8.4%

Best Prismatic items

Full Arena choice set for Skarner, ordered by observed popularity.

S+

Black Hole Gauntlet

22% pick · 9937 games

Shield of Molten Stone

16% pick · 7273 games

Warmog's Armor

14% pick · 6475 games

Gargoyle Stoneplate

14% pick · 6318 games

Cloak of Starry Night

13% pick

Lightning Rod

10% pick

Dragonheart

9.0% pick

Divine Sunderer

9.0% pick

Reverberation

8.0% pick

Radiant Virtue

6.0% pick

Force Of Entropy

8.0% pick

Demon King's Crown

4.0% pick

Darksteel Talons

5.0% pick

Skill priority

Recommended ability max order for this Arena snapshot.

Boots

All stable Arena boot choices in the source sample.

Mercury's Treads

50% pick · 23K games

Plated Steelcaps

28% pick · 13K games

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

7.0% pick · 3.2K games

Ghostcrawlers

2.0% pick · 772 games

Gluttonous Greaves

1.0% pick · 557 games

Elixirs

Late-game consumables and their observed pick share.

Juice of Vitality

66% pick · 12K games

Juice of Power

16% pick · 3K games

Juice of Haste

7.0% pick · 1.3K games

Cappa Juice

11% pick · 2K games

Round alternatives

Other item rolls observed at the main Arena purchase rounds.

Round 4 options

Heartsteel

71% pick · 33K games

Round 6 options

Sunfire Aegis

36% pick · 17K games

Round 9 options

Thornmail

7.0% pick · 3.2K games

Jak'Sho, The Protean

6.0% pick · 2.9K games

Overlord's Bloodmail

5.0% pick · 2.4K games

Unending Despair

3.0% pick · 1.4K games

Best partner synergies

Arena partners that overperform beside Skarner in the source sample.

Swain

56% Top 3 · +9.0

755 games

Veigar

55% Top 3 · +8.0

717 games

Yunara

53% Top 3 · +6.2

740 games

Tristana

53% Top 3 · +5.8

925 games

Singed

53% Top 3 · +5.4

784 games

Brand

52% Top 3 · +5.2

869 games

Sion

52% Top 3 · +4.8

788 games

Jinx

51% Top 3 · +4.1

823 games

Sett

50% Top 3 · +2.9

915 games

Smolder

50% Top 3 · +2.6

857 games

Zed

50% Top 3 · +2.6

770 games

Katarina

50% Top 3 · +2.6

768 games

Difficult matchups

Common opponents that pressure Skarner's Arena results.

Akali

50% Top 3

3.3K games

Rengar

50% Top 3

3.7K games

Mel

49% Top 3

3.2K games

Azir

49% Top 3

3.6K games

Heimerdinger

49% Top 3

3.6K games

Locke

49% Top 3

3.6K games

Jhin

49% Top 3

7K games

Kayle

49% Top 3

4.6K games

Snapshot context

Arena-only public observations, resolved against the current patch catalogue.

Top augment trio

Goliath · Tank Engine · Quest: Steel Your Heart

Prismatic depth

13 tracked choices

Source score

35.42 · 46,099 games