Patch 26.20Arena trios · updated Oct 7, 2026

Skarner Arena Build

Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign, is a melee tank and fighter champion. In fights Skarner is a very durable champion who deals physical damage while supporting the team. Here are the augments Skarner players take most, the Prismatic items worth grabbing and the core build on patch 26.20.

Arena tier: Struggling this patch
Skarner games this patch: 13,629
Skill max: QWE

Quick Answer for Patch 26.20

Goliath
Prismatic
Become large, gaining 15% Health and 10% Adaptive Force.

Why on Skarner
The extra Health keeps you alive while you charge in with Ixtal's Impact (E) and drag enemies toward your team with Impale (R).
Tank Engine
Gold
Gain increased size and percent bonus Health per takedown.

Why on Skarner
Health from each takedown makes you harder to kill while you dive with Ixtal's Impact (E) and hold up to three champions with Impale (R).
Quest: Steel Your Heart
Gold
Requirement: Possess Heartsteel with 400+ stacks. Reward: Multiply your Heartsteel stacks by 3. Increase your Health Regeneration by 12.5% of your Heartsteel stacks.

Why on Skarner
Tripling your Heartsteel stacks greatly raises your Health and regeneration, so you survive long enough to land Ixtal's Impact (E) and Impale (R).

In game, Hexgate puts a badge under every augment card you are offered, with how often Skarner players take it.

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Based on 13,629 Skarner games in Arena on patch 26.20. Augments and items are ordered by how often Skarner players take them; the bars compare each one with the most taken.

Best Augments for Skarner by Rarity

Augment offers come in Silver, Gold and Prismatic. These are the cards Skarner players take most at each rarity, most taken first.

Prismatic augments

Goliath
Dreadbringer
Courage of the Colossus
Center of the Universe

Gold augments

Tank Engine
Quest: Steel Your Heart
Celestial Body
Transmute: Prismatic

Silver augments

Heavy Hitter
Clothesline
Desecrator

Best Prismatic Items for Skarner

The Prismatic items Skarner players pick most often from the offer, most picked first.

Black Hole Gauntlet
Shield of Molten Stone
Cloak of Starry Night
Gargoyle Stoneplate
Warmog's Armor
Lightning Rod

Skarner Arena Build

Boots to start, then the items Skarner players build most often in Arena, most built first. Adapt the order to the lobby: every other team is an opponent.

Starting boots

Mercury's Treads
Plated Steelcaps

Core items

Heartsteel
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Sunfire Aegis
Thornmail
Unending Despair
Spirit Visage

Skarner Skill Order

The order Skarner players level their abilities in most often: max Shattered Earth / Upheaval (Q) first, then Seismic Bastion (W), and take Impale (R) whenever you can.

QShattered Earth / Upheaval
WSeismic Bastion
EIxtal's Impact

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Q	Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
W		W							W		W	W	W
E			E											E	E
R						R				R

FAQ

What are the best augments for Skarner in Arena?

On patch 26.20 Skarner players take Goliath, Tank Engine and Quest: Steel Your Heart most often.

What is the best Prismatic item for Skarner?

The Prismatic items Skarner players pick most are Black Hole Gauntlet, Shield of Molten Stone and Cloak of Starry Night.

What should Skarner build in Arena?

Start with Mercury's Treads, then the items Skarner players build most: Heartsteel, Jak'Sho, The Protean and Sunfire Aegis. Adapt the rest to the lobby.

What is the best skill order for Skarner in Arena?

Max Shattered Earth / Upheaval (Q) first, then Seismic Bastion (W), and level Impale (R) whenever you can.

Is Skarner good in Arena?

On patch 26.20 Skarner is D tier in the Arena tier list: struggling this patch.

More D Tier Champions

Arena tier list for all champions · Skarner in ARAM Mayhem

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