Elise vs Skarner JUNGLE Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Elise vs Skarner

Updated Jun 4, 2026

Overview

Elise must leverage her very high early game pressure to invade and punish Skarner before his scaling kicks in.
Prioritize early river control and use early wards to track Skarner's pathing to avoid his terrain-based ganks.

Jungle Plan

Use early three-camp pathing to reach lanes with snowball potential and apply lethal gank pressure before Skarner hits his power spikes.
Contest river control aggressively when your lanes have priority to deny Skarner's terrain advantage and suppress his objective setups.
Track Skarner's first jungle path to counter-gank his early pressure and invade before his first reset to deny scaling farm.

Danger windows

Beware Skarner's early invade attempts around terrain chokepoints where his (E) stun and (R) suppression are most effective.
Avoid isolated river fights where Skarner can pin and suppress you with his crowd control.
Be cautious during forced smite fights at dragon or Herald if Skarner has lane priority and terrain advantage.

Early game

Start with a three-camp clear into an early gank or invade to maximize pressure before Skarner can stabilize.
Fight for the first Scuttle Crab only when nearby lanes have priority to secure river vision and objective control.
Avoid full clears into Skarner unless lanes can collapse quickly to punish him.

Power spikes

Elise's level 3 power spike enables lethal ganks with (E) cocoon and rappel; use this to force early leads.
Skarner's power spikes come with his suppression (R) and terrain control (E); respect these by avoiding isolated fights near walls.
Elise's early burst and form swap give her dueling edge; punish Skarner's medium dueling strength before he builds tankiness.

Win conditions

Convert early ganks and successful invades into dragon and Rift Herald control by leveraging superior early game pressure.
Use vision and river control to deny Skarner safe objective setups and force him into unfavorable fights.
Snowball lanes through early dives and counter-jungling to keep Skarner behind and prevent his late-game scaling impact.