Skarner just doesn't!

sneakyballs·1/1/2015, 4:42:24 PM·1 votes·730 views

Is it just me thinking "hey so I understand skarner not being able to use his Fracture ability while using ulty makes sense, but what about his basic attacks?" yeah I've noticed. It would appear as though skarner can't use basics while using his ult, and i remember a time when he could and so in being able to actually be a fighter as RIOT so decrees he is. It is quite upsetting when your'e running top against any other top laner and your ult gets you killed cause you think you can take them using your basics. As well skarner used to be one of my favorite champs and i'm TRYING yes TRYING to learn to like him again. P.S. can't you RIOT guys make skarner at least a tiny bit actually legit? his ult is rekt by just about any other stun ability.

7 Comments

Balderdash10001/1/2015, 5:39:45 PM2 votes

I don't ever remember him auto attacking while using his ult. I think you're misremembering something. Also, instead of standing there auto attacking, you might want to spend that time dragging your opponent into your team instead.

lightdragoon881/1/2015, 4:53:44 PM1 votes

I wish I could use his Q during the ult. :(

Sozan51/1/2015, 5:10:44 PM1 votes

Skarner is relevant in teamfight, but I've never considered him to be a main damage dealer (which he obviously isn't).

His role is to get in there and grab some high priority target (usually midlaner or adc) so his team can finish it up before they can do anything useful.

What you described would help him mostly in 1v1 situations and on lane (if you play him there), but not so much in teamfights, so I don't really get why do you ask about TFs in the poll.

Kratos2631/1/2015, 5:14:41 PM1 votes

The reason is his ult uses his q's stacks to deal damage. If you attacked the other guy while he was full stacks during your ult, it would stun him (even though he's already suppressed) and reduce his ult's damage by a lot since his stacks would be consumed.

Only Play Darius1/1/2015, 5:26:54 PM1 votes

I'm a skarner main (no joke) and i have always thought the ult was fine, not sure if it is a glitch or not but when i ult, i usually am able to get a fracture off a supressed enemy if i spam my q key. The reason i don't play skarner much right now is the stupid mana regen nerfs. Skarner relies on spamming his abilities, and once i ran out of mana while jungling WHILE I HAD BLUE BUFF. Skarner's mana consumption is getting improved next patch but it doesn't solve the true problem of the mana regen buff weakening 90% of champs while leaving manaless champs untouched. Garen and vladimir, who i rarely ever saw picked, are now suddenly pretty popular. I keep seeing champions not meant for top lane, like rengar, kat, lee sin, and rek'sai, go top lane and poop on any mana champions they are facing. And champs that were already abusive laners, like shyvana, renekton, and tryndamere, are now unstoppable. My friend always plays tryndamere when he is top lane, and he laughs when he is playing against mana champions because they run out of mana when they fight him while he just spams abilities to heal and harass with no limit.