Skarner Rework

We Stand United·May 6, 2014·3 votes·948 views

Is there going to be a buff or rework to skarner because he is one of the most unused champs ever , He's basically a second sion.

4 Comments

Kira OnimeMay 6, 20141 votes

He got reworked like... 2 patches ago.

LeeYohMay 6, 20142 votes

tbh, I want a rework on his rework. The new rework made him worse imo, I never used his shard thing unless someone was getting away. Now I have to. It might be nitpicky, but I would like a new skill-set rather than hot-swapping effects.
Skarner

SeresneiMay 7, 20141 votes

Yes, the rework is terrible. At least before, he was this champion that once he ran up to you he could keep you in place, but now unless he ults you, you just simply dodge the e and walk away. He was nerfed to make Vi strong, but now he's useless because vi has a gap closer, vi has a lockdown skill that activates from a distance. I hate having to level e to improve the slow when it doesnt help my clearing as much as my q on skarner. The skills are so inbalanced now, you're forced between choosing the slow or the speed buff.

ShinkadaMay 6, 20141 votes

"I have to use an ability, I didn't have to do that before! :("

Riot have already said many, many times why they changed what they changed, and the majority of the community understands and backs those decisions. Skarner may still be slightly undertuned, and he could probably benefit from some power budget reallocation, but he's more viable right now than he has been since the flash-escapes-ult change in S3, and more importantly once he is in a viable state (which imo he actually was before Flare came and ruined solo queue) he won't just be nerfed on the spot due to toxic play-patterns.