Do We Need a Better Skarner?

Snoopy Noopers·7/21/2015, 7:39:07 AM·5 votes·1,356 views

As you all know, Skarner is really, a useless champ to most people. He has amazing jungle clears, and amazing hide and seek skills. I just feel like Skarner is one of the worst fighters that has a good potential that needs to be reached. I feel as if he needs a new rework, or a major buff on anything. I would like to see more use of his stinger, because, he is a Scorpion. Scorpions rely off of their stingers to catch prey and finalize and secure the kill. His E can be changed into a sting that slows and does damage over time? I don't know, all I know is that we need some reworks or buffs on Skarner. I personally have his mastery at lvl 5, but I was not useful in the games I played. I did no damage, I was shredded and peeled easily, mana was a big problem, and you can only buy so many items at once. I play Skarner as a jungler. I go for Cinderhulk JG item, boots, Iceborn Gauntlet, Frozenheart/Visage, Randuin, and Banshee. This build would only be good if you can achieve it at lvl 11. At full build, I am really not useful at all to my opinion. Can we buff/rework Skarner? I know he isn't underrated, he's just not that good at the moment. Please comment and let me know your opinions, I feel like this would be great for our Skarner.

22 Comments

Predatorator7/22/2015, 10:25:21 AM3 votes

Sorry for my bad English, but calling Skarner "useless" tho.... however i wouldn't mind to see him buffed a bit I've been continously playing skarner since the first day i bought him (almost two years ago?). And i find him enjoyable. what bugs me the most, is that they literally halved his Q damage....without really any compensation to make him at least tankier. i'd rather duelist/bruiser skarner than tank skarner, and the DoT via his stinger seems pretty nice. It may look like his: his E makes Skarner squirt poison in one direction, from his stinger. the poison slows and deals the DoT. Or it may followup his passive's damage. I think you build truly lacks of damage. here are my two main builds for Skarner. Tank: IBG, Cinderhulk, mercs, randuin, banshee's, cleaver, red elixir. Bruiser: TF, devourer, mercs, randuin, SV, essence reaver. Sorry again for my bad English

Snoopy Noopers7/21/2015, 6:03:24 PM2 votes

I just think he needs to be a bit more tanky, or needs more AD on him, he loses most 1v1's if you're building tank or fighter.

bad manner kid7/21/2015, 8:03:21 AM1 votes

Any champion that is justified as not underpowered because "omg flash+ult on the carry is strong" really needs to be looked at.

The Whamboozler7/21/2015, 8:33:59 AM1 votes

Skarner used to be a viable, if niche jungle pick. I played a ton of him in S2. Then riot decided to gut him with a rework that no one asked for and they succeeded in doing nothing but making the few dedicated skarner mains out there not want to play him anymore. He's still horribly underpowered and barely played.

Fortunately they learned ABSOLUTELY NOTHING from this, going on to gut Cassiopeia in a way no one asked for not long after. They improved their game this time though, because instead of the three skarner mains out there being quietly depressed they had a massive backlash of people who hated the rework. See, riot is like the darkside. It draws power from our hatred. How else do you explain Riven ? And it grows stronger every day. Soon, it shall cast off the shackles of it's prison and consume the earth in darkness forever!

Taredom7/21/2015, 8:59:53 AM1 votes

OP, have you tried sated devourer on him? I've had a damn fun time going that route.

bad manner kid7/21/2015, 7:47:31 AM1 votes

He needs a gap closer and a more fun kit. Tanks shouldn't be too mobile but compared to a similar CC champ (Vi) Skarner's mobility is garbage.

They should do away with the point less tail laser and just give him some form of mobility.

Rueian7/21/2015, 5:56:13 PM1 votes

Runeglaive AP brusier Skarner is fun

Lynxonyx7/22/2015, 9:09:55 AM1 votes

Skar-Skar-Skar-NO!

Chespin20137/21/2015, 10:17:30 AM1 votes

no he's fine the way he is

Only Play Darius7/21/2015, 8:01:57 AM1 votes

He is trash right now, mostly because he has the worst passive in the game.

Aside from the ult, there is nothing he does that Udyr doesn't do better.