Skarner after the patch 6.16

Muted Summoner·Aug 20, 2015·1 votes·1,575 views

So strong in the areas. Much better in soloing Dragon now. but outside those areas he is so slow (atk speed) it makes his damage horrible which means Gromp and the Krugs. His Q is really weak in turns of damage. In a rank game I was able to dominate those zones where a foolish Xin in ranked dared to challenge me and got stomped in seconds. When it comes to Dragon and Baron fights Skarner will be one of the best champions to fight for them if he isn't kited with Hard cc. (slows won't cut it). Since there is no sand box mode it takes for ever to see what his best Items are.

He very badly needs atk speed out side of those crystal areas. When it comes to grouping I don't see much use for him. The devour allows give you the attack speed but Cindehulk is really great for his W if you go tanky with skarner.

3 Comments

LilxPaprikaAug 20, 20151 votes

he's a monster. by the way if you haven't tried this build i recommend it. item 3003 item 3717 item 3102 item 3110 item 3111 item 3078

i did alright with it before the item 3003 buffs hp lvl seals as marks ms quints... i believe you go like 4/21/3

of course for now devourer probably better route atm. maybe when it gets nerfed.

http://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/NA1/1795903009/38492205?tab=overview

the frozen heart nerfs hurt him tho. get armor seal maybe 1 armor quint but banshee and staff make up for it. even cinderhulk is better with this

and you get the gold worth with frozen since mana works on staff

Muted SummonerAug 20, 20151 votes

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he's a monster. by the way if you haven't tried this build i recommend it.

i did alright with it before the buffs hp lvl seals as marks ms quints... i believe you go like 4/21/3

of course for now devourer probably better route atm. maybe when it gets nerfed.

http://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/NA1/1795903009/38492205?tab=overview

the frozen heart nerfs hurt him tho. get armor seal maybe 1 armor quint but banshee and staff make up for it. even cinderhulk is better with this

and you get the gold worth with frozen since mana works on staff

I was thinking if going for tanky build item 3025 item 3110 item 3709 item 3047 item 3102 with 1 other item to swap out depending on the enemy comps such as item 3075 item 3083 and swapping out if there is huge crit to deal with and replace with the new item 3143 and final item be item 3071 if I do swap out Frozen heart so I won't end up going over 40% cdr with my mastery/etc build. item 2138 usually getting this for the tenacity also instead of merc treads. unless AP is a huge issue where I need all I can get.

Im not knocking the item 3003 since I haven't tried it but wouldn't that be pinning your hopes on late game? He doesn't have mana issues with the new Crystals and I am aware of the bonus mana damage but isn't his AP ratio low? It does give him a nice Shield with item 3048

While Skarner is strong in those areas if you are on the losing side you can't count on those Crystal areas. Skarner will end up becoming a hindrance from what I see, if losing.

LilxPaprikaAug 20, 20151 votes

his e and w benefit a lot from it. try it man. its not bad on him by anymeans. just a question of whether its optimal or not. also bigger shield with tank mastery goes a long way esp with high cdr can also bait kite with AAstaff active