Would giving skarner more ways to access his passive outside spires (other than E and ult) make him

i got this thought sitting on my mind for a while, and it became a little stronger with the spire buffs skarner got a while ago. i think this can a long way for skarner, and it could be done with GUs like malphite's

However i do not play him in lane, because i got ptsd of how clunky he feels outside of his spires, unless he's ahead, so i wanted to discuss with you this thought.

So hitting E - marked enemies is one of the most exciting things about skarner, besides a successful ult obviously. this is clear becasuse

• buff to his spire made him possible to reproduce it in a larger zone, thus helping him to improve his situation in the game;

• ad builds that focus also on maximising cdr, to spam more E.

that being said, being able to have more windows to harnes his passive, could mean for skarner:

• more access to targets, besides his shield;

• more sustain, which obviously skarner needs.

this may be achieved in two ways:

• longer buff from hitting E-marked targets;

• more ways to reproduce passive buff other than hitting E-marked targets, via new mechanics in his kit etc.

probably would need some power shift.

also reproducing his passive outside of combat, for roaming, etc. what would you think of it?

Thank you!