Just another request to Riot for some thoughts on Skarner. It's been quiet ever since the thoughts of misidentifying Skarner. What are the plans? Can we get a revert (no more spires) til you guys have a better direction?
Anything would be great atm. Thanks
P.s. Skarner should be a skirmisher. Just mho
(Sorry, I thought that I posted this in Gameplay initailly :P)
xkillertenzo1 votesI agree. Without the spires hes pretty much useless. They need to remove them and just add a new passive to him or a small buff in exchange for the spires.
I Hate Love You1 votesWhy everyone has a problem with spires.His spires are fine,his passive is unique and really strong if u know how to use it.With the passive he can farm really fast and get ahead so easy.The real problem is this:If u wanna play toplane skarner yes,your passive is completly useless.
Shahamut1 votesSkarner spires are a poorly thought out gimmick. If they are strong, Skarner is too weak outside of them. If they aren't strong, they are pointless. In either case, they are a portion of his power that can be completely denied by his opponents, and requires your entire team to upkeep. Currently, I DO play Skarner top, and to decent success. I have YouTube videos trashing the likes of Ryze, Fiora, Nunu, and even Swain. His spires are currently in the "too weak to care" stage, and it's still an annoying passive to have for your team.
The spires were "uniqueness for the sake of uniqueness" and a "homage go the dominion game mode"... it is not a fun or meaningful gameplay ability. It's just dumb thematically. Even with his new lore, he is looking for the thieves and his brethren's life stones, not protecting some dumb spires.
Lore, original and new, his kit, and his fantasy all point to Skarner being a vengeful hunter/ protector no longer.