Is skarner a good jungle champion ?

Yi Bencheikh··3 votes·1,020 views

Hi guys From someone who's kinda like nightblue3 ( aka a big fan of the jungle role ) , I've been playing Shaco Rengar JarvanIV Fizz Elise Ekko Khazix LeeSin Vi Warwick MasterYi Hecarim in the jungle alot last two months

i am looking for more fun jungling champs I decided to play some skarner so i'd like to hear some people's opinions on him ( possibly from skarner mains ) Thanks .

13 Comments

MunchCrunchLunch2 votes

hes annoying as hell. really tanky. fast impossible to catch

CIickTheLantern1 votes

Well, he is incredibly efficient at clearing providing that you are in the spire range, but I find him a very predictable champion. As ADC i just buy QSS midgame and don't worry about skarner the ult-bot. Also, unlike kindred's wolf mark, your spire changes color the moment you take it, so the enemy knows your position while kindred gets about 8 seconds of downtime.

CIickTheLantern1 votes

Take my words with a grain of salt though, as the only JG champs i have mastery on is lee and xinzhao

Yi Bencheikh1 votes

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Well, he is incredibly efficient at clearing providing that you are in the spire range, but I find him a very predictable champion. As ADC i just buy QSS midgame and don't worry about skarner the ult-bot. Also, unlike kindred's wolf mark, your spire changes color the moment you take it, so the enemy knows your position while kindred gets about 8 seconds of downtime.

you have a pretty good point , i think riot should think about that too

The Deckowner1 votes

skarner's spire basically tells the entire enemy team where he is, and mid late game when adc gets qss he is basically useless.

Bhagswag1 votes

Well, if Skarner is your only hard CC, then you fucked yourself from the start.

The Deckowner1 votes

I had never mentioned that skarner is the only cc

I just said Skarner will become useless

Bhagswag1 votes

I'm saying that the adc will cleanse/qss the other hard cc. Skarner will grab him after.

The Deckowner1 votes

U cant rely on that=_=

When a champion can not function without the assistance of another champion, the champion can either be adc or support.(meme)

MrBuffington1 votes

He seems pretty good every time I see him in game. I think a benefit is that no one really knows what he does, so you always have the surprise factor.

WinBoat1 votes

He's ok. I think he does best when the enemy team has one certain type of damage. For example if they were all magic damage. Should be an easy game for him. If they were all AD, should be a easy game for him.

Other than that, he's tanky and all, but you gotta really master him.

Seraphim1171 votes

He is hilarious, He is great because you can build whatever you want, attack damage/ off tank, full tank, ap/utility (full ap just doesnt make enough sense), and skarnic the speedy scorpion are all great. And you can switch depending on what the game looks like. At this point I was gonna spend half an hour writing guides for you but here is the jist: play a few games, and then start experimenting, his builds very so much I can possibly write anything in any reasonable amount of time, so get move speed, and then whatever will counter the enemy most effectively. Skarner is my second or third most played and to be fair I am low elo.

PS try him top, if you win your lane you win top jg cause you can go down there at light speed and either clear it or kill the enemy jg. And if you kill your opponent you have the speed and strength to take at least 11 enemy jg camp before he comes back, which keeps your lane from pushing and lets you hurt the enemy jg

The Great Divide1 votes

He's grossly underrated. He has tank stats for free, and can build a good deal of damage. His ult is just cheese, and he's really annoying because he's just everywhere at mach 5. I hate him, but he's hardly ever played, so no one sees him enough to complain.

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