Either rework humor at least revert juggernaut changes until you have something better?
I miss my speed chaser duelist scorpion!! I'm tired of these spires!ðŸ˜
EDIT: it is worth noting that these threads have been happening since the changes went through. Even when he was broken OP, the Skarner players have never liked the changes. Please hear us RIOT!
Friendly Ram2 votes
is this a skarner?
Shahamut1 votes... no...
Shahamut1 votesThese topics always fall so fast from all the random posts :-(
Shahamut1 votesNo-one is seeing this... :-(
TimX24968B1 voteswhats a skarner?
Shahamut1 votesCurrently, a fond memory
Profirix1 votesI played a few Skarner games recently and a few things stuck out at me. First, his early game is just plain bad. He isn't very tanky and he doesn't do enough damage to stay alive against an aggressive jungler. Once I was able to complete my first two items, namely 
and 
, my damage output spiked and I was able to make good plays for my team. Once the game got to mid/late game, I was tanky enough and did enough damage to be a real threat. I became an absolute monster.
Second, his spires are honestly a gimmick. His dueling potential early in the spire isn't really any better than outside of the spire. Sure, you get greater attack speed, but when they nerfed the spire attack speed many patches ago, they made them so weak early game that it doesn't matter if you are fighting in one. With how situational and poor the opportunities to hunt someone in a spire are, those things should damn near make Skarner unkillable while hes in them. They either need to provide him with greater attack damage, empower his abilities, or make him tankier.
If your team doesn't have much early game pressure or loses lanes early on, then you probably won't make enough of an impact to survive to late game. If you can hold out until late game, Skarner brings enough power to singlehandedly win trades. I can understand why Riot classified him as a juggernaut.
Variks the Loyal1 votesThe issue with making the spires very powerful is that it means Skarner needs to be weaker outside of them. The spires themselves are inherently flawed; either Skarner is extremely powerful within them and not powerful outside of them (In which case, what's the point if he's only strong in small portions of the map?), or he's pretty much the same power wise outside of them with little impact inside (In which case, why bother at all?)
The good thing about the Crystal Charge he gets from his spires is the attack speed and movement speed he gets when suppressing or stunning someone. If he could AA people while they were suppressed by his ultimate, it would be a lot more reliable and powerful.
Shahamut1 votesYou hit the nail on the head. The spires were just plain bad.
Funkin Dunkin1 votesSkarner needs a revert. Not a rework. Having played him for over 200k points and he's my main, I can say that all you have to do is revert him and tweak his base damage stats. That is all you need to do to make him viable and not grossly overpowered.
Shahamut1 votesAgreed. This request is nearly 2 seasons old, but I'm reviving it again. I do not and have never liked this Skarner. Dem Rocks gotta go!