Skarner Popularity

czo0p·Jun 9, 2017·1 votes·532 views

What yall thoughts on his low popularity percent? Any ideas on what can improve him gameplay experience?

9 Comments

Shuyin178Jun 9, 20173 votes

Not have his gameplay revolve around those stupid spires. I miss the Skarner that could actually play the game on his own.

czo0pJun 9, 20171 votes

I get why they added them since it fits his whole character story / model, and the "im different , yeahhh im different" type of gameplay lol.

What if the spires were improved to a certain degree? Maybe something like:

Wider Radius at later levels?
Instant Skarner capture VS enemy channeled capture (live)?
Buffs for Skarner only for controlling 3/4/5/6 of the spires? Like one could be vision for as long as its controlled.
Longer window of time to capture spire for enemies (30s-1min?) VS keeping it the live time of 15 seconds for skarner only

These could be a Passive on his ult or something but, all in all, I feel like there should be more of a risk factor for enemy teams to capture them.

Could also do away with the crystals and have his passive do something in terms of spawning a temporary crystal for team fights?

Iuno just some ideas hahaha!

ShahamutJun 10, 20172 votes

buffing the spire play is a bad idea, because if you buff them, it will cost him in other places. since the spires are a CONTESTABLE objective, skarner can be completely denied as much power as you put into them... The whole concept is a failed design.

The BIGGEST problem with Skarner is that RIOT can not make up their mind on what they "want" him to be. What he was "designed" as was a melee duelist, or in this day and age, a skirmisher.

Look at his history and see how they have been trying to change that identity. Skarner isn't popular because RIOT changes him so drastically that only the devoted few play him. First, he was a perma slow duelist, they didnt like that so they removed his slow on Q and also his heal(?) on E... Then they realized how much he stunk after stripping all his power with no compensation, so they gave him a new passive and perma speed buffs on his Q. This was, imo, the BEST version of this champion. Scrappy speed demon. then juggernaut changes, now silence. Only thing we have now is this strange idea that he is some kind of "diver" based on his current sub class placement... which makes no sense...

https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/gameplay-balance/GAGyKxjF-what-is-skarner

Funkin DunkinJun 10, 20172 votes

Ask any Skarner main such as myself, those spires are a joke. Literally the ONLY champion in the entire game where the enemy can turn off your passive.

Potato JesusJun 9, 20172 votes

He needs a new passive plain and simple. Other than that I think that Skarner's ultimate is stupidly powerful when it works or he becomes near useless when he cannot reach his target because of qss and the amount of mobility and that has been added to the game. Making Skarner's R into a skill shot with a longer range could allow him to reach mobile targets easier and allow enough counter play to him to allow for other buffs in his kit.

ShahamutJun 10, 20171 votes

his ult is fine in the appropriate situation... hint, its not diving the carries. It is good for 3 thins:

Dueling 2)Punishing bad position (creating picks)
Peel for your carries

This idea that skarner ults a carry and drags them into his team just doesnt happen in a proper team fight. Unless of course, its under circumstance #2. At which point, it was the enemy's fault it happened. Skarner has no way to bypass the front lines of a fight to grab a carry. Even if he flashes (you should not define a champ by what they can do with a summoner spell) he would still have to then drag the carry BACK PAST THE FRONT LINE.

Funkin DunkinJun 10, 20172 votes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMAcG2FtPvs

Give him back is old passive lol

czo0pJun 10, 20171 votes

I agree with removing the awkward spire passive but i feel like Riot wont change that only because it makes him unique to other junglers and that it fits in with his whole archetype and persona.

If anything i hope they change the way the spires work. Too bad he wasnt included in this recent Tank buff.

Upvote the initial post! Maybe we'll get our Skarner noticed. Lol