While the new Skarner passive is a little sketchy, let's looks at a different Skarner change...

Blade of Justic·Aug 5, 2015·1 votes·727 views

Passive - Crystal Spires (Removed) Crystallizing Sting (moved thematically to E - Fracture)

E - Fracture: (Added) Enemies hit by Fracture are afflicted with Crystal Venom for 5 seconds, causing Skarner’s next basic attack against them to deal 25/50/75/100/125 additional physical damage and stun them for 1 second.

So... we're back to relying on a skill shot to be our only form of gap closing?

It may not seem like much since Skarner doesn't have to stack his passive anymore and it just immediately stuns someone, but I still don't like the idea of a skill-shot being the only way to catch someone as a champ without a gap closer. It feels too....

Thoughts, summoners?

6 Comments

Clint OrrisAug 5, 20152 votes

What do you mean? Ever since they removed the slowing on his Q, his E has always used to gapclose. Early game, if he doesn't E someone, he'll never be able to keep up and then hit them with THREE Q's and then autoattack for a .5 second stun. Also he wouldn't be able to do that for another 6 seconds. He has alot more sticking power now.

Blade of JusticAug 5, 20151 votes

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What do you mean? E was always used to gapclose. Early game, if he doesn't E someone, he'll never be able to keep up and then hit them with THREE Q's and then autoattack for a .5 second stun. Plus he wouldn't be able to do that for another 6 seconds. He has alot more sticking power now.

I just always got things like ghost, ghostblade and phage. I wouldn't rely too much on his E since I would be able to just run down someone anyways.

But doesn't this change mean that if you want to stun multiple people that you would need to hit them all in a line?

Skarner's Q would just apply in an AoE.

VoidgolemAug 5, 20151 votes

E was already your primary means of getting to mans. Now you just stun the mans after you arrive.

unless the guy was bad. In which case you could do whatever.

'sides skarner still has speed boost on W. That's more than what olaf's got.

VenowolfAug 5, 20151 votes

item 3025 and item 3071 Can solve this problem both offer more stick power.

Also the new Skarner have more AD in his moveset (40% AD ratio unchaeged Q and 40% AD ratio in his charged Q, 80% AD ratio).

Also the Armor shred helps a lot to make more dmg, I'm Skarner main, and these changes are not bad at all.

I'll miss all his MS buff, but now he have a more oriented AD pattern and items like Black Cleaver and IBG are amazing on hIM.

item 3025 item 3071 item 3709 item 3111

And some of the new items like Sterak's Gage or Titanic Hydra's can be a good items on him too. Because Skarner is one of the champs with the highness base AD (a curios data is that Darius, Mordekaiser, Skarner and Garen are now the champs with the highess base AD).

item 3091 item 3001 or item 3102 can be a good options in the MR. Specially the new

Turn 7 LethalAug 5, 20151 votes

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and Can solve this problem both offer more stick power.

Also the new Skarner have more AD in his moveset (40% AD ratio unchaeged Q and 40% AD ratio in his charged Q, 80% AD ratio).

Also the Armor shred helps a lot to make more dmg, I'm Skarner main, and these changes are not bad at all.

I'll miss all his MS buff, but now he have a more oriented AD pattern and items like Black Cleaver and IBG are amazing on her.

And some of the new items like Sterak's Gage or Titanic Hydra's can be a good items on him too. Because Skarner is one of the champs with the highness base AD (a curios data is that Darius, Mordekaiser, Skarner and Garen are now the champs with the highess base AD).

or can be a good options in the MR. Specially the new