SKARNER BUFF?!?!

The Ecdysiast·Mar 12, 2015·7 votes·588 views

WOOHOO His Q does.... TWO more damage!!!! Holy shit. Skarner gon' wreck Vi now.

8 Comments

SleepyLionCubMar 12, 20154 votes

His q buff actually is fairly strong. Also they made his slow do more damage too.

KidSpectreMar 12, 20152 votes

I'm too tired to do the real math right now, so lemme give you this really watered down example.

Say old Skarner did 100 damage per second. Buffed Skarner does 110 damage per second. A +10 damage per second buff. Now, let's say he dps's for 10 seconds. Old Skarner: 1000 damage. Buffed Skarner: 1100 damage. It starts to add up over time.

The EcdysiastMar 12, 20152 votes

Unless you're trying to say that that means he could possibly stand up to a Vi without a tower, you still can't justify the tiny change.

SwiftKitten88Mar 12, 20151 votes

i dont play skarner... but i loled at this change as well.. but with 6 stack its TWELVE damage more. atleast his E got a nice buff at higher ranks

The EcdysiastMar 13, 20152 votes

12 damage doesn't mean anything compared to the HP% damage the top junglers have.

insaiyanbaccaMar 12, 20151 votes

you couldnt beat a vi with skarner before? sad.....

The EcdysiastMar 13, 20152 votes

Right. I forgot about Skarner's passive to negate HP% damage, and all the lifesteal, armor, and spellvamp you build on Skarner. How could I have forgotten such essential details?

AbyssphereMar 12, 20151 votes

I think the Q change was just an easy buff to make the numbers make sense more than anything. Where did 18/28/38/48/58 come from in the first place? The real buff is the E damage, even if the Q change adds up over time.