My feedback on PBE Skarner

Elmanbeastio·10/22/2013, 8:54:13 PM·2 votes·130 views

I only found a thread asking for skarner info, so I figured Id help start the discussion. With my few games on PBE:

  • Maxing E then W feels like the way to go. E's slow becomes stronger, W's movement speed becomes insane and the shield harder to break. Known issue, the cd on W didnt make it to PBE. (18 vs 14).

  • Q felt very lackluster but it works great with sheen/triforce. I got 1 point at lvl 1 and maxed it last. Its also cheaper on mana so its a very welcomed addition. More attack speed would be nice since its a stacking buff.

  • E is part of the E-R-E 7 second lockdown, which is INSANE.

  • E's lower missile width from the patch notes was deceiving at first, it felt reasonable to land and it goes through minions, his ganks pre 6 have improved drastically, since E always lasts 2.5 seconds combined with red buff.

  • E's high spammability with cdr+attack speed+passive is very strong at clearing camps, wave clearing, shoving lanes, etc.

  • He feels a LOT faster clearing the jungle, because E's AoE helps clear things like wraiths SO easily while still spamming Q.

  • Hes a lot faster outside the jungle, because W is so much beefier and gives more MS.

Anyone else have experience with him? Maybe lane skarner?

4 Comments

Eyrgos10/23/2013, 5:54:47 AM1 votes

Please use the appropriate response-forum.

Shahamut2/5/2014, 10:03:43 PM1 votes

The rework is actually a fail. The missle speed, the slow duration, is a joke of an E.

Also, splitting up his power like this makes it hard to level him. You need ALL of his skills. Q for damage, W for sustain, and E for the slow.

The ramp up speed on the W makes this a nerf, not a buff. And even with the shield buff, it still drops off incredibly fast. So it doesn't make up for any kind of "sustain" that skarner's current E provided while laning.

The attack speed buff is nearly impossible to keep up when running down an enemy champ. This iteration has also nerfed his tower taking ability by a lot.

HAVING to build an Iceborn Gauntlet or a Frozen Mallet (which is fairly expensive) in order to be able to secure a kill and stick to an opponent is just dumb.

The cooldown on his E... its way too high as is the mana cost.

RIOT really just needs to buff his current kit a little bit. This "rework" is no good.