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"Oh No . . . Not Another Skarner Rework!"

TakaDama·6/15/2018, 2:23:13 AM·1 votes·722 views

The title is probably what y'all are thinking, and unfortunately, as someone who used to rock Skarner after his first rework, I regret to inform y'all that I have yet another idea to throw out for the brackern known as the crystal vanguard.

I guess it's a good thing though that I'm only suggesting a complete overhaul to his passive and not his entire kit. The main issue with his current passive is two-fold. First, it reveals a lot of hidden information for both teams, not only by activating the spire's vision ability, but by signaling its activation on the mini-map. Second, as Skarner is dependent on securing spires, his gameplay revolves around sticking to the jungle as opposed to ganking, despite his relatively CC heavy kit.

My suggestion? Ditch the current passive for the following:

Passive - Ancient Echoes:

Story: The Brackern life crystals that were stolen by Shuriman bandits whisper to Skarner even as they change hands, begging him to reclaim them for his people.

Mechanics: Upon a takedown of an opposing champion, large or epic monster, or structure, Skarner gets a permanent buff called 'Brackern Life Crystal' that provides a bonus to mana regen, attack speed, and movement speed with diminishing returns.

2 Comments

You Disgust Me6/15/2018, 3:02:52 AM1 votes

Although I don't like his current passive, it really does allow him to clear at extremely fast speeds compared to other junglers. Paired with his shield and his stun, Skarner has a lot more health compared to other jungler after his first clear. Having bonuses such as fast clear speed and a healthy clear is optimal for junglers to gank earlier and more often, as well as invading the weaker, slower clearing enemy jungler.

The problem with your proposition is that it completely destroys Skarner's early level clear advantage against his opponents. His main objective is to clear fast enough so that he can reach level 6. Although, his ganks pre-6 are strong, they aren't as powerful without his ultimate. So he needs the strong, reliable and consistent attack speed steroid to clear his jungle fast or risk being counterjungled like Nautilus in order to reach this goal. There is a reason why in every iteration of Skarner's rework, there was some kind of an attack speed steroid in his kit; whether it was on his W, Q, or his passive.