skarner build: cleaver iceborn full tank?

BluePolarizer·May 2, 2015·1 votes·271 views

I've been thinking: Skarner has decent AOE damage, but he can't really threaten enemy frontliners very well except with ult, and also gets kited very easily. I believe that / /
solves all his problems:

Righteous glory for the engage onto enemy squishies.
Ridiculous AOE damage and armor shred with double cleaver procs from Iceborn and Q to shred enemy tanks.
Nobody can run from him once he's on them since he has ministuns, permaslow from iceborn and phage speedup. Nobody can duel him because he has 3500 HP-4200 HP, 170 - 270 armor, and 200 AD + sheen procs + mini stuns + armor shred.

7 Comments

LilxPaprikaMay 2, 20151 votes

Triforce too good on skarner. Your build needs more attack speed which triforce gives

BluePolarizerMay 2, 20151 votes

Why does Skarner need attack speed?

LilxPaprikaMay 2, 20151 votes

Passive and cool down on q is reduced with each auto

BluePolarizerMay 2, 20151 votes

hmm, ic. I just played a Triforce skarner game and you are right, the attack speed does make a difference.

Is cleaver ever worth getting then?

junglerboy16May 3, 20151 votes

This could work if your team has a lot of AD (AD top and mid as well as ADC) and the enemy team stacked armor. Otherwise, I think getting Trinity+Frozen heart is a better build, for more DPS, more armor, and more CDR.

BluePolarizerMay 3, 20151 votes

How is Frozen Heart + Triforce more CDR? New Cleaver + Iceborn is 30% already... the benefits of Triforce/Frozen Heart over Cleaver/Iceborn is 10 more AD, 30% more attack speed, 150 more mana, 10% crit, 40 more armor and 75% more base damage on Sheen vs. 10% more CDR, 150 more HP, 10 more AD, AOE double armor shred and AOE slow.

junglerboy16May 3, 20151 votes

oh whoops, I forgot about Cleaver's CDR buff...