Xenasis

Here's my thoughts on Skarner, and why I myself haven't put him in tier 1 yet. He belongs in low tier 2 or high tier 3 at best. He's a really good CHAMPION, and a pretty good pick, but he's an average (or slightly above average) jungler, I guess similar to Amumu, in that respect. Here's why. -

He has fast clear times - sure (please note - only if he has his blue, he's extremely prone to early invasions, without it he's just above average at best), but I feel his early game survivability and mana in the jungle are a little ridiculous. I've tried a multitude of routes, and feel it's the same story everywhere.

He basically feels like an Udyr that's considerably worse
Same ganking style (run up and hit)
Same jungling style (spam abilities and rely on blue early on)
Worse speeds
Worse sustainability
Worse survivability
Worse counter jungling
Worse answer to counter jungling
Worse ganks
Less flexible
Less of a dragon threat

He is permanently on low health in his jungle - whatever skill yo…
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Well, I think I'm going to keep a blog, of sorts, of some of the shifts in the jungling scene (buffs/nerfs/new champions/etc), some titbits of information, and hopefully a lot more.

I doubt it will be popular, but I'll try!

Since the blog system was released today or something, there's not that much to post about, but hey, I'll try anyway.

Shyvana -
The verdict is, she's basically Master Yi with better ganks and worse counter jungling. Yi's Q is incredible for counter jungling, but Shyvana's Dragon form and W are just crazy ganking abilities, not to mention her burst on Q.

She's pretty decent, and if she ends up being a good champion, she'll see some use. Her average jungling isn't going to hold her back. Not sure about how she is solo top, I hear she's strong there, but whatever, I never solo top so don't quote me on that.
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