I tested a big amount of mobahire builds on scarner - off tank, semi ad mix and a lot of other, and decided to publish mine point of wiew about this awesome champion

Lets begin - Skarner have rly big ap ratio counts, and using his Q in ganks, when u have nice made AP provides u a lot of dmg output - afterall on this build u expose his strongest sides - atack speed, ability power ratios, and of course his awesome cooldowns

About runes - i decided to use Aspeed runes and quintesences, cos they will bive u an op 25% boost for atack speed - more atack speed-shorter cooldowns! making early game kills is thanks for this

Taking dodge runes may cofuse you on this point ;] but they will provide u a little more survival ability against your worst enemies - ad carry champions

the last ones - cooldown reduction ones, are here becouse of the same case as the atack speed ones


of course for more advence in late game than in early game, u can always use runes with boost per lvl - they work same well

11/19 build is way to achive as much atack speed and cooldown reduction plus ap % bonus from the avesome Ardor - they might look messed, but test them and i am sure u will see why i managed to use this set;) of course u can always try option 9/21 for better survival ability thanks to tenacity, but i still prefere 11/19 setting;)

Ghost is out of questioning best option for skarner - synergizes with his Impale, the same as with shield - your mobility is awesome this way, and taking enemy championsfar away, to let your team kill them, is awesomly easy this way

Exhaust is option for u to make easy kills under your tower - combo - ghost-shield-impale-run to tower-exhaust(all the time during it u spam Q) wont let any champion survive;]

Regrowth will provide u ability to farm easy (hp reg) and enemy harrasing, afterwards u can use it to proceed in making philosophers stone(later u will sell it-much much later)


Berserker Grieves - next boost to atack speed? you love it! u need to make your a speed big asap (during buying grieves, it is good to also buy 2-3 mana potions, and max 1 health potion - your cd is really short, and in fights u spam all u can, but even with so small costs in mana of skills, the mana will run out incredibly fast)

next item is Tear of Goddes - good to stack it long before making archangel from it - plus fact it will nulify your big problem with mana

most of u will make "OMGROTFLZOMG" about Nashors Tooth - why? AP? 55! Aspeed? 50! Colldown reduction? 25% - thats why this item is a "must have" - combined with Blue buff, or elixir plus your runes, this item will give u 40% cd redustion! 2,2sec cd on your Q! when u hit enemy champion it is Q-HitHit-Q-HitHit-Q, plus on team fights u are all the time on your W Shield - Boost a speed and ms from it is overtaking everything, plus a fact, that single enemy champion cant stand u 1on1 when u have Bers grieves,Tear,Nashors - in addition i can tell that in some fights u can manage to make ulti once per 15-20 seconds!!!! (start gank- taking carry on Impale-fight - enemy on run-than u impale again;] WTF?


Mellady - i am always thinking of this one - it can be better to pick wits end in its place, but i like melladys m resist lowering - remember - u are AP champion - not AD!;) plus ofc most important part of mellady - Atack Speed! nothing more to say;]


Archangel - Before u will make this one you will propably have like 400-600 mana stacked on tear - means we are starting to buil our AP Amount;) - Best AP giving item afterwards

Rylai's - if u like the slow from your Q, than you and your team will like it more;) AP bonus, and aditional Hp amount, will proceed on making u stronger - if u have enought cc in team, and you think your Q slow is more thna enought, than feel free to change it for Rod Of Ages - better item to stack ap (u already have archangels - more mana more AP) i advice to try both:)


Rabadon,s - i think u dont need to ask why this item is here:) IT IS AP CHAMPION!!!! xD this one will provide you awesome boost for your AP! 400 aoe dmg from Q? not a problem!:)


OMG OMG !!!! 7th item?
Normally when u make Rabadon's, u shall end the game;) if u havent done it, than final blow to enemy is selling mellady(OMGOMG WHAT A WASTE) and buying Lich Bane - Wit elixir u shall have over 700AP - 700dmg hit is not a thing that someone will piss on;] - this is game finishing item

Your Q is your main dmg! this is one which u make first

W synergizes with all your skills! thats why u make it second (after rabadons almost 800hp absorbing shield with reuse 3 seconds during team fights,and 2,2 a speed:D)

E is great skill! but... you have no mana to use it this way in early game xD althought max efectivity of this skill is only when u reach 500+ AP - Biiiiig dmg and BIIIIIG life gain - combined with W it can provide u one from many funny situations (te emo full hp full AP made build vs u on 250hp and shield on - te emo death - u 1k hp left xD) thats why it has full strenght on the mid/late game


Impale!!! on full build 800 dmg from ulti? +700 from Fracture? +2x400 from Crystal Slash? + enemy carry dying between u and 4 of your teammates? Priceless:D U max it!

Pros:
-Very efective killer in early and mid game
-Awesome carry Counter at any stage of game
-If well used - exosceleton and fracture, may provide u almost immortal
-On Rabadons u do solo Baron xD - dont belive? Check:)
-Awesome farmer - 3x Slash,and every wave is yours(only karthus might be faster:P)
-Easy to jungle when u have stinger + tear - achive blue and red-go gank- take kills:)
-Your CD is so damn short, that u spam all your skills with a speed of Light!!!

Cons:
-But if u are not skilled enought to spam all skills, and place Fracture in good direction,than u feel a pain:P
-You are vurnelable to ad carrys - especially Gankplank - he will be your worst nightmare:/
-If in game is more than one Ad carry, u can have some problems on team fights if being focused, but impale - run away, fast fracture on minions/wraths, slash, +600hp and u are back to fight
-Watch out for akali - in early game she will be food for u, but on full build, she might be really dangerous - go on line against her, and outlvl her asap
-U are rly vurnelable against silence... fall back if it occurs

I prefere Tanks with a lil CC like Mundo or Leona, or any champion with stun:)

Best lane combo is The AWESOME Urgot - Ulti+Ulti=kill - especially in early game


Also good lane partner is AD or AP carry - but ithink that best place to be for those is mid lane:P

Test it - use it! win with it;) i made over 40 games on this build and my worst stats were 1/3/32 - Morde Pro Stealer on lane xD

Averange stats are ~14/3/20 even in lost games;)

I hope u enjoyed my guide with a little of smile on your face:) please comment and give me any clues how to upgrade it;]