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Skarner Build Guide by blastantir

Skarner Jungling Guide

Skarner Jungling Guide

Updated on May 22, 2012
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3,966 Views 4 Comments League of Legends Build Guide Author blastantir Skarner Build Guide By blastantir Updated on May 22, 2012
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Haedrix (24) | September 8, 2012 11:21am
I fully approve of your masteries and skill sequences.

Armor Penetration Quints? On Skarner? /: You should opt for Attack Speed Quints. Much better synergy with his kit and faster clear. For this same reason I approve of your Attack Speed Marks.

I find your Banshee's Veil + Atma's Impaler combination very odd on skarner. While I agree that Banshee's and Atma's have great synergy with EACH OTHER I do not believe either item belongs on this champion. The stat goals for Skarner that you are looking to accomplish with these two items are: Armor, Magic Resistance, Mana, Health, Attack Damage. Attack Speed is better than Attack Damage on Skarner. So let's assume we want to accomplish the same stat goals except interchanging AD for AS. So we are looking for Armor, MR, HP, Mana, AS. These stats are found in buying Frozen Heart, Shurelya's Reverie, and Wit's End. All 3 of these items are GREAT for Skarner and ALSO provide more utility, mobility, and CDR. Hextech Gunblade is not necessary on Skarner. I say this from experience. When Skarner was first released it was my favorite item on him (aside from Trinity Force of course) but I discovered the extra damage was useless, as I sacrificed tank stats and died faster because of it, meaning even though I HAD more damage, I wasn't able to DEAL more damage. Skarner does a lot of base damage due to his short CD on his Q, and constant TForce Procs. He also needs to be tanky enough to get to the enemy Carries he is looking to Suppress. For these reasons, a much more viable build is: Mercury Treads, Trinity Force, Shurelya's Reverie, Wit's End, Frozen Heart, Randuin's Omen. Skarner has a very strong shield and benefits greatly from High defensive stat items like the 99 armor on Frozen Heart. Wit's End and Trinity Force give you more than enough Damage. Frozen Heart and Randuin's Omen help you shut down the enemy AD Carry which is indeed your main role on a team. Randuin's Omen's Active provides further AoE Slows. You accomplish great Attack Speed and CDR stats on this build, Reaching 40% CDR without the need for the 3 points in Enlightenment in Defense (put it in bonus health regen to keep you in Jungle longer) making you a spam-machine.

I also am completely for starting Regrowth Pendant + 1 health potion. While you can start boots + 3 health potions, I am completely against going for Wriggle's. If you want to start with cloth armor + 5 health potions, just save the cloth armor to go towards Frozen Heart. Wriggle's is not needed on Skarner.

If you are looking to be more tanky, then you could swap Wit's End for Force of Nature, trading Attack Speed for Health Regen and Movement Speed (also increases total MR). But I would STILL not go for Banshee's Veil.

Frozen Heart is not an alternative to Randuin's Omen on Skarner. I believe you need BOTH. Doing so will give you immense turret diving capability, an aspect of Skarner that opponents fear immensely. and they both serve very important purposes in team fights.

Your jungle path is not very detailed, and you suggest doing Golems before Wolves. Wolves can EASILY be done prior to the Blue Buff spawning, giving you an overall faster clear by 15 seconds! Skarner can gank early successfully but really shines after he has hit Level 6. I try to do full clears, doing simple drive-by ganks on mid and top to blow enemy Summoner Spells and to show presence in a lane in between clears. My clear route with Skarner is Wolves - Blue - drive-by gank mid, wraiths, mini golems, Red Buff, Wraiths, gank mid, wolves, golems, wraiths, go back to base and buy boots + philo stone. Depending on if you are purple team or blue team, do drive-by ganks on bot / top whenever the chance arises after you clear the camp closest to that lane, or if the enemy is playing over aggressive / over extending.
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inidolafguid | May 27, 2012 5:38pm
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me lik skarns but i hat guid. bad job
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march87 | May 24, 2012 11:30am
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Nice guide.. this champion is fantastic!
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Longobard | May 21, 2012 3:51am
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solid and quite standard build
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