Skarner Build Guide by oxyct

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League of Legends Build Guide Author oxyct

Skarner - The battle approaches - Main Tank - 3v3

Last updated on June 23, 2012

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Build 1 (Cheat Sheet)

Champion Build: Skarner

Recommended Runes

Purchase Order

Ability Sequence

Mastery Tree Is Outdated

WARNING: These masteries are still using the old tree and have not been updated to the new tree by the guide author. As such, they will be different than the masteries you see in-game.

Masteries

Offense: 0

Defense: 24

Utility: 6

Guide Table of Contents

Introduction

Pros / Cons

Summoner Spells

Masteries

Runes

Skill Sequence

Skills

Items

Wards

Match History

Last words

Introduction

// Hello Everyone! My name is oxyct, and this is my first guide on MobaFire

// In this guide i will talk about Skarner as tank in Twisted Treeline. Now you might think that this is a really bad idea, but it's actually quite good.

Pros / Cons

SPACE

Pros

+High survivability
+Fast movement speed
+Good farmer
+Suppress/Drag

SPACE

Cons

-Mana problems early
-Short range
-Weak early game
-No 520 skins

Summoner Spells

Viable

//Other summoner spells that are good but not as usefull as the recommended.

Ghost: Gives you a 27% speed boost for 10 seconds, not recommended since has .

Exhaust: Slows a target by 40%, Not as usefull as , not as usefull as or , can be chosen by a teammate that doesn't have .

Ignite: Ignites a target dealing 70-410 true damage over 5 seconds and reduces healing effects, not as usefull as or , can be chosen by a teammate that doesn't have nor

Masteries

// I choose damage reducing masteries for neutralizing minions, and higher survivability and movement speed masteries to chase enemys and to quickly escape when at very low health.

Defense

Summoner's Resolve : Improves Heal by 10%
Resistance : Extra magic resist.
Hardiness : Extra armor.
Tough Skin : Reduces damage taken from minions and monsters.
Durability : +6 Health per level (+108 at level 18)
Indomitable : Reduces incoming damage.
Veterans Scars : Bonus health.
Bladed Armor : Returns minion damage.
Initiator : Bonus movement speed.
Honor Guard : Reduces damage taken.
Juggernaut : Increases maximum health by 3%

Utility

Summoner's Insight : Reduces Flash cooldown.
Expanded Mind : Bonus mana.
Swiftness : Monus movement speed.

Runes

Greater Mark of Attack Speed
Skarner has quite low attack speed as a tank, and his passive Energize benefits from this. (You can use most runes here)
Greater Seal of Armor
Higher Armor means taking less damage, which allows you to stay on your lane longer.
Greater Glyph of Scaling Magic Resist
Higher Magic resist also means taking less damage, which allows you to stay on your lane longer.
Greater Quintessence of Health
Makes you less squishy early game.

Skill Sequence

Ability Sequence
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18

// I use to poke enemies,
to farm, >> to jungle
and >>> to initiate.

Skills

Basic attacks lowers the cooldown on all s abilities.

Damages all enemies around , this also makes skarner charged for 5 seconds, if used again while is charged all targets hit also get slowed for 2 seconds. (This ability is spammable) I choose "crystal slash" on level 2 and max it on level 14.

gets a shield for 6 seconds, while he is shielded his attack and movement speed are increased. I choose "crystalline exoskeleton" on level 4 and max it on level 18.

launches a short blast which damages enemies hit and marks them for 6 seconds, when hits a marked enemy he heals himself, subsequent hits reduce the heal by 50% from the last. I choose on level 1 and max it on level 9.

suppresses a target for 1.75 seconds and deals some damage, while the target is suppressed he can drag his target.

Items

// I like to start with mana crystal, a Health Potion and a Mana Potion since Skarners mana is a problem. I try to get my Tear of the Goddess as soon as possible to get my mana up, Usually i also have the gold to buy Boots of Speed at the same time.

Armor,MagicResist...

Change the order of buying Sunfire Cape, Force of Nature and Thornmail when facing different opponents

Choose if you are up against a balanced team.

Choose if you are up against an AP based team.

Choose if you are up against an AD based team.

Boots

Choose Mercury's treads if you are facing an AP or CC heavy team.

Choose Ninja tabi if you are facing an AD heavy team.

Potions

You should always have potions in your bag when there is room.

: Not as useful as mana potions since skarner has
: You should always have theese in your bag or your mana will run out.

Wards

: Use these at dragon and game changing.
: use these everywhere else.

Match History

Last words

Thank you for reading!
Please comment and tell me what was good and what can be done better.

Thanks to JhoiJhoi for the Guide on how to make a guide

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Skarner Build Guide by oxyct

Skarner - The battle approaches - Main Tank - 3v3

Champion Build: Skarner

Recommended Runes

Purchase Order

Ability Sequence

Mastery Tree Is Outdated