Skarner Theorycraft Thread

[quote=wRAthoFVuLK]Only played him once in a trolly co op vs AI to get used to his skills, just spammed Doran's Blade, didn't really try an actual build on him... Triforce seems core on him imo, and for boots, probably Berserks for the passive also, he seems to be very mana hungry, Frozen Heart anyone?[/quote]

[quote=Sazdek]Judging by stats and looks alone attack speed will probably be his best bet. Perhaps even a Manamune because of his mana consumption? triforce -could- be neat on him but frankly may be better off with a frozen mallet just to get the AD/slow/HP.[/quote]

[quote=Univirsul]I only managed to get 1 game in but triforce is pretty great on him and all of his abilities have ap ratios so some hybrid stuff like gunblade and then a rylai is pretty good but its expensive.[/quote]

[quote=klassic]Frozen Mallet for the slow is probably a +1 due to the fact that, from what I've seen on him, he relies on his basic attacks/Crystal Slash to do damage, and has minimal slows otherwise? And the ult to pull them back when they get close to a tower, or back into the teamfight, combined with the slow would cause me to rage :D[/quote]

[quote=caucheka]ok his ap ratios: his crystal slash has a 40% ratio on his ap on the slow proc (where you hit someone twice). his shield has a 60%? ratio, forgot but it was something like that. fracture has a 65% ratio on the damage and 15% on the heal i think (8 of 25.) his ult has 2 50% ratios. the first when he suppresses and the second when the suppression breaks. i think im gonna play him as a mage for fun. however i dont think he'll be good at jungling with a mage build.[/quote]

[quote=Pwnzor1130]It seems Trinity force/Wit's End/Gunblade would be good on him, along with tanky/AP items.[/quote]

[quote=JunSupport]Trinity Force, and attack speed items. Building AS so he can spam as much as possible. :) I'll be back with something more concrete after his profile shows up on site. I haven't bought him. :>[/quote]

[quote=Mrs Warboys]I'm gonna try a Guinsoo Rageblade on him, although I play on Garena so it's gonna be a while until I get to buy him! He seems like an AoE, spammy nuisance dude that relies on his attack speed (translating to cooldowns due to his passive), so Rageblade might be cool on him. Wit's End would be nice too, although I say that on a lot of champs and never end up buying it. Spirit Visage will be a cool item depending on how important Fracture's heal is. I love the design of fracture, and I love Spirit Visage, so I might try a Fracture maxing build and see how it turns out. Cooldown Reduction is cool as well, as is the MR. I think my first build will be Cloth+Pots Madreds AS Boots Sheen Spirit Visage Zeal Triforce Bloodrazor (mainly for the AS, compared with Wriggles)[/quote]

[quote=caucheka]hmm rageblade seems to be a great choice, theoretically speaking. its also the most cost effective item in the game. i still have no idea how to build this fucker magey. i know an early sheen and a malady is a must. idk about tear for mana problems though.[/quote]

[quote=Mrs Warboys]Yeah, I heard he has mana trouble. Maybe a Frozen Heart would be pretty good on him... although it feels horrible building Frozen Heart on an offensive champ. Since I haven't got to play him, I don't know his exact playstyle... I'm imagining him in the middle of a team fight, spamming his AoE and shit though. Really want to try Tiamat on him haha, maximize the AoE baby![/quote]