Hi, my name is UndeadBizkit and i welcome you to my "Dominating with Skarner 101".
So i had my first 8 hours of Dominion and had a lot of fun dominating my opponents with Skarner. Thats why i would like to share my experience and what i think is the best way to play Skarner on Dominion.
Pleas keep in mind that Dominion is in Beta only at the moment so it is likely that things may change and also that i only have a limited time to play it, but i will try to improve as soon as i get the next chance to play on Dominion with Skarner.

Oh and yeah my first guide :D

Also please read the full guide before you vote and if you still think there is something terrible wrong with the guide leave me a note in the comments and i will try to look at it/ correct it as soon as possible.

Changelog:

26/09/2011 - Changed Quintessences
23/09/2011 - Added new chapter and updated the guide a bit
23/09/2011 - Guide published

Ok so with Dominion we have a whole new map and 2 new Summoner Spells, this will still need some testing but here is what i think


Hands down the best SP for Dominion, Dominion is all about being fast to cap you Opponents towers or stop the from doing that to your own, also it has a pretty low cool down witch is nice.


2nd best SP for Dominion, this basically allows you to fight your Opponents at their towers and if you are good enough to 1v2 them at your own tower.

you will be poking a lot in Dominion when it comes to caping other towers, this can give you a head up.


Most overpowerd SP on the standard maps, though i haven't really found a use for it on Dominion


You already have an slow and you will also build items that slow.... i don't really think this SP is necessary.


The cooldown is too long to be used on Dominion, nuff said.

Marks:

Greater Mark of Desolation Greater Mark of Desolation
As far as i am concerned the best Marks you can take, no need to add any other ones.

Seals:

Greater Seal of Resilience
Greater Seal of Defense Greater Seal of Defense

Can't really decide between them because you will be leveling a lot faster in Dominion it might be the better choice to take the Armor per Level Seals, needs more testing.

Glyphs:

Greater Glyph of Warding

Your role on Dominon won't be set in stone, you have high movement speed you are quiet tanky, you can push creepwaves pretty good, and you have the dps and skill set to 1v1 nearly everyone.
I will split this up now and show you wich roles i think there are on Dominion and how Skarner fits into them.

Runner:

This is a role that Rammus or Teemo are commonly picked for. Thats becouse of theire high MS which allowes them to run straight to an unprotected tower and capture them bevore any opponent can react to it.

Defender:

This role is mainly for tanks or every champion that can sustaine them selfs while staying at the tower and have enough utillety to stop or kill your opponents in an 1v2 situation.

Pusher :

An Pusher is a Champion that can sustaine them selfs good in a "lane" and push creep waves to the enemy tower. Also he has to be able to survive the poke from your opponents while he standt at theire tower.

Ok i have 3 different ways of starting off, depending on which point i wana capture first.

Build 1:

I take this build if i start with capturing the bottom tower and push the bottom "lane"
to the next tower which gives the enemy a bit pressure and lets me poke them a bit.

Build 2:

This build is for rushing the second top tower, your Crystalline Exoskeleton, Ghost and your Boots of Mobility will give you enough movement speed to keep up with a Rammus, Master Yi or Teemo

Build 3:

This is an allround "be happy" package. Mostly if you can't really decide on what to take/do and if it's your first time with Skarner.

What ever you do, you will want to have your Trinity Force.
This is simply the best item for Skarner.

30 Attack Speed
30 Attack Damage
30 Ability Power
15 Critical Strike Chance
250 Health
250 Mana
12 Movement Speed
UNIQUE Passive: 25% chance on hit to slow the target by 35% for 2.5 seconds; on cast, increases your base Attack Damage by 150% for one attack.

As if this item was made for Skarner no stat goes to waste and the passive works perfect with his Crystal Slash spam.

Ok now depending on how the game is going and how the matchup looks you will want to adjust your items to your enemys i mostly take only one devensif item becouse and that only if the game realy takes that long that you have to buy a 6th item.

Offensiv Items:

Defensiv Items:

Utility Items:

Ok i just gonna publish this now, i know there is still a lot of work to do but it is late and i wana go to bed :D