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Skarner - Deadliest Sting Ever

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Runes:

Sorcery

Phase Rush

Nimbus Cloak

Celerity

Waterwalking

Inspiration

Magical Footwear

Cosmic Insight

Bonus:

+10% Attack Speed
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+6 Armor

Spells:

Flash

Smite

Items

Starting items

First back

First back alternative

Both are great!

Core Items

Boots

Standart Full Build

Alternative Options

Ability Order

Skarner Passive Ability

Champion Build Guide

Montage

Introduction

Welcome

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So without further ado lets begin!

Pros & Cons

Pros

+ Super tanky
+ Tons of CC
+ Insane map pressure
+ Good for catching people off(insane speed)
+ Safe Jungler(you can only get invaded early)
+ Easy to play

Cons

- Poor dragon/baron control
- Organized teams will protect their carries from your ult
- Very reliant on team for damage(unless playing with damage build)
- Easily invadable due to low damage and low tankiness early
- Ultimate is easy to counter ()
- Early mana issues

Runes

Domination & Sorcery

Electrocute

Predator

Dark Harvest

Hail of Blades

Well is the best one here because is pretty much a melee champion as he has to get really close to his enemies in order to be effective and not get kited. So here is when comes into play in a very effective way - speed boost is insane so really helps out in teamfights and especially when it comes to ganking . You should really take this into consideration and do what is best at - gank as much as possible and try to feed your carries.

Cheap Shot

Taste of Blood

Sudden Impact

This one is a pretty basic choice since has a really consistent crowd control. The 2.5% from may not seem like much but it actually helps a lot especially in skirmishes considering that you can proc it inbetween a few seconds . If you like to play aggresively and counter jungle a lot this mastery will be a carry for you.

Zombie Ward

Ghost Poro

Eyeball Collection

is pretty good right now - will give you an extra AD permanently on takedowns and even increases with ward kills which makes it a solid choice. The other two masteries are both good options but this kind of depends on you as a player and your play style. If you care more about vision you can choose as I feel is better than but if you care more about clearing faster and killing people , counterjungling or playing aggresive in general than is the thing for you.

Ravenous Hunter

Ingenious Hunter

Relentless Hunter

Ultimate Hunter

Okay guys I will suggest two options here . Both are super viable. You can go for as I feel is a little bit better cos abuse one of 's biggest strenghts - his map presence . The bonus out of combat movement speed is super helpful and combined with your passive - can legit may seem broken as you can probably roam around the whole map for about 30-40 seconds . That guys is absolutely insane for ganking . And the second option would be because it will reduce the Cooldown of active items such as you and by a decent amount which again helps super much with ganking and catching people off guard.

Sorcery

Celerity

Waterwalking

is honestly the best thing you can get on right now because you stack so many movement speed items on him that the 8% bonus movement speed on all of them (,,,and ) with be huge and will really make a difference. is also a solid choice because nowadays Skuttle has become a thing to fight for because it provides plenty of extra gold and vision so the bonus movement speed and damage from are sure to help you win that fight. But not just that it is also great for securing objectives faster and improves the success of your ganks.

Abilities

Skill Order

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PASSIVE
ABILITY

Crystal Spires (Passive):
's presence causes crystals to spawn in set locations around the map. While near crystals his team owns, Skarner gains tremendous movement speed, attack speed, and mana regeneration.

Well not much to explain here really guys. It is super important that you have taken control over the crystals at your part of the jungle as they will help you so so much with clearing faster and having more map pressure. Taking control over the crystals at the river is also pretty helpful as they will make your ganks more succesful but don't go for them if the enemy jungler is fed .

Crystal Slash (Q):
lashes out with his claws, dealing physical damage to all nearby enemies and charging himself with Crystal Energy for several seconds if a unit is struck. If he casts again while powered by Crystal Energy, he deals bonus magic damage
Skarner deals 80% bonus Attack Damage physical damage to all nearby enemies. If a unit is struck, he charges himself with Crystal Energy for 4 seconds.

The description is really boring so I am just gonna cut it here. All you need to know is that Shattered Earth is your main damage ability so if you are going to play damage Skarner max it first and really if you build Trinity Force and just spam this it gets pretty insane :D - you clear the jungle so damn fast , can actually burst the adc like its nothing and opens so much jungle possibilities so you might really want to try the damage option. You should also know that once you cast [Crystal Slash] you become struck (empowered) for a few seconds meaning that if you cast it again it will deal considerably more damage than it did on the first cast so use it as frequently as possible for maximum damage output .

Crystalline Exoskeleton (W):
Explanation: gains a shield and has increased Movement Speed while the shield persists.

is shielded for 0 (10/11/12/13/14% of his maximum health) (+80% Ability Power) damage for 6 seconds. While the shield persists, gains movement speed that ramps up to 16/20/24/28/32% over 3 seconds.

Usage:Well first of all you should keep in mind that the more health you have the bigger your shield from Seismic Bastion is that is actually why i prefer the tank build over the damage build for Skarner. Always use it before jumping in the fight or doing a gank not only for the extra movement speed but to soak in the initial damage as well. Needless to say that it helps super much when it comes to taking objectives as you barely lose any hp which provides you with even more map pressure and possibily for ganks.

Fracture (E):
Explanation:Skarner summons a blast of crystalline energy which deals damage to enemies struck and slows them. Basic attacking these enemies within a short window will stun them.

Passive: Crystallizing enemies with Fracture and Impale grants Crystal Charge for the disable duration and reduces the cooldown of Fracture by the same amount.

Usage: Pretty much your most useful ability . If your aim is to make your ganks more succesful definately max it first as the slow is really worth it. In comboes always start with Ixtal's Impact then follow with auto then use your Shattered Earth auto and lastly you Seismic Bastion.

Impale (R):
Explanation:Skarner suppresses an enemy champion for 1.75 seconds, dealing 60% Attack Damage physical damage plus 20/60/100 (+50% Ability Power) magic damage. Skarner can move freely during this time, and will drag his helpless victim around with him. When the effect ends, Skarner's target will be dealt the same damage again.

Usage: The main usage is catching people off guard with it and dragging them to your team for the kill - always aim for the enemy adc or midlaner(whoever is more fed if possible). Try combining it with flash for more unpredictability and success rate when needed. This is what makes Skarner such a valuable pick - you can use your insane movement speed along with Impale to catch basically anything even under turret and drag it to your team for a killing blow which makes your ganks insane and it even makes you a super op pick in skirmishes.

Conclusion

To sum up is one of my favourite junglers as he is super fun to play and pretty viable as well . So with this guide I hope you learn how to play as well as you want to . If you find it helpful and informative please do give it an upvote. If you would like to see me play or basically any other make sure you follow me on Twitch.
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