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I do plan to, either Wednesday or this weekend.
I wanted to last week, but college got in the way.
I wanted to last weekend (Yesterday), but I was (and am) sick :(
I definitely have a lot to say and a ton of updating to do; hopefully I can soon!
--Glacialwrath
As for his E, I believe that once you have philosopher's stone, you should have no problems with sustain. About the time you hit level 4 and take his E, you will begin taking 0 overall damage from most camps. Your armor value and damage from Q will be high enough that by the time wraiths and wolves (and a couple levels later golems) break through your shield, they will be dead. This is especially true if you take that second point in W so it shields for even more damage. I highly encourage you to give it a try and tell me if what I say is as accurate as I believe. I'd be happy to reconsider if you could prove that E provides enough sustain to benefit more than the stronger shield.
Something else I noticed, is that you take Greater Glyph of Magic Resist over Greater Glyph of Scaling Magic Resist. The reason Greater Glyph of Scaling Magic Resist is useful is it provides scaling MR rather than flat, since all the jungle camps do physical damage. Yes, you will encounter some early game magic damage, but generally it won't be enough to severely affect you. By the time smaller skirmishes being breaking out involing the mid laner, your scaling runes will have about broken even with the flat since most dragon fights won't be occurring until about level 7-9 in my experience. Even if you don't prioritize these, I would suggest they be included as an option, since they are a lot of people's primary rune for this slot on junglers and should be acknowledged.
Lastly, I never found that taking Meditation over 4 points in Swiftness isn't optimal. After taking the initial blue buff and building philosopher's stone, I generally don't have mana troubles unless I'm spamming 2-3 Ws per camp. As time progresses, the wraiths and wolves won't even require you to W to clear them without taking damage. Swiftness , however, provides that coveted movement speed at a consistent rate that Skarner loves so much. Overall, in the late game with Shurelya's Battlesong and a Sheen, (and possible Frozen Heart), Skarner will have zero mana problems, making this mastery somewhat less useful.
I look forward to your response :)
A couple significant issues with your guide:
1. Cooldown Reduction and tankiness should be your two main priorities as Skarner, since building Trinity Force so early will make you less effective in teamfights. Cooldown reduction gives you huge damage increases, and generally comes with tankiness in the forms of Shurelya's Battlesong, Frozen Heart, and Randuin's Omen.
2. Phantom Dancer is pretty bad on Skarner, as he dosen't benefit from the critical strike very much, and provides zero defensive stats. Skarner doesn't have a large amount of AD, so even when you crit, they won't be doing much damage.
3. Skarner's E is a huge noob trap. It has zero utility, damage, etc early game, and forces you to stop moving to use it. You'd benefit so much more from a second point in W, and skipping E until you absolutely have no choice but to take it. Mobility is one of Skarner's strong points, and E sacrifices this.
Phantom Dancer.... Did you read my section on it, or just say "That looks out of place and unusual, downvote..." ?
I chose PD for the attack speed in-tandem with his passive, along with movement speed. This is why Wit's End is often a Skarner item, however, I feel Force of Nature is better, and is put in earlier. Also, Wit's lacks the movement speed bonus that is very nice.
I think Phantom Dancer is an overlooked item that works wonders on Skarner later on. If you disagree, please, tell me why further and I'd be happy to consider your thoughts.
As for his E, I understand why you would want his shield again, and if that's your playstyle, okay. However, I find it a valuable utility tool that can help his sustain. I suppose that was is effective as well, but waiting until you're forced to take it would be level 13. That's far too late.
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your runes are perfect
your masteries are perfect
your strategy is perfect
your build is 1000% wrong. If you go trinity-force before shurelyas, you are doing your team a HUGE DISSERVICE. this is the #1 mistake I see on skarner players. The only time it is acceptable to go trinity force before shurelyas is if the game meets 4 parameters:
1. You cannot rely on your teammates at all, and they don't do damage
2. you're snowballed to hell: at least 5-0 before you start building trinity
3. You have beefy teammates: malphite, swain, irelia, etc
4. It's below 1300 elo
Otherwise, shurelyas. I don't recall if I saw randuins, but that's extremely important as well.
Also, flash is really your only option on skarner. Flash+ult is too good of an initiator, maybe one of the best initiations in the game.
If you would playtest my build or provide me with ample evidence for tf rush, or change it, pm me and i'll change my vote.
After carefully reviewing, I agree that Shur should come before TF-- though a Frozen Mallet and a Sheen should be built first, for more utility and damage. In my beliefs.
Thank you.
Hey man, thumbs up here. I haven't tried the build in game but i've built Skarner very similar in the past and do well. Good job with the layout of the guide, the loads of information, and making it somewhat easy to read. Theres always room to improve but its a solid build - keep it up.
Edit: Read your build a little closer, still looks good. I would recommend just a couple things to make it a bit nicer - 1. In summoner spells section, explain the application of Flash in a escape manner, not only as an offensive spell, and give an example of when ghost may work better or worse than flash, or simply mention that it comes down to personal preference. You left that a little empty :P , and 2. The last few chapters in your build look a little bit like a wall of text. Try to mess with some formatting (headings, colors, ect.) to try to make that look a little more broken down and easy to read. Theres my 2 cents :) Still looks good and is a solid build - good luck!
I appreciate hearing that; thank you! I know that I need to format a little better, and will be working on that. As for summoner spells, I appreciate you taking the time to read through, and I'll definitely add that in.
Thanks~!
1. Cooldown Reduction and tankiness should be your two main priorities as Skarner, since building Trinity Force so early will make you less effective in teamfights. Cooldown reduction gives you huge damage increases, and generally comes with tankiness in the forms of Shurelya's Battlesong, Frozen Heart, and Randuin's Omen.
2. Phantom Dancer is pretty bad on Skarner, as he dosen't benefit from the critical strike very much, and provides zero defensive stats. Skarner doesn't have a large amount of AD, so even when you crit, they won't be doing much damage.
3. Skarner's E is a huge noob trap. It has zero utility, damage, etc early game, and forces you to stop moving to use it. You'd benefit so much more from a second point in W, and skipping E until you absolutely have no choice but to take it. Mobility is one of Skarner's strong points, and E sacrifices this.
your runes are perfect
your masteries are perfect
your strategy is perfect
your build is 1000% wrong. If you go trinity-force before shurelyas, you are doing your team a HUGE DISSERVICE. this is the #1 mistake I see on skarner players. The only time it is acceptable to go trinity force before shurelyas is if the game meets 4 parameters:
1. You cannot rely on your teammates at all, and they don't do damage
2. you're snowballed to hell: at least 5-0 before you start building trinity
3. You have beefy teammates: malphite, swain, irelia, etc
4. It's below 1300 elo
Otherwise, shurelyas. I don't recall if I saw randuins, but that's extremely important as well.
Also, flash is really your only option on skarner. Flash+ult is too good of an initiator, maybe one of the best initiations in the game.
If you would playtest my build or provide me with ample evidence for tf rush, or change it, pm me and i'll change my vote.
Edit: Read your build a little closer, still looks good. I would recommend just a couple things to make it a bit nicer - 1. In summoner spells section, explain the application of Flash in a escape manner, not only as an offensive spell, and give an example of when ghost may work better or worse than flash, or simply mention that it comes down to personal preference. You left that a little empty :P , and 2. The last few chapters in your build look a little bit like a wall of text. Try to mess with some formatting (headings, colors, ect.) to try to make that look a little more broken down and easy to read. Theres my 2 cents :) Still looks good and is a solid build - good luck!