Talk:Skarner/@comment-8468980-20140604032302/@comment-5057599-20140614145631

^ 'Powerboosted', lmao. Is that what low silver players need to tell themselves to feel better? That others who have twice their MMR were 'powerboosted'? Besides, you didn't even get your facts straight, my score in ranked is 88W 83L. Marginally over 50%. And I don't even play ranked right now, I'm mostly playing normal draft games where my MMR is Diamond level.

So yeah I'm not being an elitist, I'm very aware that a lot of players are better than me. And I'm perfectly fine with that. You on the other hand are trash at this game and you still manage to call out a player who's not only seen a heck of a lot more than you but he's actually playing at a level you'll never achieve. Ok son, suit yourself.

Skarner is not underrated. Nobody is playing him in solo queue or the competitive scene for good reasons. He's just not good period. Any champion who sits between Urgot and Sion levels of popularity can't be a beast or not in need for buffs. If he was that good he would be picked more than once every 100 games, duh.

He was a top tier champion in season 2 because the meta favored his style and his kit was very strong in general. Then Riot nerfed him at the same time that the meta shifted away from support junglers and perma oracle's vision battles. He became obsolete and in need of a kit adjustment. Which bring us to the current iteration, which is frankly terrible. Everything that Skarner does right now he did it BETTER before the rework. The only improvement was the ult snare on cast to prevent people from escaping, which isn't even nearly as good as it used to be anyway. The rework was a failure and everyone except you can recognize it.

The new rework will bring new mechanics and a different thought process to Skarner's play which benefits him overall, but mostly it brings a stronger and cleaner kit that's VERY EASY TO BUFF in case his damage feels out of place. He was already buffed in PBE after his first numbers were posted and I'm sure they'll buff him again if his release doesn't live up to expectations. You just can't buff the current Skarner because damage is the least of his problems. It's everything else that's out of line.