Talk:Skarner/@comment-4022742-20131102134337/@comment-8267817-20131121140051

I'm in the same boat as Myself (That just sounds crazy honestly)......

I don't own him, yet, but whenever he is on free week I forsake my normal Nunu, Shen, Zed, and Udyr jungle to play him. I also tended to build him kind of hybrid tanky.

Start with machete +5 health potions.

Upgrade machete to spirit stone first back, grab either the long swords for SotEL, or boots depending on enemy team and if you need mobility or damage.

Grab a Hextech gunblade when you get the chance, follow it up with Guinsoo's rageblade (The spammable Q and attackspeed steroid let you stack it really fast, and lets you output a lot of damage if you can stick to a target).

Next grab Iceborn Gauntlet, this lets you stick to targets better as well as giving you much better burst damage. I think it also gives you some cdr for your ult, but don't hold me to that statement, it has been a while since I actually played.

Finish out with boots (I get Swiftness with alacrity or homeguard) and a Spirit Visage.

Optionally you can also trade out your Spirit of the Elder Lizard for another tanky item, but I prefer having the extra damage over time because that is what Skarner excels at, but if your team needs a beefier front line then tanky is better.

Sorry for the wall of text, but I couldn't think of a way to get my point in less words and similar detail.