User blog comment:Astanas7/Fixing Skarner: Proposal 24§3c/@comment-1330314-20140215132416/@comment-8234800-20140215194601

I think you misunderstood the functionality of my proposed E there.

The ms buff is supposed to kick in right as the enemy is struck by the E. The enemy is marked, making Skarner gain a speed boost while moving towards that enemy - as soon as he attacks, the mark is consumed, meaning he loses his boost. The 1.5 seconds decay part ist just an after-thought, but I can understand how that design can be confusing.