Talk:Skarner/@comment-4089515-20120102184529/@comment-89.75.167.175-20120102223409

Skarner does not have a dash and yet all he can do to anybody further than melee range is tickle them with his E. His speed buff is among the weakest of its type, being easily removable with a meagre amount of damage. His healing ability only works if he has an abundance of enemies around. Finally, his ulti has a retarded range.

The only thing that he does well is stick to an enemy who can't dash away. That is true. All of his basic abilities work neatly together in a situation when he's on a champion for a moment, who can not dash/flash away and who has zero crowd control available (himself or from his teammates). Stuns or knockups ruin his effectiveness (no autoattacks => big cooldowns). He can (and should) be simply kited to death.