User blog comment:Alien Paranoid/Skarner: Champion rework/@comment-28465461-20161123025142/@comment-26902312-20161125130601

If it is horrible only because of the removal of AD scalings, then I'm ok with that. It was my goal to push him towards Tank- Vanguard role. I also said in comment below, that  I like and follow RIOT's idea, where Skarner is Tank and they said, pushing Skarner into Juggernaut role was a mistake. This alone makes my rework justified. Riot also plan to buff Rek'sai's damage and nerf her durability, make Rek'sai to be more damage focused. Therefore, you don't want two champions to be as similar, you want something to defferentiate them, one is fighter  and the other is tank.

There are plenty of choices if you want AD fighter in the jungle (Lee, Rek'sai, Hecarim, Olaf). And If I'm not wrong, Riot consistently nerf his damage and they  also  said they don't want Skarner to deal too much damage. Giving him AD scalings would force people to buy AD items, which would again lead to a nerf. You could still buy AD items if you want to, but it won't be that effective, which is good since this is "Tank" rework.

AP scaling doesn't mean you have to buy AP items. Every tank has his AP scalings, so some offensive/defensive items with armor, MR, HP and AP can be good option and also that AP won't be wasted. But lower scalings prevent him from going full AP.

If he would be nerfed to the ground (you cannot tell) then I would buff his durability and mobility, not damage.