Talk:Skarner/Strategy/@comment-89.72.213.197-20121024195119

Just thought I'd share my item build here for other people to use or modify (or even criticize). It emphasizes movement speed, and so far I've had a whole lot of success with it.

Shurelia's Reverie, Randuin's Omen, Boots of Mobility, Wit's End, Trinity Force, Frozen Heart

First three items you absolutely need to get are Philo Stone, Heart of Gold, and boots. I almost always get Boots of Mobility, since move speed helps with his ganks and surprise grabs immensely. I only grab Merc treads when it's CC galore, and even then not always.

Next, I get a Wit's End, since it works great with Skarner's passive, grants both damage and tankiness, and makes his jungle even faster.

Depending on how well I'm doing, my build branches off into two choices. If I'm doing well, I start building Triforce, generally picking up Phage and Zeal first, but I get Sheen first or second as well every once in a while. Phage procs work brilliantly with Skarner, Sheen procs work brilliantly with Skarner, Zeal's movespeed bonus works brilliantly with Skarner... not to mention all of the other stats help him too. Triforce is just overall too good to not include in the build.

However, if I'm behind (which isn't very often, actually), I get a Glacial Shroud first instead, and if the enemy AD carry is bullying me a lot, I finish it and make it into Frozen Heart. I actually wouldn't call this item core on Skarner, but it's still a great choice, and more often than not, it's worth buying.

I eventually build my Philo into Shurelia's, sometime between finishing Triforce and finishing Frozen Heart (or vice versa), I do like to milk it for cash as long as I can though. Last item I get is Randuin's, which I sometimes get earlier when I'm against particularly good kiters, like Ashe. However, when getting kited isn't an issue at all, I often just sell the HoG and instead get something else that fits the situation, usually for more tankiness. Force of Nature is particularly good against heavily AP teams, since it gives you all that MR and even more movespeed. Guardian Angel is another very good and viable choice for a last item.

So there you have it, a recipe for Skarner victory.