Talk:Skarner/Strategy/@comment-128.193.245.102-20120521194503/@comment-99.242.79.34-20120523004709

Philo Stone /and/ a Tear/Manamune is just too much. You'll only need one or the other. I recommend you ditch the Manamune and take a Sheen for an earlier Trinity Force. Your damage output from the constant Sheen procs will off-set your loss of Manamune, or just give you added DPS if you keep it to replace with Philo Stone. You'll also increase the potency of your spells (All of them) and boost your mana pool for good Manamune synergy.

Otherwise I think you should just stick to the standard Skarner items. Your build is lacking in actual defense and damage in the early game, so it's quite risky, but I can see it hurting in the super late game (If you get there).