Talk:Skarner/@comment-3165723-20110910035939/@comment-99.159.45.111-20110913012350

I think Gunblade might be better than Rylai's. While the minor slow on Fracture and Q are kind of nice, I don't think they are needed, and Gunblade offers it's own slow (albeit on a CD), with better offensive stats. Of course, if you're getting burst down than Rylai's extra health will be better than Gunblade's health leech passives, but if not Gunblade should be better especially since W can give you time (and ASPD) to heal up.

I suppose you could go with all three (Crystal, Trinity, Gunblade) if you're confident in you're support/tank/team in general, but I do think that 3-4 defensive items is the way to go (not counting boots).