Talk:Skarner/@comment-25602484-20141031020626/@comment-35229418-20141102122428

Hmm... if you don't feel IBG's slow to be extremely necessary early on, you could even go Sheen->Randuin->Gauntlet/Banshee->Banshee/Gauntlet.

If you like being fast, you could try replacing Mercs with Swiftness/Mobility (I prefer Mobility, with your runes you have +41 instead of +45 MS while in combat and with your Q it shouldn't be a problem, but it comes to tastes really) and still take Zephyr as a last item. Hecarim would be green of envy.

About the offense masteries, you could either go with Double-Edged Sword/Fury/Sorcery or Double-Edged Sword/Fury/Brute Force/Martial Mastery. I used to go with the first set when I built Skarner for 35% CDR, but once I saw that there won't be any viable jungle item with CDR for Skarner, I started using the second set and building differently. You'd still be able to buy Ionian Boots, but I don't really like them.