Talk:Skarner/@comment-25054052-20140612123503/@comment-1330314-20140616113955

PBE Skarner has up to 2.75 seconds of hard CC, which is the same as 's (stronger, if you count in the particularities of the suppress), in addition to a strong long-range AoE slow. Skarner's damage was never his strength, and his item-based damage output comes primarily from the item line, which doesn't rely on his scalings to work.

Skarner's not meant to bring damage to the table in fights, he's meant to plow through the enemy team and haul out their priority targets. Giving him more CC and mobility will significantly help him achieve that, even if it comes at the expense of damage.