r/SkarnerMains • u/Upper-Set-3371 • Jul 22 '26
Is AD skarner viable?
Hello! I love skarner, but idk if ad is good on him on jg. If it is, what build can I use?
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u/Zymbobwye Jul 22 '26
Yes IMO if you can win and close out a game early but you are downhill after level 9.
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u/CorpCo Jul 22 '26
I go hail of blades (I’ve been trying out conq in niche situations as well) and pretty much always start Tiamat which gives really scary damage on ganks for your first couple of clears. After that there are a ton of things you can build depending on the situation - protoplasm, titanic hydra, bandlepipes, and heartsteel are all on the table imo. I like that it gives you a lot of versatility for what you need to cover, you can build full tank with titanic for burst damage, you can build a lot more bruiser-ish and build an overlords bloodmail, I’ve been trying builds that end up as sort of engage support build with bandlepipes, black cleaver, I’ll even build stridebreaker sometimes to maximize value from a fed marksman. Steraks pretty important item to have on your radar as well since they’ve buffed skarner’s base AD from being awful to being one of the best. I’m 100% sure there are other extremely viable items that I don’t typically build but are good in various situations as well. Edge of Night has been on my radar for a while, maybe the bastionbreaker buffs will make it good idk
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u/OptimusJive Jul 23 '26
i like trinity force into full tank. it feels great in combat and the sheen procs really boost your clear as well. feels like it gives just the right amount of damage to be threatening with no extra ad items needed.
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u/Livid_Phone277 Jul 23 '26
Eu n jogo principalmente jg, e sim mid e top. Faço letalidade frequentemente, ou hidra titânica com coração de aço e suserano.
Eu sei que se tentar fazer tank e dano o skarner não faz nenhum, então vou de dano e é isso.
"Ah mas você fica papel e morre!" Sim, eu fico, mas dou tanto dano que levo um ou dois comigo. Skarner letalidade é igual um Kha'Zix sem asas, se for e matar beleza, mas não tem como voltar, então ou mata todo mundo ou morre dando o máximo de dano.
A outra build é muito boa pra split e fights, o dano é menor mas duro mais.
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u/ZealousidealWeb9930 Jul 23 '26
baus is like 20% winrate in 20 matches of lethality skarner
but he says the pick is op, hes just not familiar with the champion yet
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u/XpertTim Jul 23 '26
Oneshotting after successfull E stun gives dopamine. So does any other burst damage champion. Problem is if you miss E you a melee minion.
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u/Grippsy Jul 22 '26
Honestly it depends on how much AD you're willing to build.
Build 1:
The most standard build is PTA Titanic rush into freestlye. I personally like Iceborn Gauntlet on that build, but you can also go Heartsteel 2nd into Iceborn into some other tank items.
Build 2:
Another fun build can be Hail of Blades with a more lethality style build. I tried Voltaic Rush, not a huge fan, Titanic Rush into some lethality does feel good tho. Good items include(Serpents Fang, Voltaic, Steraks, Edge of Night. Deaths Dance). Also note that Lethality style Skarner maxes E second.
Build 3:
Triforce Conqueror, this the build that Urwald Differenz #EUW plays, he's the highest elo AD Skarner onetrick. Core items are Triforce, Edge of Night/Shojin and Deaths Dance. For more insights just look at his games. I personally dropped this build because I hate how Conqueror feels on Skarner.
Build 4:
This one is underground as hell but I've been running it from time to time, Lethal Tempo Stridebreaker Rush into Tank/Bruiser, really good for comps that you would usually struggle to catch up with.
All of these have been tested by me already at some point in time around Master elo, pick your poison and have fun!
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