Summary
League of Legendsclearly isn’t done with Skarner as Riot developer and popular public figure Phreak confirms more changes are coming for the champion in the near future. Throughout the lifespan of the globally popular MOBA from Riot Games,Skarner has notoriously been one of its hardest charactersto balance properly. Skarner has been the subject of multiple reworks from Riot, often making massive sweeping changes to his gameplay that have been largely “hit or miss.” Now, the new rework has reportedly not hit the mark set by Riot Games.
Following years of underwhelming performance, Skarner was the subject of one ofLeague of Legends' newest “Visual and Gameplay Updates” earlier this year. The changes saw a full rework of both Skarner’s visuals and his gameplay, looking to help bring the “Primordial Sovereign” back into the limelight. The update made Skarner able to suppress multiple enemies with his ult, as well as giving him a unique charge on his E ability that allows Skarner to ignore terrain. However, a new statement from Phreak suggests that Riot still isn’t satisfied with the champion.
As reported by Dexerto, Phreak confirmed during his recent Patch 14.14 preview that Riot is looking to make further changes to Skarner. According to Phreak, he feels that Riot has “failed” with the Skarner rework and revealed that the developer is continuing to work on Skarner’s new kit. Some of the changes that Phreak suggested may be coming for Skarner include removing his ability to “backwards charge” with his E and removing the slow from his W among others.Skarner’s full relaunch first debutedwith the launch of the 14.7 update in early April.
More Changes are Coming for Skarner, According to Riot Games' Phreak
With major changes coming to Skarner, Phreak also highlighted the disparity in Skarner’s play between the game’s Ranked queue and casual play against his pro representation. Since the release of the relaunch earlier this year, Skarner skyrocketed into a go-to pick for many professionalLeagueplayersas both a top lane Championand a jungler. InLeague of Legends' larger landscape, however, Skarner currently boasts just a 47% winrate for both of his most prominent roles. Phreak did confirm that the discussed Skarner changes would not be shipping with Patch 14.14.
The further changes to Skarner come asLeague of Legendshas given players and fans plenty of reason to talk throughout the year. Riot Games made waves earlier this year when the developer announced it wasreleasing a $500League of Legendsskin for Ahri, based on renowned pro player Faker.League of Legendsalso introduced its first new PvE mode since 2018 with “Swarm | Operation Anima Squad” taking inspiration from “bullet hell” games likeVampire Survivors. Skarner fans should keep an eye on upcoming patches as Riot Games continues to tinker with the Champion.
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League of Legends is one of the best MOBAs in the world, allowing players to duke it out against each other or bots in a variety of game modes. There are tons of champions to choose from in LoL, with favorites like Yasuo, Graves, Nasus, Poppy, and more, with new champions like Vex and Viego recently joining the crew.
