Skarner’s journey since his rework in League of Legends<\/em> Patch 14.7 has been a rollercoaster. He has undergone three additional adjustments since then, and now he’s going to be nerfed again in Patch 14.9, which is going live on May 1.<\/p>
Since Skarner’s rework went live, the Primordial Sovereign has been nerfed in\u00a0Patch 14.8<\/a>\u00a0because he was considered too overpowered, and again in a\u00a0hotfix for Patch 14.8 on April 18<\/a> for similar reasons. That rushed balance-change onslaught continues today, with League<\/a><\/em><\/em>\u00a0balance head honcho Riot Phroxzon confirming on X (formerly Twitter) on April 22<\/a> that the updated brackern is just about to get whacked again.<\/p>
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When a champion is reworked in\u00a0League<\/a><\/em>, they will either fall into two categories: So overpowered that they dominate the Rift or so weak they struggle to shape up to the meta. In Skarner’s case, his win rates remained low when his rework went live in\u00a0League <\/em>Patch 14.7<\/a>. The only good thing about his rework was his visual update, which included new emotes and the beginning of the\u00a0Crab Rave internet meme<\/a>. (And it’s a bop.)<\/p>
From what Riot Phroxzon mentioned, they’ve found that Skarner in the jungle with specific items<\/a> is just simply too powerful when played correctly. Once he hits level nine, the brackern gets a very substantial power spike that sends him over the top and the best players are dominating on him now that they’ve figured all that out.<\/p>
However, as Patch 14.8 is the\u00a0MSI 2024 patch<\/a>, the pros will have access to overpowered Skarner, so hopefully, we get to see at least a few pro games with the Primordial Sovereign. And maybe we’ll get some Skarner gameplay tips.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
