The Problems As Jungle Skarner - A Good Champion But...
Here's my thoughts on Skarner, and why I myself haven't put him in tier 1 yet. He belongs in low tier 2 or high tier 3 at best. He's a really good CHAMPION, and a pretty good pick, but he's an average (or slightly above average) jungler, I guess similar to Amumu, in that respect. Here's why. -
He has fast clear times - sure (please note - only if he has his blue, he's extremely prone to early invasions, without it he's just above average at best), but I feel his early game survivability and mana in the jungle are a little ridiculous. I've tried a multitude of routes, and feel it's the same story everywhere.
He basically feels like an Udyr that's considerably worse
Same ganking style (run up and hit)
Same jungling style (spam abilities and rely on blue early on)
Worse speeds
Worse sustainability
Worse survivability
Worse counter jungling
Worse answer to counter jungling
Worse ganks
Less flexible
Less of a dragon threat
He is permanently on low health in his jungle - whatever skill yo…
He has fast clear times - sure (please note - only if he has his blue, he's extremely prone to early invasions, without it he's just above average at best), but I feel his early game survivability and mana in the jungle are a little ridiculous. I've tried a multitude of routes, and feel it's the same story everywhere.
He basically feels like an Udyr that's considerably worse
Same ganking style (run up and hit)
Same jungling style (spam abilities and rely on blue early on)
Worse speeds
Worse sustainability
Worse survivability
Worse counter jungling
Worse answer to counter jungling
Worse ganks
Less flexible
Less of a dragon threat
He is permanently on low health in his jungle - whatever skill yo…