Skarner Patch History
Every buff and nerf, with the numbers, 3.8 to 26.16
Skarner has been touched in 40 of the 305 patches tracked here, across 132 individual values: 65 moved in their favour, 66 against. Most recent change: patch 26.6.
40Patches touched
132Values changed
65Buffed
66Nerfed
26.6Last change
The abilities Riot keeps touching
StatsBase stats
Health, attack damage, armour, magic resist, movement speed, attack range and their per-level growth.
STATS
Base stats
21 changed10▲ 11▼
PThreads of Vibration
Skarner's Attacks, Shattered Earth, Upheaval, and Impale, apply Quaking. At max stacks of Quaking, enemies take max-Health magic damage over its duration.
P
Threads of Vibration
4 changed1▲ 3▼
QShattered Earth / Upheaval
Skarner rips a boulder from the earth that empowers his attacks and can be thrown as a powerful projectile.
Q
Shattered Earth / Upheaval
49 changed26▲ 23▼
WSeismic Bastion
Skarner gains a shield and creates an earthquake whose shockwave damages and slows foes.
W
Seismic Bastion
15 changed9▲ 6▼
EIxtal's Impact
Skarner charges forward and passes through terrain. If he collides with a champion or large monster, he'll slam them into the next wall he hits to damage and stun them.
E
Ixtal's Impact
35 changed15▲ 20▼
RImpale
Skarner's tails lash forward to suppress enemy champions. Once suppressed, the victims will be dragged along by Skarner as he moves around.
R
Impale
8 changed4▲ 3▼
The kit this replaced
Reworked in patch 14.7. Icons are the originals, still served by Data Dragon at version 5.16.1.
P
Crystal Spires
Q
Crystal Slash
W
Crystalline Exoskeleton
E
Fracture
R
Impale
Every change, newest first
Patch 26.6buffMarch 17, 2026
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Cost | 45/45/45/45/45/45 | → | ▲ 30/30/30/30/30/30 33% | |
| Q | Max HP Percent | 0.09/0.09/0.09/0.09/0.09 | → | ▲ 0.11/0.11/0.11/0.11/0.11 22% |
Patch 25.23buffNovember 18, 2025
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AD per level | 4 | → | ▲ 5 25% | ||
| Q | Cooldown | 8/7/6/5/4 | → | ▲ 8/6.75/5.5/4.25/3 8% | |
| Q | Max HP Percent | 0.08/0.08/0.08/0.08/0.08 | → | ▲ 0.09/0.09/0.09/0.09/0.09 13% |
Patch 25.22buffNovember 4, 2025
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AD per level | 3 | → | ▲ 4 33% | ||
| Q | AD Ratio | 0.8/0.8/0.8/0.8/0.8 | → | ▲ 0.9/0.9/0.9/0.9/0.9 12% | |
| Q | Cooldown | 13/11.5/10/8.5/7 | → | ▲ 8/7/6/5/4 40% |
Patch 25.5nerf
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Max HP Percent | 0.1/0.1/0.1/0.1/0.1 | → | ▼ 0.08/0.08/0.08/0.08/0.08 20% | |
| Q | Slow Duration | 1.25/1.25/1.25/1.25/1.25 | → | ▼ 1/1/1/1/1 20% | |
| E | Cooldown | 20/19/18/17/16 | → | ▼ 22/21/20/19/18 11% |
Patch 25.3nerf
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armor per level | 4.8 | → | ▼ 4.5 6% | ||
| E | Stun Duration | 1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5 | → | ▼ 1.1/1.1/1.1/1.1/1.1 27% |
Patch 14.23nerfNovember 19, 2024
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Bonus Health Ratio | 0.04/0.04/0.04/0.04/0.04 | → | ▼ 0.03/0.03/0.03/0.03/0.03 25% |
Patch 14.20nerfOctober 8, 2024
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Percent Health Damage End Value | 11 | → | ▼ 9 18% | |
| E | Pin Damage Ratio | 0.08/0.08/0.08/0.08/0.08 | → | ▼ 0.06/0.06/0.06/0.06/0.06 25% |
Patch 14.16buffAugust 13, 2024
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base AD | 60 | → | ▲ 63 5% | ||
| Base HP | 610 | → | ▲ 630 3% | ||
| Q | AD Ratio | 0.6/0.6/0.6/0.6/0.6 | → | ▲ 0.8/0.8/0.8/0.8/0.8 33% |
Patch 14.15buffJuly 30, 2024
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP per level | 105 | → | ▲ 110 5% | ||
| Q | Cost | 50/50/50/50/50/50 | → | ▲ 45/45/45/45/45/45 10% |
Patch 14.13nerfJune 25, 2024
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Cost | 30/30/30/30/30/30 | → | ▼ 50/50/50/50/50/50 67% | |
| Q | Max HP Percent | 0.15/0.15/0.15/0.15/0.15 | → | ▼ 0.1/0.1/0.1/0.1/0.1 33% |
Patch 14.12buffJune 11, 2024
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base HP | 650 | → | ▼ 610 6% | ||
| HP per level | 102 | → | ▲ 105 3% | ||
| P | Percent Health Damage End Value | 10 | → | ▲ 11 10% | |
| P | Percent Health Damage Start Value | 7 | → | ▼ 5 29% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Bonus Health Ratio | 0.05/0.05/0.05/0.05/0.05 | → | ▼ 0.04/0.04/0.04/0.04/0.04 20% | |
| Q | Cost | 30/35/40/45/50/50 | → | ▲ 30/30/30/30/30/30 28% | |
| Q | Monster Damage Cap | 150/225/300/375/450 | → | ▼ 150/200/250/300/350 17% | |
| Q | Turret Damage Mod | 0.5/0.5/0.5/0.5/0.5 | → | ▲ 1/1/1/1/1 100% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Base Damage | 10/25/40/55/70 | → | ▼ 10/20/30/40/50 25% | |
| W | Initial Shield Ratio | 0.09/0.09/0.09/0.09/0.09 | → | ▼ 0.08/0.08/0.08/0.08/0.08 11% | |
| W | Slow Effect | -0.2/-0.25/-0.3/-0.35/-0.4 | → | ▲ -0.2/-0.2/-0.2/-0.2/-0.2 33% |
Patch 14.8nerfApril 16, 2024
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Percent Health Damage End Value | 12 | → | ▼ 10 17% | |
| Q | AD Ratio | 0.4/0.4/0.4/0.4/0.4 | → | ▲ 0.6/0.6/0.6/0.6/0.6 50% | |
| Q | Base Damage | 10/20/30/40/50 | → | ▲ 10/25/40/55/70 33% | |
| Q | Bonus Health Ratio | 0.06/0.06/0.06/0.06/0.06 | → | ▼ 0.05/0.05/0.05/0.05/0.05 17% | |
| Q | Cost | 40/45/50/55/60/60 | → | ▲ 30/35/40/45/50/50 19% | |
| Q | Monster Damage Cap | 100/175/250/325/400 | → | ▲ 150/225/300/375/450 20% | |
| Q | Rock Hold Duration | 3.5/3.5/3.5/3.5/3.5 | → | ▲ 5/5/5/5/5 43% | |
| W | Base Damage | 60/90/120/150/180 | → | ▼ 50/70/90/110/130 25% | |
| W | Cost | 40/45/50/55/60/60 | → | ▼ 60/65/70/75/80/80 39% | |
| E | Cooldown | 24/22/20/18/16 | → | ▲ 20/19/18/17/16 10% |
Patch 14.7VGUApril 2, 2024
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AD per level | 4.5 | → | ▼ 3 33% | ||
| Armor per level | 5 | → | ▼ 4.8 4% | ||
| Attack range | 125 | → | ▲ 150 20% | ||
| Base AD | 65 | → | ▼ 60 8% | ||
| Base armor | 38 | → | ▼ 33 13% | ||
| HP per level | 99 | → | ▲ 102 3% | ||
| HP regen | 1.8 | → | ▼ 1.5 17% | ||
| Q | Cooldown | 3.5/3.25/3/2.75/2.5 | → | ▼ 13/11.5/10/8.5/7 233% | |
| Q | Cost | 10/10/10/10/10/10 | → | ▼ 40/45/50/55/60/60 | |
| Q | Monster Damage Cap | 200/200/200/200/200 | → | ▲ 100/175/250/325/400 25% | |
| W | Cast range | 1/1/1/1/1 | → | ▲ 650/650/650/650/650 | |
| W | Cooldown | 13/12.5/12/11.5/11 | → | ▲ 10/9/8/7/6 33% | |
| W | Cost | 60/60/60/60/60/60 | → | ▲ 40/45/50/55/60/60 14% | |
| E | Cast range | 10000/10000/10000/10000/10000 | → | ▼ 1700/1700/1700/1700/1700 83% | |
| E | Cooldown | 14/13.5/13/12.5/12 | → | ▼ 24/22/20/18/16 54% | |
| E | Cost | 55/55/55/55/55/55 | → | ▼ 50/55/60/65/70/70 12% | |
| E | Stun Duration | 1.25/1.25/1.25/1.25/1.25 | → | ▲ 1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5 20% | |
| R | Cast range | 350/350/350 | → | ▲ 625/625/625 79% | |
| R | Cooldown | 100/80/120 | → | ▲ 105/90/90 5% | |
| R | Cost | 100/100/100/0/0/0 | → | ▼ 100/100/100/100/100/100 100% |
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Patch 13.23nerfNovember 20, 2023
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Bonus Q Damage Calc Coefficient | 0.3 | → | ▼ 0.2 33% |
Patch 12.10
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armor per level Class-wide | 3.8 | → | ▲ 5 32% | ||
| Base HP Class-wide | 580 | → | ▲ 650 12% | ||
| HP per level Class-wide | 85 | → | ▲ 99 16% | ||
| MR per level Class-wide | 1.25 | → | ▲ 2.05 64% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base HP | 601 | → | ▼ 580 3% | ||
| HP per level | 90 | → | ▼ 85 6% |
Patch 11.1January 5, 2021 · Read the 11.1 notes
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base HP Class-wide | 601.28 | → | ▼ 601 0% | ||
| Base MR Class-wide | 32.1 | → | ▼ 32 0% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Cost | 15/15/15/15/15/15 | → | ▲ 10/10/10/10/10/10 33% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Cost | 10/11/12/13/14/15 | → | ▼ 15/15/15/15/15/15 20% | |
| Q | Effect 2 | 4/4/4/4/4 | → | ▲ 5/5/5/5/5 25% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | Effect 3 | 1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5 | → | ▼ 1.25/1.25/1.25/1.25/1.25 17% |
Patch 8.3February 6, 2018 · Read the 8.3 notes
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP regen Class-wide | 1.7856 | → | ▲ 1.8 1% |
Patch 8.2January 23, 2018 · Read the 8.2 notes
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP regen Class-wide | 8.928 | → | ▼ 1.7856 80% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base mana | 272.2 | → | ▲ 320 18% | ||
| E | Effect 2 | 25/35/45/55/65 | → | ▲ 30/50/70/90/110 56% | |
| E | Effect 3 | 1/1/1/1/1 | → | ▲ 1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5 50% |
Patch 7.22
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base AD Class-wide | 57.156 | → | ▲ 65 14% | ||
| Base armor Class-wide | 29.384 | → | ▲ 38 29% |
Patch 7.3February 7, 2017 · Read the 7.3 notes
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP regen Class-wide | 8.925 | → | ▲ 8.928 0% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Ratio a2 | 1 | → | ▼ 0.6 40% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | Effect 8 | 45/50/55/60/65 | → | ▼ 30/35/40/45/50 27% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base AD | 61.156 | → | ▼ 57.156 7% | ||
| Move speed | 345 | → | ▼ 335 3% | ||
| W | Effect 1 | 12/13/14/15/16 | → | ▼ 10/11/12/13/14 14% | |
| E | Cooldown | 13/12.5/12/11.5/11 | → | ▼ 14/13.5/13/12.5/12 8% | |
| E | Effect 1 | 40/75/110/145/180 | → | ▼ 40/65/90/115/140 18% | |
| E | Effect 2 | 25/50/75/100/125 | → | ▼ 25/35/45/55/65 40% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AD per level | 4.2 | → | ▲ 4.5 7% | ||
| HP per level Class-wide | 96 | → | ▼ 90 6% | ||
| Q | Cooldown | 3.5/3.5/3.5/3.5/3.5 | → | ▲ 3.5/3.25/3/2.75/2.5 14% | |
| Q | Cost | 16/17/18/19/20 | → | ▲ 10/11/12/13/14 33% | |
| Q | Effect 1 | 20/30/40/50/60 | → | ▼ 33/36/39/42/45 2% | |
| Q | Effect 2 | 5/5/5/5/5 | → | ▼ 4/4/4/4/4 20% | |
| Q | Ratio a1 | 0.2 | → | ▲ 0.3 50% | |
| W | Effect 1 | 80/135/190/245/300 | → | ▼ 12/13/14/15/16 93% | |
| E | Cooldown | 12/11.5/11/10.5/10 | → | ▼ 13/12.5/12/11.5/11 9% | |
| E | Cost | 50/55/60/65/70 | → | ▲ 55/55/55/55/55 8% | |
| E | Effect 2 | 60/90/120/150/180 | → | ▼ 25/50/75/100/125 38% | |
| E | Effect 3 | 50/50/50/50/50 | → | ▼ 1/1/1/1/1 98% | |
| E | Effect 4 | 10/10/10/10/10 | → | ▲ 50/50/50/50/50 | |
| E | Effect 6 | 1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5 | → | ▲ 5/5/5/5/5 233% | |
| E | Ratio a1 | 0.4 | → | ▼ 0.2 50% | |
| R | Cooldown | 110/100/90 | → | ● 120/100/80 0% | |
| R | Cost | 100/125/150 | → | ▲ 100/100/100 20% | |
| R | Effect 2 | 100/150/200 | → | ▼ 20/60/100 60% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Effect 1 | 18/28/38/48/58 | → | ▲ 20/30/40/50/60 5% | |
| Q | Effect 5 | 18/28/38/48/58 | → | ▲ 20/30/40/50/60 5% | |
| E | Effect 1 | 40/60/80/100/120 | → | ▲ 40/75/110/145/180 38% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Cost | 16/18/20/22/24 | → | ▲ 16/17/18/19/20 10% | |
| E | Cooldown | 12/12/12/12/12 | → | ▲ 12/11.5/11/10.5/10 8% |
Patch 4.20November 19, 2014 · Read the 4.20 notes
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base AD Class-wide | 54.1 | → | ▲ 61.156 13% | ||
| Base HP Class-wide | 440 | → | ▲ 601.28 37% | ||
| Base MR Class-wide | 30 | → | ▲ 32.1 7% | ||
| Base armor Class-wide | 23 | → | ▲ 29.384 28% | ||
| Base mana Class-wide | 205 | → | ▲ 272.2 33% | ||
| HP regen Class-wide | 7.5 | → | ▲ 8.925 19% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Effect 1 | 20/32/44/56/68 | → | ▼ 18/28/38/48/58 14% | |
| Q | Effect 3 | 3/4/5/6/7 | → | ▼ 2/3/4/5/6 20% | |
| Q | Effect 5 | 20/32/44/56/68 | → | ▼ 18/28/38/48/58 14% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Effect 1 | 25/40/55/70/85 | → | ▼ 20/32/44/56/68 20% | |
| Q | Effect 3 | 80/80/80/80/80 | → | ▼ 3/4/5/6/7 94% | |
| Q | Effect 5 | 24/36/48/60/72 | → | ▼ 20/32/44/56/68 8% | |
| Q | Ratio a1 | 0.4 | → | ▼ 0.2 50% | |
| W | Cooldown | 16/16/16/16/16 | → | ▲ 13/12.5/12/11.5/11 25% | |
| E | Cooldown | 14/14/14/14/14 | → | ▲ 12/12/12/12/12 14% | |
| E | Effect 1 | 80/120/160/200/240 | → | ▼ 40/60/80/100/120 50% | |
| E | Effect 4 | 10/12/14/16/18 | → | ▼ 10/10/10/10/10 29% | |
| E | Effect 6 | 52/54/56/58/60 | → | ▼ 1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5 97% | |
| E | Ratio a1 | 0.7 | → | ▼ 0.4 43% | |
| R | Cooldown | 130/120/110 | → | ▲ 110/100/90 17% |
Patch 4.5April 6, 2014 · Read the 4.5 notes
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base armor Class-wide | 19 | → | ▲ 23 21% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Effect 3 | 0/4/8/12/16 | → | ▲ 8/10/12/14/16 50% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Cost | 20/22/24/26/28 | → | ▲ 16/18/20/22/24 17% | |
| Q | Effect 4 | 20/22/24/26/28 | → | ▼ 16/18/20/22/24 17% | |
| E | Effect 6 | 30/35/40/45/50 | → | ▲ 52/54/56/58/60 40% | |
| E | Effect 8 | 30/35/40/45/50 | → | ▲ 45/50/55/60/65 38% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 14.7 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Effect 3 | 20/25/30/35/40 | → | ▲ 80/80/80/80/80 167% | |
| W | Cooldown | 18/18/18/18/18 | → | ▲ 16/16/16/16/16 11% | |
| W | Effect 1 | 70/115/160/205/250 | → | ▲ 80/135/190/245/300 19% | |
| W | Effect 3 | 15/17/19/21/23 | → | ▼ 0/4/8/12/16 58% | |
| W | Ratio a1 | 0.6 | → | ▲ 0.8 33% | |
| E | Cast range | 760/760/760/760/760 | → | ▲ 980/980/980/980/980 29% | |
| E | Cooldown | 10/10/10/10/10 | → | ▼ 14/14/14/14/14 40% | |
| E | Effect 2 | 30/45/60/75/90 | → | ▲ 60/90/120/150/180 100% | |
| E | Effect 4 | 6/6/6/6/6 | → | ▲ 10/12/14/16/18 133% |
Data Dragon’s archive begins at patch 3.8; everything older comes from the community-written League of Legends Wiki (CC BY-SA 3.0). Only the numbers are reproduced here — for the wording of non-numeric changes, follow the link.
V1.0.0.152Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stats | Movement speed | 320 | → | ▲ 345 |
V1.0.0.150Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystalline Exoskeleto | Cooldown | 14 | → | ▲ 18 seconds |
Removed · Impale
V1.0.0.132Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Slash | Mana cost | 15 at all ranks | → | ▲ 20/22/24/26/28 |
| Crystal Slash | Slow | 25/30/35/40/45% | → | ▼ 20/25/30/35/40% |
| Impale | Cooldown | 110/100/90 | → | ▲ 130/120/110 seconds |
V1.0.0.127Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stats | Attack speed per level | 1.44 | → | ▲ 2.1% |
| Crystal Slash | Mana cost | 22/24/26/28/30 | → | ▼ 15 at all ranks |
| Impale | Duration | 1.5 | → | ▲ 1.75 seconds |
Removed · EnergizeNew Effect · Fracture
V1.0.0.125Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Slash | Physical damage | 20/35/50/65/80 | → | ▲ 25/40/55/70/85 |
| Crystal Slash | Magic damage | 20/32/44/56/68 | → | ▲ 24/36/48/60/72 |
| Fracture | Projectile speed | 1600 | → | ▲ 1800 |