Riot outlines League of Legends Skarner VGU kit

League of Legends’ Skarner VGU is just over the horizon, with a total visual and gameplay overhaul for the multiplayer game’s champion. Skarner will re-emerge from the rift in LoL patch 14.7, set to go live on April 3, 2024, with his modernized skill set that includes some handy buffs and debuffs. First up is Skarner’s passive, Threads of Vibration, which adds a quake effect to his Q and R skills. Enemies with three quake stacks regularly take damage of an amount that scales based on max HP. Speaking of Skarner’s Q, the revamped version is called Shattered Earth and Upheaval, and it’s a multi-part ability. Skarner initially yanks a rock from the ground and gets damage, range, and speed buffs for his next three attacks. The third attack sees him slam the rock into his target opponent, which deals heavy damage and slows them for a short time. Skarner can re-use Upheaval to throw the rock as a projectile on the first hit, which will end the effect early, but apply the same damage and slow debuff as the third st