Wondering when Skarner is receiving the next visual and gameplay update (VGU)? Here is what we know about the champion so far.
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Skarner VGU 2023 – Everything We Know So Far
Skarner was voted by the community as the champion that would receive a rework in 2023. Being one of the least-played junglers in the game, due to his dependency on the spires, Skarner will hopefully get a new exciting kit like the recent Aurelion Sol CGU.
At the start of the new 2023 season, Riot Games’ development team updated fans on the upcoming Skarner VGU: “The Skarner VGU team has started exploring ways to dial up his scorpion fantasy,” is what Lexi Gao, Riot’s champion product manager said in the new season announcement video. “At this phase, we’re leaving no arthropod-hiding stone unturned to find exciting themes, kits, and stories.”
The champion won the fan vote last February, beating out Shyvana, Kog’Maw, Tryndamere and Nocturne. This means that it’s been one year since the rework was decided. That said, it seems like the champion is still far from being released.
When is the VGU going to hit the live servers?
The only thing we know so far is that the Skarner VGU is definitely coming this year. Riot, despite the recent issues they encountered, shouldn’t have problems bringing the update before the end of the year. If everything goes to plan, we should see it in the second half of 2023.
The League team is trying to keep up with the planned schedule, as Jax, Ahri and Aurelion Sol updates are already live. Unless new delays, we should be seeing the new League champion soon as well.
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How will Riot rework Skarner?
Given that the dev team was unable to boost Skarner’s presence with small updates, Riot knows that their only choice is to shake up everything. In some of the sketches published by Riot, there seems to be a major intention in trying to change the champion’s aspect completely.
What we know for sure is that Skarner will be moved to a new region. This means that he will no longer be a Shurima champion. That said, Riot didn’t mention where the new Skarner will be from.
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Will this potentially change Skarner’s Lore? It might, but it will depend on which region Riot want him assigned to and how his swap of origins will impact the lore of champions coming from the same regions. If he’s going to keep the ice or crystal theme going on, we might see Skarner be part of Freljord. Having said that, it’s all speculation and nothing has been confirmed by Riot.
Hopefully, we should be getting more info on it in the upcoming weeks or months.
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