Aside from the generic stone robot design, he looks too polished for an "ancient protector of earth".
FG-tufq
look at earthrune's face, then look at ironside malphite.
Domasis
Kinda wished they made this as an homage to his classic skin. Would’ve fit the aesthetic as a crystal scorpion, “earth rune” if you will..
JD-zpvn
A picture of the old skin for comparison would be nice😅
Zauberfeuer-fwql
Now it just looks like Skarner in Galio cosplay and it's just sad
Inufan
This skin kind of makes me think of Hextech Skarner, which is ironic considering his old lore
shuraizo
Even if the old earthrune skarner doesn't seem to be looking very detailed compared to other skins, the concept it was easy to understand and it's a great concept, an old and ancient golem with a connection to nature with a great color palette; Now it looks an average robotic/mecha skinline which it can be forgotten in a couple of weeks. If only they change the color pallete and add some nature details, like some veins with a rusty and more "natural rocks" insted of looking a modern golem. It could be a great reworked skin...
miniblue
Yeah, I agree with the unique aspects getting gutted. I think the whole thing would have looked better if the tails were vines holding crystal. The problem is that what Earhrune was doing in the old skin never got pulled over even the slightest; there isn't even any nature, earth, OR runes on the skin now.
karsonkammerzell
they are making room for the inevitable Elderwood Skarner
okidoxb
They made skarner into a bakugan 💀💀💀💀💀
SylusUndertaker
You can’t trick me that’s just Hextech skarner!
rook
Riot loves that gold edging like they do Sauda Arabia money
DiegoSanstwen
Same with Sandscourge. I LOVED the real life scorpion look. Now its the same as new earthrune just red
danielk.
It would have been so cool to adapt it has a Elderwood skin, this looks like Hextech. They messed my boy up.
spookers
That and the fact how Riot raised the price to 750 despite no other skin being raised up in price is an absolute butchery.
noodlesandeggs
OUCH. This does not look right. He's hextech.
Merilirem
This definitely feels like what a skarner rework would look like if his species was still the source for hextech crystals
katromore
Summoners rift turret would be a neat-ish skin idea! But not one worth losing earthrune, it’s not like his gem changes color based on team anyway
sqentontheslime
My boi's face looks like a blend betwen galio malphite and mecha kingdoms
pellelyberthsletsgaard
He really _does_ look like a plastic toy. Look at the geometry on those claws. Those aren't rough-hewn stone, they aren't hammered metal, they're injection-molded plastic. Probably the kind that's gold and shiny but also gets ridiculously fragile after a while.
