Gp10 Skarner has been the 'regular' build for a long time. Reason for this is because pre-6 his ganks are meh, which makes the most of him just clearing his jungle till the 7-8 mins mark. Another is that he has no problem with clear speed, but with mana, which Philo helps with. Not only that, but Philo upgrades to Shurelya's, which is very helpful in getting the ultimate to work to its true potential. Finally, Shurelya's give CDR, which is almost as important to him as it is to Ryze, due to their passive.
Of course, you can build wriggles on him and max W first, but then you aren't taking advantage of his AoE clearing (ie. missing out on speed) and all the advantages above.
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