Does Ekko Jungle Still Work?

Pinkamena Pie··3 votes·5,590 views

I play alot of Ahri and I'd like to try jungling. I thought Ekko would be a good choice because he has lots of mobility and is assasin like, I played him a lot mid, but not Jungle. I also heard that Ekko jungle wasn't viable anymore but that was before the new new jungle. So how would I play him? Is he still viable? And are there any other champions that would better suit the role?

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cardomajig243 votes

The problem with Ekko jungle is that someone simply plays a better jungler than you. I'm serious, his clear is garbage, his early is garbage, and other junglers are simply more oppressive. If you want good high mobility junglers that are also assasins, try Graves , Shaco , and Nocturne . They fall off super hard though (except graves, he just gets a bit trickier to play). Tank junglers are good if you feel your teammates need to be babysat constantly/things will drag out to late while still having some pressure early, champs such as Hecarim , Zac , and even a niche pick I enjoy-Sion . op.gg and champion.gg is a good tier list if you wanna find good junglers. Have fun man!

P.S.:Don't let people tell you Twitch and Yasuo jungle work. It's does it's just kinda bad tbh

Grymmstrike1 votes

You mention Sion jungle and don't even talk about WW? WW is one of the easiest junglers to learn the role on. Very healthy, good mix of damage and tank built-in, and you can literally build almost anything and still have it be okay. AP? AD? Lethality? Move speed stacking? Attack speed? Armor? MR? Maybe even crit? Lifesteal? While it may not be optimal, he can use any stat an item can provide, basically. It is also one of the reasons he is fun to play, because you can change how you build him so much it almost feels like a different champion from game to game.

Marshbouy1 votes

He probably just forgot about WW cause he went from trash to average tier in just the past month or so

Grymmstrike1 votes

WW was never trash for a beginner to learn. He has always been pretty much the most forgiving jungler in the game. That is why I main him, since I don't have to have any mechanical ability. Although I have to admit I do sometimes miss having a built-in excuse for not ganking, MY ULTI IS ON COOLDOWN! I can't just powerfarm these days, I have to actually put some effort into looking at the map.

cardomajig242 votes

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You mention Sion jungle and don't even talk about WW? WW is one of the easiest junglers to learn the role on. Very healthy, good mix of damage and tank built-in, and you can literally build almost anything and still have it be okay. AP? AD? Lethality? Move speed stacking? Attack speed? Armor? MR? Maybe even crit? Lifesteal? While it may not be optimal, he can use any stat an item can provide, basically. It is also one of the reasons he is fun to play, because you can change how you build him so much it almost feels like a different champion from game to game.

As Marshbouy stated I forgot about ww (used to be my main when I was learning the game, rip), but yeah Warwick is definitely a good choice to learn jungle.

A Vel Koz Main1 votes

No because you'll give everyone in your games cancer from ez mode and not playing something that takes skill like Karthus jungle.

PureSilvrr1 votes

it does, but its really weak if you don't snowball.

Marshbouy1 votes

Do you like to be behind all game? Yes, ekko jungle works.

Papa Andrei1 votes

No it doesn't due to Rito nerfing the living fuck out of his early game. You have to go back after Red+Blue. Maybe even Red if your support did not tank it all.

GujiKo1 votes

I think ekko jungle is pretty good,i have played him many times. He is a good tank,ap champion and i wish to let him be jungler again.

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