I've been noticing a trend (Low elo jungling)

PopcornBunni·Feb 24, 2018·1 votes·396 views

There seems to be a lot of people at the bottom of the elos who are going for exorbitant counterjungling strategies lately. I've seen a Shaco, Yi, Kindred and Sejuani all in my last few games that have spent more of their time on my side of the jungle than theirs. Even when my jungle is fully cleared I'll see them skulking around my buffs like they found a cache of truffles. Kindred I get, it's their gimmick, but even then they'll be fishing my camps before they even have 3 marks for Wolf to start moving out of the river.

Why does this seem to happen? I would think at lower levels of play junglers would be focusing on their own clears and ganks, but it doesn't seem to be the case. Was there a recent pro-level player that spent the game counterjungling and that made it to the spotlight or something? I feel like I missed a memo.

2 Comments

Alex h8721Feb 24, 20182 votes

Im about bronze 1 Elo and main WW in the jungle, and if he's banned or picked ill play jax Shyvana or trynd. I am a big fan of invading/counter jungling for 1 simple reason: If I can see the enemy jungler then he isn't able to gank any of my laners, if i set him back by stealing buffs/camps his ganks wont be as effective because he will be lower exp/gold, And lastly if I can fight him and get him low (especially with warwick) I push him out of the jungle, heal up off scuttle or by smiting my next camp and then I can gank a lane knowing he had to back and can't counter-gank me.

I think this is more effective in lower elos b/c people don't watch the minimap/rotate as well so even if the enemy team sees you invading its likely that the enemy laners wont rotate into the Jg to help their jungler so it ends up being free map pressure.

Just Blame JennyFeb 25, 20181 votes

I dunno, I mostly just skulk about in the enemy jungle to set up vision when I get the opportunity to. Taking the camps is gravy. Clears are pretty fast these days (on the junglers I play), so it's not like I lack time for it.