Ok so when I go through my clears and possibly scoping a viable gank I usually try to wait to back till I have around 1000 gold, this buys me my jungle item and a pair of boots usually. But I was thinking about it today am I backing too soon? I want to optimize my jungling so I'm looking for some advice.
Hawkeye5561 votesIt really depends, on a lot of things. 1st, are you low health, if so back. If you can clear more and can safely do it, I say go for it. Do you have a good gank. Keep in mind I don't necessarily mean a kill, a kill is good, but can you either get a kill or force out enemy summoners and them out of lane allowing your laner to stay in farm. If so, gank. With the reset timers being what they are now in the jungle, I typically push it as long as I safely can before backing, just so they respawn for a 3rd time even quicker. Especially this season it is important that you keeping farming the jungle between ganks for gold and exp.
Out of curiosity, who do you normally jungle with?
Winters Dawn1 votesOut of curiosity, who do you normally jungle with?
Usually, 95% of the time probably, I play Kindred.
Hawkeye5561 votesKindred is in a really bad spot right now. That being said, if you are good enough you can carry at B4 with anyone. The best overall advice I can give it to use the scryer plant often, and try to keep track of where enemy jungle is. Can be very dangerous to invade for passive marks this season without the oracle buff from raptors. Also, even if enemy jungle is bot and you move to mark top, watch the mid and top laners reactions. You do have a solid gank at lvl 4 though, especially if the laner has some cc to go with your slow.
I would also go so far as to recommend learning some of the OP junglers, Vi is stupid strong right now and easy to use.