Master Yi Jungle

FunkmasterFunk·2/4/2015, 12:30:33 AM·1 votes·375 views

I feel like everyone is complaining about Lee Sin, Jarvin IV, Vi and Rek'sai being the only viable junglers, but lately I've been doing pretty well with yi jungle. I can usually powerfarm my way to level 6 before I even need to b, and from there the ganks are just scary. I'm usually on par with most other champions in regards to level and farm. He's susceptible to early game counter jungling, but at the end of the day, he feels far more powerful in the S5 jungle than in previous seasons. What do you guys think?

2 Comments

Borkahn2/4/2015, 1:11:32 AM1 votes

I think people hamstring themselves to the typical junglers you have listed above and don't realize the there are other junglers who can carry just as hard. Currently I'm 5-0 with Aatrox jungle, i solo dragon at level 4. I build AD Bruiser and absolutely wipe carries and take turrets. I'm 3-2 with Voliebear and I can get my adc fed. My biggest problem is ks at times. And as for one I haven't played but I know should be op, did everyone forget the pain of a Fiddle?

BluePolarizer2/4/2015, 2:18:30 AM1 votes

I mained Yi in season 4 (200+ ranked games in high gold/low plat elo), still maining Yi now. He is a scary jungler but cannot be picked into any comp. You need either an AOE teamfight comp or a highly mobile waveclear and siege comp for Yi to work. He does not work at all in protect the carry comps or traditional tank/mage/adc/support comps, and should never be picked if you have a squishy no CC support with a damage top or assassin mid.

You also have to have extremely good strategic level decision making as well as strong mechanics to play Yi at his full potential.