advice to every non jungle main finding themselves in the jungle role.

im mid/jungle, if anyone knows how to gank mid lane its very very very easy.

rule number 1, do not gank from the brush.

rule number 2, take the path closest to raptors/wolves and come at them from behind.

want to do anything different? WRONG! it doesn't work! only a few exceptions can do it, like lee elise, khazix or evelynn. do you know why? because THEY can show up wherever they please, you... on something like xin, or udyr, volibear, skarner, whatever your preference is, anyone who is slow moving or lacking a gap closer. YOU NEED TO SHOW UP BEHIND THEM, NOT RUN RIGHT AT THEM.

i see this too often from my junglers. STOP RUNNING STRAIGHT AT THE ENEMY MID LANER.

FLANK THEM. here is a visual representation of a flank

https://i.imgur.com/Iq8whcV.png

this is a good gank. it will force them to use summs just to get on top of you so you're still whacking them, or you get a free engage onto to them with your abilities like some CC ability, their summs will not get them out of this situation.

now, heres the average "gank" that i have to deal with.

https://i.imgur.com/wCYcyqj.png

this is wrong on so many levels, but ultimately you are the jungler, you are the one starting the engage, if i do anything abnormal i tip them off, only if i flash in unexpectedly do i have a chance to make anything happen, this is where you come in as the jungler, just by showing up, you command their summs, now if you take this route, thats all you're going to get. as they have the means to CC you or escape from you with ONLY BASIC ABILITIES, thats right, you waste everyones time if you dont at least command their summoners, which they will not need if you try running right at them. this can only work conditionally, pending the right matchup or their summs are down and are a mobility-less champion like karthus.

https://i.imgur.com/rZNCnfF.png

FINALLY, when the enemy mid laner is overextended (this is beyond the brush line, either up on the flames, or auto attack range or under your own turret)

THIS IS OVER EXTENDED. THIS IS FREE FOR YOU. if you are in this big BUTT red circle, you either finish off a low hp camp using smite. or you immediately take the shortest route to the X's (to cover) or the check marks and you TAKE YOUR FREE KILL.

if you take the X route it scares them off, this is also acceptable for you clearing the wave and saving the turret with no mid laner in it to take it, or to cover for them while they back.

(if you are at gromp or golems you dont have access to this lane, unless youre something like hecarim with mobis, then its out of reach for you, but red/blue/scuttle distance is very doable for you, it takes roughly 15seconds to close the distance and they aren't going anywhere)

((in this lane situation you are supposed to be making the effort to come to this lane because its so lucratively favorable for any jungler to just start whaling on a squishy ap mid laner from this position))

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ultimately you miss 100% of these free situations because you value some other nonsense thing like taking a camp, or thinking to yourself "i cant gank them, its not opportune for me, im below 4/5ths my health, if he used literally everything on me i might die"

i can assure you pre 14~15minutes your presence from any of these positions will net you the kill, 100% of the time.

when you FLANK them you pull off a great gank. but heres the issue, YOU weren't watching your minimap, YOU IGNORED your pings, and YOU DECIDED your farm was more important than A FREE KILL.