4 steps for defending against jungle invades

Commando Yi·Jan 13, 2017·4 votes·1,154 views

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RkQwLdop88 In this video we cover the topic of jungle invades and 4 critical steps for defending against them whether you are red side, blue side, whether you're lucky enough to have a team that covers for you or if you are defending alone against an invading enemy team.

The topics covered are

1 - Champions to watch out for in champ select

2 - The significance of leaving the fountain early

3 - Vision control of critical invade paths

4 - How to drive off invading teams

Examples are included from solo queue games at the plat/diamond border.

9 Comments

EndlessSorcererJan 13, 20173 votes

Did you cover the importance of not standing AFK underneath the tower in your lane while waiting for minions to spawn?

That tends to be the main issue.

Commando YiJan 13, 20171 votes

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Did you cover the importance of not standing AFK underneath the tower in your lane while waiting for minions to spawn?

That tends to be the main issue.

why yes, yes i did

IcyPepperJan 13, 20171 votes

People who stand afk under tower waiting for minions to spawn without even bothering to leave a trinket ward in your jungle, only to later complain about not getting ganks are the reason I switched to support.

EndlessSorcererJan 13, 20171 votes

It can be rather annoying. Even if they do leash for you, you have to hide within your own jungle and hope you can spot an enemy invade before the enemy team catches you without any assistance.

Not to mention it completely denies you any chance to invade the enemy team for an easy kill.

IcyPepperJan 13, 20171 votes

I forgive those who leashed for me, at least. Particularly the support who will often use their trinket.

Take it a step further, like Bards who drop three health packs in your jungle or a Janna/Soraka shielding/healing you basically have a season pass for ganks.