Ganks aren't just for kills

xelaker·Feb 4, 2017·21 votes·1,118 views

junglers, you can gank a lane even if you won't get that 300g. there's other positive stuff that can come from a gank...

16 Comments

Spice POWAHFeb 4, 201718 votes

You mean a double kill?

UnboundCreatorFeb 4, 20172 votes

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You mean a double kill?

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RomtheguyFeb 4, 20176 votes

"other positive stuff" is too vague for me. I'll wager a guess that you're talking about... Pressure! Putting pressure on a lane could be all your teammate(s) needs to succeed, especially down bot lane.

A Basic IslandFeb 4, 20171 votes

funny thing happened just the other day

was playing shaco and was mid lane. it was kinda pushed. i thought to myself "well can't get a kill, ill just show my face and maybe throw my E out to harass a tiny bit

My mid flashes in thinking i wanted to fight and almost dies (almost gets the kill too)

i was like "bra i just wanted to poke o.o"

Variks the LoyalFeb 4, 20171 votes

Personally, I love it when my mere presence garners a Flash from the enemy.

A few minutes later?

"An enemy has been slain!"

I might not get any assist gold for burning that Flash, but it feels damn good to see the results a few minutes later.

AquafugeFeb 4, 20171 votes

I've just learnt that lesson ( still new to jungling ) . played a game with Xin , just had to step out of the bush and the enemy top laner ran for their tower, left my top laner about 2-3 mins of free farm. That the kind of thing you are talking about?

ItsOrvalFeb 4, 20171 votes

True, and you know whats better than just the jungler doing that ganks? Mid, top, and support doing the ganks.

I main top and always push my wave to my tower, then I go mid, get a chunk of damage to enemy mid laner, then go back top. I always make sure my mid laner win, bot lane is fucked usually because I only get to tp once every 5 minutes.

SpecterVonBarenFeb 4, 20171 votes

Not really. Even if it did accomplish something, so long as the laners don't capitalize on it then they'll just blame you later for being a "shitty jungler".

It the same thing as why a marksman won't change up their build for different situations. If they do then as soon as something goes wrong people will bitch at them for having a "shitty build".

Brain Errör 404Feb 4, 20171 votes

ADCs don't have the luxury for versatile builds. If you expect an adc to build defensive because they're behind, you obviously don't understand how the game works. Once an adc falls behind, they have a harder time catching up because they NEED their offensive items first to be relevant. Unless they're an Ashe/Siv/Varus that can affect the outcome of a fight with a single ability, not much is gonna happen.

SpecterVonBarenFeb 4, 20171 votes

When did I say one. Single. Word. About defensive items? Point where I said defensive item, you won't find it.

No. I'm saying if an ADC builds, say, BoRK because the enemy team has a lot of health stackers then they'll get bad mouthed for it. If they built Phantom Dancer because they wanted a bit of improved dueling because they aren't getting as much peel as they like then they'll get trash talked for not getting Shiv or Rapid Firecanon for more burst.

Brain Errör 404Feb 5, 20171 votes

Im sorry, I wasn't really directing that at you. I was expanding on your second point.

ForgiveColourFeb 4, 20171 votes

Yeah its for junglers to come in your lane and take your xp and put your laner behind right

BlåbæretFeb 4, 20171 votes

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junglers, you can gank a lane even if you won't get that 300g. there's other positive stuff that can come from a gank...

It's people like you that complain about not getting ganks when you're losing your lane hard. I've learned from my mistakes and will never gank an unskilled player, it's not worth it 8/10 times.

LauchmelderFeb 4, 20175 votes

If my enemy burns a summoner it was worth it. If we get a kill from it it was worth it. If we get a back out of the gank it was worth it. If the enemy has to do ANYTHING for his HP or has to burn a lot of mana it was worth it.

It's worth it in most cases even. Hell, if you gank me early and we force my enemy laner to back I'm gonna obliterate him in lane because I'll be 1-2 levels ahead already.