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Switching to Jungling

Embrace Eternity··1 votes·846 views

Hey all, I recently posted a discussion about switching from an almost Mastery 6 Ashe to a Jungling main. I've been trying out Graves, Amumu, and Rek'Sai pre-6.18.

I have no desire to get RP; I'd rather use IP.

Who would be another great champion to jungle with and why?

Thanks a bunch.

23 Comments

Gary B Enkelis2 votes

Zac seems popular. That's basically all I can say. I guess his clear is alright and his ganks too.

I could say the same for Gragas .

Embrace Eternity1 votes

Thanks for your reply.

I have noticed Zac in many games and I've seen YouTuber/LoLer Pants are Dragon play him often. I'll definitely have to purchase him and try him out. He's a solid jungler and he is very tanky.

I'll have to experiment/YouTube some Gragas videos. I've never seen/played against a Gragas surprisingly.

Thanks again.

Calabok2 votes

try soraka jungle

Embrace Eternity1 votes

Thanks for your reply.

I've honestly never seen Soraka in the Jungle before. Not once in a past game. I'll try her out, though.

Thanks again.

Just Blame Jenny3 votes

He's trolling you. Don't play Soraka jungle. She's utterly useless there.

Duke Anax1 votes

Funnily enough Soraka is actually my best Jungler (90% winrate in bronze if my team didn't freak out).

But I'd never advocate someone try it unless they are a Soraka main and really know what they are doing in the jungle.

Embrace Eternity1 votes

lmfao. I thought he was serious. Thanks for clearing that up!

Troy2426212 votes

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Thanks for your reply.

I've honestly never seen Soraka in the Jungle before. Not once in a past game. I'll try her out, though.

Thanks again.

Soraka jungle is not a real thing. Trying her in the jungle will make you regret asking the boards. Junglers want mobility, CC and damage. She has none of those three things.

Embrace Eternity1 votes

LMAO. This clears things up a lot. Thanks

dunder kill2 votes

Good beginner Junglers?

Fiddlesticks Volibear Warwick Sejuani XinZhao

These champs have pretty safe clears and aren't too difficult to use. You many want to avoid the higher skill cap Junglers as a new player

Embrace Eternity1 votes

Thanks for your reply.

I have been meaning to try out Warwick but never got around to it.

I try to avoid XinZhao because, imo, he's trash late game. (from the games I've played against him or when a teammate chose him)

I'll definitely put my focus into buying Warwick with my IP and stop trying to play high skill cap champs.

Thanks again.

Duke Anax2 votes

Best advice i got for playing WW: avoid engaging with ult, it wastes all the heal and gives them a chance to react afterwards.

Try to cut them off first and use ult when you are low or they start to run.

Embrace Eternity1 votes

Thanks for all your help!

Just Blame Jenny1 votes

Most of these are good.

I'd hazard that Warwick is (IMO) super dull to play. He is probably, by far, the easiest jungle champion to learn, since he has amazing sustain and his kit is extremely straightforward. However, the straightforwardness of his kit also makes him less than stimulating. On the other hand, he's pretty cheap, so go ahead and pick him up if you'd like to give him a try.

Amumu is another good one. For a newer player, I'd pick him over Sejuani , since his ult is much more forgiving to use (i.e. if you whiff a Sejuani ult, you may well throw the fight; it's pretty well impossible to miss an Amumu ult though). Both have similar kits and fill very similar roles.

SrirachaLimes2 votes

Zac 100%

I think he was my first favorite jungler. Before that no one really ever clicked with me (maybe Skarner ... not sure), but playing Zac was some of the most fun I've ever had in league of legends. His E ability (where he jumps far and knocks people up) was so fun and satisfying compared to everyone else. I could fly through the map with it and become an unstoppable gank monster. He really is one of the most powerful gankers in the game and has excellent engage (of course, that engage is countered if the enemy team knows what they're doing, like poppy w, rek'sai knock up, thresh flay, well placed viktor w, etc.).

Embrace Eternity1 votes

Thanks for your reply.

All I have to say is wow. This is extremely helpful! Thank you very much! I'll definitely have to try Zac out now haha! I can tell you're very passionate about Zac and seem to know a lot about his play-style, so I'll save the IP and buy him.

Thanks again.

Embrace Eternity1 votes

DUDE. I've been grinding all night w/ Zac as jg. IT IS FU*KING AWESOME. I've gotten and S+ and 2 S- !!!!!! Thank you for suggesting him and thanks to Rito for making him free!!!!!!!!!!

SrirachaLimes2 votes

lol no problem, glad you enjoy him!

Unfortunately he's gotten more popular (I think because of Meteos?) and he sees more bans in ranked. He's always been my go to jungle as well :( Now I can't listen to his smooth smooth voice anymore.

Anyway, happy zacking :)

Troy2426212 votes

MonkeyKing is the whole package.

  1. Solid early
  2. Scales well
  3. Clears pretty fast
  4. Fairly easy to learn
  5. Can peel for the ADC
  6. AoE damage dealer/team comp synergy potential
  7. Can initiate fights/teamfights
  8. Stealth juking/ganking; decently high skill ceiling
  9. Can carry if ahead and snowballs pretty hard
  10. Point and click makes him reliable and consistent
  11. Less team reliant than most initiators because he has considerable damage
  12. Has a fallback pattern if behind as a tanky teamfight initiator
  13. Versatile build path; can adjust his build path for damage, tankiness or bruiser items
  14. Has both burst damage and sustained damage
  15. Synergizes with a plethora of items, particularly penetration and shred effects
Eedat2 votes
  1. Solid early

Sure. If by "solid early" you mean "probably has the absolute worst early clear out of any meta jungler and pretty weak pre-6 ganks", then sure

Embrace Eternity1 votes

I have noticed that with Wukong. Thank you :)

Troy2426211 votes

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Sure. If by "solid early" you mean "probably has the absolute worst early clear out of any meta jungler and pretty weak pre-6 ganks", then sure

If by bad early clears you mean, can clear both buffs plus every camp except one in his first clear in a reasonable time frame, then yeah, it's pretty bad. Not the fastest or safest, but far removed from the worst.

His pre-6 ganks aren't as bad as most junglers that want 6 because he still has a range extender, gapcloser, AS booster and the opportunity to abuse stealth. I will grant that Wukong wants level 6, but it isn't as dire as one may be lead to believe by your post.

Embrace Eternity1 votes

I'll definitely have to try Wukong out then! Thanks for your reply :) Wish me luck!

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