Starting to main jungle / secondary top. Need help finding champions

Lasci··1 votes·749 views

I'm a player hovering in Gold III/II. I like playing support and ADC, but it feels incredibly difficult to carry with them. I used to play a lot of mid lane, but the person I duo with tends to like mid lane as well and I've been away from the game for a long enough period of time that I'm poor at playing the match-ups and rarely win lane.

For Jungle, I feel like my best champion is Sejuani. I've tried playing Zac in the jungle and have enjoyed him, but he's always banned. I've also played Vi and J4, who I enjoy but I don't feel like I have as much success on as I do when I play Sejuani. I've also played Nidalee, but I feel like I'm inconsistent on her and I feel too squishy later in the game. I've been thinking of trying to pick up Elise. I like playing Lee Sin but know my mechanics with him are not ideal for ranked.

I don't play top often, but when I do, I tend to prefer going with Illaoi, who I'm still learning. I've also played Irelia top, but I don't feel like I have a good enough understanding of when I can beat my lane opponent by going all in. I like playing Malphite top.

I feel like I'm most comfortable playing Warrior's/Black Cleaver type bruisers and outright tanks with high CC that use Grasp of the Undying and Strength of Ages for top and jungle respectively. What are some other champions I should look at trying to play and pick up? Do you have any recommendations on playing these types of champions?

Thanks for any help.

12 Comments

Mordepool1 votes

Mordekaiser. His top is better because you can rush Rylais

OneMustFall1 votes

Teemo

Full tank.

RamRanchDressing1 votes

Trundle Darius Maokai Sion

I don't endorse Darius jungle but the other three are decent flexes to either role

SGT Dingle Berry1 votes

Since you like adc I would suggest teemo top unless hard countered and pantheon.

You'd be surprised how OP teemo can be and pantheon is a nice transition into top/jungle.

MisterSpoon1 votes

Rengar is always fun

Desolas Arterius1 votes

Darius Illaoi Kayle* Gnar Top laners Renekton Jayce Irelia Fiora Top Lane Carries.

Elise Nocturne Hecarim Volibear Sejuani* Jungles MasterYi Vi XinZhao Rengar Jungle carries.

I hope that helps :) Usually what I've seen work or that has worked for me. Only ones I see banned decently from this is Hec, Illaoi (depending on elo), Gnar, and Rengar (depending on elo).

*(Depends on your team comp)

Oh Look Kaede1 votes

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Darius Illaoi Kayle* Gnar Top laners Renekton Jayce Irelia Fiora Top Lane Carries.

Elise Nocturne Hecarim Volibear Sejuani* Jungles MasterYi Vi XinZhao Rengar Jungle carries.

I hope that helps :) Usually what I've seen work or that has worked for me. Only ones I see banned decently from this is Hec, Illaoi (depending on elo), Gnar, and Rengar (depending on elo).

*(Depends on your team comp)

It doesn't all depend on your team comp, it depends on theirs as well. MasterYi is an excellent jungler if the enemy team does not have much cc. Rammus is decent if their adc has high attack speed such as Jinx . Elise has a very exceptional kit. It really depends on your play style and what you are up against. The best jungler right now in my opinion is Ekko

Desolas Arterius1 votes

Oh for sure, I just figured that was obvious when it came to enemy comps :P

I just meant Kayle and Sej are a little more dependent on your ally comp than enemy with the "*". Kayle is a good option if your team needs more of a late game damage boost/split push, Sej is good if your team needs a heavy amount of CC/lockdowns.

Ekko is definitely a good jungler, though I haven't seen a lot of him lately. That or I see him banned still :P so I figured I'd suggest champs who have less of a chance to be banned, but are still good and viable in the majority of elos.

I myself love Evelynn and think she's a great jungler, but she isn't that great in higher elos. She's amazing in lower level, but that's usually because the teams can't coordinate or don't know what she does haha :P

Oh Look Kaede1 votes

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Oh for sure, I just figured that was obvious when it came to enemy comps :P

I just meant Kayle and Sej are a little more dependent on your ally comp than enemy with the "*". Kayle is a good option if your team needs more of a late game damage boost/split push, Sej is good if your team needs a heavy amount of CC/lockdowns.

Ekko is definitely a good jungler, though I haven't seen a lot of him lately. That or I see him banned still :P so I figured I'd suggest champs who have less of a chance to be banned, but are still good and viable in the majority of elos.

I myself love Evelynn and think she's a great jungler, but she isn't that great in higher elos. She's amazing in lower level, but that's usually because the teams can't coordinate or don't know what she does haha :P

Maybe Teemo jungle kappa. I checked your profile and you have 666 upvotes

Desolas Arterius1 votes

Yo, Teemo jungle is legit. Love playing me some Teemo jungle AIDs :D

And nice, 666 upvotes. Getting ready to be spoopmaster for Halloween~

Also Blitzcrank jungle is a bunch of retarded fun. Just go tanky AP and watch people struggle as you yank them into the jungle from the safety of their tower.

ItsOrval1 votes

Jungle: Jayce Top: Jayce

Why Jayce jungle? For ganks, all you have to do is Q+E enemies and they go to run under their towers, while youre still farming your raptors xD

Blue Collar Bear1 votes

Hey, I'm a coach that peaked at D5 promos this season and I have 2+ years in both those roles.

Sejuani is a great champion for you. It's appropriate for your skill level, number strong, and incredibly great in any meta. You should definitely avoid champions like Lee Sin and Elise, unless you have a lot of time to practice them and great game knowledge. You want champions that are useful, easy to play, and great at every stage in the game. My recommendations are Trundle, Maokai, and Evelynn, of which the first two can be played in both roles very effectively. Got any questions, reply here or add me in game.

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