What is the point of Jungling?

Chansimus·Apr 23, 2016·5 votes·828 views

Hello there! I've seen many tutorials of jungling and Jungling being explained but none of them are too exact. What is the point of jungling? Thanks :)

11 Comments

Angry MonsterApr 23, 20164 votes

I think your question is a tad vague.

Do you mean why does it exist? If yes, it is the most efficient way to split up the gold income of the game. By allowing 2 solo lanes a duo that has a starved persona and another in the jungle, you get to maximize itemization through purchase power. Also by having a jungler you have a floating person that can help contest objectives and put pressure in lanes to try and set the pace of the game.

If you mean what is a jungler supposed to be doing, well that is completely champ based. There is no simple answer and you need to feel how how a game is played. Being a jungler is about understanding map movements and power spikes.

wormApr 23, 20161 votes

Top laner gets solo xp and you get solo jungle xp

ChansimusApr 23, 20161 votes

But what is the point? Why not go into strait combat?

HethaleanApr 23, 20161 votes

Some points of jungling (not in order of priority or exhaustive):

A place for the 5th person (aka make use of the resources in the jungle)
Apply pressure on lanes
Objective control (buffs, dragon, baron)

EndlessSorcererApr 23, 20161 votes

The short version is:

Provides more gold and experience for your team (since the jungler is killing monster and the top laner can get solo gold and experience)
Providing objective control (Smite for Dragon and Baron and buffs, roaming for scuttle crabs, warding)
Pressuring lanes (ganking lanes, covering the lane so an ally can back, taking towers, breaking freezes, preventing the enemy from shoving due to threat)

DealthApr 23, 20161 votes

Hello ChanceYouTube,

Junglers exist for a few reasons.

Give more gold and exp to your top laner instead of going duo top
Gank and counter-gank lanes to help them get ahead and snowball an advantage
Help ward or take over a lane when an ally recalls so they don't lose tower health
Smite deals huge true damage, so you can secure any dragon or baron kill.

GaleWinUnleashedApr 23, 20161 votes

Jungling helps your team to take advantage of all possible sources of gold and experience on the map. Without anyone on your team clearing out the monster camps, all of the resources those monsters are holding just goes to waste.

Linna ExcelApr 23, 20161 votes

Two things really. The first is being able to help the teammates all over the map (help the ones doing well, not the ones doing poorly). Laners don't usually leave their lane until mid game, so junglers help with that. The second one, and probably more important one, is the jungler is supposed to be more focused on objectives and map control.

Papa SlothyApr 24, 20161 votes

support the other lanes and work to control objectives

FioraWillCarryApr 24, 20161 votes

2 solo lanes, a duo lane and a jungler is the most efficient way to share xp and gold among the team.

Icestar1186Apr 24, 20161 votes

Splits gold/exp more efficiently
Allows a member of the team to roam and provide pressure as needed during the laning phase
Allows better control of Dragon and Rift Herald
Allows better ward coverage