Anti-Tank Junglers?

SkyblazeHydraX3··5 votes·13,081 views

I'm a shameless and filthy Kha'Zix main. Master Rank 7, over 150 ranked matches on him alone, 54% winrate. He is my default champion whenever I go jungle, and I can typically do at least somewhat well as him (if a few too many deaths because ham).

However, Kha can't do everything. Like fighting tank-heavy teams, for example. So in order to improve my climbing ability and expand my roster, I'm wondering what are some good anti-tank junglers out there, who I can confidently pick into a team full of beef and then happily munch on.

If my choice in mains is any indication, I prefer caster-types and a certain amount of mobility in my champions. Any suggestions?

EDIT: Why did this thing get a downvote? I mean for real, all I did was ask for some suggestions.

45 Comments

JustMonika133 votes

Despite all the nerfs and the now really sucky early game Kindred. You know, she's still an ADC. She still shreds through tanks in the lategame. Especially if item 1419 (why aren't you building this?) item 3153 and/or item 3071 are built. If she gets fed and gathers marks in the early game AHAHAHAHA.

SkyblazeHydraX31 votes

I love Kindred.

But I'm also 0/7 on ranked games with them.

garren91 votes

Let's not forget item 3033

windwolf7772 votes

Jungle Vayne item 1416 item 3153 item 3124 (item 3111/item 3047) then either 2 damage items for full yolo or 2 more defensive items. (Or 1/1)

SkyblazeHydraX31 votes

I've got no clue how to jungle Vayne XD

windwolf7771 votes

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I've got no clue how to jungle Vayne XD

http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/build/6-15-high-elo-jungle-offtank-vayne-insane-carry-467354 diamond guide first response from "jungle vayne 6.15" :)

lightdragoon881 votes

XinZhao with item 3153

Shen Amumu Zac cause of %HP ability while being tanky.

Those are my suggestions.

SkyblazeHydraX31 votes

I kinda suck with tanky divers like them for some reason. Lately, at least.

Zane Zephyr1 votes

Vi is probably the best option

Olaf with BotRK

SkyblazeHydraX31 votes

Hm, maybe. I tend to have difficulty with champs like Olaf though, and my history with Vi is... mixed.

Iunno, I play Kha so much I kinda suck with anyone else XD

Handy Sandy 1 votes

Brand Cassiopeia Irelia LeeSin

Well, early game lee sin can kill a bunch of people since he's strong early, and prevent enemy team from farming. If you stay near any AP champ you have on your team to protect them they'll probably be able to melt tanks later in the game.

SkyblazeHydraX31 votes

......2 of those don't seem like junglers.

Handy Sandy 1 votes

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......2 of those don't seem like junglers.

anything can jungle really

SkyblazeHydraX31 votes

True, but I'm looking at ranked games. Need something I can rely on.

CerealBoxOfDoom1 votes

Shyvana

SkyblazeHydraX31 votes

I've had someone else tell me Shyvana is good as well. Hm, maybe worth noting.

CerealBoxOfDoom1 votes

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I've had someone else tell me Shyvana is good as well. Hm, maybe worth noting.

her E if you land it is like a free minibork which stacks with bork or just penetration or whatever

SkyblazeHydraX31 votes

I know.

I mean hell, barring the likes of Yorick if you name a champion ability, I can probably say what it does.

CerealBoxOfDoom1 votes

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I know.

I mean hell, barring the likes of Yorick if you name a champion ability, I can probably say what it does.

xD finalez funkalin!

SkyblazeHydraX31 votes

Lux Final Spark, I believe.

Long-range spell, deals damage to all enemies in a line after a brief delay. If anyone is marked by her passive, the passive is procced and the mark refreshed.

CerealBoxOfDoom1 votes

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Lux Final Spark, I believe.

Long-range spell, deals damage to all enemies in a line after a brief delay. If anyone is marked by her passive, the passive is procced and the mark refreshed.

no, finalez funkalin is finalez funkalin

final spark is just a cheap imitation

finalez funkalin just instagibbs everything and makes you cry

SkyblazeHydraX31 votes

I've only played since S3, so I'm vague on this meme.

d4rkshock1 votes

Fiddlesticks, shyvana, niddalee, Xin Zhaou, amumu. Shyvana: mixed damage kit and builds tank(besides the point) Fiddlesticks: ap Xin Zhaou: so much cc and damage Amumu: ap bruiser Any jg that uses bloodrazor and botrk/ has %hp damage.

SkyblazeHydraX33 votes

Fiddles doesn't seem anti-tank, and Nidalee.... STILL not sure on how to make Nidalee jungle work effectively, to be honest.

TheOvermind1 votes

He is clueless don't listen to him, if you are looking for a jungler that thrives in games with plenty of tanks in it , the answer is simple, trundle . He has amazing duel (like khazix) Amazing cc and engage or disengage Tank shred And is unkillable himself . Go full tank cynderhulk and a Tiamat early and finish it into a titanic hydra final item. He Is very easy to play and very strong.

Volcanuz1 votes

Amumu is great against tanks. He can lock them down and decrease their MR. Though i agree his not the best.

My choice is Kha like you said, Panth with a good build, Warwick is amazing against tanks, Xin if built properly, yi (true damage...), Vi is the epitome of tank buster.

I think there are more but i just can't think of them.. Kog jungle is strong as long as you know how to avoid counter ganking.

Disulfiram1 votes

Amumu and Trundle should be very good vs tanks: the former for his %HP damage, the latter because of all the stats he steals. Nasus might be good as well, since his ulti drains %HP from close enemies and he himself can grow to be a very damaging tank.

Kindred are worth mentioning too.

SkyblazeHydraX31 votes

Trundle... hoo boy, have not touched Trundle in a while.

As for Amumu, I tend to suck with tanks lately. Dunno why.

Also, said below, but I love Kindred. I also have a 0% winrate with them in ranked.

Captain Aishi1 votes

Warwick if the enemy team is high health and low damage output, you'll deal tons of damage while never dying (go bloodrazor, IBG or frozen heart for the mana problems, spirit visage (wits end if you want more damage) and stuff like randuins omen/dead man's plate

your Q +bloodrazor giving you mixed %hp damage is really good against tanks

SkyblazeHydraX31 votes

I see. First WW suggestion I've seen here.

Might wait for his rework though.

Captain Aishi1 votes

there's no guarantee his rework will be good against tanky teams as he currently is though so my suggestion might not be valid anymore after his rework X(

SkyblazeHydraX31 votes

This is true.

darkestkhan1 votes

Can't you just build kha'zix in different way? TBC + Last Whisper + some lifesteal and tankiness (sunfire, spirit visage) should be capable of dealing with tanks [not melting, but if you can fight them to death and win then I see no problem].

SkyblazeHydraX31 votes

I've had an (admittedly perhaps irrational) hatred against bruiser Kha for years now. That build got him heavily nerfed back in the day, and goes against the principles of his design as a champion. As such I refuse to ever use it, and stick to my glass cannon high-damage squishy killer.

.....Plus I've got no clue how to play Kha as a bruiser. I'm too used to having high damage and having to cover for my low defenses.

Sire Hippington1 votes

Graves Kindred Vayne KogMaw , but those two need some experience to worke out in the jungle, chances are high to get executed if you don't kite mobs properly, but if done right, they clear fast and take little damage past the first clear while scaleing into high dps monsters for teamfights, and their 1v1 vs invades is much stronger than most people do expect

Shyvana DrMundo Vi Warwick TrundleAmumu Olaf Zac

SkyblazeHydraX31 votes

Well, I'm seeing a lot of fairly consistent suggestions. That in itself is pretty helpful.

DREADN0UGHT1 votes

Graves and Kindred are neeto, but the latter is vunerable to heavy crowd control, so me mindful.

And if you don't want to focus on mechanics and enjoy noodle fights, I would suggest fighting fire with fire: Nautilus

SkyblazeHydraX31 votes

0% winrate with Kindred in ranked, unfortunately. Also, never tried Graves jungle.

Nautilus however, could have potential.

DREADN0UGHT1 votes

Kindred is my most played champ this season at near 120 games with 55%ish winrate.

If you want to succeed with her you must learn to kyte effectively, specially since the passive nerf and all, with no sustain, kyting your camps and enemies is key to living longer.

Also, itemizing properly. Look guides up.

And know this: Kindred is an early threat to lanes, abuse that.

If you win early, you can carry easy, if you go even or lose, just play like a pussy till you hit late game damage.

EndlessSorcerer1 votes

Some good options to try would be:

DrMundo High sustained mixed DPS, percentage health damage, CC reduction and high innate durability/healing let him survive everything a tank can throw at him while he eats them alive. Your first couple clears are pretty painful, but he clears very quickly and only gets better.

Trundle Good sustained damage and his ultimate turns you into a monstrous tank while weakening one of theirs. While I wouldn't recommend picking him against a team with multiple tank, he's really strong when they only have one (or two) tanks to deal with.

MasterYi Great sustained DPS, scaling with on-hit effects and true damage let him duel almost anybody and win. While he wouldn't be great against tanks in a teamfight, there is very little they can do against him 1v1.

Shyvana Has high innate damage which is both mixed and percentage health base and decent durability. Her main issue is that she can be kited rather easily and lacks CC, but if she can stick to a tank she will tear through them.

Yorick His ultimate gives your team a second ADC during teamfights and gives you ADC a second chance at life if they die early. His ghouls provide good sustained damage to targets, he synergizes quite well with Black Cleaver, and his innate sustain/durability is enough to survive against them.

Graves His high innate durability (from E) lets him survive against tanks and with some lifesteal (i.e. Warlord's Bloodlust, Death's Dance, Bloodthirster, etc) he can just draintank through anything they try to do to him.

Alternatively, champions who synergize well with Liandry's Torment (i.e. Amumu, Sejuani, Zac, Gragas) or Bloodrazor/BoRK (i.e. Warwick, Xin Zhao, Kindred) or have innate percentage health damage are good options.

SkyblazeHydraX31 votes

If a team only has one or two tanky opponents, Kha is my go-to pick. I can easily work around a single meat wall.

I need choices for when the team has so much beef that my options for ganks are very limited as Kha'Zix, and my options in teamfights equally constrained.

Not trying to be an asshole, just clarifying the scenarios I'm looking at.

Sohleks1 votes

Another option is if you can't beat them, join them Gragas

SkyblazeHydraX31 votes

Isn't Gragas a bruiser rather than a tank?

Spoofghoul1 votes

I think Vi is a good one shes somewhat beefy herself but has excellent gank tools and most beefy dudes lack the mobility to escape while being reliant on items to get beefy

meaning once you hit 6 its time to dunk allover botlane first becasue tanks lack damage so dunking their damage teammember makes for an easier gaem overal later on

pre 6 and also post during the time where these beefy's arent too tanky yet dunk allover them too.

Vi has armorshred and % damage in her kit which should help you deal with these beefcakes all game long

Also shes is decently tanky herself naturally, so this measn tanks wont likely be killing her either

i no longer really jungle because my laners tend to mess up too much lol, so maybe im not the best source for advice

but you wanted someone who can deal with a beefy team who is a caster and has mobility

well that screamedVito me

Toshma1 votes

Anything that can run Conquereor MasterYi Kayn Kindred Jax XinZhao and maybe Udyr

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