Jungle Fizz new meta?

RickDodger·2/8/2015, 5:58:34 AM·1 votes·672 views

Does anyone feel like a jungle Fizz is most likely to be the new meta in the game of league?

6 Comments

RickDodger2/8/2015, 6:48:26 AM1 votes

I've had a few games with fizz jungle so far. Four of which ended with a majority of kills.

DeadlyQuestion2/8/2015, 11:51:12 AM1 votes

Amateur jungler here. The pattern I see concerning the difference between viable jungles is their natural sustain against jungle monsters in early levels. If you have to spend more mastery points/runes into clearing/sustaining against jungle monsters than into the typical damage or sustain used to synergize with the champion's abilties vs champions... (like filling all four jungle-specific masteries, or building into utility or defense masteries for a champion that is suppose to benefit more from offense, or trading the runes more helpful for dueling/team fighting for more early damage/sustain against jungle monsters, etc etc etc etc) ...They probably aren't a viable jungle, or aren't suppose to be.

Can they be done? Yes. Some more easily than others. But if I saw a Fizz was jungling, I'd invade his jungle early so hard and so often and do my best to surprise him after using his trickster and flash for an easy kill. Does that mean you shouldn't play Fizz or some other unorthodox jungle? No, it just means you need to ward strategically and play safe until you're strong enough to peel for your lanes/hold your own in a fight. This sounds like common sense, but I'm frequently surprised. If I were a jungle Fizz, I'd never gank a lane early unless it's just to intimidate the enemy into backing off, or to finish off the health of a foolish champion still pushing the lane with a whisper of life left.

Never ganking early isn't the only way or anything, it's just a risk I wouldn't be willing to take, and that caution could cause lanes to fail without the typical jungler presence.

I'd very much like feedback.

Leti the Yeti2/8/2015, 11:53:27 AM1 votes

very much so... ;l

RickDodger2/12/2015, 7:05:26 AM1 votes

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