Early Jungle

Kobemonkey·8/23/2016, 2:39:03 PM·3 votes·444 views

Hi,

First I want to say I am new, currently level 12.

I have some experience with other mobas but am still adjusting to the mechanics of LoL and learning the champions abilities.

With that in mind, I am having trouble jungling. When I start the game I am having a hard time clearing the camps. I am constantly running away so I don't die, recalling to base, and falling behind in both level and CS. Some people say it gets easier at level 30. However, I see some others jungling fine. What am I doing wrong?

If anyone can give me some tips how to clear camps more efficiently at the beginning, without falling behind or dying to the camps, that would be awesome.

Thanks

2 Comments

EndlessSorcerer8/23/2016, 3:37:36 PM2 votes

Your boards profile states that you are level 12, so your main issue is probably runes.

Many junglers rely on having an appropriate rune page to clear the jungle properly and if you lack that, you will find yourself clearing slowly and taking a lot of damage while doing so.

I'd recommend sticking to simple and high-sustain junglers (i.e. Nunu, Warwick, Xin Zhao) until you have proper runes for jungling. I would probably prioritize Attack Speed Marks and Flat Armor Seals since they are useful for every jungler (though occasionally outclasses by something else) for clearing.

Darius Bøt8/23/2016, 3:32:48 PM1 votes

One thing to keep in mind is that not all champions are necessarily meant to jg or rather others have a far easier time of it. What junglers are you using?

On the clearing camps issue, some junglers do have difficulty with their first clear and need a strong leash at their first camp (where the laners help you whittle down the camps hp). If you are low health after a camp and don't want to back taking the Scuttle Crab in the river is a good way to regen some health as it doesn't attack you. Watch out for the enemy jungler while doing this though.

If you're looking for some good (and easy to learn junglers) I would recommend Warwick, Volibear, and Trundle. These are my favorite junglers to use and they're pretty easy to pick up off the bat. Warwick has natural sustain with his passive making your clears easier as well as an AS steroid on his W. Volibear's W is basically a second smite. Trundle has a similar ability with his Q.

What's also important is to find a champ you enjoy playing and don't mind losing with so long as you're having fun