Low Skillcap Champions

CoolKnightST··1 votes·2,454 views

Since my time start to become more & more limited by real life stuff. I decided to pickup some champions that I can maintain. I already have something figured out for top, support, adc & mid but I would like to discuss the options for jungle.

I search for junglers that have a low skillcap on both champion as game level. A champion that can work really effectly between low silver till low plat Some example:

Nunu is a champion with a relative low champion skillcap. However his game skillcap is massive. This makes the champions not recommanded for players lower than plat. However are a must to learn while arriving to that spot.

The junglers I currently was thinking about: WarwickViXinZhaoUdyr(PantheonMonkeyKing)

The junglers I currently are not sure about: AatroxFioraGangplankGarenIreliaJarvanIVJaxKhazixMasterYiNasusNocturneOlafRiven AlistarAmumuChogathDianaDrMundoEvelynnFizz GragasHecarimKayleMalphiteNautilusPoppy RammusSejuaniShacoShenShyvanaSionSkarnerTrundleVolibearYorickZacMaokaiKarthus

The junglers you shouldn't play in that elo FiddlesticksGnarLeeSinNunuRengarYasuoZedZyraEzrealBlitzcrankEliseTwitchTwistedFate

Now I'm wondering who can help with correcting this list. 1000 player opinions is bigger than one. Note that list is design towards the concept that your playstyle will be consistent so the champion you are playing should be usefull in any situation. It's hard subject to deal with since it's a different way to look to the game. I litterly have a 100% winrate with Nunu if it's a 5v5. But this doesn't mean he's consistent for climbing up the ladder. If their is a situation you get outplayed that will happen while your elo is rising you need a champion that can handle a punsh or 2. Secondly this champion also need to have a low skillcap you can focus on the game rather than the champion itself. This mostly prefers early game champions where their goal pretty straight towards. This is a good strategy so you can focus more on your mistakes and improve on a short amount of time.

That's why I think champs like Vi & Warwick are on this list. I would like to see this list grow.

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8 Comments

DJ Hatsune Miku1 votes

If you cant play much pick up Wu. He's fantastic, flexible, and can also mid and top so you can still play your main when jungle gets snatched. He's also really good at carrying and is never a bad pick~

CoolKnightST1 votes

I currently put MonkeyKing on maybe. They didn't recommand him for toplane but also didn't say he's bad. For top he's a maybe pick. Bit similar for Braum on support. So I have no idea what would be the recommandation if he's played jungle. His lane fase was actualy the reason they moved him jungle anyway. That's why I need more opinions before I remove the hooks.

DJ Hatsune Miku1 votes

The thing is his kit is extremely good as a fall back because even if he's behind his ulti will keep him relevant. His laning phase top lane is hit or miss. He can win some and he can lose some. Wu is a champ that loses to other bruisers but shits on assassins and mages. That's why he's also a fine mid. His jungle was picked up because he was in a position where people realized he can clear well, do fine with fewer items/less gold, and had a ton of base damages in his kit. He gets kinda beat up in s5 jungle but who doesn't?

Nowadays he's gotten a few minor nerfs so most people dropped him in favor of w/e is fotm now. Pen tank Wu is still great as it wasn't touched nearly as much as AD focused wu. It's kinda like picking up malph. He isn't the best laner, or clearer, and his ganks are alright, but when teamfights roll around there is really few better front liners than the rocky dude. Only difference is you trade tankiness for way more damage.

redniwediS1 votes

I wouldn't recommend Garen as a jungler. He can do it, but his ganks are very lack luster.

CoolKnightST1 votes

I just put Garen in the list but riot did implement some tools for him so he could jungle. I never said he's even viable in the jungle. You can say the same thing about TwitchEzreal actualy.

redniwediS1 votes

Once Twitch gets past his early jungling issues he actually has fantastic ganks.

CoolKnightST1 votes

The problem with Twitch is that his jungle clearing is pretty intensive. Not to mention his duelist potentional before he has a item 3153. Positioning is crucial & it requires a lot of mechanical experience to use him properly.

This is the main reason you shouldn't play him to climb up the ladder. Offcourse you can, you can climb up the ladder with any champion. But you will not improve on the rate you have while playing a different champion.

CoolKnightST1 votes

Btw what's your opinion about Nautilus: He's easy to use but I'm not sure about the game skillcap that is required to play him. His weakness can easy be exploited but I'm not sure that's really effected for his elo.

I think Nautilus would be to risky but what about Maokai that forfill a similar role but has poke, cc but also a peel ult ?

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