Creative Champions to Jungle?

IcyPepper··2 votes·494 views

So I'm looking for some fun, and maybe viable, ways to jungle. Off-meta is fine. Two champions that I'm already aware of are Leona and Morgana, one for the cc and durability and the other for the cc and sustain. Seen both in action, seem pretty decent.

So I'm looking for more champions to jungle with that are fun, just like those two. I've heard of Karma jungle, and Jinx/Vayne jungle, and I'm looking for more. Any ideas, experiences, and tomfoolery is encouraged and welcome!

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usul12022 votes

Quinn is a VERY fun jungler, and surprisingly viable. The blind from her Q helps limit damage intake, then you just max your W to keep those harrer procs up for entire camps. your E is enough CC for the average gank too. Finally, there is nothing as satisfying as popping your ult in a bush, and roaming into a lane with something like 600MS and then gap closing, blind, 3-4 super fast autos, and repop ult. people just disappear. and it will get the best comments in all chat because no one expects the adc jungler burst.

Quick tip for most off-meta junglers: start off with item 3726 for your first few clears, but swap it out before you upgrade it. that upgrade will usually give you the power/sustain needed to survive, and honestly item 3718 on an adc jungler like Quinn is just too good to give up.

IcyPepper1 votes

Someone has to start it...

slow claps

usul12021 votes

People will give you dumb comments, but it is so worth it when you start owning. one tip i left out: kite the camps around till your back is to a wall (mostly wolves and raptors) and E over it. This will slow the big one, and give you plenty of time to down it. Doing this, and orb-walking (or.... as close as you can get to it on Quinn QQ) lets me get a better first few clears than when i jungle chogath.

Also (this one works much less, but does work): Orianna . take E first for the tankiness, then only upgrade it an W for the first 4 levels. W gives you a great AoE clear time, and E makes you tanky enough to survive early camps before your power spike from items. (note: you NEED a good leash for your first kill on her.)

2000boxes1 votes

zed jungle he was meant to be a jungler but at the moment he is seen as a mid laner

Only Play Darius1 votes

None of the champs you listed can jungle. It was possible in season 4, but it's impossible now.

Maybe the upcoming nerfs to jg monsters will make them viable again.

IcyPepper1 votes

I've seen Leona work out (the ganks are amazing), and Morgana has enough sustain and clearing speed to manage.

What makes season 5 any different?

Only Play Darius1 votes

Season 5 made the jungle monsters significantly stronger. They are harder to kill and deal so much more damage. Jungling is a gauntlet for most non-meta junglers, which is why the purpose-built junglers RekSai JarvanIV Vi LeeSin are the ones doing the best these days. Riot is finally nerfing the jungle monster damage next patch, hopefully that will make it possible to use more champs as junglers.

IcyPepper1 votes

You make a fair point, and I already know this being a support/jungler main. AD bruisers dominate the jungle.

Hell, I've even practiced jungle Morgana in bot matches. Haven't tried pvp quite yet, but her clearing speed isn't bad (she really needs blue, however) as long as she takes trailblazer early, and her ganks have potential. Leona, on the other hand, is pretty strong. Just like J4 from what I've heard, her clearing isn't the best but the ganks are amazing.

Those two I've done my research on. They're viable if you know what you're doing.

I'm just looking for some hidden gems. Maybe after the monster damage nerf, a few more will pop up :3

Only Play Darius1 votes

If you have managed to make Leona/Morg jg work, then I guess you can go for it. Just know that you will be outmatched by purpose built junglers in every regard, they can gank more than you while still having the same farm, and if they try to counterjg you then there's nothing you can do to defend yourself.

Hidden gem: Trundle

The increase to monster HP was actually a buff to his jungling through his passive. His ganks are quite good and he scales nicely into late game, because he can steal the stats from an enemy tank, thereby softening up the tanks and making teamfights much easier for your team.

OhOkYea1 votes

From what I understand they are only nerfing the chickens/raptors damage output. Off meta champs will still have a hard time getting past the first camp.

3tyson1 votes

heimi u may need summoner 6

someone played heimmi jungle against me and i didnt realy know what to expect i didnt really expect him to do anny good at al... and considerd it a joke i played shaco and decited to go and take his red i figured if he cant farm he cant do nothing ... as he went to take my blue buff with 3 turrets i discoverd there was verry litle i could do about it it may not be the greatest jungler but he can clear camps he has a stun and turrets are excelent dragon control

at the end of the game he didnt do bad at al

OhOkYea1 votes

Sounds painful but worth a try.

bad arcade kitty1 votes

nida obviously

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