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Learning to JG

disregardable··1 votes·1,088 views

Hey guys, I'm learning to jg. I got the whole farming thing down, but I don't know how to actively help the team and participate. Ganks and split pushing never seem to work out. Do you have any youtubers or guides you'd recommend for this?

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iainB852 votes

NightBlue3 on twitch is challenger tier jungle main that streams almost everyday, and he constantly answers chat questions and gives tips on why he's making the decisions he is, I'd recommend checking him out (if you are able to watch during the day, he doesn't stream much at night).

Currently he's been playing on PBE and creating a tier list of junglers for when S5 starts, since the jungle is being completely reworked. Not a whole lot of point in learning the current jungle mechanics when they'll be drastically changed very soon.

BeatzBoyFTW1 votes

NightBlue3 on twitch is challenger tier jungle main that streams almost everyday, and he constantly answers chat questions and gives tips on why he's making the decisions he is, I'd recommend checking him out (if you are able to watch during the day, he doesn't stream much at night).

Currently he's been playing on PBE and creating a tier list of junglers for when S5 starts, since the jungle is being completely reworked. Not a whole lot of point in learning the current jungle mechanics when they'll be drastically changed very soon.

Isn't he the guy who uses Azir like a d*ckhole by not knowing how to use him & taking him as a jungler?

iainB852 votes

NightBlue3 on twitch is challenger tier jungle main that streams almost everyday, and he constantly answers chat questions and gives tips on why he's making the decisions he is, I'd recommend checking him out (if you are able to watch during the day, he doesn't stream much at night).

Currently he's been playing on PBE and creating a tier list of junglers for when S5 starts, since the jungle is being completely reworked. Not a whole lot of point in learning the current jungle mechanics when they'll be drastically changed very soon.

Isn't he the guy who uses Azir like a d*ckhole by not knowing how to use him & taking him as a jungler?

I think maybe he tried him out on PBE before he came out to see if jungle was viable then after a few games decided not very much.

Sorry if that upsets you so much? Dunno where the rage is coming from.... lol.

Rustling Bush1 votes

i go blue buff > wolves > red buff (should be level 3 by then) > birds > rocks > and if i have enough hp i go wolves for level 4 and maybe gromp > then i back for spirit stone and some hp/mp pots, maybe some long swords (cause i build lizard). after that you should be able to stay in jungle or start ganking.

disregardable1 votes

yeah, I got the farming part...

Rustling Bush1 votes

yeah, I got the farming part...

well you need to be more specific with what champion your trying to gank with? and who your trying to gank, if they have no escape and there mid way into lane, you should be able to easily gank them, forcing them to immediately flash, with flash gone your laner doesn't have to worry about all ins, if they do have a escape i wouldn't bother unless you know its down or he/she is low enough that you can kill them in 1 rotation, because i use wukong jungle when ever i see someone i use my dash then my q to harrase them before they use their escape then walk in and out of lane (usually mid) doing that so my laner can kill them.

also what thepeikpatato said, this is how i learnt to gank, it may not work for you as well as for me

Abominate1 votes

Ganking is never something people are really ever going to teach you. It's something you learn through trial and error. The best thing I can say is just try and gank in the herdest ways you think possible, this way you can learn the limits of both yourself and your champion pool.

Also don't forget about early dragons and don't go for Baron throws. Thats all I can really say without going in depth.

FantasySniper1 votes

It really depends on what champion you're using to jungle, because broad statements are things you probably already know without even being conscious of the fact.

Give me your favorite champions to jungle with, and I'll try helping you.

WooBeeWoo1 votes

Watch Nightblue3 he can teach you how to jungle better. Mainly the big thing when you jung is knowing what you should do on the map at any given time. farming vs ganking, ganking vs drag, drag vs baron, farming vs counter jung, ect. A lot of that depends on your champ too. my advice is to never go into a game thinking you are just going to afk farm jungle until first teamfight. If I see a gank oppotunity I will gank with pre 6 skarner or nasus even. You are there to make the enemy's feel pressure even if ganks don't produce kills. lastlly, to be effective ping everywhere you are going and plan ahead (ex. I'm going to gank bot and if we get a kill we drag if we don't I'm getting golems, backing and heading to blue).

littleblupenguin1 votes

I started watching NightBlue3 when I started jungling, he really helped. I watched his bronze to challenger series, which is particularly helpful because he explains the different playstyles you need to have at different ELO.

One example of how you have to jungle differently at different ELO(not from nightblue3) is running a madstone build. At higher ELO, you can go for a delayed build like that because your teammates will know how to play more defensively until you show up with mad stacks, but at low ELO your lanes will generally lose if you aren't doing much to help them until 10 minutes in.

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