A jungler that isn't perma-banned?

IcyPepper·2/23/2015, 10:06:21 AM·3 votes·1,432 views

So I like jungling as Vi , and she's taught me how to gank, escape, and build dynamically from game to game, but she's simply permabanned from what my silver friends are saying. Yeah yeah yeah, you can talk about rank but the point of the matter is I need some other junglers to fall back on.

Elise is crap from what I hear my friends say (I like playing as her, but we're talking ranked here...) even if I were to build her bruiser. Irelia is too difficult at low elos, and not a great jungler in the first place (again, friends... but I tried it in ranked and got destroyed, so I'd rather not repeat that experience).

Fiddlesticks is too squishy for my tastes. He's one of the best junglers from what I hear from anyone, but I don't understand how to build him. Build him like an apc? I'm... I'm just not good with him.

Evelynn is... in sore need of a nerf. She's fun to play, but easy to destroy in a ranked game.

So yeah, I'm looking for some junglers to learn and bring to ranked play. I prefer bruisers, like Vi, and my jungling style is more on gank as much as possible, and farm (without EVER afk'ing) whenever there's no opportunity to and secure objectives. Udyr seems alright, but he seems like a jungler that farms too much without helping other lanes out. Maybe I'm wrong. Any ideas, suggestions?

And before I get "Lee Sin is freelo" or "J4 is teh G0d," I'd rather not. Please. Maybe J4 now that he got hit hard by a nerf, but I don't want to play Lee Sin and annoy people because it's the fifth game in a row they've played with him.

27 Comments

FeedsBoostedman2/23/2015, 10:16:30 AM3 votes

j4 rengar khazix xin zhao maokai

khazix and rengar have slow starts when i play them

xin zhao is a pretty good all in brusier he used to be my favorite

shaco is rewarding if you take the time to learn him but hes more of a squishy assassin

ps alot of people have been playing nid jungle

Ariaflux2/23/2015, 10:14:03 AM3 votes

Just check out this list:

http://champion.gg/statistics/#?sortBy=general.banRate&order=descend&roleSort=Jungle

Amumu sounds like your thing though.

Edit: Nvm, read tanky instead of brusier. Maybe Pantheon then.

Celeste Benal2/23/2015, 5:18:08 PM2 votes

Diana

AoE clears, a shield, and enhanced AAs. With even a semi-decent leash and 1 pot she can full clear + crab no problem. Back, grab Trailblazer's and AP book. Go forth my friend. If she gets fed, she will assassinate the hell out of folks.

Also, confirming Skarner is a beast. Best part is I get to spam "Get over here!" in all chat after every successful ulty gank. Honestly, that should be automatic for him.

SummonerSquid2/23/2015, 1:52:52 PM2 votes

I don't want to play Lee Sin and annoy people

You shouldn't worry about what other people think of you playing a certain champion. Try them all out and see who you like. People get annoyed when I pick LeeSin , Nunu , and Fiddlesticks, but they are still my favorite champs to play.

Reynard the ƒox2/23/2015, 10:22:17 AM2 votes

Wukong. Fits every team comp JarvanIV and Vi would, which means he fits literally any team comp. Only reason he doesn't see high-level play is because he can't gank immediately after clearing.

fdissht2/23/2015, 11:21:30 AM2 votes

Some good suggestions below...but how about rammus?

Raja Chachki2/23/2015, 3:01:44 PM1 votes

You can build Olaf bruiser, he's really fun to play. he can even solo dragon at lvl 3 after clearing bottom side of jungle! However, he falls off a little lategame, so he may not be the best choice.

terkmc2/23/2015, 4:27:29 PM1 votes

Sejuani Maokai Volibear

aaronconlin2/23/2015, 5:35:55 PM1 votes

Personally my favorite junglers are Nautilus and Diana. Aatrox is fun too

SummonerSquid2/23/2015, 5:45:38 PM1 votes

I'm attempting to leave the holy trinity alone (except Vi) because half the time the enemy team will pick them, and everyone's played with them so >much that they can outplay someone of my skill level easily.

It's like Blitz. You can only get grabbed by him so much before you smarten up. At least people underestimate Nunu and Fiddlesticks.

Fair enough, but you'd be surprised how many times Master Tier players get grabbed by Blitz hooks.

TheGamingWay2/23/2015, 6:53:23 PM1 votes

Honestly you should try some games as full damage Elise before assuming she is bad. You can still one shot any squishy champion and shred tanks. The only problem I have ever run into with her is that you need to stay in spider form more than human to conserve your mana.

My favorite build on her is item 3020 item 3708 item 3151 item 3089 item 3135 then finishing with item 3001 or item 3157

Edbwn2/23/2015, 7:51:12 PM1 votes

Sion. He can clear the whole jungle before backing, stacks tons of health by killing monsters, and has incredible teamfight presence. His early ganks are mediocre though. Also, I almost always ult from fairly close range just because people can dodge it pretty easily. I pretty much build him full tank except for maybe a Black Cleaver.

QuantumLight2/23/2015, 11:17:26 PM1 votes

so diana is not exactly the best, but ive been using her as a fallback. you can build her lots of ways, splitpush/ap bruiser/burstymage/even semi-tank. Her stats are well rounded, however her ganks pre-6 suck, and she has mana issues. not saying this is a fix, but try it.

chutlu2/23/2015, 1:40:20 PM1 votes

Pantheon Literally my favorite jungler.

So easy to learn and play, the one core thing that seperates a bronze pantheon and a good pantheon are his ult positions and build paths.

Felo2/23/2015, 1:59:13 PM1 votes

I like to jungle as Nunu although his ganks are pretty bad, he can solo drag at level 5 as long as its not contested . Olaf Warwick Pantheon all these can also jungle and i feel like they would rarely be banned. But what do i know i dont play ranked

4nth0l0gy2/23/2015, 2:03:18 PM1 votes

RekSai is still strong but not banned very much anymore. I recommend her.

exiledFromBadmen2/23/2015, 2:24:06 PM1 votes

Skarner. He's a beast, nobody plays him and he does so much damage while being pretty much tanky. Can clear jungle as healthy as Warwick (really, I tried it with my cousin). He has some downsides, too. He doesn't have strong ganks pre-6 if you can't hit your slow and he has no gapcloser. Another bruiser jungle that is underrated but very strong may be Hecarim. If you're looking for meta picks can do better for ranked, see Pantheon.

And Rammus is a pure tank, he can't do much damage. You said you're looking for bruisers, right?

FHMarshy2/23/2015, 2:54:50 PM1 votes

You can try Zac , Jax or Amumu