Aggressive early junglers

Shiroi Kitsune·Mar 1, 2015·1 votes·4,718 views

So I've been playing jungle for a while now, and have been doing fairly well for myself. However, I've been playing mostly tank junglers who just want to hit late game so they can cc and wreck the enemy team . I'm wanting to learn how to play more aggressive junglers who can do things such as early counter-jungling, and early ganks with a high rate of success, so I was wondering which champions you guys would suggest for that, and whether you had any general tips for playing aggressive junglers.

10 Comments

FedAsFukMar 1, 20152 votes

J4 would be my main suggestion, simple kit, very simple ganks, very effective ganks, lots of mobility by using EQ. This will be your best bet as he gets tanky mid to late game will feel closer to home later in the game. He is also as i said very simple, something highly underrated when learning a new style of play, simple lets you focus less on mechanics than on how you need to be changing things (IE ganks here vs ganks there, if i gank what will the enemy be able to take, is it worth it for this gank to lose objective x?) all things that as a farm heavy Jg you probably haven't had to ask yourself much if at all

Shiroi KitsuneMar 1, 20151 votes

Thanks for the suggestion, I might pick him up once I farm a bit more IP.

FedAsFukMar 1, 20151 votes

Rek'Sai is also good but alot more difficult, same with Lee Sin but I would really recommend not lee as he is simply too mechanically difficult to learn while learning how to play aggressive jungler

turtlecoonMar 1, 20151 votes

Hecarim most definitely does not want to go to lategame, lol.

To be more on topic, though, give Fizz a try.

Shiroi KitsuneMar 1, 20151 votes

Haha, to be honest it's been a long time since I've played him, it's almost exclusively Sej nowadays. Fizz in an interesting pick, might give him a whirl when I get the time.

3tysonMar 1, 20151 votes

Early agressive junglers that i play are nidalee great power starting at lvl 3 able to do ganks at lvl 2 if youd realy want so and get q and w first id stil prefere to get e first and gank at 3

Shaco lvl 2 ganks easiest invades ever even easier than nidalee and wel fiddlw is supose to be a bit passive til level 6 But its ability to take a dragon on lvl 2/3 low elo seems early agressive to me aswell

Plaguebringer DMar 1, 20151 votes

The usual suspects (Elise, Lee Sin) are currently not that strong and also quite useless unless you're very good on them. Vi can easily pull off early ganks as she can do a lot once she hits lvl3 and has an even bigger power spike at 6. Just don't go with AP runes.

turtlecoonMar 1, 20151 votes

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The usual suspects (Elise, Lee Sin) are currently not that strong and also quite useless unless you're very good on them. Vi can easily pull off early ganks as she can do a lot once she hits lvl3 and has an even bigger power spike at 6. Just don't go with AP runes.

Lee Sin is strong as heck. He's easy in the top 5 junglers atm, provided you play him well.

Elise has fallen pretty low.

exiledFromBadmenMar 2, 20151 votes

Jarvan's early has been gutted recently. Try Vi.

FirstSergeantBimMar 6, 20151 votes

Pick up Nunu. Do not underestimate Nunu. He's very easy to play, but his kit still has depth. You will more easily control objectives, you will more easily counter jungle and he is a great counter to AD heavy teams due to his Ice Blast and Ultimate. He's one of the few hard counters Kalista. The new jungle item coming in next patch will give him a great buff and he isn't picked very often, so you don't have to contest him in pregame and a lot of people don't know his skillset and underestimate his strength.

Vi is another good option, her kit is intuitive and rewarding to play.