In
League of Legends the "Jungler" is the player who does not match up
with an opponent in a minion lane (Top, Middle, or Bottom), but rather gets his
gold and experience from killing neutral monsters, found in the
"Jungle" area of Summoner's Rift. While this role is not requiredto
play or win a match, it is a standard part of the Summoner's Rift team
strategy. The total gold and experience gained by the team is maximized through
jungling, and the ability to ambush, or "gank" opponents in lanes is
paramount to high level matches.
Pick
a champion. In League of Legends one of the most important parts of jungling
is, picking the correct champion. Pick a champion who has skills which allow
them to keep themselves alive in the jungle, like built in life lifesteal,
shields, and/or health regen. You must also look for champions with gap closers
so that you can assist, or "gank", your teammates' lanes. Some
junglers include Warwick, Master Yi, Vi, Lee Sin, Rek'sai, Cho'Gath, Pantheon,
Xin Zhao, Kha'Zix, Graves, and many more.
Obtain
jungle Items. With every jungler, you should begin with hunter's machete or
hunter's talisman, as many health potions as you can buy or a 150 health
canteen, which allows you to heal many times before returning to base to
refill, and a warding trinket. You should probably buy the yellow one (standard
ward) first and then get the red one (sweeping lens) later. (The raptors give
you an ability to see enemy wards, so you won't need the red one unless the
enemy keeps killing the raptors.) Pick one that most suits both your style of
play and the champion you are playing. You should enchant your jungle item as
soon as you can, depending on your champion and desired stats (see item build
section).
The
"Tracker's Knife" allows you to place "wards" on the map to
increase vision for your team.
The
"Stalkers blade" allows you to cast smite on an enemy champion and
applies a slow, which is useful for ganking and chasing enemies.
The
"Skirmisher's Sabre" also allows you to smite an enemy champion and
"marks" them for 4 seconds. The mark grants vision of the champion
and makes you deal extra true damage from your basic attacks.
Your
item build. The items you purchase should be dependent on three things: the
champion you are playing, the enemy team's composition, and your team's
composition.
Your
champion:
For
junglers who are meant to do large amounts of physical damage (for example
Master Yi), build items with attack damage.
Junglers
who do more magic damage (like Fiddlesticks) should build ability power.
