Hey, everyone!
Today, we'll be talking about how you can stop dieing to the enemy Jungler's first gank.
The immense value of this is self-explanatory, so let's just jump into it.
So, the most basic thing you can do at the start of the game to avoid an early death
is to watch for the leash.
And, many of you likely know what I mean but this, but bear with us as we explain it to
ensure everyone is on
the same page.
So, watching for the leash is how we can get a really good idea of where the enemy Jungler
might have started.
But, how do we then utilize that information?
Well, the way you utilize that information is going to depend on which Jungler you're
facing.
And, there are three main Jungle archetypes to worry about at this point.
And, before we dive too deeply into how these archetypes, I just want to quickly say that
there's a good bit of variance within these sections and that nothing in League is so
defined.
For example, while Elise and Skarner are both in the level 3-4 Gankers section, Elise will
almost always gank very early, while Skarner's can gank, but can also power farm.
And, champions in the Power Farmers section can also certainly gank, they're just not
as likely to, or their ganks don't need to be as respected.
Anyway, let's talk about how these champions effect your play post-leash.
So, starting out with the champions who can potentially gank at level 2, let's talk about
how to play around this from the top lane.
So, honestly, level 2 ganks in the top lane are incredibly rare as the Jungler, by showing
top, leaves their bot side completely up for grabs.
This is why level 2 ganks are much more common mid--it allows the Jungler to gank and continue
his route down to protect his jungle.
So, I honestly wouldn't worry about this too much from top side.
If you have a strong feeling it might happen, definitely just drop a ward and play back
and away from where the Jungler will come to give yourself more time to react and escape.
Ok, now that we've talked about how to handle a potential level 2 gank by warding and playing
away from the threat if need be, let's now move on to how to handle a Jungler who won't
gank at level 2, but may very likely gank at levels 3 or 4, which is much more common
and relevant to top lane.
So, the primary assumption we'll be operating under throughout this section is that a Junglers
first level 3-4 gank before basing will be on the opposite side of the map from which
they start, aka where you saw the leash.
This certainly will not be the case 100% of the time, but especially at lower ELOs, this
will happen the vast, vast majority of the time.
Within this assumption, there are two main scenarios the leash will present you with--the
Jungler pathing toward you, or the Jungler pathing away from you.
Let's first tackle what to do when the Jungler is pathing toward you.
Now, naturally, this scenario means that you will need to be highly, highly aware of the
threat of a potential gank headed your way.
Now, before we fully dive into how to play around this potential gank, I want to mention
that we're going to be playing as safely as possible and assuming
very
little of
your teammates.
So, let's check out some in game examples that will show us how to do just that.
Great, now that we've seen a bunch of examples of how to play when you see a leash on the
opposite side of the map, let's now quickly cover what to do
when
that
leash is on
your side.
Great, now that we've covered how to play against
a champion who might gank at level 3 or 4 whether they're pathing toward
you or away from you, let's move on
to the power farming category.
So, power farmers are exactly what they sound like--champions more
likely to spend time farming than ganking, which
allows you to play a certain way.
So, that's how we recommend playing against all three types of Jungler.
However, real quick before we end this video, let's discuss a little more what we mean by
"warding" and some of the options
you have.