The best new junglers to play at every skill level in patch 10.4
Not sure which of the new junglers you should try out? We’ve got you covered.
League of Legends Patch 10.4 was a big one. With nerfs to Soraka and Sona in the top lane, buffs to tank items, adjustments to runes, and the addition of jungle capabilities to champions we don’t traditionally see in that role, it has completely changed the meta.
New junglers
Darius, Diana, Garen, Gnar, Mordekaiser, Talon, and Zed have all had certain skills or their passive changed so that they deal more damage to jungle monsters.
This is the first time Riot Games has given a boost to off-meta junglers to help them in their clear.
DariusPassive – Hemorrhage damage now deals 120% damage to all monstersQ – Decimate Heal now heals from large monsters
DianaPassive – Moonsilver Blade damage increased by 150% on non-Epic monsters
GarenE – Judgement damage now deals 150% damage to non-Epic monsters
GnarW – Hyper base maximum bonus damage to monsters from 100/150/200/250/300 to 300 at all levels
MordekaiserPassive – Darkness Rise maximum damage to monsters 15-100 (levels 1-18) to 25-120 (levels 1-18)
TalonPassive – Blade’s End monster damage abilities now wound all monsters for 120% damage
ZedPassive – Contempt For The Weak damage increased by 100% against monstersPassive – Contempt For The Weak maximum damage to monsters from 120/240/360 (levels 1, 7, 17) to 200/350/500 (levels 1, 7, 17)
The best new junglers for every skill level
Typically, junglers fall into two categories: Hard crowd-control, gank-heavy junglers (eg. Jarvan IV, Elise, Gragas) and farming junglers that want to scale (eg. Karthus, Kindred, Master Yi).
So when it comes to these champions that were not originally designed to be junglers, it is difficult to put them in either category. These buffs will not propel them into professional play, but they do give off-role players more options to fill while climbing the ranked ladder.
If you’re keen to try them out, we’ve grouped them into three levels of difficulty.
Advanced
Talon, Zed, Gnar
If you’re not having any luck with these new junglers, the top tier meta junglers, Ekko, Elise, Jarven IV, and Lee Sin are still top picks.
If you’re looking for less mainstream junglers, Camille is making a comeback alongside Pantheon who was successfully used by Jankos of G2 Esports in their match against SK Gaming in the LEC.
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