Switching roles is a rare occurrence in professional League of Legends, even for players with exceptional knowledge and skills. This is even rarer for streamers or “one champ” players, as they spend so much time mastering a particular champion that transitioning to a completely different role with a different set of champions is quite challenging.
Surprisingly, due to a betting challenge with streamer Nightblue3, Tyler1 decided to switch to the jungle position this season and remarkably achieved Challenger rank after just about six months of adapting to his new role. Even major organizations in League of Legends like T1 and Cloud 9 have expressed admiration for Tyler1’s rapid adaptability and understanding of the jungle role.
Tyler1: What did I tell you? Jungle is the easiest position in this game!!! Jungle or auto win, okay?
Streamer Voyboy: You’re truly a legend, you play really well.
T1 Organization: GGs, king of the jungle.
ESPN Journalist Fionn: Cuzz at this moment (accompanied by a gif of a sweating person looking worried).
Gamer: Did you just announce T1.T1? (Tyler1 is often referred to as T1, and the T1 organization once sent him a gift along with a letter stating ‘T1 respects T1’ – Ed).
Cloud 9 Organization: You’re truly a monster.
Gamer: Will Tyler1 be the jungle and backup ADC for C9?
ESPN Journalist Fionn – Posts a photo of Bengi, Tian, Dandy, and Tyler1, implying the top 4 legendary junglers.
In reality, Tyler1 and the T1 organization are not strangers; the “president” Faker of this organization is a close friend and has collaborated numerous times with the “God of Trash Talk” streamer during All-Star events. Therefore, it wouldn’t be surprising if Tyler1 were to become a streamer for the T1 organization, and who knows, we might soon see him climbing to Challenger in Korea.
Taking a closer look at Tyler1’s match history, we can see that he has a very pragmatic rank-climbing mentality, which aligns well with rank grinders. The two champions he uses the most are Olaf (442 matches, 57% win rate) and Ivern (323 matches, 54% win rate), which exemplifies this. Olaf is an aggressive jungler with strong combat capabilities, suitable for a strong fighting team composition, while Ivern simply acts as a secondary support for the team to protect the carries.
If you want to climb ranks in the jungle position, it’s best to choose the two champions above as your main picks, as they fit the two most popular playstyles in solo queue: continuous fighting and protecting the carries.