Many believe that the jungle position can be divided into two main playstyles: one is “farming” – safely farming, only ganking when certain of a kill and waiting for team fights. The second is “hunting” – an invading playstyle that specializes in stealing the opponent’s jungle resources, engaging in fights at any time to bring advantages to their team. Therefore, for players who enjoy “clashing”, invading is the most appealing style.
Here is a list of the strongest jungle invaders in patch 10.10:
Graves
As the top jungle champion in the current meta, Graves not only farms effectively but also ‘hunts’ terrifyingly well. While farming, his ability to push back monsters allows Graves to farm the jungle with very little (or even no) health loss.
When ganking, with just Smoke Screen (W), Graves can disorient his target by obscuring vision, making it very easy for his teammates to land crowd control effects. Additionally, with the E+Q combo, Graves can easily engage and take about one-third to half of his target’s health, creating immense pressure during the laning phase. If he wants to invade the jungle, just a few E dashes and dropping W is enough to prevent the enemies from chasing him down.
In team fights, Graves’ damage is comparable to that of a real marksman, ready to annihilate any target that comes within range regardless of their armor (as Graves usually builds both lethality and Black Cleaver).
Rek’Sai
As one of the strongest control-oriented jungle champions in the current meta, Rek’Sai also possesses formidable jungle invading capabilities, making her a popular choice.
While jungling, Rek’Sai typically farms and only appears when the enemy jungler shows up. At that point, the E+W combo (or even Flash if necessary) can knock the target up, making it very difficult for the target to escape unscathed if Rek’Sai and her team apply crowd control. Moreover, with Burrow (E), Rek’Sai can confidently invade the jungle and retreat safely using her tunnels, making it very hard for enemies to chase her.
In the later stages, Rek’Sai not only has true damage to deal heavy damage but also has the ability to knock up (very easy to hit), so whether attacking or defending, Rek’Sai’s role remains significant in any team composition.
Nidalee
If you master the combos of this champion Nidalee, you will find that her jungle clearing speed is incredibly fast. When invading the jungle, Nidalee can check camps from a distance with just a spear throw. Therefore, if the enemy’s gank fails, and Nidalee invades, she can secure at least 1-2 camps, gaining a significant advantage in terms of both experience and gold from jungle camps.
When contesting major objectives, Nidalee proves her strength through her powerful poke abilities. Thus, before diving into major objectives like Dragon, Rift Herald, or Baron, allowing Nidalee to land a couple of spears will diminish the enemy’s ability to contest.
