Hi everyone and welcome back to another episode of Weird Pick Wednesday! This week we're looking at a newly viable playstyle, Vayne jungle!With the new jungle changes, Vayne's certainly playable in the jungle now. However, is she worth it over traditional junglers? Check out the scoop below!
Introduction
Hi everyone and welcome back to another episode of Weird Pick Wednesday! This week we're looking at a newly viable playstyle, Vayne jungle!
With the new jungle changes, Vayne's certainly playable in the jungle now. However, is she worth it over traditional junglers? Check out the scoop below!
With the new jungle changes, Vayne's certainly playable in the jungle now. However, is she worth it over traditional junglers? Check out the scoop below!
How to Play
Runes: Attack Speed Quints, Attack Speed Reds, Armor Yellows, Attack Speed Blues
Masteries: 21-9-0, AD jungler masteries
Abilities: W, Q, E then prioritize R > W > Q > E
Core items: Ranger's With Devourer, Berzerker Greaves, Blade of the Ruined King, Phantom Dancer, Last Whisper, Randuin's Omen
Masteries: 21-9-0, AD jungler masteries
Abilities: W, Q, E then prioritize R > W > Q > E
Core items: Ranger's With Devourer, Berzerker Greaves, Blade of the Ruined King, Phantom Dancer, Last Whisper, Randuin's Omen
Why It Works
Devourer EnchantmentThe new devourer enchantment provides a "phantom" hit upon the "sated" status, which procs every other hit. This means that Vayne has the ability to use her W procs twice as fast, giving her a higher damage spike than ever before. Incidentally, Blade also procs twice during each of the phantom hits, meaning that her tank shredding ability borderlines absurd late game.
Devourer Meta
A normally very difficult champion to jungle due to her tendency to be counterjungled, Vayne has the ability to succeed in the new meta as many champions are more focused on farming for sated devourer rather than counter-jungling or ganking. That's not to say that it won't happen though...
Ranged Red Ganks
As a ranged champion, Vayne does have the ability to continuously proc red buff during ganks. This combined with her passive movespeed and tumble keeps her in range to deal damage.
A normally very difficult champion to jungle due to her tendency to be counterjungled, Vayne has the ability to succeed in the new meta as many champions are more focused on farming for sated devourer rather than counter-jungling or ganking. That's not to say that it won't happen though...
Ranged Red Ganks
As a ranged champion, Vayne does have the ability to continuously proc red buff during ganks. This combined with her passive movespeed and tumble keeps her in range to deal damage.
Potential Pitfalls
Weak Front Line
Although she can build Randuin to supplement the front line, Vayne jungle generally means that your team's front line will be a bit meat starved.
Weak Until Sated
As an AD champion that ends up building essentially no AD until quite some time into the game, Vayne's early game is exceedingly weak. This means that any team fights and early dragons will likely end up in defeat unless the remainder of your team is comprised of some very good early game champions.
Although she can build Randuin to supplement the front line, Vayne jungle generally means that your team's front line will be a bit meat starved.
Weak Until Sated
As an AD champion that ends up building essentially no AD until quite some time into the game, Vayne's early game is exceedingly weak. This means that any team fights and early dragons will likely end up in defeat unless the remainder of your team is comprised of some very good early game champions.
Conclusions
Vayne jungle is an extreme double-edged sword. Her early to mid game is a handicap if your lanes end up needing jungler assistance, but her late game is absolutely insane and truly broken with the devourer enchant.
Suggested Rating: Low Tier 2
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