With Patch 14.21 now live, many League of Legends players are looking for their next OP pick for solo queue. Since every patch brings a lot of changes to the meta, we will be taking a look at the best of the best when it comes to junglechampions so you can start climbing up the ranked ladder.
Having that in mind, here are the 5 best jungle champions for solo queue in League of Legends. You can also check out our other articles, here:
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LoL 14.21 Best Jungle Champions
We will go over the best top lane champions you can pick for your LoL ranked games, and although this selection strives to be as objective as possible, you need to be aware of differences in playstyle, as well as fun factors and overall champion difficulty. These options should serve you well both in Low and High Elo games.
Graves
Graves has been in the dark for quite some time, however, recent item changes have further pushed him both in low and high Elo. More and more players are making use of a Lethality build that can have you literally one-shotting squishy champions should you get a good lead.
Graves can be a bit slow in terms of camp clears, but he can be quite deadly in small skirmishes, especially around neutral objectives.
End of the Line (Q)
- Your main source of damage in the early game, as you will need to effectively utilize the terrain to maximize your damage output.
Youmuu's Ghostblade
- Generally, you should go for Youmuu's Ghostblade as your first item, followed by Plated Steelcaps/ Mercurial Treads and The Collector for extra damage.
Dark Harvest
- You should run Dark Harvest on Graves as you will be often looking for ganks and kills.
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Zac
Zac is a very strong tank that can execute some long-distance ganks, sustain himself in prolonged fights, and set up for some dives as well. With some great AP ratios on his abilities, coupled with the tankiness of the champion, you can quite easily decide the outcome of games.
Although your clear speed is not the best, you make up for it with your engage tools, and built-in healing.
Unstable Matter (W)
- Your main source of damage, as well as passive procs, make sure to constantly spam it in fights as the max health damage is a nice bonus.
Sunfire Aegis
- Generally, you should go for Sunfire Aegis as your first item, followed by Lucidity Boots, and Spirit Visage for some added survivability.
Aftershock
- You should run Aftershock on Zac due to the added resistances and damage from CC-ing enemies.
Udyr
Udyr is another example of a powerhouse champion who needs immediate nerfs to his damage and clear speed. If you run into an Udyr, you best pray you survive as his AP damage is off the chains. Not only can you go for a very annoying build, but your late-game zoning capabilities are incredible.
Despite being very easy to pick up, there are some mechanics you need to practice to effectively utilize his passive.
Wingborne Storm (R)
- Make sure to max it ASAP as not only is the damage bonkers, but you also get to roam the map carefree.
Liandry's Torment
- Generally, you should go for Liandry's Torment as your first item, followed by Boots of Swiftness and Deadman's Plate for some added move speed and tankiness.
Conqueror
- A must-have since you can easily stack up the rune with your R, giving you healing and extra damage.
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Lillia
Lillia is incredibly OP this patch, and luckily, Riot Games will be nerfing her in 14.22. Not only is her damage, move speed, sustain and utility utterly broken, but her fast clears and skirmish power make her quite the terrifying jungler.
Lillia can dish out massive damage in a team fight due to her burns from her passive and itemization. Not only that, she can sleep your backline and run away like nothing ever happened.
Blooming Blows (Q)
- Your go-to source for damage and stacking up your passive. Lillia can be quite powerful in skirmishes, make sure to spam this ability as much as possible.
Liandry's Torment
- Generally, you should go for Liandry's Torment as your first item, followed by Sorceror's Shoes and Riftmaker for some added damage and sustain.
Conqueror
- Conqueror is a must on Lillia, since you will be often duking it out when ganking so the added damage and healing are more than welcome.
Nocturne
Nocturne is a great assassin that has decent clears, good skirmishing potential, and above all, dive! You should be constantly pressuring lanes as you possess the ability to quickly reposition and gank enemy champions without them ever seeing you on the map.
Although you need proper follow up from your team, most of the cases, you will be able to delete carries, or at least separate them from their frontline so that you can weave in a crucial fear.
Paranoia (R)
- This ability can decide games if used correctly. Not only do you block enemy vision, but you also have a great engage tool that can easily place you on top of a carry or out-of-position champion.
Stridebreaker
- Generally, you should go for Stridebreaker as your first item, followed by either Plated Steelcaps/ Mercurial Treads and Experimental Hexplate to further boost your ult usage.
Conqueror
- Since you need to get into the thick of it, Conqueror will give you some much needed damage and healing.
And that covers our picks for the top 5 best jungle champions you can play on Patch 14.21. Although League of Legend's meta is constantly shifting due to biweekly balance updates, some champions remain more relevant than others either due to item changes or system overhauls. Best of luck in your games and grab that sweet LP.
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