A Patience bar can be seen above each large monster's health bar, essentially indicating their willingness to fight. Monsters will not move from their designated spawning location (commonly called "camps") unless they are damaged, in which case the monster will move toward and attack the nearest champion. They are additionally provided with essential items in order to fight camps much easier, which other players in the game do not have access to. Junglers rely on killing monsters in order to gain gold and experience, as they do not have access to lane minions like their laners do. As their level increases, so does their bounty (gold and experience), but also their damage and resistances. Monsters' level is based on the average champion level of both teams in the game. Unlike minions, monsters are neutral-they do not fight for either team, so they will only attack a unit if they are attacked. The epic monsters of Summoner's Rift are: Baron Nashor, Rift Herald, and various types of Dragon.Ī Monster is a particular classification of unit. Because of the potentially game-turning advantages that successfully killing these monsters can give to an entire team, it is often a responsibility of the jungler to ensure that these camps are not acquired by a marauding enemy team, by using the summoner spell Smite to secure or steal the camp at the last second. One of the most important tasks for the jungler is to secure takedowns against epic monsters, powerful jungler monsters located in neutral areas of the map, that provide signficant team-wide buffs (temporary or permanent). Their ability to freely traverse the map without being tied to a lane also allows them to support lanes when in the area, such as warding key locations without forcing someone else to abandon their lane and coming to an ally's aid when they come under duress. The most common task for a jungler is initiating surprise attacks against the enemy laners, commonly referred to as ganks.
With a lone player dedicating themself to accruing it, it leaves two solo lanes available to both gain high experience and gold rather than only one solo lane.ĭue to their roaming nature, the jungler performs a variety of tasks around the map. The jungle offers a lot of gold and experience that can be accessed through slaying the monsters that spawn and respawn in predetermined locations on the map. The primary reason for jungling is to maximize resource allocation.