As a jungler when should I push the lane after a gank?
I'm getting fairly confidant in ganking abilities as a jungler. However, sometimes I don't know what I should do following a gank. This is what I typically do now for early/mid game ganks:
- Both my team mate and enemy laner are dead/recalled: I clear current wave then head back into jungle.
- Enemy laner is dead/recalled, team mate is alive: I will leave and let my laner farm (I don't usually tax the lane as some players get angry and I don't play junglers that require expensive builds).
- My team mate is dead/recalled and the enemy laner remains: I stay around to protect the tower and not let exp go to waste until team mate returns.
This makes sense to me but I'm wondering if this is ideal in the general sense. Certain circumstances can change priorities but is this a good start?
Best Answer
When to push:
(Enemy laner is dead OR forced to back) AND (The lane will end up moving in the enemies direction OR Your teammate wishes to back quickly also)
This gives you 100% the time you want to push and this should be the ONLY time you ever tax.
Times you DO NOT want to push.
The lane can be frozen easily on your laners side AND your laner wishes to keep it frozen.
In the time to push, this part is the most important (Enemy laner is dead OR forced to back). If this is true, do not tax or push or your laner has every right to be pissed at you.
The second part of the AND clause is a little less clear: (The lane will end up moving in the enemies direction OR Your teammate wishes to back quickly also) Basically, if the wave is beginning a slow push towards the enemy turret, make it a fast push so it gets there before the enemy is back to lane. If it can be frozen and your laner wishes to keep it frozen, DO NOT TAX or push.
One key thing that throws out the rules. If an enemy is missing AND you are low health do not push.
So fully:
(Enemy laner is dead OR forced to back) AND (The lane will end up moving in the enemies direction OR Your teammate wishes to back quickly also) AND (You have high health OR no enemies are missing)
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When should you gank a lane?
Many times, you can gank a lane early on and grab some kind of advantage that will snowball the game out of control. Because many champions begin to pull apart when they get kill potential with their ultimate abilities, a good idea is to gank right before a lane reaches level 6.How do you gank more as a Jungler?
What you can do while they are pushing:- Set-up vision.
- Counter Jungle.
- Counter Gank.
- Farm Farm Farm.
- Objectives.
What to do as a Jungler When All Your Lanes Are Pushing - League of Legends
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