League of Legends’ most unique role is without a doubt the Jungler: the player kills monster camps and works around the map to find advantages for his teammates. Not only that, but they are also responsible for securing the neutral objectives on the map. While the idea of the junglers is to help their laners, in recent years the trend has also inverted: the addition of the scuttle crab created more volatility as the junglers also need the laners to help them in order to secure it.
Today, we’re going to be looking at some of the best junglers in League of Legends in Season 13 and explain why they are the very best in this particular role.
We’re going to be looking at the best junglers from each major region (LCK, LPL, LEC and LCS). While they might not be the best in terms of stats, we’re going to consider a lot more their value to the team’s results. The best junglers in League of Legends need to be versatile and cover multiple roles for their team. They also need to have the necessary mechanics and knowledge to fulfill their role in any given scenario.
It’s hard to look at hard stats and choose the best jungler. An overall look at the impact for the team as a unit, and the league the player plays in is what is essential. After doing a deep dive into the VODs from the four major regions, below is our definitive list of the best-performing junglers in 2023. Without further ado, let’s get right into it!
Starting off our list, we’re going to see the strongest region in the whole world, based on the international results: the LPL. There, each year new rookies rise up to compete with the veterans, hoping to become the new best junglers of League of Legends.
The first two junglers who are currently head and shoulders above the rest are the two jungle players coming from the top two teams in the region: BLG Xun and JDG Kanavi. Both come from a stellar season, acting as great enablers for their own team. In particular, Xun had a stronger impact compared to Kanavi, but that doesn’t mean the Korean player is any worse: it’s just that JDG has stacked talents across all roles.
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One thing Kanavi has currently over Xun is his ability to a wide variety of champions. We have seen him play the more traditional picks but during the LPL Summer Split, atypical picks like Ivern and Rell were picked by him. Heading into playoffs, that might be the difference-maker when things will get really close. As for Xun, he has the privilege of having the highest KDA and the no. 1 spot in Gold per minute, showing how much he’s able to generate for his team. They might be the two main contenders for best junglers of the season if they are able to keep up their form heading into the second part.
Another player who is delivering strong performances is Top Esports’ Tian, who has slowly returned to form after the injuries that affected him in the past years. The main reason he might be a tier below the others is that we have mostly seen him play non-carry champions, primarily covering the role of a bridge/enabler within the TES lineup. To see whether he can actually match the other two, we would have to see Tian stepping up as a carry for his own team.
While this might come as a surprise, Weibo Gaming have got their hands on an impressive youngster in WeiWei. The Chinese player replaced Karsa on WBG after a somewhat disappointing Spring Split. Despite having lots of pressure and the need to deliver, he has been solid, becoming one of the reasons why WBG locked in playoffs in a much easier fashion. He’s definitely not in the same ball park as the other three, but he’s a great prospect to watch out for the rest of the season.
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Most League esports fans would say that if China is the best region in the world, then Korea is definitely right behind it and when the tides turn, the opposite happens.
This year the LCK is having the same junglers at the top of the league. That being said, there is one player missing among the usual “fantastic four”, and that is T1 Oner. Despite having some decent performances here and there, the general impression is he is also one of the reasons why T1 struggled so much. With Faker taking a break from competitive, T1’s performance plummeted, showing how important the mid laner was for both Oner and the rest of the team.
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The rest of the “fantastic four” are the same ones from last season: Gen.G Peanut, DK Canyon, and KT Cuzz. While the first two were expected, Cuzz and KT as a whole have been improving steadily during the Summer Split, becoming the undisputed No. 2 team of the region.
He has top-tier stats basically across all departments but he also happens to have the second-highest First Blood Victim %, which is the only blemish on his record. If KT continue to deliver, though, this might be the year they get back to Worlds, and considering it’s been held in Korea, it would be one of the best chances for the organization.
Gen.G Peanut, on the other hand, has been the most consistent jungler in the whole LCK. A guarantee and a solid player who rarely messes up. The big question will be how he shows up if Gen.G is going to Worlds: international tournaments have always been his Achilles’ heel.
If we were to say which jungler has the highest impact on any of the LCK teams, it would probably be DK Canyon. Despite the team not having the best results, you can always feel like Canyon is delivering performances one after another, regardless of what happens on the map. Individually, he got positive gold and experience differential at 15 minutes, according to Games of Legends, with the highest amount of solo kills. Unfortunately for him, DK is on an uphill battle to clinch a spot at Worlds: it will be tough and the team will likely have to depend on him again to carry them to the finish line.
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Now that we finished looking at the two eastern regions, let’s turn our eyes to the western world.
The jungle talent pool in EU is impressive, with multiple players being individually really strong. Among them, four have stood out so far this season with the first one being one of the newest rookies in the LEC: G2 Yike.
Despite having the least amount of on-stage experience, Yike showcased qualities and gameplay worthy of a veteran. He can play in many different ways, despite having a more carried-oriented playstyle. And while G2 has top-notch players across the board to help him out, he is not dragging the team down.
Even though FNC has had a rough year, Razork is coming back to life during the LEC Summer Split. Alongside Yike, he’s one of the junglers with a predominant carry playstyle, and it’s been working great with the new FNC lineup. He might not have had a great year so far, but the team and Razork have what it takes to turn it around at the last minute.
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Speaking of turning it around, there is another team who has been surprisingly delivering this Summer Split: Team Heretics. And one of the big protagonists in this success is without a doubt Jankos. He might not be as explosive as the other two, but when it comes to consistency, you can always count him in. In one way or the other, he’s a bit like Top Esports’ Tian: a great and solid enabler.
The last player from Europe worth looking at is none other than Elyoya. The Spanish jungler was a dominant presence and was considered the No. 1 jungler for the majority of the year. In spite of MAD’s recent performances, you can be sure that Elyoya is going to have a positive impact on the team thanks to his overall early game presence and playmaking.
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The LCS continues to see the top-tier names dominating the jungle, although there is a new entry that has been making his name out there, and that is Evil Geniuses’ player Armao. After being the best jungler in the Challengers League, the domestic talent finally got his chance once again on the LCS stage. Not only is he able to play utility champions like he used to do, but he also has found great success on more damage-oriented champions like Viego. He’s not a resource-intensive player but it’s that identity that makes him mesh well with the entire EG lineup.
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The other top LoL junglers in NA are C9 Blaber and GG River. The two are keeping up the form seen in the first half of the year, each having clear strengths that both teams are able to exploit. River, in particular, has shown an increasing tendency to play carry junglers, showing more flexibility compared to Spring.
That said, Blaber still remains the most mechanically and individually talented player in the jungle pool, and the one with the highest peak potential. Whether C9 enables him or not will determine the team’s success, both during the domestic tournament and potentially at Worlds.
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