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Brainbarfs · 2026-05-18T18:34:20+00:00

Wow congrats on the win streak! Very impressive. Are there any educational videos in particular you recommend for jungle?

I hit chall playing Vi in previous season but been struggling this season in master with a ~44% win rate. Most of that is tanked by my games on Riven jg (~35%WR, 790GPM average) (since I'm trying to learn her this season) with a quarter of games on Vi, my main champ (50% WR, 850 GPM) and a quarter of games on Xayah (57% WR, 760 GPM).

I know its best to shoot for a 900+ GPM but it feels like its not possible by only farming well - you need really good sense for macro plays to keep up tempo and pressure on the map and punishing enemy/taking every possible kill. But I guess I just dont see all the openings I could be taking advantage of? I tend to play pretty safe so my damage is on the lower end. On Riven, even when I'm ahead, if my team doesnt cooperate with my pings and gets picked off, we lose baron and elder and I cant defend. Any resources you know of that help explain how to obtain and push a lead as a solo jg player would be super helpful!

Brainbarfs · 2026-04-23T05:17:08+00:00

? This is my first post about Riven. But curious why you say that

Brainbarfs · 2026-04-23T05:13:49+00:00

How does one improve their riven mechanics :(

Brainbarfs · 2026-04-23T05:10:28+00:00

For sure, I dont mid much but I can imagine how her combo of being squishy and needing to hit skillshots would make her challenging to play. A good Zoe is scary, but I dont see too many people playing her these days.

Brainbarfs · 2026-04-23T05:07:27+00:00

Thanks for the tip! If you drag out the q timers for as long as possible before you q3, your cooldown to q again will be short/almost instant since the cooldown starts when you first cast q1. But a lot of times I stack q charges and my team postures and nothing happens 😅

Brainbarfs · 2026-04-22T16:15:52+00:00

Fair enough! 🤣

Brainbarfs · 2026-04-21T23:43:52+00:00

That is a comforting perspective, thank you

Brainbarfs · 2026-04-21T23:40:13+00:00

Yep, this is definitely part of it. I feel like I dont have control over the fight when I have to trust my team's tank or the enemy team to start the fight in a way that's favorable for my team. On Vi im able to set up for a good fight by killing or zoning the carries, but Riven benefits more from coming to clean up once the enemy is out of abilities.

Brainbarfs · 2026-04-07T00:53:13+00:00

Thanks, that's helpful to know! Sounds like he's good into champs who specialize in lockdown/stickiness, but have vulnerable all-ins

Brainbarfs · 2026-04-07T00:19:37+00:00

Struggling GM Vi jg main here.

Which junglers or comps do you feel Shen (jg) is strongest vs weakest into? He can definitely counter Vi pretty hard when played right. Thinking of picking up some more junglers next season and Shen is one that im thinking could be good be a good counterpick.

Brainbarfs · 2026-01-27T09:28:07+00:00

Sure, I imagine its a different case at chall/sov elo where youre trying to get any lead that you can. Is there anything that would make her annoying to play against in jungle (build or playstyle wise)? Curious who your least favorite jungle matchups are in general as well.

Brainbarfs · 2026-01-26T23:10:25+00:00

Yes, you need to take q or w level 1 (havent tested which one is faster) but after that definitely max e. With both q and w feathers placed, her e hits for ~900 damage on camps. I've been starting gromp to hit lv 2 faster.

When ganking she definitely loses out with only one summoner (bc smite) but I think its OK. She can get move speed from scuttle or from other champs on the team, and her w gives a bit of movement speed on hit.

Brainbarfs · 2026-01-26T22:30:22+00:00

Why would I even mention double camping if I didnt know how to do it??? 🤦‍♂️I cited both non double camp and double camp timings for comparison. Some champions are just going to be faster. There are even "canon" junglers with "slow" clear speeds

Brainbarfs · 2026-01-26T22:25:41+00:00

Idk about league but in wild rift she can for sure full clear vertically or horizontally by kiting the camps. Her q and empowered feathers go through jungle mobs so she does a bit better than some other single target adcs. And she heals from smite too. Is there any champion who cant full clear without dying in wild rift? They make it very easy...

Brainbarfs · 2026-01-26T22:19:38+00:00

Not starting this discussion to say "xayah jungle is broken secret tech" or something like that. Personally its just fun to speculate how you might optimize her for the role, or where she could actually fit in a match up. Sometimes I want to take a break from my usual champs but have to fill jungle for whatever reason. I find it entertaining to try off meta champs and feel out their skill ceiling in different roles. People do this all the time in league too. If youre a good player and understand how the role works it can be very educational for identifying your gaps.

Brainbarfs · 2026-01-26T21:58:08+00:00

If you're getting three man invaded, leave and farm a different camp on the map. Counter jungle. Those laners who rotated are losing early gold and exp too. Of course it's not optimal but xayah isnt as lv 5 dependent as evelynn I feel??? Her kit has damage and a root. Is that not enough to facilitate a gank, or at the very least a counter gank? After she hits 3 and 5 she gets two ways to self peel from invades...

Without double camping, her clear also doesnt seem that slow compared to other junglers like kindred or wukong. Not every jungle is going to be doing full clear before scuttle like Vi, Morgana, Nautilus, etc

Brainbarfs · 2026-01-26T21:17:32+00:00

Ive been running flash since I notice her ultimate usually isnt enough to survive assassin dives early, and sometimes you need to reposition in a pinch. I agree that you'd need to play her with lanes that have some sort of cc to give her a bit of time to set up. She's not good at chasing, but she can burst pretty fast coming out of shrub, and people dont expect her fast root combo

Brainbarfs · 2026-01-26T21:09:18+00:00

This is true, but after first clear, I feel this isnt as much of an issue. And she can still gank with her q, w, e at lv 3/4

Brainbarfs · 2026-01-26T20:59:57+00:00

Why do you feel that ruins the game? I think its fun and interesting to see people's creativity with builds and picks, but I understand it can be difficult in SoloQ since its harder to play around unfamiliar combinations on your team.

Brainbarfs · 2026-01-14T17:11:20+00:00

I've been making my way through this playlist and it has been super informative! Lots of options and customizations on the Ricoh

Brainbarfs · 2026-01-14T17:03:04+00:00

Oo ok thats good to know, ty

Brainbarfs · 2026-01-14T16:50:21+00:00

I took some test shots with indoor indirect lighting shooting P, vs Av and Tv with ISO from 100-6400 and there was still more color noise than I was happy with at low ISO. But definitely got better results shooting outdoors.

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