Multiplayer Online Battle Arena games usually involve different roles that work together for a common goal. In Arena of Valor’s case, these roles differ greatly in the early parts of the game but they eventually group up later on. The jungler, for example, focuses more on stacking up its jungle item passive and accumulating more gold to get stronger as the game progresses. The main damage dealer of the team, junglers often use offensive items to further boost damage output.
Feeling pressured with the role? Don’t worry, here are five jungle heroes in AOV you can easily learn how to use if you want to boost your average kill count.
Butterfly
One of the first assassins to be released in the game, Butterfly boasts excellent damage output on jungle creeps just in the first two minutes of the game. Her revamped abilities made her even easier for beginners to utilise. What makes her a meta hero nowadays is her spammable abilities, burst damage, and the durability from her first skill. Using her to quickly clear the jungle is akin to scoring a casino bonus for each time her skill resets.
Batman
The Dark Knight may be a superhero, but he is still an ordinary human being. He makes up for his lack of early game damage through spammable combos that leave jungle creeps helpless. Even enemy heroes won’t stand a chance once Batman hits his Batarang; also, his best asset in AOV is the same as his well-known strategy in the DC Comics—ambush. Beginners are sure to have fun using Batman to clean up a team fight.
Astrid
Okay, when it comes to jungler heroes, what AOV players usually look for are spammable abilities and high mobility. Astrid has both, and the durability to come with it; her passive helps her reuse her skills sooner as each landing blow from her sword reduces her cooldown timers. Not to mention her second ability grants her a shield every time it lands on a jungle creep or an enemy hero while her ultimate makes her immune to damage and crowd control.
Allain
Just like Butterfly, Allain already has significant offensive stats right from the start of the game. He may not have spammable abilities and his dash is a bit shorter than your average assassin, but his sustainability in dealing damage makes him a reliable hero in team fights. Opponents will almost certainly be dead once you land that ultimate and root them with your dash.
Errol
Errol is a warrior who can also be used in the jungle due to the damage boost from his passive and the versatility he can demonstrate in-game. You can equip him with some defensive items if you want him to last longer in team fights since his boosted second ability already provides burst damage and life steal. It’s also okay if you want to focus more on an offensive build since he will be immune to damage for a while after casting his ultimate anyway before raining down some killing blows in team fights.
Tips for novice junglers
If you’re looking to start becoming a jungler, you can practice in bot matches first to master each hero’s combos. Overall, what is most important for your jungling role is teamwork and excellent timing and positioning in team fights. Other than that, you can just keep calm, farm on, and make gold rain down on you as if it were a casino bonus.