- Quest: 35 pet treats
- Reward: Primal Smite
- Camps from 0:55
- Buffs respawn every 5:00
The jungler has no lane and the most say in how a game goes. You decide which lane gets help, who takes the first drake, when the Voidgrubs fall and where the enemy jungler is likely to be. That influence comes with the most to learn — timers, paths, gank windows — and patch 26.1 changed the basics for 2026: every camp spawns earlier and junglers now have a Role Quest that upgrades Smite. This guide covers the timers, your first clear, when to gank, your quest and how to play every objective on time.
- Patch 26.1 timers: Blue, Red, Wolves, Raptors 0:55 · Gromp, Krugs 1:07 · Scuttlers 2:55.
- Jungle's quest: 35 pet treats → Primal Smite, +10 gold and +10 XP per camp, and 4% movement speed in the jungle and river (8% out of combat).
- Plan your path from the lanes, not from habit: clear towards the lane with priority and a killable opponent.
- A failed gank that costs a camp is worse than no gank.
- Objectives decide games — track every drake, grub and Baron timer.
Jungle timers on patch 26.21
| Camp or objective | First spawn | Back after the kill |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Sentinel | 0:55 | 5:00 |
| Red Brambleback | 0:55 | 5:00 |
| Murk Wolves | 0:55 | 2:15 |
| Raptors | 0:55 | 2:15 |
| Gromp | 1:07 | 2:15 |
| Krugs | 1:07 | 2:15 |
| Rift Scuttler | 2:55 | 2:30 |
| Elemental drake | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Voidgrubs | 8:00 | once per game, gone at 14:45 |
| Rift Herald | 15:00 | once per game, gone at 19:45 |
| Baron Nashor | 20:00 | 6:00 |
| Elder Dragon | after a 4th drake | 6:00 |
Write the respawn down the moment you take a camp — a Blue Sentinel killed at 1:30 is back at 6:30 — or let the objective & jungle timer do it. Knowing your own timers tells you when to be back; knowing the enemy's tells you where their jungler will be.
Your first clear
- Start on the side you'll play for.
Look at the lanes in champion select: start away from the lane you want to gank so your clear ends next to it.
- Full clear or three camps?
A full clear gets you level 4 and gold; a three-camp clear gets you to a lane or the Scuttler at 2:55 sooner. Pick based on your champion and the lanes.
- Fight for the first Scuttler only if you can win it.
Both spawn at 2:55. Contest the one on the side where your laners can move first.
- Recall on a full wallet
and plan the second clear around your buffs' respawn — 5:00 after you took them.
When to gank
Good gank
The enemy laner is pushed past the middle, has used a summoner spell or a key ability, and your laner can follow up. The wave sits on your side, so they have far to run.
Bad gank
The enemy has Flash and full health, sits under their turret, and your laner is low or can't add damage. You lose time, camps and maybe the enemy jungler takes your buffs.
Counter-jungling and counter-ganking follow the same logic: if you know where the enemy jungler started, you know which side of the map they'll be on at three minutes — be on the other side, or be there first with your laners.
Your Role Quest: Primal Smite
Junglers fill their quest differently from laners: you feed 35 treats to your jungle pet. When it's done you get Primal Smite, +10 gold and +10 XP per camp, and 4% movement speed in the jungle and river (8% out of combat). The movement speed helps you path between camps and arrive at fights first; the extra gold and XP per camp reward clearing on time. Your quest follows your assigned role, so a lane swap in champion select swaps it too — see Role Quests explained.
Playing objectives on time
The first drake spawns at 5:00 and the next one 5:00 after each kill; three Voidgrubs spawn once at 8:00 and leave at 14:45; the Rift Herald spawns once at 15:00; Baron arrives at 20:00 and respawns 6:00 after every kill. Ask your laners to push about 30 seconds before a spawn, ward the pit's entrances, and keep Smite for the last hit. If the enemy jungler shows on the other side of the map, take the objective; if they show at the pit with their team, trade — the grubs for the drake, a turret for the Herald.
Common jungle mistakes
Farming through an objective
Being two camps away when the drake spawns hands it over for free.
Ganking a lane with no wave
A lane pushed to their turret can't be ganked well. Go where the wave is on your side.
Following the enemy jungler blind
Chasing into their jungle without your laners' priority is how junglers die.
Forgetting your own buffs
Buffs back 5:00 after the kill — plan the next clear so you're there when they spawn.
Help for junglers
- Track every timer: the objective & jungle timer.
- Learn paths with a jungler: 1-on-1 coaching on clears, ganks and objectives.
- For the rank now: a Solo/Duo boost — pick Jungle as your role.
- Official League of Legends wiki — Blue Sentinel, Raptors, Gromp, Rift Scuttler, Role Quests, Baron Nashor
- Patch 26.1 notes (camp timers) · Nerfplz — every Summoner's Rift objective. Jungling advice: our own. Checked 2026-10-24 for patch 26.21.
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Common questions
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