Rollin' In The Jungle | Geb Jungle Build

Howdy lads, I'm Frisk. So uh. . . I play a lot of Jungle, and I rly like going off meta picks and bein' wild. That said, I've had a big fascination with Geb lately (mostly because of his Optimus Prime skin), and that's lead me to playing him in my favourite role. Now, I know that a Guardian in the Jungle seems like a bad idea, but trust me, it's surprisingly good. Guardians generally have high CC kits, which actually makes them prime real estate for auto attack-centered builds, because their high CC from abilities compliments a chase down build, which auto attack builds excel in due to items such as Hastened Ring, which will rid you of your movement slow due to auto attacks.

Anyone who's seen my previous build knows I love taking Guardians and giving them goofy auto attack builds in the Jungle, such as my only other build on SmiteFire, an auto attack Maui build. I play these a lot, so I can assure you that they work quite well.

So, the early game is actually quite simple, generally speaking. Buy your items, go to Duo-Side Speed Camp, clear it and then help the Mid-laner do their Attack Camp. From there, you wanna help the Mid-laner in lane for a short bit. During this phase, you wanna keep pressure on the enemy team with your 2, because it has a deceptively long range, and it does decent damage for the start of the game. If the enemy has too much pressure, you wanna use your 2 to keep them at bay so that your Mid-laner doesn't die early in the game. ALWAYS be ready to punish over extension by the enemy Jungler or Mid-laner if your Mid-laner is more aggressive. You can easily score an early game kill and catch them off guard with your 1, which will give a short stun and easily follow up with a couple autos and your 2. It's very easy for you to keep the enemy in range of your Mid-laner this way, which can get them melted quickly and give your Mid-laner the early advantage.

Now this is where things branch. Either you can choose to be a bit more passive and help until lvl 4, or you can start leaving Mid-lane at level 3. If you choose to stay for any reason, such as the enemy having high pressure and you trying to protect your Mid-laner, then you'll want to be passive and try not to take the farm too much from your Mid-laner. Also try to help your Mid-laner get the side harpies, as they can give a major Xp boost early game, granting you the advantage.

If, however, you choose to go your way, you can either start farming in the Jungle on the Solo-lane side, or you can try for early ganks quickly. I definitely recommend going for a gank in Duo if you see the enemy pushed up super far, otherwise I'd say you should go to Solo-side Jungle and start collecting your Speed camp and the mini-buff XP camp, before rotating to Duo-side Jungle and collecting the Health camp, Gold camp, and last Speed camp. Do this rotation until you get your first item, however keep an eye on the map and try to go for ganks if you see a good opportunity. You're extremely important for helping your team create an early game advantage.

So you now have your first item, which should be Telkhines Ring. now you will simply be doing your general rotation, except you'll be trying to force ganks whenever possible. Communicate with your team, and try to get them to kite their enemy out of tower so that you can easily pick them off in fights. This will create a gap that will give your team a huge advantage, allowing you guys to have a big gold lead and get your builds online sooner. This is generally how you want to play until you get to your 4th item. By that point, we start moving on to the late game, which is where you start to fall of compared to your heavy hitters on the team, such as your Mid-laner and ADC.

Late game can be quite complicated, as it's extremely reliant on how well you and your team did in the early and mid game. if you guys have been doing really good, then you'll likely be pushing for larger objectives together, such as Gold Fury or Pyromancer. During this stage, you should have high attack speed, so you'll actually be extremely useful for helping shred objectives along with your ADC. At this point, you basically fill the role of a semi-ADC, having fast autos for objective shredding, but also having good CC for fights. As you gain more objectives, keep wards placed in high traffic areas of the Jungle, preferably into the enemy's Jungle. This will allow your team to plan out objective attacks with more information, and lead to higher success rates in actually defeating the objectives without them being stolen by the enemy team. It's also important for keeping your team aware of the enemies' locations so they can safely retreat before getting jumped deep in lane.

Don't be afraid to split push sometimes. You do have high attack speed, and if your team can take on a 4v5, you can seriously be a huge help by taking towers and other objectives. You might not be able to solo things like the Gold Fury, but pushing lanes during team fights when you're too far to make it in time can throw off the enemy and not allow them to run down lane so much.

Above all, you're still rather squishy, so be sure to try and flank when going into team fights. Your 1, once you've gone far enough while using it, will knock the enemy back, so it's better used as a flanking option in team fights to push the back line up into your team, allowing them to be shredded quickly. Be sure to prioritize using your 3 on your Mid-laner or ADC in team fights, as those 2 are the squishiest on your team. That shield can be the difference between them living and dying.

So, given all I've informed you on, I hope you can give this build a try. Geb, despite not seeming like it, is actually quite an interesting and fun god to play in the Jungle. Flanking the enemy team as a giant rolling boulder (or in my case, truck) and launching them into your teammates is super funny, and often you'll just be having a ton of fun. And that's what matters most, right? Don't forget that this build is mainly to give you something unique to play and enjoy, so do have fun with it. Often, with Guardians in the Jungle, you gotta be a little less serious and just go with the flow. Anyway, hope y'all enjoyed the guide. Remember to have fun, and stay determined.