Hello and welcome to my Kayle jungle guide. Kayle is a very strong jungler right now, and one of my favorites to play. I hope this guide can help you to play her more effectively in the jungle.

Pros:

strong waveclear with E
amazing utility with her ult and heal
great dueling potential
strong ganker with slow from Q
crazy damage with sated devourer
great late game

Cons:

very weak early game: vulnerable to early invades/camping
only form of escape is a movement speed boost/slow
very squishy

Where I start with Kayle is dependent on which side of the map I am on. If your bot lane is near Gromp (red team) then start Gromp. If they are closer to Krugs (blue team) then start Krugs. I'll pretend you start Krugs. Smite Krugs, kill them and then put a point in your W. Then move on to red buff, and then raptors. I generally go back now and pick up skirmisher's saber and a pot. Then move on to blue buff. If you see any lanes in need, a gank is always more valuable then picking up Gromp or wolves. If there arent any lanes to gank, then keep on clearing your jungle. Your goal is to pick up the full devourer enchantment on your next back, so clear as much as you can, and dont forget to get scuttle crabs.

The best time to gank a lane is when the enemy laner is pushed against the friendly tower - giving a lot of room for you to come in and kill them before they can make it back to their tower. Other times to make your presence known is when the enemy jungler tries to gank, or an enemy roams from their lane.

What you want to do in your gank is hit them with your Q to apply a slow, activate your E, red smite and keep hitting them. If you find that you are too far away, use your W to speed up. If they try to turn on you or your teammate and you are level 6, use your ultimate just as you/they are about to die. Your W is also a lifesaving heal too.

Kayle plays a lot of roles in team fights - she does good AOE damage with her E, but most importantly she can save her carries with her ultimate and heals. Try to stay on the backline - let your tanks/supports get up close and personal, and focus their squishiest targets. Heal yourself or your carries whenever you need to, and use your ultimate very sparingly. Kayle provides a lot of utility that other junglers cant offer.