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What happened to level 2 ganks?

Creator: Le Pro of d00m September 15, 2013 10:05pm
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Ever since S3 started, ive seen a total of 5 level 2 ganks in all my games, so, what do you guys think happened to level 2 ganks?
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They are just way to risky
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Because you want both buffs and if you level 2 gank, the other jungler takes the buff you didnt start at and gets a MASSIVE lead + refreshed buff duration.

And if you started Red...oh boy.
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I still do them with fast clearers like Nunu & Willump if I manage to steal their buffs quickly enough.
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In addition to what was mentioned above, I should reiterate that you can hit level 3 way, WAY faster after the latest batch of jungle changes. When you can kill both buffs and hit 3 SIGNIFICANTLY before any of your laners, level 2 ganks make no sense in the vast majority of situations.
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If you can clear the first two buffs really quickly, you can even get a level 3 gank on a level 1 enemy.
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Because there's no point. If you level two gank and secure first blood, the enemy jungler will take your other buff and you'll be significantly behind.
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You'd rather secure your two buffs first, else the enemy jungler can just counterjungle and put you behind by TWO levels.
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I still do 2 level ganks.
Few games back in ranked I was Nautilus jungle vs Amumu jungle.
saw Riven vs Tryndamere top without Flash, so I asked ward for my red,
leveled Q second and got first blood.

They're possible if you communicate with team.

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It definitely is possible but if you fail the gank, you're set back quite far in your jungle.
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