Riot experimenting with items, meta champions, potential ‘pets’ in 2023 changes to League’s jungle position

Riot Games has published a developer update detailing some of the early changes coming to the jungle role in League of Legends. Some iteration of these updates and alterations are expected to go live when the 2023 preseason patch drops later this year. 

One of the most important factors Riot addressed in today’s developer update was the discrepancy in the way the jungle position is played at the highest levels of competitive League in comparison to everyday solo queue games. Specifically, Riot is making it a priority to “lessen [the] barrier for entry” when it comes to game knowledge and strategies surrounding the jungle. Additionally, Riot addressed how the jungle meta is drastically different in pro play than it is on the ranked ladder.