Swiftplay opening · separate from item 1
Gustwalker Hatchling
450 goldProvides Smite progression and the movement-focused Jungle companion.
Game patch 26.20Data Dragon 16.20.1
Reference patch 16.20.1
Yuumi Jungle · Swiftplay
Yuumi Jungle is a clear-dependent Swiftplay experiment, not a standard Jungle recommendation. Nashor's Tooth can make camps more functional, but Yuumi still lacks dependable early clear, invade defence and neutral-objective control. The successful Mid tests do not validate this separate role.
Experimental routeFaster starting rules and queue evidenceReview patch unknownRecommendation review pending
These patches track recommendation review, build validation and item lookup separately. Updating item data does not complete a build review.
- Recommendation patch
- — Data Dragon
- Build validation patch
- 16.19.1 Data Dragon
- Item lookup patch
- 16.20.1 Data Dragon
Swiftplay · Jungle
Experimental AP clear
Follow the completed-item order as a pre-game reference. Components and owned items do not create extra inventory slots.
First item
Nashor's Tooth
2,900 goldAdds attack speed, ability power and on-hit magic damage to help the solo clear before Yuumi begins attaching to allies.
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes
1,100 goldAdds flat magic penetration for damage after the clear item; Jungle Yuumi must still travel between camps and objectives herself.
Core
Luden's Echo
2,750 goldAdds mana and spell impact after the first-clear problem has been addressed.
Late
Horizon Focus
2,700 goldSupports long-range Prowling Projectile contact and reveals damaged targets.
Flexible
Rabadon's Deathcap
3,500 goldMultiplies the ability power from the completed experimental core, also improving abilities with AP scaling.
Against resistance
Void Staff
3,000 goldAdds percentage magic penetration only after opponents buy meaningful magic resistance.
Complete build choices
Choose the route before play
Recommendation review pending
AlternativeToo much healingMorellonomicon applies anti-heal. Buy it earlier only when healing is already deciding fights.
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Best when: Morellonomicon applies anti-heal. Buy it earlier only when healing is already deciding fights.
- First itemNashor's Tooth
- BootsSorcerer's Shoes
- Morellonomicon
- LateHorizon Focus
- FlexibleRabadon's Deathcap
- Against resistanceVoid Staff
AlternativeThey burst meZhonya's stasis can absorb a committed dive or lethal burst window.
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Best when: Zhonya's stasis can absorb a committed dive or lethal burst window.
- First itemNashor's Tooth
- BootsSorcerer's Shoes
- Zhonya's Hourglass
- LateHorizon Focus
- FlexibleRabadon's Deathcap
- Against resistanceVoid Staff
AlternativeOne spell stops meBanshee's spell shield can protect the first important cast against you.
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Best when: Banshee's spell shield can protect the first important cast against you.
- First itemNashor's Tooth
- BootsSorcerer's Shoes
- CoreLuden's Echo
- Banshee's Veil
- FlexibleRabadon's Deathcap
- Against resistanceVoid Staff
Runes and summoner spells
Runes and summoner spellsYuumiJungle
Smite is required for the experimental clear and objective route. Fleet Footwork and Absorb Life support the fragile first clears; Flash remains the emergency movement tool while Yuumi is detached.
Precision
Fleet Footwork
Absorb Life
Legend: Alacrity
Cut Down
Sorcery
Transcendence
Gathering Storm
Flash
SmiteDo not replace Smite on the experimental Jungle route. It supplies companion progression, camp control and objective security.
Fleet Footwork and Absorb Life address early health loss. They do not make an unsafe invade or unsupported objective attempt reliable.
Static alternatives
Compare the problem before changing the plan
These choices are not selected from live scores. Use one only after you identify the stated match problem yourself.
Only when enemy healing is deciding fights
Oblivion Orb
Oblivion Orb supplies healing reduction without committing to a completed Morellonomicon. Skip both when healing is not the problem or an ally already covers your target reliably. Healing reduction does not reduce shields.
Conditional component, not a core item. Complete Morellonomicon only when its stats and slot efficiency justify delaying another purchase.They burst me
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's stasis can absorb a committed dive or lethal burst window.
One spell stops me
Banshee's Veil
Banshee's spell shield can protect the first important cast against you.
Situational AP purchase
When should you buy anti-heal?
Buy healing reduction when enemy healing or regeneration is deciding fights and you can keep damaging the relevant target. Grievous Wounds reduces healing; it does not reduce shields, magic damage or crowd control.
Start with the component
Oblivion Orb can provide healing reduction without immediately paying for a completed Morellonomicon. Fit the component around your core damage, mana and survival needs; check the current queue's item tooltip.
Finish when it fits the fight
Complete Morellonomicon when its stats and slot efficiency suit your build. Do not treat it as a mandatory first item just because your champion deals magic damage.
Coordinate coverage
Multiple Grievous Wounds sources do not add their percentages together. Another reliable applier may cover the same target, but you may still need your own source for a separate fight or target.
Repeated spell damage and damage over time can maintain coverage more reliably than a single hit. Match the purchase to your actual spell access, enemy sustain and the teammates who can apply the debuff.
Will the fight last long enough?
If you die before dealing damage, you apply no healing reduction. If your target dies before healing, there is little healing to prevent. The debuff applies on qualifying damage immediately; it does not need to build up. It remains briefly after your last hit, so teammates can benefit even after you disengage.
Only healing during the active debuff counts. For example, 40% reduction prevents 80 of a 200-point heal, or 400 of a 1,000-point heal, before other modifiers. Compare that with the damage, penetration or survival you delayed; neither example guarantees a kill. Healing after the debuff expires is unaffected.
See the Oblivion Orb and Morellonomicon references for current effects and queue availability. These are situational decisions, not a measured best-build claim.
Kit reference
Yuumi abilities
Ability names, descriptions and numeric fields come from Riot Data Dragon. Practical reads are independently written; the current in-game tooltip remains authoritative.
Abilities Data Dragon 16.20.1Cooldown / Cost / Range Data Dragon 16.20.1
P
Passive
Feline Friendship
What it doesPeriodically, when Yuumi strikes a champion with an attack or ability, she restores health to herself and the next ally she Attaches to. While Attached, Yuumi generates a special bond with her allies. The ally with the strongest bond enhances Yuumi's abilities while she is Attached to them.
Practical readFeline Friendship is the always-on rule shaping Yuumi's normal trading and fight pattern. Watch its in-game state before committing.
Q
Q ability
Prowling Projectile
What it doesYuumi fires a missile, dealing damage and slowing first target hit. It deals bonus damage and an enchanced slow if it takes at least 1.35 seconds to get to its target. While on her Best Friend, the slow is always enhanced and grants bonus On-Hit damage to her ally. While Attached, the missile can be controlled with your cursor for a brief period.
Practical readProwling Projectile is a ranged cast involving a slowing effect and basic-attack interaction. Respect its line or target area, and avoid spending it when the opponent can simply step away before the important exchange.
Cooldown6.5 secCost50/55/60/65/70/75Listed range25000 units
W
W ability
You and Me!
What it doesYuumi dashes to a target ally, becoming untargetable from everything except turrets. While on her Best Friend, she gains Heal & Shield Power and grants her Ally On-Hit healing.
Practical readYou and Me! contributes protection or sustain and basic-attack interaction. Its value changes with cooldown, range and target access; recognise the setup before moving into its effective area.
Listed range25000 units
Protection
The protection or sustain is part of the cast's value. Compare its timing with incoming damage rather than reading only the offensive effect.
Movement
The cast changes position or access. Account for where the champion finishes, not only where the ability begins.
E
E ability
Zoomies
What it doesShields Yuumi and boosts Move Speed and Attack Speed. If she's attached, she passes it to her ally instead.
Practical readZoomies contributes basic-attack interaction. Its value changes with cooldown, range and target access; recognise the setup before moving into its effective area.
Cooldown10 secCost80/90/100/110/120Listed range25000 units
Protection
The protection or sustain is part of the cast's value. Compare its timing with incoming damage rather than reading only the offensive effect.
R
Ultimate
Final Chapter
What it doesYuumi channels five waves that damage enemies and heal allies. Yuumi can move, attach, and cast Zoomies! while channeling. While on her Best Friend, this spell also follows her mouse.
Practical readFinal Chapter contributes protection or sustain and damage. Its value changes with cooldown, range and target access; recognise the setup before moving into its effective area.
Cooldown120/110/100 secCost100Listed range1100 units
Cast commitment
This cast has a wind-up, charge or channel. Movement, interruption or a changing target state can matter before the effect completes.
Adapt the plan
What to do when the game changes
Judge the whole lane or map state, not only personal kills. Choose the situation closest to the current game.
Ahead plan
Convert tempo into camps, vision and objectives
Pathing
Take efficient camps between plays so a lead does not disappear into repeated waiting.
Map play
Use lane priority before invading or starting an objective, and leave when nearby lanes cannot move.
Fights
Enter through controlled vision and keep a route out; a winning Jungler still loses a shutdown when isolated.
Even plan
Keep the clear moving and choose high-information plays
Pathing
Track opposing camps and lane states instead of forcing the first visible target.
Map play
Trade sides of the map when contesting would require weaker lanes to move first.
Fights
Save important control for the enemy who threatens your carries or objective access.
Behind plan
Recover guaranteed camps and avoid desperate invades
Pathing
Path through known territory and help lanes only when the opponent is genuinely vulnerable.
Map play
Cross-map rather than arriving late to a lost objective, then restore defensive vision with an ally.
Fights
Play around the strongest teammate and make the enemy commit into your control.
Pings, movement and objectives
Yuumi Jungle map plan
Link each clear to the next informed decision. Pings should tell lanes where you are pathing and whether the team is contesting or trading an objective.
Turn tempo into controlled territory
- Ping
- Use On My Way before entering a lane, Assist Me before an objective and Danger when nearby lanes cannot move to an invade.
- Path or gank
- Gank when the lane has reach, damage and a safe exit. Do not wait beside a protected target while camps and the next objective disappear.
- Objective
- Establish vision with the nearest winning lane, keep Smite available and avoid chasing away from the objective after gaining control.
Choose the play with the clearest information
- Ping
- Use On My Way early enough for the lane to prepare, Assist Me only when nearby lanes can move, and Retreat when the contest has already become late.
- Path or gank
- Prefer a lane with crowd control, damaged opponents or a favourable wave. A visible opponent is not automatically a usable gank.
- Objective
- Check Mid and Bot priority before Dragon, or Mid and Top before Herald. Set a safe entrance before beginning the objective.
Trade the map instead of forcing recovery
- Ping
- Ping Retreat from lost contests, Danger on likely invades and On My Way when covering a vulnerable lane or remaining camp.
- Path or gank
- Counter-gank or help only when allies can survive until arrival. Repeated low-chance ganks deepen the camp and level deficit.
- Objective
- If entry is unsafe, trade for camps, a wave, vision or the opposite objective. Keep Smite and crowd control for a contest the team can actually reach.
Objective setup
Four calls, in order
Pings create a shared plan; they do not replace checking waves, vision and who can move.
- 1Before the route
Decide which camps lead toward the objective and ping the nearby lanes before they spend the wave or recall timing.
- 2Check priority
Confirm which nearby lanes can move first. Do not convert an isolated objective marker into a forced fight.
- 3Control entry
Move with a teammate, sweep one entrance and keep Smite available before committing damage to the objective.
- 4Finish or turn
Call whether the team is finishing, fighting or leaving. Mixed decisions are more dangerous than either clear choice.
Later objectives: Repeat the same process around later major objectives: handle nearby income, communicate the route, enter through vision and agree on the fight before committing.
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