User blog comment:Gen Nakazora/Meta, Wolves, and Flash/@comment-5185938-20130417064350/@comment-8298553-20130418085544

Wolves are more powerful though. Squishy junglers would need help to do full path starting wolves, while on blue, you may still, but you got an extra ability to help damage. I do agree with your point completely, but I see why NOT too. I know as Maokai I take blue first with Saplings, since I don't require damage from mid, and they can start farming earlier. Then wolves go fast with an e+q+sometimes another e.

Also, Wraiths have more rewards for less effort. More XP, and I believe more gold over all.

As most my junglers, I could, though not easily, take the whole path in one go alone, wolves-small golems. And then some. With damage at blue, I can gank and gank and jungle and gank till I have enough for Wriggles and boots easy, plus more pots, more if I got kills or assists. Killing second without smite is easier than first since by then you got two spells. More fire power.