Talk:Hecarim/@comment-5763148-20140213064536/@comment-5489694-20140225094432

It's mainly because the whole "jungle versatility" changes that happened made scaling junglers weaker. The way jungle exp works right now means champions that don't rely on lvls to do well (Aatrox, Vi, Fizz) are stronger and champions that rely on lvls (Hecarim, Zac, Nautilus) are weaker.

Scaling junglers aren't bad but they're weaker for significantly longer than they used to be. Hecarim is still the strongest carry out of the jungle once he gets lvls and in to his items but it takes longer to get to those points than before.

A lot of stuff happened to the jungle and all of it benefitted duelists and fighters which is why that's all you basically see played right now. It's a lot easier to play and perform with these champions so they're played more often. The jungle changes basically swapped the champions that do well. Tanks are struggling and duelists are thriving.