User blog comment:StrategicMagic/Jungling for the Terrified and Below lvl 20/@comment-81.200.170.248-20120815214243/@comment-216.58.59.39-20120815224958

Jungling isn't all about afk farming in the jungle, just how laning isn't all about last hitting. Ganking is IMO the most important part of jungling, because a jungler who can't gank properly or put pressure on lanes is a useless jungler, at least early game. I understand that this page is made for new junglers without runes, but honestly, if you don't have proper runes, either a) you are new to jungling/new to the game or b) you cannot afford runes for whatever reason.

If you can't afford runes, i highly recommend you to get some. You don't have to get an entire runepage dedicated to jungling, although thats better, but at least have armour seals (yellows). They'll help you a lot.

If you are new to jungling, i highly recommend you to choose a safer, easier, and more highly sustained jungler first. Some of these include nunu, warwick, and udyr. The reason for this is because 1. you don't have runes because you're new, and 2. if you're new to jungling, no offence, but i sincerely doubt that you'll be able to play a harder jungler without much sustain like sejauni or lee sin well.

Ok, so i need to arrive at my point in this uber long comment. If for whatever reason you need to start with doran's sheild or cloth, its because you don't have runes. If you can't afford runes, save up for them. If you are new, play an easier jungler. As the first guy said, its gonna be hard to gank without boots, and what's the point of jungling if you can't gank successfully?