Talk:Kayle/@comment-202.82.103.23-20120320024823/@comment-2124153-20120323194120

Not blindly following the meta? Could have fooled me. You list the manifest problems with no-Smite junglers, but can't come up with a way to cover for the weaknesses, because someone hasn't done the work and shown you how to. You choose to focus on Cho'gath, rather than consider more realistic options like putting Smite on a laner, or using Nunu's Consume. Why? Because creative solutions are devastating to your case, that's why.

Good teams exploit people like you. Confusing the enemy strategy by doing something that's unexpected but effective, is how to gain advantages for yourself. It's the same concept behind the old Pantheon + rage Revive strategy, or split pushing with Destiny/Gate before it was popular. Running Kayle in the jungle with something like Exhaust/Ghost means greatly increased success on ganks and 1v1 jungle battles.

It's a calculated risk, but not one done without a reason. I bring up M5 not because they run without Smite, but because they routinely abuse people expectations by running plays that only make sense after they've crushed your face with them.