Board Thread:Game discussion/@comment-6057334-20130212120841/@comment-5256197-20130212124942

Sure she'll clear the jungle without it, but Smite isn't just about surviving in the jungle.

You'll need Smite to secure Baron/Dragon kills, stealing enemy jungle and making sure the enemy doesn't steal yours. It'll speed up your jungle some, so you have more time to gank or counter jungle and it gives you some spare money because junglers don't get that much themselves.

If I'd happen to be in a game as a jungler and saw the enemy had no Smite, and top was 1v1, I would keep the enemy buffs always warded.