Top 5 Junglers at Worlds 2025: Can Inspired Make the West Proud?

As the tournament gets closer and closer, we continue our lists of the best players at Worlds 2025. Arguably one of the most important roles for any professional League of Legends team, today we'll take a look at the top 5 Junglers at Worlds.

Once again, this list will be a reflection on these players' current form, capacity to perform under pressure, influence in their teams, champion pools, and Worlds meta affinity. Now without further ado, let's take a look at the 5 best Junglers at Worlds 2025!

5. Canyon (Gen.G)

Can the Jungle GOAT prove us wrong and reclaim his throne? (Credit: Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games)

He may well be the greatest Jungler of all time, but there's no denying Kim "Canyon" Geon-bu finds himself in a bit of a slump as of late.

The historic Jungler's dip in form nearly cost his team dearly during the LCK 2025 Season Playoffs as Gen.G dropped to the Lower Bracket despite the team's dominant run of form in the league. Even as Gen.G claimed a comfortable 3-1 victory in the LCK Grand Finals, Canyon didn't quite look back at full strength during the match.

That said, the entire League of Legends scene is aware of what Canyon is capable of. If the Jungler is able to find his form once more at Worlds, Gen.G may well turn up to dominate the tournament on their way to lift a third consecutive international trophy in the year.

4. Inspired (FLY)

Inspired's opposition in the Jungle is about to get a whole lot tougher. (Credit: Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games)

For the second year running, Kacper "Inspired" Słoma arrives at Worlds after being named his region's Player of the Year. If FlyQuest have been able to dominate the LTA in 2025, that is in large part thanks to their Polish engine in the Jungle.

Inspired's biggest assets are his leadership and adaptability. The player that earned an LEC MVP award back in 2021 has never stopped evolving his game. Coming into Worlds, Inspired has shown he is able to play just about anything his team demands of him during a game, be it a carry, a tank, or even taking a more supportive role on something like Ivern.

Over the course of the 2025 LTA Championship, Inspired proved no Jungler in the Americas is able to keep up with him as he finished the tournament with the highest KDA (7.7), CS per minute (7.41), and gold per minute (390) in the role. Now, it's time to prove he can be just as dominant against some of the biggest names on the planet at Worlds 2025.

3. Tarzan (AL)

Tarzan is the man that keeps Anyone's Legend's wheels turning. (Credit: Liu YiCun/Riot Games)

While a case could be made for Inspired above Lee "Tarzan" Seung-yong, the truth is that the South Korean Jungler plays against much tougher opposition over in the LPL, and that has to count for something.

After joining Anyone's Legend at the end of 2024, Tarzan has been instrumental to the team's astronomical rise on the international stage over the course of the year, leading the team to a third-place finish at MSI and a second place at the Esports World Cup.

Though AL may have dipped in form leading up to Worlds 2025, the team is expected to be a real threat at the event and a potential surprise pick to win it all if the rest of the squad manage to match Tarzan's level of play.

2. Oner (T1)

Oner will be hungry to get T1 their third consecutive Worlds title. (Credit: Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games)

For all of T1's up and down form, Mun "Oner" Hyeon-jun has been the team's biggest constant. Over the course of the 2025 LCK Playoffs, Oner put up the highest CS per minute (7.04), damage per minute (471.1) and kill participation (80.2%) out of all Junglers.

When it came to damage per minute (DPM), more specifically, he finished with more than 80 DPM higher than the second best player in that regard (Peanut), demonstrating just how crucial Oner really is to T1's execution. If T1 have any hopes of becoming the first team to lift the Worlds trophy three consecutive times, then that all starts with Oner carrying his remarkable run of form into the final tournament of the year.

1. Kanavi (TES)

Will Kanavi's carry potential be enough for Top Esports at Worlds? (Credit: Christina Oh/Riot Games)

After earning a 1st-Team All Pro selection for a staggering seventh time in the LPL, Seo "Kanavi" Jin-hyeok arrives at Worlds 2025 as the best Jungler at the tournament. As one of the most aggressive players in the league, Kanavi finished the 2025 LPL Split 3 Playoffs with the highest kills per game (4.95) and gold per minute (393) among all Junglers, all while racking up the second most unique champion picks.

With Fearless Draft in full effect at Worlds, Kanavi's ability to excel on carry picks like Qiyana, Zed, or Sylas may prove crucial if Top Esports ever find themselves with their backs against the wall and in need of a hero late into a Bo5 series.

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