Top 5 Junglers at Worlds 2026: Where Does SkewMond Rank?

The League of Legends World Championship is almost here, and it is time to look at the best players heading into the tournament.

With top laners and supports out of the way, it is now time to rank the best five junglers attending this year's Worlds. Keep in mind that this ranking will be a reflection of these players' current form, capacity to perform under pressure, influence on their teams' success, champion pool depth, and Worlds meta affinity.

So, without further ado, let's take a look at the top 5 junglers of Worlds 2026!

Honorable Mentions

Other junglers worth highlighting who did not make it onto our list include Kacper "Inspired" Słoma of LYON, Brandon "Josedeodo" Villegas of Team Liquid, and Peng "Xun" Li-Xun of Bilibili Gaming.

Inspired's leadership capabilities can never be understated, Josedeodo's playmaking turns Team Liquid into a real threat at a moment's notice, and Xun, for better or worse, will play a crucial role on a team looking to make it all the way to the trophy. This makes all three fantastic junglers to follow closely at Worlds 2026.

5. Oner (T1) 

T1 Oner will look to secure his fourth consecutive Worlds title. (Credit: Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games)

It may seem a little harsh to have the back-to-back-to-back reigning World Champion in fifth place on this list, but the truth is Mun "Oner" Hyeon-jun hasn't looked his best all year long. 

Over in the LCK, Oner's struggles to keep up with some of the other top junglers in the region has seen T1 fall behind in the pecking order. If the team is to continue breaking records and add yet another Worlds trophy to their shelves, it will all need to start with a return to form from Oner in the jungle.

All that being said, Oner has shown time and again that he can get it done at the highest level, and that simply cannot go overlooked.

4. SkewMond (G2) 

G2 SkewMond's game has done nothing but improve over the last two years. (Credit: Bruno Alvares/Riot Games)

When Rudy "SkewMond" Semaan joined G2 Esports for the start of the 2025 season, it was all doubts and questionmarks surrounding a young and unproven player. SkewMond, however, hasn't looked back since, as the French jungler only appears to get better and better with the passing of time.

Over at the 2026 LEC Summer Playoffs, SkewMond looked one step above his opposition throughout the entire bracket as his team breezed to the title. The scariest part, though, is the ever-growing synergy SkewMond is displaying next to Rasmus "Caps" Winther and Lampros "Labrov" Papoutsakis.

SkewMond already led G2 to the Grand Finals of First Stand earlier this year, and will now look to repeat the feat on the biggest stage of all.

3. Canyon (GEN.G) 

Canyon is back in form and ready to prove it against the very best. (Credit: Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games)

The 2026 season has been a story of redemption for Kim "Canyon" Geon-bu. Arguably the greatest jungler of all time, Canyon's form took a serious dip heading into last year's Worlds. To start the new year, Gen.G decided to continue to bet on the veteran player once more, and boy did that gamble pay off.

Back to the Canyon of old, the South Korean jungler is the heart and soul of a rising Gen.G team that will arrive at Worlds 2026 as the biggest favorites in many people's books.

Canyon, like the rest of Gen.G, is looking clinical and calculated in every move he performs. But will that be enough to see Gen.G finally get their hands on the Summoner's Cup?

2. Kanavi (HLE) 

Kanavi and Hanwha Life will be extra hungry at Worlds 2026. (Credit: Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games)

Perhaps the single most dynamic jungler in all of competitive League of Legends, Seo "Kanavi" Jin-hyeok is a force nearly impossible to contain.

After winning MSI just months ago, Hanwha Life Esports will come into Worlds 2026 hungry to get the job done once more. For HLE to peak at the right time, though, the rest of the squad will need to fully commit to playing the game "the Kanavi way."

If this HLE roster can meet Kanavi's aggression on every play, there are very few teams in the world who can stand up to this squad. That, however, is a big if.

1. Tarzan (AL)

No jungler in the world is more important to his team than AL Tarzan. (Credit: Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games)

If Anyone's Legend shocked the LPL by taking down Bilbili Gaming to claim their regions #1 seed coming into Worlds, that is all thanks to Lee "Tarzan" Seung-yong in the jungle. 

Simply put, there is not a single other jungler in the world that does as much for his team as Tarzan on AL. Despite having spent years as one of the best players in all of competitive League of Legends, though, the South Korean jungler is yet to claim a Worlds title for himself.

While Anyone's Legend may not rank highly among the top favorites to win Worlds this year, the team's latest showing against BLG at the LPL Split 3 Grand Finals serves as proof that, if you give Tarzan enough room to operate, he's capable of rising to the top no matter who stands in front of him.

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Featured image credit: Bruno Alvares/Riot Games

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