Arena of Valor Errol Jungle Guide: Clear Path, Ganks, and Build

To run Errol effectively in the jungle in Arena of Valor, open at the Sage Golem with Skill 2 (Boneshaver) to complete a full first clear before the 1:30 mark. The patch removes the armor and magic defense penalties from his Bloodthirsty passive, letting you stack up to five berserk charges for bonus life steal and movement speed without sacrificing survivability. Reach level four before the initial river skirmish, then use the untargetable frames on your ultimate, Demon Claw, to bypass enemy tower protection and secure early kills.

Jungle Clear Path and Camp Sequencing

Starting at the Sage Golem gives Errol the cooldown reduction and sustained mana recovery needed to cycle his abilities quickly across all six jungle camps.

1. Sage Golem (Level 1): Unlock Boneshaver first. Strike both the golem and adjacent minions to generate Bloodthirsty stacks quickly, maximizing your early life steal and attack speed. Secure the buff with Punish.
2. Blue Quadrant Small Camps: Use Skill 1 (Ghostclaw) to dash through the lizard and spider camps. Chain your basic attacks between camps to prevent your passive stacks from expiring.
3. Might Golem and Boar: Cross the mid lane to clear the red buff quadrant. The burn effect from Might Golem accelerates your clear across the remaining monsters.
4. Spirit Sentinel: Take the perimeter scuttle bug near the 1:30 mark. Securing this objective guarantees level four before the enemy jungler can rotate to the side lanes.

If high-mobility enemy junglers like Nakroth invade your blue buff at level one, do not expend Ghostclaw offensively. Save the dash to retreat toward friendly towers, as Errol cannot win early skirmishes before stacking Bloodthirsty.

Tower-Dive Gank Sequence at Level Four

Errol hits his primary power spike at level four. His ultimate, Demon Claw, launches him into the air, making him completely untargetable and resetting tower aggro. This mechanic allows you to dive low-health marksmen directly under their towers.

Execute ganks using this rotation:

1. Pre-stack Bloodthirsty: Strike lane minions or river monsters before entering the lane to carry at least three passive stacks into the fight.
2. Engage with Ghostclaw: Dash with Skill 1 to close the gap, dragging the priority target backward toward your laners.
3. Absorb and Reset with Demon Claw: When the enemy retreats under tower, trigger your ultimate. The airborne state drops tower targeting onto incoming friendly minions while slowing enemies in the landing zone.
4. Execute with Boneshaver: Landing caps your Bloodthirsty stacks instantly. Immediately cast Skill 2 to trigger a second knockup and a heavy burst of self-healing to absorb any stray tower hits.

Aim Demon Claw along the opponent's anticipated retreat route rather than their current location to ensure both hits land if they burn Flicker.

Recommended Jungle Build and Arcana

A bruiser setup provides the durability required to survive teamfights while keeping Errol's multi-hit cleave damage lethal against squishy carries.

Pair this build with 10 Onslaught, 10 Guerilla, and 10 Skewer. This Arcana combination yields flat armor penetration and a 10% boost to movement speed, letting you close gaps and build passive stacks quickly.

Objective Control and Teamfight Positioning

Never engage a five-on-five teamfight from the direct frontline with zero Bloodthirsty stacks. Without stacks, Errol lacks the healing and damage reduction needed to survive burst mages like Liliana or Iggy.

• Flank from River Brush: Stack your passive on neutral monsters or minion waves before committing to an Abyssal Dragon or Dark Slayer contest.
• Bait Primary Crowd Control: Wait for the enemy frontline to expend heavy control skills on your tank before casting Demon Claw onto the enemy backline.
• Reserve Ghostclaw for Cleanups: Use your ultimate to shatter enemy positioning, then reserve Ghostclaw's dash to run down escaping carries. Avoid using Demon Claw purely to escape over pit walls unless dying would lose an active high-tier objective.