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Runes: Shredding Power

Precision

Conqueror

Triumph

Legend: Tenacity

Last Stand

Sorcery

Gathering Storm

Celerity

Bonus:

+10% Attack Speed
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+6 Armor

Spells:

1 2

Primary

Flash

Ghost

Items

Starting Options

Standard Start

Core Builds

Core

Boots

Situational

Offensive

Defensive

Ideal Final Build (In Order)

Ability Order

Renekton Passive Ability

Threats & Synergies

Threats

Synergies

Extreme Major Even Minor Tiny

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None Low Ok Strong Ideal

Extreme Threats

Ideal Synergies

Gangplank

Extreme

A Good GP will put barrels under him and make it impossible to trade him. You may win 1v1s, but his team fights are much better. I ban him every time. Take Dorans Shield.

Orianna

Ideal

Gives him a shield for a bit more survivability. You will be able to create a great setup for her R. Orianna's AoE abilities combined with Renekton's Q, E, and can shred enemy teams.

Synergies

Ideal Strong Ok Low None

Orianna

Ideal

Gives him a shield for a bit more survivability. You will be able to create a great setup for her R. Orianna's AoE abilities combined with Renekton's Q, E, and can shred enemy teams.

Champion Build Guide

Starting

RTO Here!
About Me

I am a One Trick Pony player on the NA server who has climbed as high as Challenger 520 LP. I also have the 3rd most games with in the world with a whopping 4 million mastery points.

I have played with, and against, a vast majority of the high elo top laners in North America - at one point or another, so I believe myself to be a master at this champion.

I play a very aggressive play style by building almost entirely damage, which allows me to make some ridiculous plays, ...as well as many other fails.

If you like this guide, make sure to check out my even more in depth guide here

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Why Renekton?

Renekton - Butcher of the Sands
Melee, Durable, Aggressive, Top Laner

Lane position: Top
Jungler ganking potential: Ideal
Speciality: Versatility

Why Blood and Vengeance?
is fun because he is easy to learn the basics and be successful whilst also having a very high skill cap that takes a ton of practice to be able to master. has high versatility in his build paths, good mobility and very high outplay potential.

is different to other champions, in that he uses rage instead of mana.
Effective rage management is essential to doing the immense damage that I, myself have showcased.
He can provide single target, non-dodgable CC, as well as mobility, healing and strong AOE.
Most champions have a very hard counter that completely shuts them down. is quite unique in that he can be blind picked into any lane, and still be effective. Of course there are still hard lanes, but none that are impossible.
What else is built into Renekton's kit, is that he is able to push lanes hard and still have 2 dashes to make clutch escapes from ganks. By keeping the lane pushed, he is able to use the enemy minions to dash off of.
AS OF 9.14 's now destroys existing shields on targets when empowered with 50 Fury before its existing effects - making him an even stronger laning threat vs champions such as .

Proper Rage Management and nowing how to combo correctly are what separate the bad, and good s. Proper wave management and macro play will get you to elite status.

Pros and Cons

Pros

→ Strong early game
→ Even stronger mid game
→ Single target, unavoidable hard CC
→ Mobility
→ Healing
→ Split pushing

You left me alone in the darkness, brother..

Cons

→ Ranged Laners are difficult
→ Falls off late
→ is his weakness
→ reliant in teamfights
→ First 2 levels are exploitable
→ AD "Caster", bad auto trades

Summoners, Rage and Combos

SUMMONER SPELLS

is your engage summoner, your escape summoner, and all in between summoner. Take this every time.

I have been running and together to help stick to my target, very good combination

is your primary summoner in place of , for split pushing and dominating lane early game.

RAGE MANAGEMENT

Keep your rage high for fights, and do not use it sparingly!

I tend to ult early when I see a fight about to break out so that I can build up my rage.

Heals you for up to (a hard cap) of 600HP - if used around many enemies - as well as increasing damage in an AOE.

Increases duration of stun from 0.75 seconds to 1.5 seconds, and also does up to 45 damage (+0.75 per AD) to the target. AS OF 9.14 Destroys existing shields on targets when empowered with 50 Fury before its existing effects.

Reduces the armor of the target, of the second dash. You rarely want to spend your rage empowered ability on , and instead focus on the other 2 abilities.

BASIC COMBOS

You can animation cancel your W with your R

Auto Attack

This is 's level 2 all-in combo.

Auto Attack

Auto Attack

This is 's level 3 all-in combo.

Auto Attack

This is 's Panther combo.

Runes

PRECISION AND RESOLVE

PRIMARY CHOICES

★ is 's strongest keystone and should be taken at all times. We can proc it extremely easy with our combos and it adds a lot of extra damage to our burst.

★ helps you manage 1v2's easier, if you get one kill, you restore 12% of your missing health - turning the fight in your favor. You also receive an additional 20 gold, which is always beneficial.

★ You gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks). I build very aggressive, and more attack speed is invaluable for this build, it has good synergy with .
is also useful if the enemy team has a lot of CC, you're in the middle of fights and you're bound to get CC'd.

★ This rune helps to increase your burst damage, you're always in the middle of the fray, taking targeted and AoE damage from all sources. If you know you can wait until you get to 30% HP - without dying - this will increase the potency of your entire combo.

★ When you're going aggressive, you want to be taking , it helps negate a lot of incoming damage and especially during trades. We have enough sustain in our kit that we no longer need to take .

★ is one of the best runes to take on , the more monsters or enemy minions that die near you, you permanently gain additional HP - this is great survivability for mid to late game teamfights. A lot of people take but I find it doesn't add much as if you're behind it's pretty useful and if you're ahead you're already ahead.

OTHER OPTIONS

★ is great when you're dominating lane and can get free early boots, saving us 300g that can be put towards our core items, and it gives us a bonus 10 extra MS, great for sticking to targets.

★ Not as great as it was because it's lost CDR now, but still useful for the summoner spell haste to reduce cooldowns.

Gameplay and Matchups

EARLY GAME

★Your main goal is to survive until level 3, this is when you hit your early power spike.
★You can tell your jungler not to come top lane until they have taken the first dragon spawn.
★Dominate your lane, you can tower dive, and/or force the enemy laners recall, keep the lane pushed for pressure.
★Watch the videos below for very in-depth explanations on how to play during the early game.

MID GAME

★This is your biggest power spike, and you need to push your advantage. Forcing dragons, split pushing and picking off enemies are all options. Ensure that all waves are set up correctly to maximize your CS, and deny CS to other team. Assassinate carries, or zone for your carries during team fights.
★Watch the video below for a very in-depth explanation on how to play the mid game.

LATE GAME

★ You can be outscaled at this point, so you don't like getting to late game. Split pushing, and picking off enemies is your best bet. During team fights, assassinate enemy carries or zone for your carries again.

If you are fed and your team is behind, then you are going to be able to play more aggressively, and take more risks.

If your team is fed, you will play less aggressive and take less risks.

If the enemies are fed, then you are going to be trying to assassinate the most fed, if possible. If there is a or , I usually prioritize them, because they will cause the most trouble, as of 9.14 now destroys their shields when empowered with 50 fury, making them easier to deal with. is the most powerful as a split pusher to keep rage built up, and for the 1v2 potential. I usually take bot lane during split pushing to ensure that we don't lose control over 's pit.

MATCH UPS

★ This video introduces you to the Ultimate Matchup Guide for Renekton. Watch the video below before going to the guide, so you're aware of how to use it, and why I chose certain ranks.

Click Here for RTO'S
Ultimate Renekton Match Up Guide

VoD Reviews

VOD Reviews

Below is a series that breaks down different games in high elo (Diamond 1 and higher) that goes into detail on my decision making process and how to carry or come back from behind.

Even if you are not a Renekton player, this information is extremely valuable and many people have told me that they have shot up many tiers or divisions just by watching these and implementing the concepts into their own games. I really hope that this helps you guys and look forward to feedback.

DARIUS MATCHUP

Focuses on:
Trading, wave management,
denying opposing laners, abusing power spikes,
snowballing and finishing game

JAX MATCHUP

Focuses on:
Coming back from a really bad laning phase,
having the right mentality to come back
and still have an impact on the game instead of tilting.

IRELIA MATCHUP

Focuses on:
Macro play, wave management
and decision making

JARVAN 4 MATCHUP

Focuses on:
Carrying, abusing mistakes, and
recognizing weaknesses

PANTHEON MATCHUP

Focuses on:
Capitalizing on mistakes and deciding
a game in the first 10 minutes

Conclusion

Thank you to everyone whose read this guide, I hope you enjoyed it and I hope I have managed to teach you enough about
to your way through the top lane.

If you're interested in seeing more of , and myself, please follow my stream! I am streaming every day, and I engage with my chat consistently. If you like this guide, make sure to check out my even more in depth guide here

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