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HASHINSHIN'S RENEKTON | HOW TO DOMINATE LIKE THE SUPER TOP

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Runes:

Precision

Conqueror

Triumph

Legend: Tenacity

Last Stand

Resolve

Demolish

Bone Plating

Bonus:

+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+6 Armor

Spells:

Flash

Teleport

Items

Starting Items

Core Build

Rounding Out Your Build

Situational

Final Example Build: Standard

Final Example Build: vs Heavy AP

Final Example Build: vs Heavy AD

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

Garen

Extreme

Taliyah

Ideal

Synergies

Ideal Strong Ok Low None

Taliyah

Ideal

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Champion Build Guide

Introduction

Hi Guys, my name is Strider and I am a main on the NA and EUW servers. I know what you're probably thinking 'wait, you're not Hashinshin, you're just some random pretending to be him'. I understand how the title of the guide can be confusing, I put Hashinshin's name in the title because I wanted to publish a guide on how NA's super top plays the Butcher of the Sands. I do watch him a lot so I hope you'll allow me to share with you what I have seen. He does run a slightly different build and has a slightly different playstyle from other players out there and I wanted to share that with you guys. I hope this guide will help you dominate the top lane like a super top!

Pros and Cons of Renekton

PROS

+ Strong early game champion
+ Scales well into the mid-game
+ is single target point and click cc
+ Good mobility and healing
+ Can splitpush very well

CONS

- Struggles in lane vs ranged opponents
- Falls off late-game
- Relies on to stick to targets and dealing damage to stay alive with the healing from

Skill Order

Skill Order - Explanation

#1.
Cull the Meek
1 / 4 / 5 / 7 / 9
#2.
Slice and Dice
2 / 8 / 10 / 12 / 13
#3.
Dominus
6/ 11 / 16
#4.
Ruthless Predator
3 / 14 / 15 / 17 / 18

> > >

has a similar skill order and logic behind to . is maxed first as it is our primary damage spell and skilling this gives it more damage as well as a lower cooldown. It is also and AoE ability so it will help us push waves faster when splitpushing. is maxed second as this is 's only mobility spell. He needs this to be able to close the distance on whoever he wants to go on, this can also be used to escape sticky situations.

Put points into whenever you can as this is 's ultimate ability and is crucial for his dueling ability. is maxed last since we d not really gain much for it by skilling it. Having the one point in it until late game will be fine.

Summoner Spells

SUMMONER SPELLS
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FLASH: is one of the most fundamental summoner spells in the entire game. There is a reason every player takes this spell no matter who they're playing as save for a few exceptions like . The ultility provided by it and its capability to be used offensively and defensively make it an invaluable summoner spell. Hashinshin takes this in every game he plays so you should too.

TELEPORT: is the best summoner spell to run as a top laner. The reason it is used so much is because the lane is so much longer, so people use it to get back to lane quickly so they wont miss out on too much minion experience and gold. If you get ganked and die it can be very helpful to be able to return to lane instantly and not have to many consequences. It is also great for providing pressure in the late game as you can be splitpushing on the other side of the mpa from everyone else and when a teamfight breaks out you can teleport in to help them. Or you can use it to backdoor the enemy team.

Core Build

Blade of the Ruined King

Ninja Tabi

Black Cleaver

, boots and are going to be the three major items we are building on every single game. We want to rush as fast as possible buying nothing else that doesnt build into. This is because blade is currently in such a broken state that once you have this item there isnt much your opponent can do provided they dont have a huge lead over you. synergises especially well with because he is able to triple proc the passive of it with the enraged which will unleash a good chunk of unavoidable burst damage onto the target. We want tier 2 boots next, these can be either or however most of the time it will be since most top and jungle champions are attack damage based. We want next because this gives a lot of stats that are really good on him. This includes HP, AD, armor shred as well as movement speed when attacking which will help him keep up with his targets.

Boots Upgrades

-OR-

Ninja Tabi > ARMOR
I only pick up 's when against an AD top and they have at least one other AD champion on their team (this will usually be the case in the form of their ADC). have this really good passive which reduces the damage from auto-attacks by 10%, and for a lot of AD top laners a good portion of their damage comes from auto-attacks making this one of the best defensive items to pick up. Consider where the enemy teams damage comes from, is it abilities or auto attacks? If auto attacks then I suggest you pick these up.
Mercury's Treads > MAGIC RESIST + TENACITY
I go when they have at least 3 magic damage users on their team. It can also be very useful to pick these up when you need the tenacity provided by its passive for when you're going against a heavy CC team. If you are against a team where you know you will have to build in champ select but they also have a heavy CC team, you can opt for the rune to get around this problem.

Situational Items

Armor

Magic Resistance

Health

DEATH'S DANCE
The reworked is one of the best items in the game in my opinion. It gives you a bit of everything: damage, armor, mr, cooldown reduction and healing. When going against of balanced physical and magic this is a good item to go. Since its rework I would almost say this item is core, I build it in most of my games but if you find the enemy team are kiting you well there are better options for you.

RANDUIN'S OMEN
is pretty much the best armor item in the game. I always recommend buying this when the enemy team has at least two champions who build critical strike chance. Most teams will always have at least one in the form of their ADC, and if they have a mid or top you need this item. I sometimes just get this if the enemy team just has or because their crits are huge late game.

THORNMAIL
is a great buy when you need the grievous wounds to reduce the healing on the enemy team. If they have champions like , , or you cant go wrong with this buy. When super ahead I suppose you can go but in most games will be your best bet as you want the survivability it provides.

FROZEN HEART
I do not recommend buying for the majority of your games, it is only useful in very specific ci***stances. The best stat provides is its high armor and what does armor do? Armor directly counters lethality. I have only built this item once ever and that was when I was against a mid and a ADC building lethality.

GUARDIAN ANGEL
Personally I do not build that much but I do recognize the value the item provides. I think that can be a good buy if you find you are getting focused a lot and you can trust your team to cover for you while you revive.

SPIRIT VISAGE
Get when against teams with at least 3 magic damage based champions. This combined with your and will make you near unkillable on magic resistance alone, and then your gonna have the insane bonus healing that this item provides as well.

ADAPTIVE HELM
is only good into teams with mages and in particular mages with short cooldowns or with spells that deal damage over time. I'm talking about champions like , and etc. I dont find myself building this item that often but like it is there for those very niche scenarios.

MERCURIAL SCIMITAR
is a must buy against champions with hard cc that they can just point and click on you. You always want to buy the component of this item first so you can use its active. I always recommend buying this item when against or for example.

MAW OF MALMORTIUS
is a good item to buy when vs AP assassins like and . Its passive is similar to that of which gives you a shield upon losing health quickly, the only difference is gives you a magic damage shield rather than a normal shield. also gives you a huge boost in lifesteal and spell vamp when its lifeline passive triggers, helping keep you alive.

STERAK'S GAGE
Similar to I would almost say is core on as well. This item is just made for funneling because when team fighting if the enemy team has any brains at all they are going to try and focus you. This means you will face a huge burst of incoming damage from them as they all unload their abilities on you. This means that you will most likely always proc the passive shield from and this will keep you alive for longer as well as giving you more tenacity so you can move better.