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Rengar- Unleash the Beast!( In-Depth Solo Top & Jungle)

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This guide is finally finished!!! Thanks everyone for being patient :)!!!

-CrimsonSkyz

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If you don't like any of my item builds I'm ok with it. Just ignore those item builds if you want and build the way you prefer(but at least try out the builds first before deciding whether or not they suck). If you like the item builds and think they're great I'm very ok with that too :D!

I simply ask that you read and judge the guide for its information. For you, the item builds may "suck" but I don't think the information in this guide sucks. I think it can help you with playing . Yes it's a lot of info but a lot of users have found them helpful and I hope that you do too. If you do find it helpful please comment and upvote it. I have devoted a lot of my time to making this guide for everyone and I would really appreciate the +1. Your +1's are what keep me going!~ :)

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-CrimsonSkyz

Although the Solo Top/Jungle builds are very similar to Slayus's Solo Top build I DID NOT copy or model it after his. Plagiarism absolutely DISGUSTS me and to be accused of it truly depresses me. As you can see my guide was published before his guide. Even though it is possible to change the item build whenever I want, I SWEAR that the shown builds are original and made by me. They have ALL stayed the same(except Build 4 Infinity) from the day this guide was published and up til now.

-CrimsonSkyz

Introduction

Hello fellow summoners! I am CrimsonSkyz and this is my Rengar- Unleash the Beast!(In Depth Solo Top & Jungle) guide!!! Yes I love the color red ^u^!

This is also my first guide on Mobafire. I had been thinking about building a guide a long time ago but there are already plenty of great guides on Mobafire and I do not object to the way they have been made. It is also because I am a lazy S.O.B.(for those who don't know what that means, hint: it's related to the male offspring of a female dog).

As you can probably tell this guide is REALLY LONG. Because this is my first guide I tried to make it as in-depth as possible with USEFUL INFO NOT SPAM AND SHET. Be prepared for a long read or you can simply go to the section you wish to know more about and just read that.

Many that have already read this guide said that it is really informative and useful and worth the read. Thank you all! :D

So some people have been questioning me about Build 4: Infinity and here is my response:

Build 4: Infinity is a build that is very fun to play. It is not as great as builds 1, 2, or 3 but I personally like to see the large number of critical strikes I deal to an enemy champ.

This build is for people who feel like trying something new and fun(well for me it is, you; however, may not find it fun). As you can probably tell it is not very well balanced as is the only defensive item(except for ). You may do some changes to the build for your own personal preference. Again Build 4: Infinity is my own personal build that I play just for fun ^_^.

There are also other builds that I use on and I have posted them under Build 4 Infinity Item Build & Explanations(including a CDR build). Builds 1, 2, and 3 are the builds I would normally use for ranked or normal games.

Please remember that when reading this guide:

I am in no way telling you that this is the "best" guide there is for Rengar . This is simply my own way to play Rengar. It is all of my own personal preference.
Do not blindly follow this guide as if it were set in stone. You must always remember to adapt to the situation at hand.
If you do terribly in one game with this guide remember that everyone has his or her bad games. Try this build several times in several games. If you still do terribly, go try out one of the other wonderful Rengar guides created by other Mobafire users. Our game play styles may differ and this build just isn't for you.
The first build is based on Rengar soloing top lane. It is also the standard tanky build for Solo Top. The second build is for jungling while the last two builds are alternative builds for Solo Top Rengar. The Trinity Force build(Build 3) is for players who wish to be more offensive than tanky as solo top Rengar. Builds 3 & 4 can also be used bot lane if you plan on being the AD carry with Rengar.
After reading the guide please remember to comment and vote!!! Constructive criticism is always welcome :). As for plain rude insults...
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If you are this:and you downvote just cause you feel like it. Here is my response to you:
If you upvote my guide... THANK YOU SO MUCH I LOVES YOU!!!(bad grammar was intentional ^_^). If you upvoted the guide because you liked it and don't want my love... FINE HAVE IT YOUR WAY Q_Q (cries in dark and lonely corner)!

And now... *sniff sniff* I present to you my guide!!!

Beware the Beast...

Background

Personally I think it's nice to get to know the champ before you start to play him or her or it.
Storytime!

Champion Lore:

On every wall of his den, the trophy hunter Rengar mounts the heads, horns, claws, and fangs of the most lethal creatures in Valoran. Though his collection is extensive, he remains unsatisfied, tirelessly seeking greater game. He takes time with every kill, studying his prey, learning, and preparing himself for the next encounter with the one monster he never managed to defeat.

Rengar never knew his real parents, but was raised by a human who was revered as a legendary hunter. He was an ideal pupil, intently absorbing the lessons of his father, and improving them with his uncanny feral instincts. Before his mane had fully grown, Rengar set off on his own and claimed a wide territory for himself. Along its perimeter, he mounted the skulls of his slain prey - a warning to would-be aggressors. He thought undisputed reign of a region would fulfill him, but instead, he grew restless. No beasts in his domain proved challenging prey, and without formidable adversaries to push his limits, Rengar's spirit waned. He feared that no worthwhile game remained, that he would never again feel the thrill of the hunt. Just when things seemed their bleakest, he encountered the monster. It was a disturbing, alien thing, distinctly out of place in his world. It bore huge scything claws and devoured any animal that strayed across its path. Overzealous at the prospect of a challenge, Rengar ambushed the monster in haste. It far outclassed anything he'd hunted before. Their fight was savage, and each suffered crippling wounds. Rengar lost an eye, but the most grievous blow was to his pride. He had never before failed to make the kill. Worse yet, the severity of his injuries forced him to retreat. Over the following days, he hovered on the threshold between life and death. He was wracked with pain, but beneath it, he felt a glimmer of joy. The hunt was on. If such powerful beings existed in the world, he would find them, and stack their heads high. The monster, however, was a kill he wanted to savor. On his den's largest wall, he reserves a space for the beast's head, a trophy he swears will one day be the centerpiece of his collection.

"Prey on the weak and you will survive, prey on the strong and you will live."
―Rengar

Champion Spotlight:

Pros/Cons

Pros

Insane early game damage
Great lane sustain with his W( Battle Roar) 15% heal!!!
Excellent 1v1 champ
Not too hard to master
Savagery' and its empowered version's buffs stack!
NO MANA!
Empowered abilities have no CD!
One B.A. looking champ! HE'S A FREAKING LION!

Cons

He is great at 1v1 but not so good in team fights.
Like many carries/bruisers, Rengar is quite squishy early game.
Damage starts to fall off late game.
Not exactly a fast champion when it comes to clearing the jungle.
Earning trophies for the Bonetooth is sometimes hard since Rengar tends to be focused on A LOT.
It is easy to accidentally cancel your ulti Thrill of the Hunt by right-clicking an enemy to attack.
No real escape mechanisms(you can use Bola Strike but that will only slow one enemy it will not work against multiple opponents, Thrill of the Hunt can also be used but not recommended as it is Rengar's ultimate and should not be used so often simply as an escape tool).
Must be patient when using Thrill of the Hunt you don't want to waste the % bonus movement speed and ferocity build up right after using it(unless you use the ulti just so you can leap and deal a killing blow to an escaping enemy champion when not close to brush).

Masteries

A pretty standard 21-9-0 mastery page for AD carries/bruisers.

Offensive Masteries:

Summoner's Wrath : The point in this will let you have the bonuses of Ignite when it is on cooldown.
Brute Force : Giving you a bit more early game damage and last hitting power.
Alacrity : Attack speed!
Weapon Expertise : 10% Armor pen.
Deadliness : More damage.
Lethality : The 10% more crit damage is a nice bonus for only 1 mastery point and is needed to get 20points total in the offense tree for Executioner .
Vampirism : Life steal.
Sunder : Helps against enemies that build armor. If used against squishies that don't bother building armor... AHAHAHA. Another trophy for your collection ;).
Executioner : MORE DAMAGE!

For jungle:

Butcher : One point is taken from Summoner's Wrath because there is no need for it when jungling as Rengar, unless you took Ghost. In that case just leave the point in Summoner's Wrath . Then a point is taken from Brute Force and placed into Butcher . You will deal more damage on jungle creeps with points in Butcher than with points in Brute Force . That is because the +3 atk damage from Brute Force is reduced by the armor of jungle creeps. Butcher applies additional damage so it is unaffected by armor.

Defensive Masteries:

Resistance : MR for those mages.
Hardiness : Armor for those physical damage dealers.
Durability : More health per level!
Veteran's Scars : More health!

For jungle:

Summoner's Resolve : The bonus gold from using Smite will add up over time, and its good because the jungle isn't exactly the best place to farm for gold.
Hardiness has 3 points and Resistance has none because the monsters in the jungle deal physical damage, so it is better to have armor over magic resist.

Runes

Precision

Fleet Footwork

Phase Rush

Standard runes for an AD carry/bruiser and jungler.

Marks

Greater Mark of Desolation runes help late game since 's damage starts to fall off there. They also help in the jungle as the armor of the monsters are quite high and cause somewhat of a problem early game.

Greater Mark of Attack Damage runes are also viable as they help you with your early game damage. Please keep in mind though that getting these runes will affect your late game.

Seals

runes provide you with a nice boost in armor. Crucial for soloing top lane and throughout the rest of the game, unless the enemy team goes all AP(which is highly unlikely). These will also help reduce the damage taken from jungle creeps.

Greater Seal of Vitality is a good alternative choice if you want more health than armor. It also synergizes well but not too well with Atma's Impaler from the Solo Top build.

Glyphs

is great for the MR per level.

Greater Glyph of Magic Resist is viable but casters generally do not do too much damage with their spells early game.

Quintessences

runes help boost your early game damage.

Greater Quintessence of Desolation runes are a viable choice to have if you really want to have even more armor penetration than you already do. You can also take these if you decided to go with Greater Mark of Attack Damage runes.
Greater Quintessence of Movement Speed are also a viable choice for Rengar due to his lack of escape mechanisms. The extra movement speed will help Rengar when fleeing from pursuing enemies or when chasing prey. I would like to thank anagram for suggesting this rune.

Summoner Spells

Preferred Summoner Spells

is a great spell to have. It is great for finishing off those pesky champs like from getting away with 30 or less hp. The bonus it provides while on cooldown because of is a great bonus to have.

is one of the best summoner spells in the game. You can through walls and escape pursuing enemies. It's great since does not have good escape mechanisms( can be used to escape by slowing down an enemy but it can only be used against one enemy). You can even out of annoying heavy damage dealing ultimates(ex: 's ). Or you can in and ambush an unsuspecting enemy champ.

is a must for jungling. In early levels, cannot completely solo either of the buffs without taking a huge amount of damage so smite is required to lessen the amount of damage taken. It is also helpful for securing a buff that might be stolen from you or it can be the other way around and you can kill steal or with it. The +10gold each time it is used, thanks to , helps a lot with your income.

Other Viable Summoner Spells

is a great spell to reduce damage taken, reduce enemy's movement speed, and reduce his or her armor if you have a point in .

is a good spell if you don't think you can just and get away so easily from pursuing enemies. can also be used to get across the map quickly for urgent situations or used to hunt down fleeing opponents LIKE . MUAHAHAHAHAHA... but if he has plenty of s to use don't bother chasing him.

is another great spell to have. Sustain from not good enough for you? Then look no further than your friendly summoner spell . It is also a good spell to counter ultimates such as 's noxian gullotine and 's .

is a spell that I sometimes take as the Solo Top. It is helpful when getting back to your lane as fast as possible so that the enemy laner(s) will not damage/destroy your turret. Personally though, due to 's lack of good escape mechanisms I usually take . I also take if I don't think I can rely on my team's jungler to help occupy/protect my lane while I am gone.

Abilities

Rengar and Ferocity

does not use mana. He instead uses Ferocity as his secondary bar. Each ability that lands will generate one bar of . Remember that 's abilities must hit at least one enemy to generate one bar of . Although each of 's empowered abilities have no cooldown the original not empowered abilities will stay on cooldown for the full duration after calculating in any cooldown reduction.

When using empowered abilities remember that you can only use ONE of them because it costs five to use each empowered ability and five is the max amount of that can build up and store.

After using an empowered ability 's bar will go back down to zero(unless you have a Bonetooth Necklace at 14 trophies and if it's used right after the activation of , in that case you will have one leftover if 's empowered ability hits an enemy) and you will no longer be able to use the other empowered abilities until you have built up five again.

*Note: Rengar DOES NOT LOSE HIS FEROCITY UPON DEATH.

When Rengar has five Ferocity , "flames" will appear around his hands:

Abilities in general:

Unseen Predator

(Innate): While in brush or stealthed, Rengar gains bonus attack range and his attacks cause him to leap at his target. This bonus lasts for ~0.5 second upon exiting brush or stealth. This will happen regardless of whether or not his target has sight of him, and has no internal cooldown.
Range: 600, 750 with 9 trophies on Bonetooth Necklace.

is what makes great for ganking. With this innate, the enemy won't see you coming until you leap out and attack(or if the enemy is not too close to the brush and you will have to walk some distance to get into leap range). Remember that the ability to leap on 's next basic attack will only last about 0.5 seconds. Check the Jungling Route/Tips & Tricks section for good ways to use this innate ability.

Range of Rengar's leap: 600

Savagery

(Active): Rengar's next basic attack deals bonus damage and grants him increased attack speed for 3 seconds.
No cost
Cooldown: 6 seconds
Physical Damage: 30 / 55 / 80 / 105 / 130 (+1.0 per attack damage)
Attack Speed: 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50 %

Empowered Savagery (Active) - Ferocity Bonus: Savagery deals additional damage equal to 150% of Rengar's attack damage, and the Attack Speed bonus is doubled.
Cost: 5 Ferocity
No cooldown
Empowered Damage: 30 / 55 / 80 / 105 / 130 (+2.5 per attack damage)
Empowered Attack Speed: 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 %

is 's own attack speed steroid. This is the main skill that you will be spamming throughout the entire game.

After being activated 's blade and claw have a dark aura surrounding them indicating that 's next basic attack will apply the bonus damage and increase his attack speed.

The normal bonus STACKS with the empowered version of this ability. You can receive a total of 150% bonus attack speed.

Activating this ability will also RESET your auto attack timer. It is good to land an auto attack then activate this skill to reset you auto attack timer to get an extra hit. Technically can crit but only the base damage(30 /55 /80 /105 /130)will be multiplied.

After activating Savagery, Rengar's blade and claw emit a dark aura

Rengar's next basic attack with Savagery active

After hitting an enemy with Savagery a dark sphere-shaped aura surrounds both of Rengar's hands and remain til the end of the buff duration

Battle Roar

(Active): Rengar lets out a battle roar, damaging enemies and gaining bonus armor and magic resist for 3 seconds.
No cost
Cooldown: 15 / 14 / 13 / 12 / 11 seconds
Magic Damage: 75 / 120 / 165 / 210 / 255 (+1.0 per ability power)

Bonus Armor & Magic Resistance: 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60

Empowered Battle Roar (Active) - Ferocity Bonus: Battle Roar also heals Rengar for 15% of his maximum health.
Cost: 5 Ferocity
No cooldown

is a great ability that grants bonus armor and magic resist ONLY if it hits an enemy!

If it hits an enemy will be surrounded by a dark aura for the duration of the buff. There will also be a buff icon above the ability bar showing that has received bonus armor and magic resist.

The heal from its empowered version will proc even if it doesn't hit an enemy. Basically a built in for but it is a lot better(especially late game)!

Range and Appearance of Battle Roar

After Battle Roar hits an enemy, a dark aura covers Rengar's body and pulsates for the duration of the buff

Bola Strike

(Active): Rengar throws a bola at his target, slowing it for 2.5 seconds. The slow decays over the duration.
No cost
Cooldown: 12 / 11 / 10 / 9 / 8 seconds
Physical Damage: 60 / 105 / 150 / 195 / 240 (+0.7 per bonus attack damage)

Slow: 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 %

Empowered Bola Strike (Active) - Ferocity Bonus: Bola Strike initially roots his target for 1 second. The slow is applied in full after the 1 second, and decays over the remaining 1.5 seconds.
Cost: 5 Ferocity
No cooldown

is great for chasing or running from one enemy. It is also the ability you use to build up from a safe distance and/or harass your enemy laner(s) during the laning phase.

The empowered version roots 's target for one second and after that one second(when the enemy is no longer rooted) the slow effect is applied. The debuff decays over time so it starts out with the full % slow and decreases over 1.5 seconds.

Range of Bola Strike

Thrill of the Hunt

(Active): Rengar activates his predatory instincts, stealthing himself and revealing all enemy Champions in a large radius around him. He gains movement speed and generates 1 Ferocity per 0.75s while stealthed. Lasts 7 seconds or until he uses an ability.
Cooldown: 120 / 85 / 50 seconds
Vision Radius: 2000 / 3000 / 4000

Movement Speed Bonus: 10 / 15 / 20 %

is 's ultimate and just like all the other champs this is what defines . is a ruthless predator that hunts down whatever and whomever he finds worthy to be placed in his den among his many other glorious trophies.

Although it says that you will gain 1 every 0.75seconds you will not be able to exceed the cap on his bar which is five. will only be able to generate during the stealth duration. Using a basic attack or activating/using an ability(this only applies to and , activating will not cancel the stealth but attacking with will) will automatically cancel his stealth and stop his generation.

Having his stealth cancelled like that also means that has 0.5seconds before he is no longer able to leap on his next basic attack until he enters or exits brush or stealth again. During the stealth duration will be able to leap at the enemy target thanks to his innate,.

's ultimate is similar to 's ultimate . However, 's upon activation will not "redden" the enemies screen like 's . The only screen that will turn "red" during will be yours. The enemy team will not know that you have activated , unless of course you stealth right in front of their faces.

How it looks when Thrill of the Hunt is active

Ability Sequences and Explanations

Build 1: Solo Top

Ability Sequence
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18

is taken at level 1 because you are soloing top. As the solo top laner you must play cautiously and safely. Recalling every few seconds because of any reckless game play will allow the enemies to push top lane and dominate that lane. is an ability with many uses. It can: help you build from asafe distance, harass the enemy laners, and if you want you can use it to last hit enemy minions. You really shouldn't be confronting the enemy laners as it is a 1 v 2 or 1v1(if they have a jungler, that also means that their solo top will be playing safely and cautiously as well) so is not yet needed(since getting in range to use is NOT playing safely/cautiously). HOWEVER if you are one of those people who would like to max first to be more aggressive than passive, then feel free to do it. As I said before this guide is NOT set in stone. You may make your own changes to better suit your play style.

is taken next at level 2 to increase your lane sustain with its % heal. It is important that you should only leave your lane when absolutely needed to or to get items. When you do have to leave ask your jungler to watch over top lane until you get back(this way the enemy champ(s) will not get to your turret while you are all the way back at base). There are also some exceptions to this "rule" of when to leave, in which case you should know whether or not you should recall. Use you common sense and logic when deciding.

A point is taken at level 3 and put into as now(or soon) should be around the time your jungler decides to gank top lane. is the main ability that you spam during fights as it is on the shortest cooldown.

is maxed out first for several reasons. Early game as the solo top, you should be farming and poking your enemies from time to time from a safe distance. As is increased in rank the cooldown is decreased allowing you to poke/harass more during the laning phase. It will also allow you to build faster from a safe distance.

is maxed out second as it will be your main ability used in team fights and small skirmishes. is maxed last because it is a skill that is mainly used for its utility not damage as it scales with only AP and the empowered version's % heal stays the same no matter what rank it is(except for rank 0 of course).

As for , like every ultimate you should take the opportunity to max this at every chance you get, which is at levels 6, 11, and 16.

Build 2: Jungle

Ability Sequence
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18

This sequence is based onajungling with . is not the best for clearing jungles so I take advantage of his great 1v1 power.

I invest a point in at level 1 because that will be the main move that you spam as and it also has the shortest cooldown. You will be using very often for ganks and fighting monsters in the jungle.

At level 2 a point in placed in to help sustain you in the jungle. By using you will gain bonus armor and magic resist which means that you will be taking less damage from the monsters.

At level 3 you put a point in , this will allow you to dish out more damage to the monsters. is maxed first because, as I said before, it is your most frequently used ability in and out of the jungle. is maxed next to improve your ganks, reduce its cooldown, and increase its damage.

is maxed last because it scales only with AP and is mainly used for its utility not damage. As for any other ultimate is maxed at levels 6, 11, and 16.

Build 3: Triforce

Ability Sequence
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18

This setup is focused on being anAD carry(bot) or bruiser(top). If you chose to be the AD carry go bot lane with a good support champ to help you. This is also the alternative build for Solo Top. Choose this if you do not want to be so tanky and you want to be more aggressive.

An early point in at level 1 can help you obtain first blood at the start of the game. However, it is not guaranteed that you will get it. This may also backfire and cause you to give the enemy team first blood, so charge at your own risk.

is taken at level 2 to give you early game harass as mentioned in the Solo Top section. It is also useful for securing kills/ first blood(if not already taken by you or someone else).

is taken at level 3 for more lane sustain. Your lane mate's support champion may be enough for helping you with sustain but better safe than sorry, and using the empowered version can sometimes save your skin in tough situations. The bonus armor and magic resist is also a nice boost.

As the AD carry/bruiser, you will want to take down enemy champions fast. Maxing will help you with your role since the higher rank it is, the more bonus attack speed you will get.

is maxed second to lower its cooldown and increase the % slow. In my opinion > because I want to deal the most damage in a short amount of time and maxing will help a lot. If you prefer, you may max first and second. Again this is of my own personal preference and you may add your own tweaks to this guide to better suit your play style.

is maxed last. The reasons are the same to that from the Build 1: Solo Top ability explanations. is maxed at levels 6, 11, and 16.

Build 4: Infinity

Ability Sequence
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18

The reasons behind this ability sequence is pretty much the same for Build 3: Triforce. is maxed first because the bonus attack speed from the basic ability combined with the bonus attack speed from the empowered ability PLUS your and will allow you to deal a HUGE number of critical strikes to an enemy champion. Against a squishy champ like ... R.I.P.

. and are maxed second and last for the same reasons in Build 3:Triforce. is maxed at levels 6, 11, and 16.

The Bonetooth Necklace

Bonetooth Necklace

bonetooth necklace

As many of you know, has his own special in-game "snowball" item and that is the Bonetooth Necklace. This may be his very special item, but if you do not build much trophies this item is pretty useless and should be sold for a better item. This item is also replaceable late game. Although this is 's unique item, Riot has made it so that people will not snowball too hard with this item for the cheap price of 800 gold. Don't get me wrong. This item is great for snowballing early game with the bonus effects, but as you progress towards late game there are many items that outshine the Bonetooth Necklace. You are, of course, always welcome to keep the Bonetooth Necklace and focus on building the other core items first before thinking about whether or not you should sell the Bonetooth Necklace later on.

*Note: It is IMPORTANT that you get bonetooth necklace as soon as you can, you want to be able to earn stacks on it a.s.a.p. or it is basically useless late game without stacks(you will still get the +2 attack damage per level but there are plenty of better options).

The Bonetooth Necklace icon will change as continues to obtain or lose trophies.

Bonetooth Necklace

+10 attack damage
Unique Passive: +2 attack damage per level
Rengar collects trophies when killing Champions, and gains bonus effects based on how many trophies he has. Kills and assists grant 1 trophy, and 1 trophy is lost on death.

0-2 Trophies

Bonus: None

3-5 Trophies

Bonus:

+10 armor penetration
+5% cooldown reduction

6-8 Trophies

Bonus:

+25 movement speed

9-13 Trophies

Bonus:

Rengar's leap from his innate, Unseen Predator, gains 150 bonus range.

14 Trophies

Bonus:

Thrill of the Hunt's duration is increased by 3 seconds. Additionally, Rengar's next ability used after activating Thrill of the Hunt generates 1 bonus Ferocity. The ability still has to hit at least one enemy or you will not gain any Ferocity.

Build 1 & 2 Solo Top/Jungle: Item Build & Explanations

Item Sequence

Mercury' Treads

is a favorite among many players as it provides magic resist for those bursty mages and tenacity for those stuns, silences, and other forms of cc.

Other viable choices:

Ninja Tabi when facing AD heavy teams.
Ionian Boots of Lucidity a lot of people love CDR on Rengar and if you think you don't need the tenacity or magic resist from Mercury's Treads get these boots instead.

*Note: If you are jungling, you can take early game to reduce damage taken from jungle creeps and sell it later to buy .

Maw of Malmortius

is great against mages and can save your life against spells like 's and many other spells. It also has a great passive that makes you stronger as your health gets lower.

Other viable choices:

Warmog's Armor if you feel like you need more health than magic resist then get this. It also synergizes well with your Atma's Impaler.
Banshee's Veil an item with an awesome spell shield that can block an enemy spell every 45seconds. The mana is wasted so I prefer getting Maw of Malmortius over this. Get this if you don't have too much gold to waste and/or the enemy is using heavy damage spells often.
Force of Nature the one item with the highest amount of magic resist in the game. The passive synergizes greatly with all the health items you have bought. A bit overkill for the magic resist since you already have Mercury's Treads and Greater Glyph of Scaling Magic Resists, so get it if the enemy is AP heavy or if the AP carry of the enemy team is really fed.
Guardian Angel if you love reviving, getting away to piss the enemy team off, and/or finishing the enemy that you almost killed but you died first, this is the item for you.
Remember that by getting these items you are losing attack damage with your already low attack damage build( Warmog's Armor is somewhat of an exception as it indirectly provides AD through the passive of Atma's Impaler).

CORE ITEMS

Frozen Mallet

is a great item to have on . The on hit slow allows him to hunt down his prey with ease. The extra health helps with his survivability since is relatively squishy. You also get attack damage, not a lot but better than nothing. This item is also great for ganking as it will keep your targets in melee range.

Atma's Impaler

is another great item to have on Rengar for this build as it synergizes well with all the health items that you have bought. It also provides you with a good amount of armor and critical strike chance(which works well with the point you placed in ).

*Note: Some people like to have cdr and/or early game as solo top. If you want a more offensive item then replace with .

Randuin's Omen

is your main defensive item and the that builds into this provides a nice gold income every 10 seconds. In ranked games many players obtain one or more GP10 items(, Philosopher's Stone, Kage's Lucky Pick, and ) to help with their gold income and build into late game items or sold late game to buy better items(they each eventually pay for themselves but the time it takes varies). has many different passives that make it an excellent item to have.

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Other Item(s):

Wriggle's Lantern

The reason why I didn't list is because it is gotten early game but sold late game to make room for much better items. is a great item early game for solo top and jungle. It provides armor which is good against physical damage from enemy champions and monsters. It also provides attack damage and life steal which helps with sustain in both the jungle and in lane. The unique passive helps you clear the jungle a lot faster as well. You also get a FREE 3 minute ward that you can use to keep an eye on activity in the river, jungle, or at the buffs.

Build 1 & 2 Solo Top/Jungle: Item Sequence

Early Game:

CHOOSE

and 5x

SPACE

and 3x

then get: Bonetooth Necklace-->--> or --> or (whichever one you didn't already take.)

Personally I would start out with and the 5x s to be on the safe side as I will be in either a 1v1 or 1v2 top lane situation. It will also help reduce damage from monsters in the jungle.

The is also great for rushing my favorite solo top item and a favorite for many junglers. It provides armor, life steal, attack damage, a good passive for ensuring the killing blow on a minion(if it procs), and FREE 3MIN WARD. WARDS SAVE LIVES. It is not just the jungler's job to place wards. Everyone on the team must ward their areas so it easier for your teammates to see incoming ganks if enemy laner(s) go MIA(REMEMBER TO CALL MIAs)!!!

If you think you can handle your lane without the extra armor then go for and 3xs. For jungling, you can also start off with 3xs if you trust your leasher to give you a good leash. Soon you should have your . Now either get or .

Get first if:

The enemy laner has CCs.
You need to get back to your lane quickly.
The enemy laner does some or a lot of magic damage(ex: Rumble).

SPACE

Get first if:

You are falling behind in minion kills and need the extra gold.
You need more health.
Reasons opposite to Mercury's Treads

*Note: You are always welcome to stack 2-3 s if you want good cost efficient early game damage.

**Note: If you are jungling take first since the gold income in the jungle is quite low, and you will fall behind if you don't get this as soon as possible. are taken later since the monsters in the jungle deal physical damage not magic damage.

Mid Game:

and

At the start of mid game you should have by now a . If you do not already have this, farm more til you have enough and get it as soon as possible. You already have armor from and s. You also already have magic resist from and s. Armor and magic resist are great to have but they are not as useful if you have a low health pool.

already provides you with +250 health but it is not enough. By the middle of mid game, you should have rushed (which is built from ) and .

will provide you with even more health, some attack damage, and an on-hit slow! The on-hit slow from your basic attacks will help you when chasing down prey and keeping the targeted enemy close to you and/or your team. The CC from will increase the power of your ganks and give you and your teammates more time to dish out more damage.

will provide you with armor(an important aspect for playing solo top because most top laners deal physical damage, that is why you build tanky like and ). It also provides critical chance and a unique passive that gives you attack damage equal to 1.5% of 's max health. It works great with the health bonuses from , your Greater Seal of Vitality runes if you chose to take those instead of , and (which you will get late game).

*Note: If you are doing relatively well in solo top lane, you can pick up a instead of in this case replace with a or (both of which will be built from the leftover ). Both provide the extra health you need and if you chose it will also provide armor and a nice passive of continual AoE(area of effect) damage.

However, I do not recommend doing this for people who are jungling with . The main reason is that a jungler's job is to create good ganks to help get your team's AD carry or AP carry fed. It is important that you do not fall behind in kills but it is even more important that you share the kills with the carries but they get a larger portion of that share.

is a great item to have for bursting down enemies but that is a job for your carries not you, the jungler. is what helps you keep the enemies in range for your carries to burst them down and should not be replaced. If you have the gold to build it means that you are taking most of the kills and not successfully doing your job as the jungler(however, you can be doing a great job as a jungler and all the assists from successful ganks have given you a huge load of gold, if this is the situation you're in then go for it).

**Note: Pick up an early if you are continually being harassed by magic damage and need the extra magic resist and shield. The will be built into a late game.

Late Game:

and

Now it is late game and most of your build should be finished. The finishing touches are and . is built from and it provides plenty of different and useful passives.

is built off of the and it provides an even stronger magic damage shield(it does not protect you from physical damage), a decent amount of magic resist, a great amount of attack damage, and an awesome passive that makes you stronger as your health gets lower! You are also welcome to browse through the Situational Items list if you want something else and it is not listed under viable choices from the previous chapter.

Build 3 Triforce: Item Build & Explanations

Item Sequence

Mercury' Treads

is a favorite among many players as it provides magic resist for those bursty mages and tenacity for those stuns, silences, and other forms of cc.

Other viable choices:

Ninja Tabi when facing AD heavy teams.
Ionian Boots of Lucidity a lot of people love CDR on Rengar and if you think you don't need the tenacity or magic resist from Mercury's Treads get these boots instead.

Warmog's Armor

is bought to provide you with a large chunk of health so that you won't die as fast. will also benefit as you will heal more because you have more health.

Other viable choices:

Sunfire Aegis is an excellent item to replace Warmog's Armor as it also provides a good amount of health and armor. It also provides a useful AoE damaging passive. Because Rengar is melee he will have to stick to enemies, something that Rengar excels at with his Bola Strike and the passive from Trinity Force, to deal damage. Over time the damage output from Sunfire Aegis can devastate the enemy's health pool.
Thornmail is very useful if the enemy team is mostly AD or if the enemy AD carry/bruiser is fed. Getting this item will punish their ADC a lot. The Thornmail also provides the highest amount of armor in game.
Spirit Visage provides health, CDR, magic resist, and an excellent passive that increases healing effects on Rengar! That means healing from your Bloodthirster and Battle Roar will be better buy 15%!!! Spirit Visage is not part of the main build because I don't think it provides enough health especially late game. You may take a Spirit Visage early game and then sell it late game to make room for a Warmog's Armor. However, I don't really recommend this because you need to get a Warmog's Armor early in order to earn stacks on it a.s.a.p.
Randuin's Omen overall a great item for Rengar. If you like getting this better than getting pure health, then go for it. I chose to get Warmog's Armor because I am already getting a sufficient amount of armor from Guardian Angel and your Greater Seal of Armors and do not need to have an excess amount of armor.

*Note: If you are being harassed a lot by the enemy AD champ(s), go build instead of getting a . This is called countering the enemy build to deny them from feeding off you. Building armor is NOT just for the tank. You must also build armor or else YOU ARE SCREWED. During teamfights either you or your AD carry(if you used this build as solo top) will be targetted first. The enemy will try to get around your tank and try to kill you, so if you have no armor or bonus health. You will end up like the in Build 4: Infinity from the Ability Sequences and Explanations===>R.I.P.

CORE ITEMS

Trinity Force

is one of the best items in the game. will make use of each of 's stats except for the mana of course. Because doesn't have much escape mechanisms the bonus movement speed is a great thing to have to flee or to chase. It provides attack speed allowing to dish out more damage. also has a built in slow that has a 25% proc chance. The best thing about is the passive that is similar but a lot stronger than 's. Thanks to 's empowered abilities in addition to his basic abilities, is able to proc the passive effectively and burst down enemies.

The Bloodthirster

gives the second most amount of attack damage in game when fully stacked. It also provides you with life steal to help you stay in your lane. is a very strong item and can be found in most guides featuring AD carries or bruisers. The attack damage that gives combined with the damage given from is sufficient enough for you to fulfill your role as the solo top or as the AD carry. It will then allow you to move onto much needed defensive items.

Guardian Angel

is your only defensive item that provides armor and magic resist(except for ). The extra armor and magic resist will make you harder to kill and also has a great passive with a 5min cooldown that revives you with a portion of your health. Reviving constantly and getting away will also prevent the enemy team from getting fed. It is also great because if you fight an enemy but you die first and he or she is almost dead you can revive and finish them off. 1 for Rengar and 0 for enemy ;).

*Tips when Reviving:

When you are about to die remember to obtain 5 Ferocity before your death. Once you revive immediately activate empowered Battle Roar to heal 15% of Rengar's max health.
If you only have 4 Ferocity before your death while you are "reviving" activate Bola Strike so that you can right click an enemy(after being revived) to gain that last Ferocity and use empowered Battle Roar.
If you only have 3 Ferocity before death, do the same step in the previous tip^, and then activate Savagery to stab an enemy to gain that 5th Ferocity and use empowered Battle Roar. The stab from Savagery should also heal you due to the life steal granted by Bloodthirster. The small heal should be enough for you to take a bit more damage before you can use empowered Battle Roar and heal.

After doing one of those steps^:
- If you are running away from one enemy slow them down with Bola Strike and make a run for it. Use Flash if necessary.
- If you are running from multiple enemies don't use Bola Strike yet. Simply Flash past a wall and run(if Flash is off cooldown). If not, just run away and Bola Strike the fastest enemy that is catching up to you.
- If you are NOT running but staying in the fight spam Rengar's abilities and used empowered Battle Roar at each chance you get. Rely on using Savagery and its attack speed buff to help you deal damage and heal you with the life steal from Bloodthirster

Build 3 Triforce: Item Sequence

Early Game:

CHOOSE

and 5x

SPACE

and 3x

then get: Bonetooth Necklace--> 2x--> --> -->

I have already explained some reasons to why I would start out with and 5xs in Build 1 & 2 Solo Top/Jungle: Item Sequence. If you chose to take it will be built into late game.

You can choose for more mobility to get away quickly if your first encounter with the enemy laner(s) goes bad for you(ex: you go to check the brush at top or bot lane and... BAM--> EXHAUSTED AND GETTING "BURSTED" DOWN. In your head you might be thinking: SHYT I GOTTA GTFO). If you think this might happen to you THEN TAKE THE BOOTS. You will be glad you did.

Now we move on to getting 2x s, but if you took as a starting item get before stacking s. The s will help with your early game damage and give you more last hitting power. Next get bonetooth necklace for more damage and it is important to get it early so you can get stacks faster. Now it is time to add some magic resist to your set of items so get .
Next take which will be built later on into . is taken first as opposed to because 's passive is better later on when 's base attack damage increases. The ability power given by only helps damage with which is not used for damage but for utility. And obviously has no use for the mana provided by so is the better choice. The will provide with stats that he will actually use early game: health, attack damage, and a slow effect for chasing prey or running from pursuers.

A is bought to better help your sustain during the laning phase and will be later built into .

Mid Game:

and

Now it is mid game and you should have rushed the first and most important item of your core build:. By getting it early you can start snowballing as . You will be able to burst down enemies because 's abilities have fairly short cooldowns allowing you to proc the effects of easily and often.

The next item is . This will greatly increase your damage and provide you with more sustain in and out of fights. The faster you can get the faster you can gain the stacks and acquire even more damage and life steal.

Late Game:

and

It's late game and you do not want to lose your stacks on as it is a pain in the butt to get them all back.

To increase your survivability, is rushed as soon as possible for the huge health boost and so that you can start earning stacks on it for even more health and survivability.

is the final finishing touch to the build and is built off of the if you chose it as your starting item. The will provide you with armor and magic resist AND the ability to REVIVE(which has a 5 min cooldown). You will also be able to use those nice tips explained in the previous section ;) in case you ever need them. Hopefully not :)! Reviving will also help you keep you stacks! But if you get killed after being revived

athe person/people that killed you!!!

Build 4 Infinity: Item Build & Explanations

Here is one variation of my favorite builds to use. It is of my own personal preference, and I simply play it for fun. You might like this build if you love to see yourself as dishing out HUGE amounts of damage in a short amount of time. As I stated previously, the item build that is shown is just one of the different variations of the builds that I use. I suppose you could call this item build somewhat of a "Glass Cannon" build.

I will also provide the other builds as it seems that several people are interested in seeing them. I will not; however, provide detailed explanations to the other builds. I will only be providing a detailed explanation and item sequence to the one currently featured on this guide.

If you think that one of the builds should be actually featured(given a detailed item explanations, item sequence etc.) on this guide just let me know. If there are enough requests I will feature it on the guide.

My Other Builds:

CDR: --> bonetooth necklace-->-->-->-->-->

Glass Cannon: --> bonetooth necklace-->-->-->-->-->(optional: sell and buy . You still have a large amount of movement speed even if you have no boots since you have 24% movespeed from 2xs, 12%movespeed from and +25movespeed if you have a 6+ stacked bonetooth necklace)

Now it's time for the actual item build and explanations for Build 4: Infinity

Item Sequence

Mercury' Treads

: is a favorite among many players as it provides magic resist for those bursty mages and tenacity for those stuns, silences, and other forms of cc.

Other viable choices:

Ninja Tabi when facing AD heavy teams.
Ionian Boots of Lucidity a lot of people love CDR on Rengar and if you think you don't need the tenacity or magic resist from Mercury's Treads get these boots instead.

*Note: In early game, are taken to provide a good boost in attack speed. Later on will need to have magic resist so are sold mid to late game and replaced with .

Randuin's Omen

is your main and ONLY defensive item(that provides armor) and the that builds into this provides a nice gold income every 10 seconds. In ranked games many players obtain one or more GP10 items(, Philosopher's Stone, Kage's Lucky Pick, and ) to help with their gold income and build into late game items or sold late game to buy better items(they each eventually pay for themselves but the time it takes varies). has many different passives that make it an excellent item to have, but it can be replaced with another item. Suitable replacements for can be found in the Situational Items chapter.

CORE ITEMS

Infinity Edge

: This is your main damage item. It should not be replaced! It provides critical chance which helps its own passive! Your critical damage will now deal 250% damage instead of 200%!!! You will actually be doing 260% damage when you deal a critical because of the point in ! When combined with attack speed boosts from , empowered , AND you will be doing INSANE amounts of damage each second!!!

The Bloodthirster

gives the second most amount of attack damage in game when fully stacked. It also provides you with life steal to help you stay in your lane and in fights. You will heal from your attacks and heal even more if you do a critical and makes you heal even more than you normally would with regular criticals!!!

Youmuu's Ghostblade

is a very popular item with as it provides CDR, armor pen, attack damage, crit strike chance, AND an AWESOME unique active that provides attack speed and % movespeed!!! It also works very well with . The unique active provides % movement speed which is helpful for chasing enemies or fleeing from them. It also provides a large amount of attack speed therefore increasing the number of critical strikes that you deal to an enemy in a certain amount of time.

Other viable choices:

Phantom Dancer an item often paired up with Infinity Edge. It provides attack speed, % movement speed and critical strike chance. However I find Youmuu's Ghostblade superior as it provides more boosts and each benefit Rengar greatly.

Build 4 Infinity: Item Sequence

Early Game:

CHOOSE

and 5x

SPACE

and 3x

then get: Bonetooth Necklace--> 2xs--> --> (optional)--> -->--> --> sell and buy (if you want to)

Again, I have already explained the choices of starting items and why they are there. You can find the reason(s) in the Build 1 & 2 Solo Top/Jungle: Item Sequence chapter. If you chose the it will be built into late game. Next get a bonetooth necklace so that you can start earning stacks a.s.a.p. Stack a few s for more early game damage and the life steal also helps sustain you in lane.
Now you can buy for more attack speed. It is optional to get ! If you'd rather have the tenacity and magic resist early then get .
To improve your damage even more rush a . It will be later built into . Next get for even MORE attack damage, some armor penetration, and cooldown reduction! It will be built into later on. To finish off your early game item build buy a for even more sustain.
However, if you bought now is the time to switch to (if you feel like keeping the attack speed then keep or you can get the later if you feel like it).

Mid Game:

and and

Mid game is here! By now you should have your main damage item ! If not, FARM FARM FARM(and of course KILL KILL KILL) and get A.S.A.P.
Next on the list is . It will provide you better versions of the stats on in addition to it's critical strike chance which benefits and unique passive which increases your attack speed by 50% and movement speed by 20%! It is helpful in bursting down an enemy champion or running from enemies when needed.
To finish off the mid game build, buy a to further boost your damage.

Late Game:

and

Late game and your build is ALMOST DONE! Now upgrade your from the end of mid game and from the end of early game into !!! With this you will get a huge boost to your damage and your sustain. Remember that if you land a critical strike, you will heal even more from your life steal than you normally would from an average non-critical attack. MORE DAMAGE= MORE SUSTAIN >:D!
The last item to finish off your build is ! As I said in previous chapters, it is your main defensive item that provides plenty of useful stats on . It also keeps you from taking a lot of damage. Everyone needs armor and magic resist! The final cherry on top :)

Situational Items

This is where all the situational items are listed. This list will show situational items for ALL of the guides. However, some of them will refer to a specific build(s), which means that I find it situational for ONLY the specified build(s), which will be listed. I will also give reasons to why it is not situational for the other builds.

Remember that the situational items replace items that are NOT core items. Some of the core items have a special note that references its own possible replacement. Only for those type of items can you use a situational item as a replacement for that particular "core item", although I personally do not recommend it. But since it is you who is playing and not me, go ahead and replace it if you really want to.

If you want to suggest a situational item or suggest it to be added as a core item of a certain build you are welcome to do so.

OFFENSIVE ITEMS

is usually taken by players who think they need life steal or more damage on . This item should only be taken if you are using Builds 1 or 2(quick reminder: both builds are the same!) since Builds 3 & 4 already have a .

is a very popular and viable item for . It provides CDR that many players love, decent armor pen, decent attack damage, critical strike chance, and a very useful unique active. The only build that is not referenced in is Build 3: Triforce. You can replace if you want more damage than health.

: None of my item builds have any armor penetration(except Build 4: Infinity). If the enemy team starts to build a lot of armor get this. I tend to replace a defensive item( from the build I am currently using) with . is usually a late game item so by then you should know if you are fed and need the armor pen. If you aren't fed then you really shouldn't get in place of a defensive item.

: The reasons and what item(s) to replace are almost exactly the same for . The only difference is that you get instead of if the enemy team does not build much armor.

is actually a very good item for due to his crazy dps with boosts from and its empowered version. provides armor, attack speed, attack damage, and its unique passive that can shred through tanks(unless they built a lot of magic resist). However, the cost of this item is very high so get it late game if you are fed. Replace from Builds 1, 2, or 4 since also

provides armor. For Build 3: Triforce replace or . I personally prefer replacing than but if the enemy team doesn't deal much magic damage you can replace with and keep .

: The snowball item of AD carries and bruisers. Get this if you are getting a lot of kills fast and easy. At 20 stacks, will provide 15% movement speed( the highest amount given by an item in-game) which can be used to chase or escape enemies. This cheap sword also provides the highest amount of AD in game when fully stacked, which is 110 attack damage. Get this item early game to get the stacks as soon as possible or else it is useless. By buying this item, each time you die you lose a third of your

current stacks on . You will also become top priority on the enemy team's hit list to prevent you from gaining max stacks.

Buy this item at your own risk!!!

DEFENSIVE ITEMS

: This item provides plenty of health and health regen for more survivability. The bonus health also boosts the amount that can be healed by 's empowered . Replace from Builds 1, 2, or 4. You are already provided armor from so if you don't want even more armor by getting get instead. It isn't a wise choice to replace with

as you will lose a chunk of magic resist, attack damage and your magic damage absorbing shield!

: A great item to have as it provides armor, health and an awesome AoE damaging aura! It synergizes very well with and (since the on-hit slow keeps enemies in range for to continuously deal damage). is already listed as a situational replacement for in Build 3: Trinity. Only Builds 1, 2, and 4 do not have this referenced as a situational item. Replace as it provides similar health and armor boosts.

is very useful if the enemy team is mostly AD or if the enemy AD carry/bruiser is fed. Getting this item will punish their AD carry a lot. The also provides the highest amount of armor in game. Once again, is another item already listed as a situational replacement for in Build 3: Trinity. Only Builds 1, 2, and 4 do not have this referenced as a situational item. Again, is replaced.

: The bane of all magic damage champions. This item provides the most magic resist in game which is 76. It also provides health regen based on 1.75% of your champion's max health +40 HP5(health per 5 seconds) and 8% movemment speed. This item is a bit overkill for dealing with magic damage based enemy champs so only get this if they are fed. Replace from Builds 1, 2, or 4. Replace or from Build 3.

: This provides a good amount of magic resist and a unique passive that is similar to but better than and on a shorter cooldown! Here's how it goes:

Enemy Malzahar or Warwick appears and sees you. In his head he is probably thinking:, "I'm gonna ulti( Nether Grasp or Infinite Duress whichever champ it is) you and get an easy kill :D!"
- Malzahar or Warwick ultis you-
Then *SURPRISE* you activate Quicksilver Sash and cancel their ulti.
Then you either punish him for suppressing you and kill him or get away and live!
Either way you can watch him RAGE for wasting his ulti. huehuehue...

: The only item in game that provides you with BOTH armor and magic resist. It also provides a unique passive with a 5minute cooldown that revives you upon death. It is similar to the summoner spell but you only revive with 750 health and 350 mana(but for you don't get any mana since uses ferocity) and you revive at the same exact spot you died. Get this item if you die a lot or love reviving. Again, Build 3 already has

and again only Builds 1, 2, and 4 will need this as a situational item. And again, is replaced for similar reasons. Look at from Build 3 Triforce: Item Build & Explanations for helpful tips on reviving.

zeke's herald

zeke's herald: An item that provides health, CDR, and a helpful aura consisting of life steal and attack speed. Each and every one of these boosts benefit . There isn't really a specific item that I replace with zeke's herald so you can go choose for yourself. Items that can be replaced are the items that are bolded in yellow found in each builds' Item Build & Explanations chapters.

Ability Combos

Time for the combos!!!

Early Game Harass:

For 1v1:--> Auto attack--> --> Auto attack--> --> While retreating use

Explanation: First of all, you and your opponent must be near the brush located at the sides of the wall in the middle of top lane. Enter the brush and then, thanks to 's innate:, you can leap at the enemy on 's next basic attack. After you leap/attack, activate immediately to reset your attack timer and auto attack again. Now activate to deal sudden burst damage and reduce damage taken from enemy retaliation. Fire at the enemy while retreating back into the brush. Repeat. Eventually the enemy will be like this:
OMFG I'M NOT STAYING NEAR THE FHUCKING BRUSH ANYMORE...

For 1v2:

Explanation: Since it is 1v2 the odds are in the enemies' favor so you can't really risk getting in melee range. All you can really do is constantly . You could try the above method for 1v1 if you are really sure that they won't do a lot of damage on you after the combo.

*Tip: You can use to leap at an enemy minion that is close but not too close to the enemy champ(s). Use the leap to position , so that the enemy champ(s) will be in range of . Fire at an enemy champ and re-enter the brush. Repeat.

Intimidation/Zoning:

Whether it is 1v1 or 1v2, you can still try to intimidate/zone the enemy champ(s). By staying in the brush and leaping at enemy minions constantly, it will cause the enemy champ(s) to play safer. He/they will try to keep his/their distance from your brush to stay out of 's leap range. He/they will stay out of your "zone" to avoid any unnecessary confrontations.

This type of method may seem strange but it works. Whether or not this works, depends on how strong the enemy champ(s) is/are.

For 1v1 situations, champs like and might not be intimidated.

For 1v2 situations, if you're facing two champs like and this method won't work. They can easily overpower so they won't be intimidated. If they are intimidated... lol wtf.

For a more in-depth look at zoning click here.
Some people wanted know the music at the end of the tutorial so here it is: Bad Apple!!

Ganking:

Empowered --> --> Auto attack--> --> auto attacks-->

Explanation: After storing up five and choosing a lane to gank. Start out with empowered . This will root the targeted enemy champ and allow you and your teammate(s) to dish out damage while the enemy is stuck in place.

While the enemy champ is rooted, start out with then an auto attack immediately followed by and a few more auto attacks. is used right after you are in melee range to reduce incoming damage. Empowered only roots the enemy champion not prevent him or her from attacking you while rooted so the bonus armor and magic resist is helpful.

One second after the enemy champ is no longer rooted, toss your regular . This will slow the enemy again allowing you and your teammate(s) to dish out even more damage and possibly secure the kill. is used to hunt down and finish off the enemy champ if needed. Otherwise it is generally saved up for team fights.

Team fights in general:

Auto attack--> Activate empowered immediately--> Auto attack--> Activate immediately after auto attack--> Auto attack--> --> Repeat until you have 5 ferocity then use:

Empowered Battle Roarif:

you are low on health and need the heal.

SPACE

Empowered Savagery if:

the enemy carry you targeted is stationary(staying in the same spot).
the enemy carry you targeted is low on health/almost dead.

SPACE

Empowered Bola Strike if:

the enemy carry is starting to make a run for it.

Explanation: Remember to store up to 5 before a team fight! Wait for your tank to initiate. While your tank initiates, locate the enemy carries and then do the combo on either the AD or AP carry. Be sure to stay close to your team so that they can divert the attention of the enemy team while you dive in and assassinate the carry. Then move on to the other carry and do the same thing.

is used IMMEDIATELY and RIGHT AFTER an auto attack in order to reset your attack timer allowing you dish out a HUGE amount of damage in just 1-2 seconds!!!

is used right after the combo because that is around the time the enemy team notices you focusing down their carry. Then the enemy team will focus on killing you to protect their carry, which is why you will need to activate for its bonus armor and magic resist.

is saved for later use because:

If the enemy carry makes a run for it you will still have Bola Strike to use, even if you used the empowered Bola Strike earlier. It will help slow down the enemy carry and hopefully give you and/or your team enough time to finish off the carry.
It is also possible for the team fight to be unsuccessful and you will need to escape. You can then Bola Strike a pursuing enemy, slow him or her down, and make your escape.

Thrill of the Hunt is also saved for later because:
- If the enemy carry escapes and there is a wall of enemy champs blocking your way you can use Thrill of the Hunt to stealth and hunt down the carry.
- If the team fight is unsuccessful and you need to escape a.s.a.p. you can use Thrill of the Hunt to stealth and escape.

*Note: Remember that provides with a % movement speed boost! This will allow him to chase the enemy carry or escape better while stealthed.

Game Play

*Important: All laning game play can be found here while jungle game play is in a separate section(the chapter after this one). This game play chapter, although it only mentions solo top, can be applied to playing bot lane as well.

Early Game:

As the solo top you must be cautious but you can't let the enemies ambush you at the start of the laning phase. Enter the brush closest to your turret and stay there so that the enemy champion(s) will not be able to occupy that brush. Then:

If one enemy champ enters your brush, attack him with Bola Strike. Bola Strike will do a fair amount of damage and he should retreat.
If two enemy champs enter your brush do the same thing you would do if against one enemy champ. Except this time launch it at the squishier champ or whichever champ is in your range. The squishy champ should retreat and his lane mate should retreat with him. Usually the enemy laner( who didn't get hit with Bola Strike) would not charge you since it would be more favorable for him if it was 2(enemy)v1(you) unless he knows he can take you on (i.e. Darius).

*Note: If you went with a point in at the start of the game use the same tactics as above but obviously you use not . However for the 1(you)v2(enemy) situation, judge if the two enemy champs can overpower . If they can, do not approach them simply exit the brush.

By now or soon, the minions should have spawned and reached the middle of each lane. Last hit as much as possible but do not attempt a last hit if the enemy champ(s) is/are close to the minion. He/They will punish you for getting too close just to last hit.

If the enemy champ(s) is/are still in the brush stay close to the river( but still near your turret and in range to last hit minions) so that he/they cannot harass you with any ranged auto attacks or skills. Continue to farm and last hit and he/they will eventually come out either to attack you or to start farming on minions.

If he/they come out of the brush to attack you should be able to get away with ease but do not get zoned out. Harass him/them with and/or (best to harass if its 1v1 and against a melee champ). Now he/they should be staying in the area behind their minions to keep out of 's range. Continue harassing with when you can.

Soon after a few minutes, your jungler should be ready to gank top. Before a gank, remember to store up to five . Let the enemy laner(s) push a little to allow room for a good gank. Remember to decide with your jungler which enemy champ to gank. Both of you should decide on ganking the squishier champ and not the tankier one. At the beginning of a game, the squishier a champ is the more of a threat he or she is and the tankier a champ is the less of a threat he or she is.

Remember to ward the brush in the river at top to see incoming ganks from their jungler. Get items whenever you have to recall(if you have the gold) or want to use the large amount of gold you have gained and if the enemy laner(s) are far from your turret or MIA. Have your jungler keep an eye on top lane while you are back at base.

Early-Mid Game:

By now one or a few turrets should have been destroyed. If the top lane turret was destroyed, then:

If it was you who destroyed the enemy turret at top, push a little more so that the enemy minion wave is far from your turret and let your minion wave continue pushing. Then go help out one of the other lanes(mid or bot) with pushing or defending. Continue to push and destroy more turrets, but always keep an eye on your own lane so that your own turret doesn't get destroyed while you are away.
If it was your own turret that was destroyed and the enemy laner(s) is/are MIA, push back a little then leave the lane and help out the other lanes. Destroy some enemy turrets. If the enemies decide to push top lane, go back top lane to defend/push back.

If it was one of the other lanes' turret(s) that was/were destroyed either your team's or the enemy team's continue to push your lane until you have destroyed the top lane enemy turret( usually your jungler would help the lane in trouble so you won't need to go, unless they really need more help). Then do the steps from the previous paragraph.

Mid Game:

This is around the time team fights start breaking out. As you should let your tank initiate before charging in. Hunt down the enemy AD or AP carry first. Do not get too far from your team during the fight or else the enemy team will help protect their carry by targetting and possibly killing you. If no team fights occur continue pushing the lanes as you did in early-mid game.

Late Game:

Now there should constantly be team fights and you should have most of the build completed. Remember to contribute to the team by being involved in each team fight! The absence of a champion during a team fight can affect whether or not his or her team wins the battle. There is power in numbers!!! Other than that continue to focus and kill the carries.

Jungle Rengar

This is the section where I show you how I jungle with . The tips and tricks are things that I felt like I should share as soon as possible. Hope you found them helpful ;).

For people creating guides. Please do not steal my ideas from the Tips & Tricks section for your own guide. I agree that some people might have never read my guide and simply found out the trick on their own. Plagiarism on Mobafire is unacceptable and no other guide has my tips & tricks so there really shouldn't be any others. Plagiarism will result in the deletion of your guide and possible suspension for your account.

*Note: I play as a supportive jungler. A supportive jungler is a jungler who helps get his team's AD and AP carries fed through ganks. As the supportive jungler you will still get kills but the majority of the kills will be given to the carries to help them better complete their role(which is obviously to carry the team).

**Note: If you want to know the aggressive jungler just pm me and I will send it to you. It will not be in depth as the other builds in this guide. I will only provide you with the item build/sequence and ability sequence(masteries and runes are the same). If; however, there are a lot of people asking for the build I will add it to this guide. The aggressive jungler is basically the opposite of the supportive jungler. You build more offensive than tanky and take most of the kills from ganks. You will become more like an AD carry.

Jungle Route/ Tips & Tricks

Route:
Wraiths--> Lizard Elder--> Mini Golems--> Wraiths--> Wolves--> Ancient Golem

You first go to and kill them then go to the to obtain the red buff. Ask your teammates for a leash if you can as the isn't easy to beat 1v1 at level 1. Remember to make sure that your leasher doesn't stay in range and steal your experience.

Next go to the mini golems, you can use the shortcut(found below this part) so that you don't waste time walking around the wall. Even though you attack the smaller golem with 's leap, you should switch and target the larger golem. Take out the larger golem first so that you don't take as much damage. Sustain in the jungle is very important.

By now the wraiths should have respawned and you should go kill them. After killing them go to then obtain the .

The other times let your mid laner get the buff. Because does not use mana it would be better if the AP carry of your team obtain the blue buff. The main reason you kill the is for the experience and gold.

If you still want the blue buff for yourself try to steal the buff from the enemy jungle(later on, not early game).

Remember to build up and spam empowered while in the jungle to heal yourself so that you will not have to recall as much. You should also heal yourself so that you are at full health and ready to gank. Also build before you gank. This will increase the power of your ganks by starting off with one of 's empowered abilities.

After killing the try to gank top lane unless top lane does not need one. Now check mid or bot lane to see if they need a gank(s). If no ganks are needed just keep on jungling or counter jungling(for experienced players) until you feel like ganking or when a gank is needed. This does not mean that you should not gank often. Sometimes you will need to ask a teammate to let the enemy push a little so that you can gank.

The majority of a jungler's gold income and gained experience come from ganks/teamfights. You should gank at every GOOD opportunity and help push lanes at every GOOD opportunity. Take advantage when the enemies recall back to base to heal then PUSH the lane and you might destroy a turret or severely damage it.

Your role as jungler is to:

GANK, GANK, and GANK
Keep watch of ALL the lanes in case your teammates need to recall(to get items or if they are severely injured) and need someone to watch over their lane til they get back(go to the lane and push back either to get the playing field "neutral" or push hard if the enemy laner(s) is/are not there so that you can land several hits on his/their turret(s), and possibly destroy them.
Counter jungle(for experienced junglers).

WHEN TO GANK A LANE

Simply answer these questions:

Is the ___ laner getting harassed a lot and/or zoned?
Did your ___ laner ask for a gank?
Is the ___ laner having any difficulty with his or her opposing laner(s)?
Did a teammate say "care" to a lane? If yes, which lane?
Are there enemies that are MIA? If yes, which of your lanes is getting pushed the most? An enemy gank is most likely going to occur at the lane that you or your team has pushed the most.

If you answered yes to any or several of those questions, you should gank the lane that is in need of help(ex: "care top" means you should go to the top lane and help counter the incoming gank).
When you try to gank:

Make sure that you don't run into the enemy jungler or MIAs if they are also ganking the lane you want to gank/counter-gank. You want to be the one feeding off the enemy NOT the other way around.
Make sure that the player you are going to gank with has a good amount of health to survive if the gank is unsuccessful.
Pay attention to the enemy of the lane you are about to gank. If they are moving away and keeping a good distance from the river it means an enemy is nearby and saw you arriving or there is a ward somewhere along your path.
- In that case get an Oracle's Elixir or Vision Wards to dispose of enemy wards, but if the "ward" is a trap like Teemo's Noxious Trap either let your team's ranged champ(s) dispose of it or kill it with Bola Strike(which is not recommended, but you can still do it if you want to).
- If the trap is something like Caitlyn's Yordle Snap Trap or Nidalee's Bushwhack just go around them because their vision range is quite small. They also do not last as long as Teemo's Noxious Traps.
MAKE SURE that your teammate KNOWS that you are about to GANK. I can't stress enough on how IMPORTANT this is!!! If they don't know you are ganking they will not help which leads to an unsuccessful gank which may lead to your own death which then leads to you saying." WHAT THE FHUCK MAN! WHY DIDN'T YOU F@#%ING HELP ME! FHUCKING NOOB!!!" Well guess what? YOU DIDN'T FHUCKING TELL THE PERSON THAT YOU WERE GONNA GANK. PINGING IS NICE BUT YOU SHOULD ALSO TYPE IT JUST TO MAKE SURE THE PERSON WILL HELP. DON'T BLAME OTHER PEOPLE FOR YOUR OWN MISTAKES.

If; however, you did tell the player to help gank the enemy and he or she does not help. Either the person is too low on health and should not risk going into a fight that he or she might die in(this means you should not have decided to gank that particular lane) or you can think in your mind aaYOU NOOB!!!

*Note: If the enemy team has destroyed one of your turrets, the enemies of that particular lane will most likely start to help push the other lanes. In that case you must be careful when jungling(especially if you're counter jungling) as the enemies will be in the jungle roaming about. They might also take your jungle's buffs/creeps to decrease the amount of experience you can gain, so be careful. Or you can hunt them down for venturing to deep into your territory.

Getting the blue buff:

Ward the blue buff and start at either of the red points(enter the bush). Now that you are in the brush and at the starting point and if the is warded, you can simply right click the and you will leap to it with your next basic attack thanks to 's innate, . Keep in mind this trick will only work if you can see the .

Getting the red buff:

Using the leap for this one is tricky. You can only do it the exact way shown in the picture(unless you have 9-13 trophies on your Bonetooth Necklace then it will be easier). Red buff must also be warded! Now you must exit the brush and go left of the map until the is in range of your leap. When you are in range right click the to leap and attack.

Remember that you only have 0.5seconds before you can no longer leap on 's next basic attack until enters or exits brush or stealth. You must actually right click the left side of the map to move left.

If you simply right click the you will move to the right of the map and you will not be able to leap due to the somewhat thick wall on the right side of the .

You can only do it on the left because the wall to the left of the is thin enough for you to get into leap range. This trick is hard to pull off and will require some practice. When attempting this trick TIMING AND POSITIONING IS ESSENTIAL.

*Note: The left and right directions are based on YOUR left and right!

<-LEFT & RIGHT->

The Mini Golems:

This one is really easy. Just start at the red point in the brush and right click the smaller golem. Now has leaped to the mini golems. Remember they must be warded too!

*Note: You can also use these tricks for escaping pursuing enemies if you have a ward on you and if the creeps aren't dead(not there).

Warding

This is the section devoted to warding the map. Warding is not the sole responsibility of the jungler. It is everyone's job to ward their areas and the map.

Wards can help:

SAVE LIVES FOR ONLY 75 GOLD OR 125 GOLD!!!
keep track of the red and blue buffs.
prevent potential ganks.
prevent kill steals on Dragon and Baron .
It can also be the other way around and you can be the one to kill steal Dragon or Baron from the enemy team, in this case your team will be like," NICE! GJ DUDE!" and the enemy team will be like "aU BICH!!!"
prevent you and/or your teammates from walking on one of Teemo's Noxious Traps when low on health(if they are Vision Wards). I like this one the most...

Ward Locations:

Summary

SUMMARY

YOU ARE FINALLY FINISHED! I hope you found this guide informative and useful! Remember to comment and vote fairly! Some people have asked me how long this guide took me and I think about 40+hrs total~ I never thought making my first guide would take so long O~O, but I hope you enjoyed reading this(maybe not lol) as much as I enjoyed writing this. But I admit I got bored sometimes when typing this xD.

Change Log

Change Log:
-23.08.2012:Guide was released(Intro, background, pros/cons, masteries, runes, and summoner spells).

-24.08.2012: Guide will continue to be updated. Newly released: Abilities, Ability Sequences and Explanations, and The Bonetooth Necklace.

-25.08.2012: Build 1 & 2 Solo Top/Jungle: Item Build & Explanations finished and released, Build 1 & 2 Solo Top/Jungle: Item Sequence, Jungle Rengar, Jungling Route/Tips & Tricks, Warding.

-26.08.2012: Build 3 Triforce: Item Build & Explanations, and Build 3 Triforce: Item Sequence finished and published. Build 4 Infinity: Item Build & Explanations(currently in progress). The "Situational Items" chapter will be finished after I have completed "Build 4 Infinity: Item Build & Explanations".

-27.08.2012: Special Thanks/Credits published.

-28.08.2012: Build 4 Infinity: replaced with . Build 4 Infinity: Item Build & Explanations(finished).

-29.08.2012: Situational Items published. Build 4 Infinity: Item Sequence(finished).

-31.08.2012: Game Play published. Guide finally completed!!!

-01.09.2012: Ability Combos section added.

*Note: You are always welcome to give me suggestions for items, improvements, changes, etc. I will take them into consideration, but since this is my guide it is up to me whether or not I will add/change it. If the change is made, I will credit you in the Special Thanks section of this guide.

**Note: If you did well in a game with this guide just pm me a screenshot and I will post it here :).

Special Thanks/Credits

I would like to thank jhoijhoi for her AWESOME guide on making a guide! It has really helped me a lot in making this. I would also like to thank her for her line dividers and template :). A link to jhoijhoi's GREAT Making a Guide guide: Making a Guide by jhoijhoi

I would also like to thank:

All the people that took their time to read this very very long guide!
All the people who gave me constructive criticism and/or suggestions that helped me polish and improve this guide!
All the people who upvoted this guide<3!!!
anagram for suggesting Greater Quintessence of Movement Speed(viable quintessence) and Youmuu's Ghostblade(situational item and now part of Build 4 Infinity).
palenozord for reminding me to clean up and polish the formatting of this guide.
strive2dream for reminding me about making the Ability Combos section. I sorta forgot about it lol.
Shurelia, whose tutorials have helped many players including me! :)