Be careful lvl 1 he can invade your raptors oneshot them and kill you on red with a lvl gap. If you make sure hes not doing that this matchup is chill.
Ambessa
Same as aatrox you need to care lvl 1 on raptors.
Also buy Serpent 3rd item bcs ambessa have a strong shiled on W and shes most likely going eclipse first item.
Amumu
Chill matchup this guy is farming his jungle and will never invade you pre 6
He will most likely look for a ganks which means he can skip camps and you can punish that.
If 2nd buff is spawning you can try to kill him on it.
Bel'Veth
For some rengar players this machup is extremely hard or even impossible to play. For me this isnt a big deal.
In early and mid game u are winning. Even if she blocks your dmg with her E you are fine you still have your W to heal up and fight.
Its only hard to play vs bel in late game.
Brand
Brand is a jungler who has a fast clear but you are winning vs him in early game and every time he facechecks you. You can invade him on 2nd buff and kill him then you have control on a map.
Briar
I hate this matchup. She can block your dmg with E, heals herself and deal a massive dmg to you.
The only counterplay to her is:
Jump with ult deal some dmg keep ur stacks and when her E is about to end throw an empowered E and either you fight or wait for team to appear.
Darius
Might be hard to play vs darius till lvl 6 because he is stronger but after you can run down him on his 2nd buff.
Prepare invade with ur stacks, darius jg is going youmuu 1st item so he has no armor and you can oneshot him.
Diana
Diana is scaling really well, you are winning early game but later on when she buy bruiser / zhonya item ur game is kinda coocked.
Do your best to not be behind or your game will be done.
Dr. Mundo
Mundo is same as diana.
You can win early game but if he gets ahead game is pretty done for you.
You wont be able to kill him and he will just run you down.
Remember mundo can clear jg really fast (around 2:35) and has a massive dmg to dragon / voids / herald so you need to check if he is not doing them.
Ekko
Ekko is a easy matchup for rengar. You are winning all the time you just need to make sure whenever you jump on ekko with lvl 6 you are holding your empowered stacks and while jumping use your empowered E so he wont run away with his ult.
Elise
When elise is on human form - thats the time you want to jump on her
If she is a spider then you can jump but dont use anything, let her burn E and be unarmed when she land.
Evelynn
Evelynn is literally same as ekko you are winning all time 1v1.
You can heal most of her dmg with your W and can cleanse up her charm.
When you play vs evelynn after lvl 6 just hold ur stacks and use empowred E so she wont run away with ult.
Fiddlesticks
This matchup is hard for rengar.
Yeah you are winning early game but its almost impossible to invade fiddle when he is even.
His passive can block your vision on ult (As rengar you see closest target) And if you jump on his ult he can zhonya and u are getting dmg for free.
Best way to play vs fiddle is think where is he standing before jumping in in teamfights, get this moment when he is charging his ult - thats the only time this champ is unarmed.
Graves
This matchup isn't that hard, most graves are going full lethality means they are oneshotable.
When he buys shieldbow you go serpent and then fight him on your ult.
Remember its impossible to invade him (he has full stacks all the time in jg) just fight him on river or when he is on his way to camps / lane
Gwen
You are losing to gwen almost all game you needs to farm for items and then you have a chance to do something.
When playing vs gwen use ur empowered E so she won't run away and your team can get in her W to deal dmg.
Hecarim
Hecarim is clearing jungle really fast and thats how this champ is playing jg. Invading him is really hard if u are even or behind because he has his Q fully stacked all the time.
Try to counter gank him and fight on river when he has no stacks up.
In teamfights jump on him with empowered E before he jump with ult on your team.
Ivern
Easiest matchup for rengar.
He can't use bushes cuz he can kill his teammates from that and you are building 3rd item serpent. With this item ivern is completely out of the game.
Jarvan IV
You are winning early game fights try to countergank as much as possible
Later he won't let you do that because he will be so tanky.
Remember Even if you emp E him he still can run away with E + Q yeahhh that sucks i know.
Jax
Jax is countering rengar but you can outplay him and it works almost all the time.
1. Get 4 stacks before ulting.
2. Ult him and jump when he is close to bush you can reach.
3. While jumping use Empowered E and run to bush (Congratz he used his E and he is completely unarmed)
4. When you back to bush jump again and use empowered E again (He will be surprised and he wants to run away with ward + Q but you gonna block that) and thats how u win 1v1s with jax.
Karthus
If karthus is playing smite / exhaust jungle then u need to be careful on a random invades because he is way stronger with that.
He is outfarming you and always faster on any play on map.
You can counter that by invading his buffs when are up and try to kill him there.
Kayn
Depends on form enemy choose.
Blue one = Game is free you always oneshot him
Red one = Every time you are on your ult walk up let him see you and back off (this thing can bait his W and make him unarmed when you jump) when you land you can use empowered E so he wont Q (heal some dmg) and ult
Kha'Zix
This is a free rengar matchup
Even if kha zix is turbo ahead u are still oneshoting him, rengar is a massive counter for kha zix.
Your E reveal his Ult
Your W heals all dmg from kha'zix because he can't play slow
If he jumps away your combo you still land up with 4 stacks so you can use E root him and catch up anyway.
Kindred
Playing vs kindred can be annyoing but you are winning early fights.
Later on you need to look for her on your ult. If you burn her ult before objective / teamfight its the best you can do (she wont be able to safe her teammates from you anymore)
Lee Sin
You are winning early game but later on you need to find a good angle to jump on him because he can just kick you away. Also try to empowered E him so he won't be able to jump out.
Lillia
You are winning 1v1s and later on you can heal all her dmg and cleanse her ult with your empowered W.
Malphite
You only can kill malphite before he buys steelcaps and sunfire later on you cant do anything and you will die on one ultimate. Even if you jump on someone else he can ult you and peel them - thats the best you can do for your team.
Master Yi
Care master is winning 1v1s early game but you outscale him later.
Always jump will full stacks and use empowered E if he uses W then gj you have free autos on him and then he is unarmed.
Also if your team is fighting master yi and you see he is on his W you can throw empowered E so he wont be able to Q out.
Naafiri
Thats my ban for 26.04
Completely unplayable.
-Pets are blocking your E
-She can use W on ur combo
-She can go full bruiser items and oneshot you all the time while you do no dmg to her.
-Her ult cd is 0s so this champ is never unarmed and can kill you all the time.
Its not worth to suffer just ban this in champ sellect untill massive nerfs.
Nidalee
If you are starting blue buff on a blue side you need to use ward on a bush opposite from gromp. She can invade lvl 2 and if you didn't expect that you are dead most likely and give your jungle for free making the game 100x harder.
If you do ward and see her just play time wait for your skills and then you can fight if she doesn't leave your jungle.
Nocturne
He can block ur E with his W
If you are fighing him early game use ur empowered W to cleanse his fear. If you use E and he blocks that with W you are dead so don't risk.
Later on when you have way more dmg you dont really care about his fear you oneshot him anyway.
Nunu & Willump
Nunu is skipping most of the camps to gank ur team and you need really good jungle tracking to spamping his possition. You can take the camps he skips.
And then you have to keep in mind he is having a massive smite from Q + SMITE so its hard to secure objective and if he appears never flip objective.
Qiyana
In a early game u win all the time
Your E reveal her grass Q and your W can block her entire dmg
If you get hit by her ult use empowered W to cleanse and run away.
Buy Edge of Night 3rd item so she won't be able to knock you away with her ult.
Rammus
He will skip his camps and look for ganks on repeat same as nunu, track his location and take camps he skipped. You can also countergank and kill his teammates.
Some tips:
-If rammus stays with Q don't jump he will block your combo
-If rammus runs away with Q you can jump and you wont be knocked up then you can throw empowered E to stun him
Wait with your Empowered W for his E and you are fine.
Avoid 1v1s
Rek'Sai
You are winning early game.
Be careful she can cancel your leap when shes underground buy Edge of Night and this matchup will be way easier.
Also when jumping on ult use empowered E so she won't be able to ult / use her tunnel to run away.
Sejuani
She is tanky and can cancel your leap but its not a big deal.
When her passive is up you use empowered W to cleanse same thing with her ult.
Classic tank she will skip camps to do something on map so you can punish.
Shaco
Depends on AD / AP
If shaco is AD game is free.
If shaco is AP game is so annoying.
Try to find a good angle with ur ult so shaco will have less time to use his ult and block your dmg, When you his him with E he will be revealed on Q.
Buy edge of night so boxes wont be a problem and play with oracle.
Also if you are on ult do not group with your team if someone is standing into a box you are losing edge od night and getting fear too!
Shyvana
Not a big deal you are winning early game all you have to care about is not giving free drakes to her.
In late game you can empowered E so she wont be able to transform into a dragon.
Skarner
He will play for lanes and not farm this much most likely - you can take his farm and whenever he use E / Ult you can use empowered W. And if your team is getting hit with his ult you can throw empowered E so he won't move them too deep into his teammates.
Sylas
Early game u stomp sylas but if he gets 3-4 items its getting complicated. He will be so tanky and always have a zhonya in his build so just care about that and try to punish him early on.
Taliyah
Her only threat for you is her E
When she E use ur entire combo as soon as you can (if you manage to use it before you land on a rock you have full stacks and you can cleanse the stun when you land) thats how you win 1v1s
Remember If you hit taliyah during her ult you wont stop her.
You need to use Empowered E
Talon
Only threat is when talon is playing with smite / ignite then you need to be worry about early invade
Game after 6 is simple you just oneshot him and he can't Ult because your E will reveal him.
Udyr
I hate this matchup its literally unplayable.
He buy full tank items and run u down oneshoting from 100 to 0 you cant even empowered E him because he can emp E and don't care :D
You lose 1v1s
You are getting outfarmed
Literally unplayable.
Vi
She can cancel your leap with her Q but its not a reason to go Edge of Night beacuse this skill is really hard to hit and she need to have a good reflex.
Try to find a good angle.
If you jump on her you can use empowered E so she won't be able to Q / R you.
If she Ults you use empowered W right after you hit the ground. Otherwise you gonna burn your skill for nothing.
Viego
This matchup isnt a problem.
You reveal him on E and if you thorw empowered E he won't transform to other champs.
He is not getting this much armor in his build so you can oneshot him almost all the time.
Wukong
This matchup is not this hard as you think.
You need to find a good angle to jump and hit him with your E so even if he W you will see him.
3rd item you MUST GO Edge of Night otherwise he will cancel your jumps all the time.
Xin Zhao
You can win early game vs him and if you manage to do that then your game is pretty safe. The only problem is when xin gets ahead its really hard to play vs him he can run you down all the time and knock you out with his ult.
Throw empowered E on him so your team can get in his ult to deal dmg.
Zaahen
Same as xin, you are winning early game but this champ giga outscale you if he gets ahead game is really hard.
Throw empowered E and try to block his ultimate.
Zac
I hate this matchup really unplayable another tank champ that can oneshot you without having a signle damage dealing item.
Your only counterplay to him is jump and root him when he is charging his E. (It wont be enough but its the only think you can do vs this champ)
Zed
You win 1v1 And on lvl 6 you need to find a good angle and jump with empowered E so he won't be able to use his Ult. If you do this really quick he wont even be able to swap to shadow.
Zyra
Zyra is really annoying. Clearing jungle so fast, having a massive objective dmg and she is safe cuz of zhonya.
Whenever you jump on her late game she will use R + Zhonya thats the best think you can do vs this champ when she uses that just run away or get in to closest bush and try to jump again and kill her.
Ivern
Best synergy for rengar.
Your problem with fighting in a middle of the lane is gone because he can put bushes and you can jump as much as you can.
Also he is giving you a good shield and this shield wont "steal" your kill because even if you kill someone with explosion it goes straight to you.
Senna
Really strong synergy, when you upgrade your ult on rengar you can jump from sennas E. Most players forget it or just don't know it works like that but if you play with someone who knows this than its really strong.
Yuumi
She can give you a lot of AD and shields also can heal you. Its only good when playing duo or smurfing with someone because in reality yuumi will stick to adc and you are playing 1v2 entire game.
Lulu
Nice shields, good dmg boost from pix and a ult can be a massive game changer when you jump on a group of enemies.
Alistar
When playing rengar you like to have a supports that have engage and are roaming on a map. With alistar you can invade enemy jungle or diving other lanes on repeat.
Bard
I don't like playing with bards its only ok to use portal to catch enemy off guard. He can also use ult to catch some enemies but sometimes it can destroy your play or even troll you.
Braum
Really strong and easy support to play with rengar. All braum have to do is hit Q or Auto attack and its done you are applying all stacks immediately making target disseapear in a moment.
Galio
Really nice to play with galio mid, you have a lot of cc to play around and later on you can jump with ur ult in a group of enemies and he will give you a shield knocking them all up.
Janna
Its only good cuz janna E gives you AD but janna is more deff supp and she won't help you this much killing enemies.
Karma
Good shield movement speed and a root but there are better synergy champs.
Kennen
Having kennen in team with rengar is something really good. He is safe on lane you can focus on others and later on in teamfights when he ults group of enemies they are getting distracted and you can oneshot target you need to kill.
Leona
Everytime someone facechecks leona when you are close to her its dead most likely. She can CC chain everyone and apply a passive thats boosting your dmg for a bit.
Malphite
Its only good when he has ult up otherwise he is useless
Malzahar
You can kill enemies on repeat if he gets lvl 6 but the problem is:
It can be counterplayed
And they can turn on him cuz he is unarmed doing that
Nami
Cool dmg boost with E and Aoe ult that can do some good stuff in teamfights.
Nautilus
As a rengar you love engage supports to play with. If he lands his Q most ppl are dead to one cc chain. Also his ult is point click and can easly stun enemy Wincon and in the time hes knocked up you can jump and kill him.
Neeko
Neeko will be always somewhere on map looking for a play which means she should be near you. Later on with ult she can knock up group of enemies and you can catch enemy wincon off guard.
Rakan
Its only good when rakan has ult up otherwise he can miss his W and champ is completely useless
Pyke
Pyke can be usefull if he engages first but most pyke players want to play safe and wait for you to poke enemy to low hp so they can kill with ULT and share gold.
Rell
Strong engage support that can pop shields in one Q so you can safe money for serpent if its only one enemy with shield. Also having rell in teamfights its something nice cuz of her AOE CC.
Renata Glasc
She is boosting rengar and buying time for him. When rengar is having her W he can go for some risky plays usually he wouldnt do.
Milio
Gives you massive dmg with E, his W can increase your jump range if you are in bush and if you gets cc lock he has cleanse and a massive heal.
Kayle
Early game might be hard for you but late game is rewarding. If you jump with kayle ult in a group of enemies game is GG.
Seraphine
I don't like seraphine support. Its only good cuz of her AOE ult. Shield and movement speed isnt this great and this support cant really defend your jungle or facecheck anything.
Shen
Great synergy for rengar.
If shen ults you when you are on your ult enemies wont see that, and you can time it with your jump so both of you will apear on enemy carry. If they have much auto attacking champs they wont do much cuz shen can block entire dmg with Q + W
Sona
One of the worst support for rengar.
No engage, No dmg, Heal and shield is really low can't facecheck anything can't go alone just terrible pick.
Soraka
Soraka can be great when she is defending ADC and keeping ult for you and thats all.
Thresh
Thresh is good cuz he can give you lantern so either you enter combat way faster or you can jump on someone and he takes you back.
Zilean
Massive ammount of movement speed you have which means if you are in bush u have increased jump range by much. And then if something goes wrong he can always safe you with his ultimate. Good pick for rengar.
Blitzcrank
I dont like playing with blitz. Its only good when you want to catch kills in early mid game later on if you want to kill fed target it can end hes killing both of you.
Also blitz is all about hitting hooks so no thank you.
Synergies
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Ivern
Best synergy for rengar.
Your problem with fighting in a middle of the lane is gone because he can put bushes and you can jump as much as you can.
Also he is giving you a good shield and this shield wont "steal" your kill because even if you kill someone with explosion it goes straight to you.
Senna
Really strong synergy, when you upgrade your ult on rengar you can jump from sennas E. Most players forget it or just don't know it works like that but if you play with someone who knows this than its really strong.
Yuumi
She can give you a lot of AD and shields also can heal you. Its only good when playing duo or smurfing with someone because in reality yuumi will stick to adc and you are playing 1v2 entire game.
Lulu
Nice shields, good dmg boost from pix and a ult can be a massive game changer when you jump on a group of enemies.
Alistar
When playing rengar you like to have a supports that have engage and are roaming on a map. With alistar you can invade enemy jungle or diving other lanes on repeat.
Bard
I don't like playing with bards its only ok to use portal to catch enemy off guard. He can also use ult to catch some enemies but sometimes it can destroy your play or even troll you.
Braum
Really strong and easy support to play with rengar. All braum have to do is hit Q or Auto attack and its done you are applying all stacks immediately making target disseapear in a moment.
Galio
Really nice to play with galio mid, you have a lot of cc to play around and later on you can jump with ur ult in a group of enemies and he will give you a shield knocking them all up.
Janna
Its only good cuz janna E gives you AD but janna is more deff supp and she won't help you this much killing enemies.
Karma
Good shield movement speed and a root but there are better synergy champs.
Kennen
Having kennen in team with rengar is something really good. He is safe on lane you can focus on others and later on in teamfights when he ults group of enemies they are getting distracted and you can oneshot target you need to kill.
Leona
Everytime someone facechecks leona when you are close to her its dead most likely. She can CC chain everyone and apply a passive thats boosting your dmg for a bit.
Malphite
Its only good when he has ult up otherwise he is useless
Malzahar
You can kill enemies on repeat if he gets lvl 6 but the problem is:
It can be counterplayed
And they can turn on him cuz he is unarmed doing that
Nami
Cool dmg boost with E and Aoe ult that can do some good stuff in teamfights.
Nautilus
As a rengar you love engage supports to play with. If he lands his Q most ppl are dead to one cc chain. Also his ult is point click and can easly stun enemy Wincon and in the time hes knocked up you can jump and kill him.
Neeko
Neeko will be always somewhere on map looking for a play which means she should be near you. Later on with ult she can knock up group of enemies and you can catch enemy wincon off guard.
Rakan
Its only good when rakan has ult up otherwise he can miss his W and champ is completely useless
Pyke
Pyke can be usefull if he engages first but most pyke players want to play safe and wait for you to poke enemy to low hp so they can kill with ULT and share gold.
Rell
Strong engage support that can pop shields in one Q so you can safe money for serpent if its only one enemy with shield. Also having rell in teamfights its something nice cuz of her AOE CC.
Renata Glasc
She is boosting rengar and buying time for him. When rengar is having her W he can go for some risky plays usually he wouldnt do.
Milio
Gives you massive dmg with E, his W can increase your jump range if you are in bush and if you gets cc lock he has cleanse and a massive heal.
Kayle
Early game might be hard for you but late game is rewarding. If you jump with kayle ult in a group of enemies game is GG.
Seraphine
I don't like seraphine support. Its only good cuz of her AOE ult. Shield and movement speed isnt this great and this support cant really defend your jungle or facecheck anything.
Shen
Great synergy for rengar.
If shen ults you when you are on your ult enemies wont see that, and you can time it with your jump so both of you will apear on enemy carry. If they have much auto attacking champs they wont do much cuz shen can block entire dmg with Q + W
Sona
One of the worst support for rengar.
No engage, No dmg, Heal and shield is really low can't facecheck anything can't go alone just terrible pick.
Soraka
Soraka can be great when she is defending ADC and keeping ult for you and thats all.
Thresh
Thresh is good cuz he can give you lantern so either you enter combat way faster or you can jump on someone and he takes you back.
Zilean
Massive ammount of movement speed you have which means if you are in bush u have increased jump range by much. And then if something goes wrong he can always safe you with his ultimate. Good pick for rengar.
Blitzcrank
I dont like playing with blitz. Its only good when you want to catch kills in early mid game later on if you want to kill fed target it can end hes killing both of you.
Also blitz is all about hitting hooks so no thank you.
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In this guide you will learn:
Builds Mechanics Jungle Clearing Combos What to focus on in your games
Let's start with some questions:
Why do I play rengar?
I play him because i love assassin playstyle and this champ fits for me perfectly. He has a lot of outplay and carry potentials, you can do some crazy jumps and its really fun to play when you master it.
Is it really worth to play / learn rengar?
For me every champ that you enjoy and consider Fun is worth to play. If you really enjoy rengar but you doing a negative win ratioDON'T CARE ABOUT THATits only a matter of time. Play more and you will understand more things, you will see the best plays in your head and execute them perfectly.
If you want to play rengar because you think he is OP and thats your only motivation to learn it YOU WILL BE DISAPPOINTED. There are way way easier and stronger champs to play so don't waste your time.
Is Rengar easy to play? How much time do i need to learn him?
Rengar is EASY TO PLAY but HARD TO MASTER. Its not complicated to understand basics such as combos, clear, builds, game plan and thats why people think hes unskilled. But when someone master rengar yeah it seems "broken".
How much time? It depends full on you. Its your choice how much time you gonna spend learning / practicing him. Some people understands things faster than others. You can play him 1 week and you can play better than some people who play it for months.
When to play which rune?
Conqueror is the most safe option every single game. You dont have to worry if enemy is tanky or not, its always usefull.
First strike is good vs heavy hp champs because u can deal more dmg = you gonna farm more gold
But its really bad to play vs champs that can pop ur rune easly.
Electro is good to catch up early kills and if ur playstyle is focused on oneshoting.
Every rune is good for rengar its all about playstyle you have. There is no "the best rengar rune"
Its just preference take setup what you enjoy the most and play with it.
I swap runes so often because im getting bored playing 1 setup 100 games in a row.
Is crit rengar good?
There are some games when crit rengar might be good. I usually go full lethality in 90% of my games. Going crit on rengar is only viable when you bought LDR due to a heavy hp enemy team. If you dont need LDR just play serylda and stick to full lethality build.
Mechanics & Tips
To read his passive move ur cursor on the image.
Rengar has a 4 stacks total and you have two things that can provide you a stack. 1. When using a non-ultimate ability (Q , W , E ) 2. You gain PURPLE stack when you: -Use your leap -Auto attack something on your ult Keep in mind that you only can have 1 purple stack on your "rotation" and it looks like this:
To read his skill move ur cursor on the image.
In EARLY GAME & JUNGLE CLEAR use this ability for auto attack cancel to maximize your damage.
(Same think when you jump DONT USE YOUR Q WHILE JUMPING JUST CLICK IT RIGHT AFTER YOU LAND)
To read his skill move ur cursor on the image.
In early game focus on healing from this ablitity as much as you can, while jungle clearing or fighting with enemy. Later on you use this skill to get 4 stacks and get your empowered ability.
Keep in mind you can cleanse any CC with your Empowered W
To read his skill move ur cursor on the image.
If you hit someone with rengar's E he will get revealed. You can use that for clearing jungle way faster or just reveal for example:
Empowered roots targets for 1.75S. You can use that to prevent enemy escape from your combo like: Evelynn R Ekko R Zed R
To read his ult move ur cursor on the image.
Rengar reveals nearest detected enemy within 1600 range and also marking him When jumping on a marked champs you DEAL MORE DMG TO THEM and also shreed their armors for 4 seconds.
Keep that in mind and if possible try to get a good angle before jumping on your targets especially in teamfights.
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