How to beat Rengar? Any countepicks?

dEAdbUs·Apr 25, 2016·8 votes·2,908 views

I literally lost every game I meet Rengar in enemy team. His burst and sustain are just out of mind. There must be counterpicks. Maybe I can find player who wins every damn game vs Rengar and he'll share his wisdom? Because I hate Rengar with all my soul and heart. I don't know why Riot designed so much unfun to play against champion.

40 Comments

MXXXXXLApr 25, 201612 votes

item 2043 item 3341 item 3053 item 3140 and more armor.

Or just buy a Zhonya's on everybody, especially as an ADC.

dEAdbUsApr 25, 20166 votes

Any real advices?

theragingnerdApr 25, 20161 votes

zhoyanas on an adc is actually not bad lmao especially jhin

dEAdbUsApr 25, 20167 votes

first item i guess

theragingnerdApr 25, 20161 votes

nope remember if you can't finish 1 item before an enemy jungle can get 2 items then your terrible remember if your team can't remove rengar in 2.5 seconds you should be dead

dEAdbUsApr 25, 20163 votes

Sounds like Rengar is a very special champion to play against.

MXXXXXLApr 25, 20161 votes

item 3053 should be enough to survive his one shots as an ADC, item 3157 as a mage, summoner 3 destroys his burst combo.

http://www.lolcounter.com/champions/rengar

dEAdbUsApr 25, 20162 votes

Prob you're right, but Zhonia will work only in teamfight. Exh viablity depends on how fed Rengar is and how fast he can burst carries.

Joe DreddApr 25, 20161 votes

i main rengar and one time i jumped on a blue ez and then he zhonyad. and then i died and we lost.

Pika310Apr 25, 20165 votes

There's no REAL counter to Rengar, sadly. The way his kit is designed doesn't leave room for any sort of counterplay. Especially after his most recent series of buffs, there aren't any champs that are decent picks against him anymore either, which was Rito's intended goal of those buffs.

You can try defensive items like Sterak's or BT, but no amount of HP and armor helps. I don't exaggerate when I tell you that I just recently witnessed a Rengar 110-0 a Malphite with 3 completed armor items and Ninja Tabi, his damage potential is just that absurd.

If your team picks Poppy, she can pop W while your team backs off behind turret, but once her barrier drops, he may still just kill you behind turret anyways. The only thing that can be done is by Guardian Angels across your whole team and hope your teammates have enough damage to kill him in the time allowed for you to revive. Which isn't all that likely, since he will always pop the only damage threat.

Rengar is my #1 ban every game, my match history confirms this.

Maximum MordeApr 25, 20164 votes

Poppy and Veigar, Kayle, Zilean, Lulu.. Poppy E blocks his jump. Just when you see the ! Hit w and stand next to your squishies. Same with Veigars E blocking his jump. Kayle makes immune, Zilean ruins his combo, Lulu can screw him over too.

dEAdbUsApr 25, 20162 votes

Once I've seen bot premade who picked Leona as supp and said that Rengo is no problem. He was doing doubles on them alone whole game. I'm saying it because Rengar has much faster burst than Talon or Zed, so Zilean, Lulu and Kayle need to react really fast.

Maximum MordeApr 25, 20164 votes

You are correct, they have to be fast. But I have a very low loss rate to Rengar with LuLu. It's easy enough to see the ! hover your mouse near the likely target and get ready to squirrel plus r while rengar is in mid air. Thinking about it, Janna is also probably good. Q or R to blow him away. But when im playing, my pick is Poppy or Lulu.

Hullabaloo907Apr 25, 20161 votes

Lulu or new taric are good picks. Shields+cc are good against assassins in general

USG FailsawceApr 25, 20164 votes

The advice given so far is "real advice". And if you don't consider that to be, then how bout this? Play smarter. But just in case that's too vague, here's what I mean...

Position better - As any type of carry at all, after the laning phase you should be with your team/support/tank(s), and position yourself in a way so that your teammates can peel for you, or at the very least, drop him after he drops you. If he's in your match, and you're playing a carry, ALWAYS assume that he's right around the corner ready to jump on you from stealth - unless you can actually see otherwise on the map.

Ward - As a carry against a stealther JG buy 'multiple' pink wards, one for lane (bush) and one for dropping randomly if he's nearby or if a skirmish/teamfight breaks out. And as anything other than a carry, also buy multiple pink wards. Don't rely on your support to ward/pink for you, it's just as much YOUR job to cover your own back and that of your team's, as it is anyone else's.

If it's a stealther JG, consider putting your yellow wards out further than you usually would if it was a normal JG. Position wards based on their ganking potential.

Play Safe - When there's a stealther, or anyone who can gank with relative ease... play safe in lane. Freeze as much as possible, unless you are aware of where Rengar is. Communication helps this, and so does WARDING. If there are no wards available, and you don't know where he is/are a vulnerable champ to him, back off often. Just as well, let your teammates know Rengar was spotted wherever, a caution ping is usually enough, even if it's your own lane. Or a ping in the direction he went after. This gives other lanes the ability to react accordingly - pushing, being aggressive, backing off, etc.

Also, don't face check bushes, period. And ward them from blind spots, whenever possible (if you're going to).

Champ Picks - Other than that, play any champ at all that has even remote tankiness and/or CC... Seriously. Most that fall under the category of tanks, bruisers, and "juggernauts" will murder rengar 1v1, he's an assassin first and foremost. My guess if you think Rengar is this unstoppable, then chances are you don't play anything but carries. And even as a carry, do all else above and be amazed at how much harder it is for Rengar to blow you up.

Even some extra mobility can help.

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zhoyanas on an adc is actually not bad lmao especially jhin

Why would you ever buy Zhonya's on an Adc instead of GA?...

GA actually benefits the Adc in that #1 it gives both types of resists and more armor, #2 forces Rengar to use his cooldowns to get you down the first time, rather than just waiting 2.5 seconds, on top of you, to kill you in .2 - instead it's 4 second stasis you don't even have to activate, and gives your teammates time to down him. #3 it costs way less and doesn't waste stats. I would think this would be reason enough alone. #4 It forces him and his teammates to choose to go after you just to pop the GA buff, and put himself in danger to do so - or get this, go after someone else. Imagine that.

Will never in my life figure out why some carries, are so opposed to buying GAs... especially when an Adc vs any assassin at all.

theragingnerdApr 25, 20161 votes

i said zhoyanas because I'm tired and wanted to watch the world burn*[zombie-brand-mindblown]* this picture satisfies me

xxxDogmanxxxApr 25, 20163 votes

Rengar is nearly always a free kill for XinZhao . When Rengar jumps on Xin, Xin Zhao just knocks him back and stuns him, and then knocks him airborne and kills him. If Rengar is trying to escape, Xin just dashes to him and slows him.

dEAdbUsApr 25, 20161 votes

so you played it? thats why you advices it?

xxxDogmanxxxApr 25, 20162 votes

Yeah, in my ranked account, I play XinZhao whenever the enemy team picks Rengar . Just follow Rengar around and countergank him all the time. He'll be useless in the late game.

dEAdbUsApr 25, 20161 votes

Ok, I'll try.

BisaknospApr 25, 20163 votes

Alistar Janna when you play support (obvious reasons)

LeeSin true sight and if it gets dangerous he can just r , can shut him down pretty hard early also maybe Warwick if he ults on carrys just r or taunt with Rammus Gragas works really well too with his cc top i would suggest something like Olaf Pantheon Teemo Trundle Poppy Jax

Blue Collar BearApr 25, 20163 votes

Hey, man! 250k+ Platinum Rengar main here!

Play Xin Zhao. He counters Rengar at almost every stage of the game. In team fights, you sit on top of your carries and wait for him to dive. Knock him out of the jump with your ultimate, and then counter engage. Early game, just invade his jungle. There's nothing he can do to you.

dEAdbUsApr 26, 20161 votes

Thanks for advice

Restless SlumberApr 25, 20163 votes

In the jungle I would pick Lee Sin. In top lane I would pick Pantheon.

USG FailsawceApr 25, 20162 votes

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In the jungle I would pick Lee Sin. In top lane I would pick Pantheon.

This.

There are plenty of others as well, but these 2 work amazingly vs him.

VeraskaApr 25, 20162 votes

Kindred is like, the hardest counter in the game for rengo strong early game presence to fuck over rengar before he gets his ult, and their ult completely negates rengars purpose

Tahm kench is also awful to play against as rengar, same for poppy

If you're playing adc steraks gage 3rd item is your best counter (unless your doing something like kindred adc or maybe graves)

dEAdbUsApr 25, 20162 votes

My D1 bro was playin Kench toplane yesterday and lost vs team which had Rengar as jungler, so Kench is not a solution.

VeraskaApr 25, 20163 votes

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My D1 bro was playin Kench toplane yesterday and lost vs team which had Rengar as jungler, so Kench is not a solution.

It's a team game, kench and rengar are only 2/10 of the equation, he or his team either misplayed or were outplayed

USG FailsawceApr 25, 20162 votes

^Did not expect to write a full anti-rengar guide when I first started this comment.

Dusk Mane RengarApr 25, 20162 votes

List of things that will make every Rengar player cry:

-Full Tanky Team - Pantheon - Alistar - Janna (Especially this bitch) - Lulu -Armor -ADC always protected - item 3157 - item 2043 - item 3364

KillerKellApr 25, 20162 votes

I suggest, if you beat Rengar... that you don't stop until you beat him to death.

legionnaire99Apr 25, 20161 votes

Poppy

Remlap1223Apr 25, 20161 votes

item 2043 is your only real option. If you can see him before he ults, you're golden, otherwise, ask your carries for their last wills.

LauchmelderApr 25, 20161 votes

Or get lucky and predict where he will jump from. It's the unreliable but insanely sick looking alternative.

TeémòApr 25, 20161 votes

Teemo just stand still :3 item 3364 for team fights

XelnexApr 25, 20161 votes

khazix.
you can jump in and out without the need of bushes, gain health, etc. moreover if you kill rengar a certain no of times you get a special evolution. which you cant get if you kill any other champs.

WeatheredApr 25, 20161 votes

I think I've lost 1 of my last 10 games against Rengar when I play Kha'Zix. In that matchup, its skill, and I'm very confident that if you are good at Kha you can beat a Rengar any day.

ChatillonApr 25, 20161 votes

Kha is not a rengar counter. Kha is an opportunist just like Rengar is, the only differences is kha hops on low health ppl, and rengar does on full health (both carries). If rengar faces kha 1v1, the kha should lose most of the time unless rengar get hard outplayed, kha has no dueling potential compared to a rengar.

Zone of EndlessApr 25, 20161 votes

staying grouped is important too. Staying grouped mid/late game is your best option against rengar because he has to jump onto your team and your team should be decent enough to body block and kill him.

Shrek LuigiApr 25, 20161 votes

If you want to defeat Rango, then you must pay attention to what he's building/what keystone he took. He has a lot of flexibility in terms of what he can buy early on, and it's best to itemize accordingly--be it trying to keep up with him in 1v1 or simply grabbing some sustain and farming through the lanephase. Whether he builds like a glass-cannon or builds really beefy--which isn't that difficult to do for him--will warrant the need to adjust your item purchases accordingly.

As a solo laner, Rengar has a million different item options to deal with magic damage so it's not advisable to run most AP Champs against him--especially ones who don't have a reasonably-sized HP pool. He can also stay in lane near-indefinitely from the sheer value of his kit alone,; beefier champions with a passive, farmy lanephase will be at a disadvantage since he will probably be able to match it and buy the stuff he needs to kill you later on. I like running stuff like Trundle or Renekton because they have just as much wiggle-room as Rengar does in terms of what to buy, they're very good at both farming up and staying healthy in the process, and their Ults go a VERY long way to ensure Rengr can't lock kills on you. They are also very good at trading with him, and Trundle in particular is a pain in the butt to make plays against because of his massive-range bush-check slow field.

As a jungler, just be aware of the quirks in his kit. It's very dangerous to duel him near the bushes and he's very good at sneaking up on people--if you don't know where he is then try and keep the lane to your side, or ward further out into the river/throw a pink ward down to warn of his impending approach.

Rengar is super strong but his teamfighting potential leaves a lot to be desired, so depending on how beefy you are you should either be peeling or looking to that Trundle or Renekton to do the peeling for you. Once again, it's important to bear in mind his item purchases because it will definitely factor whether you should be focusing him or not.