how do I play against top lane rengar?

MunchCrunchLunch··3 votes·1,107 views

no matter what and how I play. i always lose to top lane rengar. i mean I can't do anything about the bush hopping. if i turret hug. i fall behind. if i go ahead and farm near a bush. i die instantly. what do I do here? I mean the matter of fact is that his q scales of base ad and am going to lose every trade early game.

19 Comments

MrBuffington3 votes

No expert, but I'm pretty sure top Rengar just relies on snowballing early, then just taking over. I would hug a little closer to river side, ignore the bush hopping best you can, and stick to the fundamentals of trading, etc. (you'll see when a minion is low and he'll probably jump to it, so you can prepare to trade as he jumps to the minion). You also have chances to trade when he retreats back into bush for another jump. DShield helps, since his Q and E (and autos) are single target. Try not to get cheesed lvl 1. Don't try to fight him near the brush; that's literally where he's strongest. If you keep him in the open, he has far, far fewer advantages. If Rengar gets behind and you're someone tanky, there isn't much he can do besides try to roam (which he can't really do until 6).

48983507DEL13 votes

Well it depends on who you're playing against him. A lot of champions can outdamage him in either quick or sustained trades, but you have to know how to do it.

Whoever you're playing, PLAY 100% PASSIVE UNTIL LEVEL 3. Rengar has THE STRONGEST level 2 powerspike in the game. I don't care if you have to miss the first 2 waves, just don't try to fight him until you have all of your abilities.

Dusk Mane Rengar1 votes

Pretty much this, and if Rengar has Exh is a secured kill or at least a flash wasted.

Rustling Bush2 votes

pick pantheon, goomba stomp his ass the moment he jumps on you, your passive will block his q

weeaboomer1 votes

you don't.

redniwediS1 votes

What are your typical starting items when laning against him? What champions do you pick into him?

We need more information than the fact that you're against a Rengar.

Mat7itan1 votes

Ward, stay away from the bushes (farm from the river side), and build armor. Rengar really relies on bursting people, so if you build defensively you will eventually start to outrade him.

MunchCrunchLunch1 votes

it doesn't matter if he hops on me or not all he has to do is get enough fury and double Q me and there goes 2/3s of my health.

Mat7itan1 votes

If he isn't hopping on you but walking up to trade walk away, and just stay away from him when he has 5 furosity. Every Rengar I've ever seen top has either won or lost based on how well they could use the bushes. Really if you stay away from the bushes he really can't trade well. After his initial burst he has nothing, so he has to rely on the bushes to break your line of sight so he can keep trading easily while making it harder for you to trade.

III BAKURYU III 1 votes

Any champion that Can minimize his Damage and has a burst of their own. Stuns also helps so I agree with Summoner Grey " Pick Pantheon , goomba stomp his ass the moment he jumps on you, your passive will block his q" Also TRY your best to farm under tower as lane Rengar is annoying but falls off late game as Rengar players only go in when the advantage is on their side and late game everyone is in a group together.

d4rkshock1 votes

Wards. Put both wards in the bushes closest to ur tower and keep them warded. His passive won't work. Stay away from the 3rd one. Get halp from mid and jg. I also recommend the fucking devil against him because his sinshrooms. Fucking teemo.They give vision and when he leaves lane, attack using ur passive as a setup to ambush him. To do so once you see that ! Move away. Also play a tank so you don't get instagibbed. If you can get an early lead, he's no problem since he needs an early lead. He's just like fiora, riven, etc where they need a 15 cs advantage or 1 early kill at around lvl 3.

KoggyStyle1 votes

bruiser vayne and pink bush closest to your turret? i dunno..... blitz and bait him to jump on you then you e back up and hook him under turret?

No flash no life1 votes

Poppy ahahahaha lets see you jump

Dusk Mane Rengar1 votes

HEY BRO YOU HAVE MY NAME >:(

iody1 votes

how does build armor?

ValyrianBlade1 votes

Just keep the wave between you and the bushes. Let him push if he tries to (as it will move farther from the bushes towards your tower).

One other thing I like to do in matchups I struggle in top lane: I have TP. Whether they have TP or Ignite I like to trade pretty heavily early and base early and use TP. If they don't have TP I just gained a decent advantage (either they stay in lane and now I have a small item advantage and some decent health advantage since I traded heavily before basing; or they base as well and I just gained a large xp lead while they missed minions running back to lane).

If they have TP it doesn't do much except allow you to avoid staying in lane without defensive items. It works particularly well if you start corrupting potion as that refills and you can come back to lane with a cloth armor or more.

Anyways, just a trick that may work for you. Just be REALLY certain not to die if you're trading heavily as that would make it a lot worse. If that means only getting him to ~60% before basing so be it.

This idea may not work at all elos or even in general, but it seems to work better for me than staying in lane too long in a matchup I don't like. I tend to be able to avoid giving first blood this way.

Greenjey1 votes

Don't let him cheese you lvl 2-3. Rengar top rely on this to win, if i look at your games you played Nasus against Rengar and you got killed in the first minutes (and he didn't had Exaust, when most Rengar top used it).

Don't Forget to buy tabi boots, it help alot against him.

The match-up is on Rengar advantage only the first lvl, as soon as you buy some armor and hit your lvl 6 he cant do anything against you. Also wait for him to jump out of his bush to farm, for last hitting. If you really have hard times then ask your jungler, Rengar don't have any escape and if you force him to use his ult to escape he won't be able to assinate your squishies at the very least.

Top Rengar isn't really strong this meta to be honest, most bruiser/fighter in top sh*t on him.

Joe Dredd1 votes

hell even if you die to rengar as nasus you still win post 7

Dusk Mane Rengar1 votes

Pantheon Renekton

Just pick one of those. Seriously, lane against that champions as Rengar is an absolutely Nightmare.

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