What jungle item should I get for Rengar at the moment?
The choice is between Spirit of the Elder Lizard (EL) or Feral Flare (FF).
EL:
- +10% CDR = good for abilities.
- No stacking needed = can focus more on ganking
- Small true damage DOT
- Up to +40g whenever you kill a large monster
FF:
- +30% Attack Speed (AS) = Rengar's Empowered Q increases his AS temporarily; Emp Q + FF = fasterER attacks = more damage
- Permanent stacking magic damage on kills/assists/large monster farm = more late game damage; this x4 against monsters = faster jungle clear
- +30%g from all monsters
- Requires 30 stacks when in possession of Wriggle's, Madred's, or Machete; stacks from kills, assists, large monster farm = takes much longer to finish than EL
- Gives me an impetus to see it finished, leaving the choice of either delaying it by helping lanes (in which the chances of getting stacks are lower), or farming the jungle more and getting reliable stacking, at the expense of struggling laners
OR: Both are good on Rengar, but it depends on other factors. Is it that I need much more experience stacking FF AND being there for the lanes? Or that FF and EL are better with different builds (e.g. I see EL endorsed for pure assassin Rengar, and FF for bruiser Rengar)?
DOUBLE OR: Screw Rengar in the jungle and learn how to top with him. Besides, both items are getting removed in the next season (See Surrender At 20's website for spoilers/ experimental changes).
I'd appreciate the insight :)
