Guide · Jungle

Rengar Guide

the Pridestalker

Assassin

Fighter

Tier C Jungle

Rengar, the Pridestalker, is an assassin and fighter champion that is demanding to master. Across our 697 analysed ranked games, Rengar is mostly played in the Jungle (92% of its games), with a 48.5% win rate in that role: tier C among Jungle champions (#33 of 48, ranked by win rate). Rengar's damage is mostly physical (85%): armor is the best defensive answer against this champion. Win rate varies with game length: 52.4% in medium-length games (25 to 35 min, 357 games) versus 42.6% in short games (under 25 min).

Averages measured over 641 Jungle games played with Rengar, from our ranked Solo/Duo data collection.

Combos and how to play

Rengar is a jungle assassin who leaps onto his targets from tall grass. Every ability generates Ferocity, and at max the next ability is empowered. Thrill of the Hunt camouflages him, reveals the nearest enemy champion and reduces their armor.

The ambush

AA AA › Q › AA AA › E › W

When: You are in tall grass near an enemy.

Your attack makes you leap, Savagery stabs for bonus damage, Bola Strike slows (roots with Ferocity), Battle Roar heals you.

The hunting ultimate

R › AA AA › Q › E

When: You are tracking a carry.

Thrill of the Hunt camouflages you, reveals the nearest enemy champion from very far away, gives you speed, lets you leap without tall grass and reduces the target's armor.

The exit

W › E

When: You are under control.

Battle Roar empowered by Ferocity breaks crowd control effects; Bola Strike roots the chasing target.

Laning phase

Leap from tall grass with your basic attack to open the trade. Save your Ferocity: at max, your next ability is empowered.

Common mistakes

• Spending your Ferocity too fast: at max, your abilities are empowered.
• Engaging without having positioned yourself in tall grass.
• Casting the ultimate with no priority target: it reveals the nearest champion.

Riot's official tips for playing Rengar

• Use Rengar's ultimate to find and assassinate high priority targets in team fights and skirmishes.
• A lot of Rengar's power comes from empowered abilities he uses at the right moment - choose wisely!
• Make sure to take paths through brush when chasing opponents to take advantage of Rengar's passive.

Build, runes and summoner spells

The most-played core build is Lord Dominik's Regards, Umbral Glaive, and Profane Hydra (219 games, 56.2% win rate).

Lord Dominik's Regards+Umbral Glaive+Profane Hydra

219 games · 56.2%

Umbral Glaive+Edge of Night+Profane Hydra

119 games · 64.7%

Lord Dominik's Regards+Umbral Glaive+Edge of Night

112 games · 58.9%

Summoner spells

Flash + Smite48.4% · 639 games

Most-played runes

Fleet Footwork + Domination

50.9% · 328 games

Primary tree · Precision

Triumph100%

Legend: Alacrity99%

Cut Down85%

Secondary tree · Domination

Sudden Impact98%

Ultimate Hunter76%

Shards

Attack speed99%

Adaptive force100%

Health scaling86%

Conqueror + Domination

42.7% · 164 games

Primary tree · Precision

Triumph100%

Legend: Alacrity99%

Coup de Grace51%

Secondary tree · Domination

Sudden Impact100%

Ultimate Hunter68%

Shards

Attack speed97%

Adaptive force100%

Health scaling84%

Electrocute + Precision

42.5% · 47 games

Primary tree · Domination

Sudden Impact96%

Grisly Mementos85%

Relentless Hunter53%

Secondary tree · Precision

Legend: Alacrity83%

Cut Down83%

Shards

Attack speed94%

Adaptive force100%

Health scaling85%

For each row, the most picked rune among the games played with this page (share of games in brackets).

Which items to build against the enemy team?

We sort every game by the enemy team's damage. These are Rengar's completed items and their win rate in each situation; "▲" marks an item that does at least 3 points better than its usual win rate.

Mostly magic-damage enemy team53.8% · 182 games

At least 50% of their damage is magic

Umbral Glaive 58.3% ▲

Profane Hydra 62.1% ▲

Lord Dominik's Regards 64.3% ▲

Edge of Night 66.7% ▲

Voltaic Cyclosword 59.0% ▲

Infinity Edge 77.1% ▲

The item that stands out most is Infinity Edge: 77.1% win rate, +21 points versus its usual win rate.

Mostly physical-damage enemy team43.1% · 174 games

Less than 35% of their damage is magic

Umbral Glaive 44.4% ▼

Profane Hydra 47.9% ▼

Lord Dominik's Regards 42.5% ▼

Edge of Night 50.0% ▼

Serpent's Fang 46.7%

Infinity Edge 46.7% ▼

No item clearly stands out in this situation: the usual build remains the reference.

Balanced enemy team48.4% · 285 games

Mixed physical and magic damage

Umbral Glaive 49.1%

Profane Hydra 52.8%

Lord Dominik's Regards 52.6%

Edge of Night 54.5%

Serpent's Fang 52.5% ▲

Voltaic Cyclosword 47.4% ▼

The item that stands out most is Serpent's Fang: 52.5% win rate, +4 points versus its usual win rate.

Counters and matchups

Who counters Rengar in the Jungle

Graves Rengar: 48.0%25 games

Graves has the edge in 52% of the 25 Jungle duels against Rengar. See the Graves guide.

Lee Sin Rengar: 50.0%16 games

Lee Sin has the edge in 50% of the 16 Jungle duels against Rengar. See the Lee Sin guide.

Qiyana Rengar: 57.1%21 games

Qiyana has the edge in 43% of the 21 Jungle duels against Rengar. See the Qiyana guide.

Talon Rengar: 63.2%19 games

Talon has the edge in 37% of the 19 Jungle duels against Rengar. See the Talon guide.

Wukong Rengar: 64.7%17 games

Wukong has the edge in 35% of the 17 Jungle duels against Rengar. See the Wukong guide.

Who Rengar is strong against

Wukong64.7% · 17 games

Talon63.2% · 19 games

Qiyana57.1% · 21 games

Lee Sin50.0% · 16 games

Graves48.0% · 25 games

How to play against Rengar

• Rengar gains an empowered ability when his resource bar is full. Try to confront him when it's low.
• Rengar's passive enables him to leap out of brush, so avoid fighting him when near bushes.
• Rengar puts an indicator over the nearest enemy champion when he is camouflaged during his ultimate.

Win rates measured over direct same-role duels; only matchups with more than 15 games are listed. See all of Rengar's matchups.

Abilities

PassiveUnseen Predator

While in Brush, Rengar leaps at his target with his basic attack.

Rengar generates Ferocity whenever he casts an ability. At Max Ferocity, his next ability is empowered.

Killing enemy champions awards trophies on Rengar's Bonetooth Necklace, granting bonus attack damage.

QSavagery

Rengar's next Attack brutally stabs his target for bonus damage.

Ferocity effect: deals increased damage and grants Attack Speed.

WBattle Roar

Rengar lets out a battle roar, damaging enemies and healing for some of the recent damage he has taken.

Ferocity effect: additionally breaks crowd control effects.

EBola Strike

Rengar throws a bola, slowing the first target hit for a short duration.

Ferocity effect: roots the target.

RThrill of the Hunt

Rengar's predatory instincts take over, Camouflaging him and revealing the nearest enemy champion in a large radius around him. During Thrill of the Hunt, Rengar gains Move Speed and he can leap to the tracked enemy without being in brush, reducing their armor.

Frequently asked questions

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