How to Win Hard With Rengar in 2020 | SmurfMania.com
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How to Win Hard With Rengar in 2021
Rengar, a catlike creature that stalks its prey viciously hunting and killing various creatures. This Jungler/Top Laner has been a niche assassin ever since his release. In 2020, Rengar is still viable in the right hands. To win with Rengar take into account some of these tips.
Positives and Negatives of Rengar
Before getting to know Rengar as a champion, here are some positives and negatives that may dictate your playstyle choices.
Pros
Rengar has been noted as one of the best solo carry champions, with his high damage output, 1v1 burst potential, and great movement abilities. Rengar can outduel many junglers in the early game due to his potent burst abilities. Rengar is very fluid, meaning you can play him in a multitude of ways and not get bored with him. Rengar has high attack speed and has bush jumps that may catch your opponents off guard. This makes Rengar great in terms of ganking potential.
Cons
While Rengar is an insanely fun champion to learn and master, Rengar poses a certain disadvantage. Playing as Rengar means that you will either destroy the opponent or get destroyed yourself. Once you start losing it is difficult to bounce back as Rengar relies on snowball potential. Rengar is difficult to master with his quirky abilities like his bush jumping. Grouping also counters Rengar as he is more of a duelist than a group killer. Tanks will also counter Rengar if Rengar is unable to defeat them early on and scale.
Rengar Abilities
Passive: Unseen Protector, Effect Radius: 50 Speed: 1450
“INNATE: While in Brushmaker brush or Ambush 2 camouflaged, Rengar’s basic attacks gain 600 bonus range and cause him to leap to enemies beyond his normal Melee role melee range. This bonus lasts for 0.5 seconds upon exiting brush or stealth. Leaping when on 0 Ferocity generates 1 Ferocity.”
“FEROCITY: Rengar generates 1 Ferocity whenever he casts a basic ability. Upon reaching 4 Ferocity his next basic ability is empowered, can be cast independently of its basic version’s cooldown, incurs no cooldown of its own, grants Rengar 30% / 40% / 50% bonus movement speed for 1.5 seconds, and consumes all of his Ferocity. Reaching 4 Ferocity with Savagery or Bola Strike locks its empowered version for 0.1 seconds before and after casting it. All Ferocity is lost after being out-of-combat for 8 seconds.”
Bonetooth Necklace Green
“BONETOOTH NECKLACE: Enemy champion Damage rating takedown, within 1.5 seconds of being damaged by Rengar, grants him a Trophy, up to one per unique enemy champion and a maximum of 5. A Head of Kha’Zix additional one is made available through the event The Hunt is On! Trophies grant 1% – 36% (based on Bonetooth Necklace Green trophies) bonus AD as bonus attack damage.”
Every time you damage a Champion you will receive stacks as long as those champions are damaged in the last 1.5s, Rengar will receive bonus attack damage for the stacks. Every time you use a skill you gain ferocity when you jump out from a bush to something you get ferocity as long as you don’t already have ferocity.
Q Savagery : COOLDOWN: 6 / 5.5 / 5 / 4.5 / 4
ACTIVE: “Rengar’s next two basic attacks within 3 seconds gain 40% bonus attack speed, with the first also dealing bonus Attack damage physical damage and having 25 bonus range.”
EMPOWERED ACTIVE: “Savagery’s bonus physical damage is increased to 30 – 240 (based on level) (+ 40% AD) and applying it grants Rengar 50% – 101% (based on level) bonus attack speed for 5 seconds.”
Bonus Damage from Empowered: 30 / 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 (+ 0 / 5 / 10 / 15 / 20% AD
Rengars Q is the basis of his damage output. You can use it to speed up jungle camps and reset your auto-attack to attack again. An empowered ferocity Q increases damage and attack speed.
W Battle Roar : EFFECT RADIUS: 450 COOLDOWN: 16 / 14.5 / 13 / 11.5 / 10
PASSIVE: “Rengar stores 50% of the damage he’s taken in the last 1.5 seconds as Grey Health (75% versus monsters).”
ACTIVE: “Rengar lets out a battle roar, dealing magic damage to nearby enemies and Heal power healing Rengar for his Grey Health.”
EMPOWERED ACTIVE: “Battle Roar’s base damage is modified to 50 – 220 (based on level) and additionally Cleanse cleanses.”
Bonus Magic Damage from Empowered: 50 / 80 / 110 / 140 / 170 (+ 80% AP)
Rengar’s W is an area of effect spell, 50% of the damage taken in the last 1.5 seconds are stored and can be unleashed to heal yourself. The empowered W is similar to cleanse if you’re stunned you can empower W and clear yourself of the stun.
E Bola Strike: TARGET RANGE: 1000 COOLDOWN: 10
ACTIVE: “Rengar throws a bola in the target direction, dealing physical damage to the first enemy hit and Slow icon slowing them for 1.75 seconds.”
PHYSICAL DAMAGE:
55 / 100 / 145 / 190 / 235 (+ 80% bonus AD)
SLOW:
30 / 45 / 60 / 75 / 90%
EMPOWERED ACTIVE: “Bola Strike’s base physical damage is increased to 50 – 305 (based on level) and using the Root icon roots its target for 1.75 seconds.”
Rengar’s E is a slow, his empowered E snares the target for 1.75 seconds.
R Thrill of the Hunt : EFFECT RADIUS: 2500 / 3000 / 3500 COOLDOWN: 110 / 90 / 70
ACTIVE: “Rengar channels his predatory instincts, becoming Ambush 2 camouflaged after 2 seconds and gaining bonus movement speed for the duration. Attacking or casting most spells ends Thrill of the Hunt.”
CAMOUFLAGE DURATION: 12 / 16 / 20
BONUS MOVEMENT SPEED: 40 / 50 / 60%
“Rengar gains True Sight icon true sight of the nearest enemy champion, who he can leap to deal 50% AD bonus physical damage and reduce their armor for 4 seconds.”
ARMOR REDUCTION: 12 / 18 / 24
The nearest enemy champion to Rengar alerts all allies within 1200 range about his presence.
This ability makes or breaks Rengar, he can camouflage himself. When he is camouflaged, he gains an increase in movement speed and true sight on a nearby enemy. With true sight, Rengar can jump on someone, but the enemy will be alerted if you are too close to them. Armor is reduced once you jump on the target, and bonus damage is dealt with.
Runes and Summoner Spells
Most individuals use Conqueror enabling you to duel early and develop an early snowball effect.
Triumph
Enables you to get recovery after jumping in and is a must-have
Bloodline
Bloodline enables you to gain recovery in duels
Coup de Grace
Getting 8% extra damage is worth it as you won’t be jumping in on enemies with low health.
Second Tree Rune options
DOMINATION
Sudden Impact Enables you to gain bonus lethality
Relentless Hunter Increases your movement speed, allowing you to move around faster and have a higher jump radius.
INSPIRATION
Magical Footwear Gives you snowball potential, having boots are just overall good
Future’s Market Enables you to buy Tiamat early allowing you to get a full clear early on.
SORCERY
Absolute Focus Gives you bonus AD since you are going to be high hp anyways before engaging.
Gathering Storm Overall a good way to gain more AD overtime.
SMITE: Smite is the Jungler summoner spell, you need it for jungle items and jungle clear.
FLASH: A standard spell that allows you to chase your enemies or run away from them easily.
TELEPORT: Some toplane Rengars may opt for teleport as a standard spell instead of smite.
Rengar Clear tips
Kite the camps
Create fury before starting a buff and jump on a blasting come with a q to create two fury when you start the buff, enabling you to q again.
Use your Q to reset your auto-attack to speed up clear times.
We won’t get too in-depth into clearing certain jungle camps and pathing, as those are standard based on meta.
Rengar Combos
Combo 1 (High Burst)
Full ferocity,
Q + Jump > Mid air E + W + (Tiamat Active) + Ferocity Q
Combo 2 (Ganking)
Q + Jump > Mid air E + W + (Tiamat Active) + Ferocity E (if you are able to gather ferocity stacks and do a jump ferocity E + W + tiamat + Q)
Against an opponent with High Burst
Q + Jump > Mid air bola + Tiamat + W > Ferocity W
Item Builds
To win with Rengar, having a great build lets you bring the most out of Rengar. Here are some standard items that are commonly used with Rengar.
Tiamat
Tiamat enables you to clear your jungle quickly and efficiently, it also increases your burst potential. Increasing clear speed will help you snowball faster than your opponent.
Duskblade of Draktharr
Duskblade enables you to increase your burst, standard lethality item
Youmuu’s Ghostblade
Ghostblade gives you that extra mobility for certain ganks and jumps which enables you to gank more efficiently. Using this in conjunction with your R is also helpful when chasing down foes. Lethality is also standard on Youmuu’s Ghostblade.
Edge of Night
Edge of Night is helpful when going against champions that can easily shut you down, it is another lethality item which is standard.
Lord Dominik’s Regards
Total armor penetration will enable you to hit harder and do more damage overall. This item is better than Lethality items when the enemy team has higher armor.
Mortal Reminder
While Mortal Reminder has less armor penetration than Lord Dominik’s Regards, it stops the healing effect of enemy champions. This is useful with champions that have high regen such as Dr. Mundo or Garen.
There are many more item combinations that you can try but these are just some of the most common, depending on the situation, and playstyle changing up the item sets is useful.