How to beat Rengar

Common role: Jungle

The best counter to Rengar in Jungle is Dr. Mundo: 63.4% win rate over 144 ranked games on patch 26.17.

A stealth assassin who leaps from brush and one-shots squishies with an empowered combo.

What makes Rengar dangerous

Rengar builds Ferocity to empower his abilities, and his ultimate grants near-invisibility and a leap onto a target for a burst assassination. He hides in brush and leaps for bonus damage, deleting a lone carry before they can react. He's all about picking off isolated targets.

How to play against Rengar

• 1Ward brush and use a sweeper — he leaps from bushes for bonus damage. Deny the brush and his engage loses its punch.
• 2During his ult you get a warning and see his leap indicator — Control Wards reveal him. Stay grouped so he can't isolate you.
• 3He's squishy — hard CC or a Zhonya's shuts down his all-in the moment he lands on you.
• 4Don't walk alone in the mid-game. A Rengar who can't find an isolated pick has little impact.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Leaps from brush — deny bushes with vision.
• ✓Squishy; hard CC and Zhonya's punish his all-in.
• ✓Ult gives you a warning and indicator.
• ✓Weak into grouped, warded teams.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Rengar's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Unseen 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.

  Strong: leaping from brush grants bonus damage on his empowered combo. Weak: ward and sweep bushes to deny the leap and blunt his engage.

• Q
  Savagery

  Rengar's next Attack brutally stabs his target for bonus damage.Ferocity effect: deals increased damage and grants Attack Speed.

• W
  Battle 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.

• E
  Bola Strike

  Rengar throws a bola, slowing the first target hit for a short duration.Ferocity effect: roots the target.

• R
  Thrill 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.

  Strong: near-invisibility and a leap for a burst assassination. Weak: it gives a warning and a leap indicator, and Control Wards reveal him — stay grouped.

Itemization

Rengar is a burst assassin (AD or on-hit). Vision (Control Wards, sweeper) denies his brush leaps, armor and Zhonya's survive his combo, and grouping stops his isolated picks.

This guide covers Rengar's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.