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How to Win Renekton vs Viktor Counter MatchupRenekton is in the b tier of champions

Renekton vs Viktor

How to Beat Viktor as Renekton in LoLRenekton is in the s tier of champions
FighterTank
Mage

How to Beat Viktor as Renekton

based on 822 Renekton vs Viktor matchups
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
1.73
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Viktor as Renekton resulted from an examination of 822 ranked games where both champs faced each other. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Renekton is forced to battle against Viktor in only 1.4% of his games.

Renekton vs Viktor Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Renekton does a dismal job of countering Viktor. On average, he wins a acceptable 48.5% of games the champs fight one another in. In Renekton versus Viktor rounds, Renekton’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Viktor.

Best Renekton vs Viktor Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Renekton Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

EclipseBlack CleaverExperimental HexplateBlade of The Ruined King

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Renekton to level upq
>
Second ability for Renekton to level upe
>
Last skill for Renekton to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Renekton's passive ability p
Renekton's q ability q
Renekton's w ability w
Renekton's e ability e
Renekton's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Viktor as Renekton

Tips for Playing as Renekton against Viktor

Cull the Meek drains an enormous amount of life when used in the middle of the fray. You can use this to bait opponents into thinking you are weaker than you really are.

Slice and Dice excels at harassing maneuvers. Slice in, follow up with another skill and then Dice back out to safety.

Cooldown reduction is especially good for Renekton, allowing him to both quickly build up and use his Fury.

Advice to Win Against Viktor

Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.

Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).

Renekton vs Viktor Counter Stats

Renekton Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Viktor Image
5.6
< Kills >
6.3
6
< Deaths >
5.7
4.8
< Assists >
6.9
1.27
< Killing Sprees >
1.4
189
< Minions Killed >
186
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.46
16,101
< Physical Damage >
647
2,904
< Magic Damage >
25,584
729
< True Damage >
735
19,734
< Damage Dealt >
26,966
36,542
< Damage Taken >
18,587
11,987
< Gold Earned >
12,113
2.37
< Towers >
2
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
10,461
< Total Healing >
1,667
15,019
< Experience >
14,968
17
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
73
< Time Dealing CC >
265

How to Counter Viktor with Renekton in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some important Renekton versus Viktor matchup stats that may help you appreciate the differences between the pair. As an example, Renekton’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Viktor’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Renekton may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Viktor..

Renekton usually has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Viktor. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Renekton and Viktor

Damage Types Compared

Renekton
Viktor
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Renekton
Viktor

Who is Better, Renekton or Viktor?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Renekton usually loses when taking on Viktor, with a 48.5% win rate. As a result, Renekton makes a poor counter for Viktor.

While Renekton does have a lower win rate than Viktor, when facing one another, Renekton also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Renekton into Viktor.

Moreover, Renekton has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Viktor. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Renekton vs Viktor matchups, Viktor is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Renekton is a somewhat poor counter to Viktor. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Renekton against Viktor.

Additional Information for Renekton Players

How We Calculated Our Renekton vs Viktor Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viktor as Renekton, we analyzed 822 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Viktor as Renekton comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Renekton to counter Viktor during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Renekton most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Viktor. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to use in your Renekton versus Viktor build consist of Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Renekton bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better countering Viktor than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Renekton had an average winrate of 48.5% battling Viktor with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Viktor as Renekton, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Renekton vs Viktor counters, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.5% win rate overall.

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