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How to Win Rengar vs Karma Counter MatchupRengar is in the s tier of champions

Rengar vs Karma

How to Beat Karma as Rengar in LoLRengar is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Karma as Rengar

based on 3,657 Rengar vs Karma matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Karma as Rengar resulted from an evaluation of 3657 ranked matches where both champs faced off against one another. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Rengar fights Karma in only 2.7% of his games.

Rengar vs Karma Matchup Summary

Rengar has done a average job of countering Karma. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.8% of the time the champs battle each other in. In Rengar versus Karma rounds, Rengar’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood against Karma.

Best Rengar vs Karma Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordThe Brutalizer

Core Rengar Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeOpportunity

Optional Items

Axiom ArcMaw of MalmortiusThe CollectorYoumuu's Ghostblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactRelentless Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Rengar's passive ability p
Rengar's q ability q
Rengar's w ability w
Rengar's e ability e
Rengar's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Karma as Rengar

Tips for Playing as Rengar against Karma

Make sure to take paths through brush when chasing opponents to take advantage of Rengar's passive.

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!

Advice to Win Against Karma

Focused Resolve is a strong disengage tool. Create distance to avoid being rooted and seek to engage afterwards.

Karma's Soulflare erupts for bonus damage in the area in which it's placed. React quickly and escape the circle to avoid taking heavy damage.

Karma's passive lowers her Mantra cooldown when she hits enemy champions with abilities and basic attacks. Deny her from getting free hits on you.

Rengar vs Karma Counter Stats

Rengar Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Karma Image
8.6
< Kills >
3
6.9
< Deaths >
6
6.1
< Assists >
12.1
1.93
< Killing Sprees >
0.63
42
< Minions Killed >
66
1.28
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.49
18,709
< Physical Damage >
1,027
1,273
< Magic Damage >
13,221
1,159
< True Damage >
679
21,142
< Damage Dealt >
14,929
34,216
< Damage Taken >
19,508
13,209
< Gold Earned >
9,242
1.35
< Towers >
1.95
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
16,451
< Total Healing >
2,739
14,226
< Experience >
11,492
21
< Vision Score >
51
5
< Wards Placed >
22
237
< Time Dealing CC >
232

How to Counter Karma with Rengar in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some valuable Rengar vs. Karma counter statistics that may help us interpret the differences between the pair. Rengar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Karma’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rengar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Karma. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Rengar often has a much larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes more damage than Karma. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rengar and Karma

Damage Types Compared

Rengar
Karma
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rengar
Karma

Who is Better, Rengar or Karma?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Rengar usually fairs equally well when taking on Karma, with a 50.8% win rate. Therefore, Rengar makes an ok counter for Karma.

While Rengar does have a higher winrate than Karma, when facing one another, Rengar also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Rengar into Karmaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Rengar has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Karma. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Rengar vs Karma matchups, Rengar is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Rengar is a decent counter for Karma. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Rengar against Karma.

Additional Information for Rengar Players

How We Calculated Our Rengar vs Karma Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karma as Rengar, we analyzed 3,657 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 Karma as Rengar 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Rengar to counter Karma during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rengar most often picks up less CS as Karma. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Rengar versus Karma build include Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Rengar used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better versus Karma than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Rengar boasted an average winrate of 50.8% battling Karma with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of defeating Karma as Rengar, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Rengar vs Karma fights, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.8% winrate overall.

If you want to get Rengar x Karma tips and counter stats for a a specific skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the stats and strategies given are computed using every match with data with these champions.