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Rengar vs Katarina

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How to Beat Katarina as Rengar

based on 4,876 Rengar vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
2.04
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Katarina as Rengar came out of an evaluation of 4876 ranked matches where both champs opposed one another. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Rengar fights Katarina in only 3.7% of his games.

Rengar vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Rengar does a average job of countering Katarina. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.1% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Rengar versus Katarina matches, Rengar’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood against Katarina.

Best Rengar vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Caulfield's WarhammerSerrated Dirk

Core Rengar Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightAxiom ArcProfane Hydra

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSerylda's GrudgeMaw of MalmortiusThe Collector

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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 ImpactUltimate 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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Q
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Katarina as Rengar

Tips for Playing as Rengar against Katarina

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 Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Rengar vs Katarina Counter Stats

Rengar Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Katarina Image
8.5
< Kills >
10
7.2
< Deaths >
7
6.2
< Assists >
5.5
1.93
< Killing Sprees >
2.28
42
< Minions Killed >
158
1.25
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.36
18,048
< Physical Damage >
2,234
1,341
< Magic Damage >
21,241
1,141
< True Damage >
926
20,531
< Damage Dealt >
24,402
33,636
< Damage Taken >
25,207
13,055
< Gold Earned >
12,411
1.35
< Towers >
1.52
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
15,901
< Total Healing >
3,334
14,114
< Experience >
14,284
20
< Vision Score >
16
5
< Wards Placed >
8
234
< Time Dealing CC >
35

How to Counter Katarina with Rengar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several important Rengar versus Katarina counter statistics that can help you grasp the differences between the pair. Rengar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Katarina’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Rengar may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Katarina..

Rengar usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Katarina. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rengar and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Rengar
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rengar
Katarina

Who is Better, Rengar or Katarina?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rengar usually fairs equally well when facing off against Katarina, with a 50.1% win rate. Therefore, Rengar makes an ok counter to Katarina.

While Rengar does have a higher win rate compared to Katarina, when on opposite teams, Rengar also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Rengar into Katarinaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Rengar has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Katarina. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Rengar is a decent counter to Katarina. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rengar against Katarina.

Other Champion Matchups Against Rengar

Rengar Loses Against

NilahNilah44.1% winrateBriarBriar44.4% winrateMaokaiMaokai44.7% winrateBraumBraum45% winrate

Rengar Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.9% winrateZoeZoe54.8% winrateQiyanaQiyana54.6% winrateYuumiYuumi53.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Rengar Players

How We Calculated Our Rengar vs Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Rengar, we analyzed 4,876 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 Katarina 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.

Other Useful Resources

Rengar Build Katarina Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Rengar to counter Katarina during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rengar on average accumulates a lot less CS relative to Katarina. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Rengar versus Katarina build consist of Edge of Night, Axiom Arc, and Profane Hydra. When Rengar incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Katarina than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Rengar boasted an average win rate of 50.1% battling Katarina with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of beating Katarina as Rengar, Rengar players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Rengar vs Katarina counterpicks, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Katarina as Rengar are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.