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Rengar vs Kayle

How to Beat Kayle as Rengar in LoLRengar is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Kayle as Rengar

based on 3,694 Rengar vs Kayle matchups
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked LoL matches every week. In our database, Rengar fought Kayle 3694 times. Using so many games with Rengar vs Kayle gives us faith in our capability to provide actionable data and a supported build to counter your foe. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Rengar fights Kayle in only 2.8% of his matches.

Rengar vs Kayle Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rengar has done a poor job of countering Kayle. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.6% of the time the champs battle each other in. In Rengar vs Kayle matches, Rengar’s side is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Kayle.

Best Rengar vs Kayle Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordThe Brutalizer

Core Rengar Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightHubrisOpportunity

Optional Items

Axiom ArcSerylda's GrudgeLord Dominik's RegardsMaw of Malmortius

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 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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Guide to Countering Kayle as Rengar

Tips for Playing as Rengar against Kayle

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 Kayle

Kayle starts the game as a weaker melee champion. Try to put her behind before she ascends to her ranged form.

Kayle is usually a fragile target. If you see her ultimate cast on an ally, switch to attacking her.

Divine Judgment only grants Kayle or her allies immunity to damage. Slows and stuns can still be applied, so trap them if they're being overzealous.

Rengar vs Kayle Counter Stats

Rengar Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Kayle Image
8.4
< Kills >
5.6
6.6
< Deaths >
5.9
5.9
< Assists >
5.4
1.91
< Killing Sprees >
1.3
41
< Minions Killed >
197
1.38
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.58
17,532
< Physical Damage >
6,781
1,220
< Magic Damage >
13,345
1,052
< True Damage >
462
19,805
< Damage Dealt >
20,588
33,426
< Damage Taken >
22,976
12,973
< Gold Earned >
12,543
1.36
< Towers >
2.76
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
16,311
< Total Healing >
7,165
14,179
< Experience >
15,599
21
< Vision Score >
17
5
< Wards Placed >
8
231
< Time Dealing CC >
241

How to Counter Kayle with Rengar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several important Rengar vs. Kayle counter statistics that can help us appreciate the differences between the two. For instance, Rengar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kayle’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Rengar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kayle..

Rengar normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Kayle. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rengar and Kayle

Damage Types Compared

Rengar
Kayle
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rengar
Kayle

Who is Better, Rengar or Kayle?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rengar usually loses when facing off against Kayle, with a 47.6% win rate. Therefore, Rengar makes a bad counter for Kayle.

While Rengar does have a lower winrate than Kayle, when they face off with one another, Rengar also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Rengar into Kayleas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Rengar has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kayle. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Rengar is a trash counter to Kayle. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Rengar against Kayle.

Additional Information for Rengar Players

How We Calculated Our Rengar vs Kayle Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kayle as Rengar, we analyzed 3,694 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 Kayle 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 Kayle during both the early game 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 mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rengar most often picks up a lot less CS as Kayle. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Rengar versus Kayle build include Edge of Night, Hubris, and Opportunity. When Rengar incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Kayle than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Rengar had an average winrate of 47.6% battling Kayle with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Kayle 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. Of all the runes players chose for Rengar vs Kayle matchups, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Kayle as Rengar are shown for every ranked division. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a particular division, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.