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Rengar vs Lux

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How to Beat Lux as Rengar

based on 12,307 Rengar vs Lux matchups
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
9.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League of Legends games each week. In our database, Rengar faced Lux in 12307 games. Using so many matchups for Rengar versus Lux gives us confidence in our ability to prepare actionable data and a recommended build to obliterate Lux. This counter matchup is relatively uncommon. Rengar fights Lux in only 9.2% of his games.

Rengar vs Lux Matchup Summary

Rengar does a average job of beating Lux. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.9% of the time the champs face each other in. In Rengar versus Lux games, Rengar’s side is 0.1% less probable to get first blood, indicating that he probably won't get first blood against Lux.

Best Rengar vs Lux Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardThe Brutalizer

Core Rengar Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeAxiom ArcHubris

Optional Items

Trinity ForceGuardian AngelEdge of NightLord Dominik's Regards

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
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
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 Lux as Rengar

Tips for Playing as Rengar against Lux

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 Lux

When retreating with low health, be prepared to dodge Lux's Final Spark, a red targeting beam fires prior to the main beam, so try to move to the side if possible.

Lux has powerful zone control abilities. Try to spread out and attack from different directions so she cannot lock down a specific area.

Rengar vs Lux Counter Stats

Rengar Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Lux Image
8.7
< Kills >
5
7.2
< Deaths >
6.2
5.9
< Assists >
10.2
1.96
< Killing Sprees >
1.13
42
< Minions Killed >
92
1.3
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.47
18,369
< Physical Damage >
1,010
1,296
< Magic Damage >
17,463
1,121
< True Damage >
1,017
20,786
< Damage Dealt >
19,491
34,829
< Damage Taken >
16,298
13,282
< Gold Earned >
10,333
1.28
< Towers >
1.89
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
16,564
< Total Healing >
1,238
14,463
< Experience >
12,280
21
< Vision Score >
43
5
< Wards Placed >
19
234
< Time Dealing CC >
288

How to Counter Lux with Rengar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some influential Rengar versus Lux matchup statistics that can help us figure out the distinctions between this pair of champions. As an example, Rengar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lux’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Rengar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Lux. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Rengar often has a much larger longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Lux. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rengar and Lux

Damage Types Compared

Rengar
Lux
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rengar
Lux

Who is Better, Rengar or Lux?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Rengar usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Lux, with a 49.9% win rate. Therefore, Rengar makes an ok counter for Lux.

While Rengar does have a lower win rate compared to Lux, when on opposite teams, Rengar also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Rengar into Luxas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Rengar has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lux. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Rengar vs Lux matchups, Lux is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Rengar is a somewhat poor counter to Lux. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Rengar against Lux.

Additional Information for Rengar Players

How We Calculated Our Rengar vs Lux Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lux as Rengar, we analyzed 12,307 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 Lux 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 Lux during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rengar on average gets less CS as Lux. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Rengar versus Lux build consist of Serylda's Grudge, Axiom Arc, and Hubris. When Rengar bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when facing Lux than with most other common item sets. In fact, Rengar had an average winrate of 49.9% when countering Lux with this build.

To have the best probability of crushing Lux as Rengar, Rengar players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Ultimate Hunter, and Sudden Impact runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Rengar vs Lux face-offs, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.9% win rate overall.

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