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Rengar vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Rengar in LoLRengar is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Rengar

based on 818 Rengar vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL games each week. In our database, Rengar battled Rek'Sai in 818 matches. Using so many matchups for Rengar vs Rek'Sai provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide actionable stats and a pro build to shatter Rek'Sai. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Rengar has to counter Rek'Sai in only 0.6% of his matches.

Rengar vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rengar does a below average job of countering Rek'Sai. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.4% of games the champs face off with one another in. In Rengar vs Rek'Sai rounds, Rengar’s side is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood, implying that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Rek'Sai.

Best Rengar vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Rengar Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightHubrisProfane Hydra

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeOpportunityVoltaic Cyclosword

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 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 Rek'Sai as Rengar

Tips for Playing as Rengar against Rek'Sai

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 Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Rengar vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Rengar Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Rek'Sai Image
8
< Kills >
7.7
7
< Deaths >
6.4
6.2
< Assists >
7.6
1.8
< Killing Sprees >
1.78
42
< Minions Killed >
33
1.28
< Dragons Killed >
1.41
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.4
17,096
< Physical Damage >
14,612
1,369
< Magic Damage >
68
1,060
< True Damage >
3,589
19,525
< Damage Dealt >
18,269
33,567
< Damage Taken >
35,202
12,794
< Gold Earned >
11,883
1.34
< Towers >
1.39
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
15,956
< Total Healing >
16,739
13,842
< Experience >
13,374
21
< Vision Score >
21
5
< Wards Placed >
6
234
< Time Dealing CC >
285

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Rengar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some important Rengar vs. Rek'Sai counter stats that may help you explain the distinctions between the two. As an example, Rengar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Rek'Sai’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Rengar may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Rek'Sai..

Rengar often has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Rek'Sai. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rengar and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Rengar
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rengar
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Rengar or Rek'Sai?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Rengar usually fairs equally well when taking on Rek'Sai, with a 49.4% win rate. Thus, Rengar makes an ok counter for Rek'Sai.

While Rengar does have a lower win rate than Rek'Sai, when on opposite teams, Rengar also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Rengar into Rek'Saias his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Rengar also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rek'Sai. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Rengar is a somewhat poor counter to Rek'Sai. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Rengar against Rek'Sai.

Other Champion Matchups Against Rengar

Rengar Loses Against

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Rengar Wins Against

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Additional Information for Rengar Players

How We Calculated Our Rengar vs Rek'Sai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Rengar, we analyzed 818 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 Rek'Sai 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 Rek'Sai Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Rengar to counter Rek'Sai during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rengar most often picks up a similar amount of CS as Rek'Sai. Champs who on average don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Rengar versus Rek'Sai build include Edge of Night, Hubris, and Profane Hydra. When Rengar incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Rek'Sai than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Rengar had an average winrate of 49.4% when playing against Rek'Sai with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Rek'Sai as Rengar, Rengar players should equip 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 rune sets players chose for Rengar vs Rek'Sai face-offs, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.4% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Rengar x Rek'Sai tips and counter builds for a an individual division, please choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and guides shown are computed using all games completed with both champions.