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Renekton Counters, Build and Runes — Top Lane Matchups · Patch 26.20

the Butcher of the Sands

Patch 26.20 · Stats from the 26.18 Master+ sample (3,852 games).

Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands, builds Fury that empowers his next ability, and Dominus turns him into a larger Tyrant form. Conqueror led Press the Attack among counted Master+ Renektons, and Eclipse into Black Cleaver headed the build bought most. He struggled most against Jax, Sett, Nasus and Garen. He won more often against Darius. Riven, Yone and Ambessa were about even.

FighterTank

Patch 26.18 · Top · Ranked Solo/Duo · Master+ · EUW · KR · NA · 3,852 games · Preview sample

Role snapshot (Top)

BTier
Win Rate
49.1%
Pick Rate
5.9%
Ban Rate
4.1%

3,852

Games

High

Confidence

Most common path

255 games

62.0%Win Rate

Start
FlashIgnite

Other first item

52 games

61.5%Win Rate

Start
FlashTeleport

Runes

Patch 26.18

This exact page: taken in 18.2% of games·47.2% win rate over 701 games.

Primary

Precision

Conqueror

Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health and grant an additional 20 gold.

Legend: Alacrity

Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Attack Speed.

Last Stand

Deal more damage to champions while you are low on health.

Secondary

Resolve

Bone Plating

After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage. Duration: 1.5s Cooldown: 55s

Unflinching

Gain Armor and Magic Resist when receiving crowd control.

Shards

  • Adaptive Force
  • Adaptive Force
  • Health

Other keystones taken

  • Press the Attack22.3% taken · 47.4% win859 games
  • Grasp of the Undying0.2% taken · 50.0% win6 games
  • Lethal Tempo0.1% taken · 50.0% win2 games

Tree pairs

  • Precision + Resolve94.1% taken · 49.4% win3,626 games
  • Precision + Inspiration3.3% taken · 41.4% win128 games
  • Precision + Domination1.7% taken · 48.5% win66 games

Skill Order

Which ability to max first, and the level each point goes in — Renekton's most common path.

Q

Cull the Meek

Renekton swings his blade, dealing moderate physical damage to all targets around him, and heals for a small portion of the damage dealt.

Cooldown 7s · No cost
W

Ruthless Predator

Renekton slashes his target twice, dealing moderate physical damage and stuns them for 0.75 seconds.

Cooldown 16/14/12/10/8s · No cost
E

Slice and Dice

Renekton dashes, dealing damage to units along the way.

Cooldown 16/14.5/13/11.5/10s · No cost
R

Dominus

Renekton transforms into the Tyrant form, gaining bonus Health and dealing damage to enemies around him.

Cooldown 120/100/80s · No cost

Max Order

QEW

Max Q first, then E, then W. Take R whenever available (6 / 11 / 16).

Level-up Order

  • Q
  • W
  • E
  • R
Ability123456789101112131415161718
QCull the MeekQQQQQ
WRuthless PredatorWWWWW
ESlice and DiceEEEEE
RDominusRRR

Matchup map (Top)

How Renekton performs against enemy top laners

Levels 1 – 18 · Master+40%60%Renekton's win rate
≥ 60%Very favorable
55 – 60%Favorable
50 – 55%Even
45 – 50%Unfavorable
40 – 45%Hard
< 40%Very hard

Conditional build matrix

Recommended items by enemy team composition

Master+ · Patch 26.18
Mythic / CoreFirst major item
Core 2Second item
Core 3Third item
BootsBoot slot
SituationalPick as needed

Scaling — minute 10–30

RenektonTop average

Gold

102030

Damage to champions

102030

CS

102030

Counter plan — how to beat Renekton

  • Avoid extended fights — its sustain grows with every trade it survives

  • Build percentage damage — flat penetration falls off against the stats it stacks

  • Punish the cooldown — Renekton is exposed while its rotation is down

  • Ward the flank — vision is what turns its best opening into a worse one

  • Respect the spike — Riot rates the kit 3/10, so a practised player gets more out of it than the average

Ability details

  • P

    Reign of Anger

    Renekton's attacks generate Fury, increased when he is low on life. This Fury can empower his abilities with bonus effects.

    Passive — never cast

  • Q

    Cull the Meek

    Renekton swings his blade, dealing moderate physical damage to all targets around him, and heals for a small portion of the damage dealt. If he has more than 50 Fury, his damage and heal are increased.

    No costCooldown 7sRange 325

  • W

    Ruthless Predator

    Renekton slashes his target twice, dealing moderate physical damage and stuns them for 0.75 seconds. If Renekton has more than 50 Fury, he slashes his target three times, destroying damage shields on the target, dealing high physical damage, and stunning them for 1.5 seconds.

    No costCooldown 16/14/12/10/8sRange 300

  • E

    Slice and Dice

    Renekton dashes, dealing damage to units along the way. Empowered, Renekton deals bonus damage and reduces the Armor of units hit.

    No costCooldown 16/14.5/13/11.5/10sRange 450

  • R

    Dominus

    Renekton transforms into the Tyrant form, gaining bonus Health and dealing damage to enemies around him. While in this form, Renekton gains Fury periodically.

    No costCooldown 120/100/80sRange 20

Renekton balance history

Riot's notes from patch 25.S1.1 to 26.20 change Renekton in 1 patch. The latest is patch 25.08, published 2025-04-15.

  1. Patch 25.082025-04-15

    RDominus

    • Damage30 / 60 / 90 (+5% Bonus AD) (+5% AP)to30 / 75 / 120 (+ 5% Bonus AD) (+ 5% AP)
    Why, in Riot's words

    Renekton has been underperforming and has been less present in pro play lately, giving us some room for a small buff for solo queue. Renekton is a dominant laner so we're targeting a part of his kit that wont impact his lane or level 6 spike much but still be felt late game.

Renekton skins (16)

Riot's data lists 16 looks for Renekton with their own art, the base skin included and 41 chroma variants.

ARAM performance

EstimateB
Win Rate
50.5%
▲ 0.5%
Pick Rate
5.3%
▲ 0.8%
Ban Rate
5.6%
▲ 2.3%
Damage dealt
95.8%
Damage taken
92.3%
Healing
101.2%
Shielding
94.2%
Ability Haste
+24

Best ARAM build

Patch timeline

Riot’s notes

This champion’s win rate on each patch the preview sample spans, over its own games there. What actually changed each patch is in Riot’s own notes.

  1. 26.1948.4% over 1,128 games-0.7
  2. 26.1850.3% over 2,014 games+1.1
  3. 26.1746.9% over 700 games · small sample—

Renekton's base stats against all 173 champions

  • Renekton's base attack damage of 69 is the highest of 173 champions on patch 26.20 (shared with 3 others).
  • Renekton's base health of 660 is the 14th-highest of 173 champions on patch 26.20 (shared with 1 other).
StatRenektonRankMedian
Base health660=14th620
Health per level11124th104
Base armor35=31st30
Armor per level5.2=3rd4.6
Base magic resist28=160th32
Magic resist per level2.05=4th1.55
Base attack damage69=1st59
Base attack speed0.665=50th0.656
Attack speed per level2.75%=63rd2.5%
Move speed345=9th335
Attack range125=129th175

Renekton at level 1 and level 18

  • Renekton reaches 2547 health at level 18 — 660 at level 1 plus 17 × 111, the 21st-highest of 173 champions on patch 26.20.
  • Renekton reaches 123.4 armor at level 18 — 35 at level 1 plus 17 × 5.2, the 8th-highest of 173 champions on patch 26.20, shared with 3.
  • Renekton reaches 62.85 magic resist at level 18 — 28 at level 1 plus 17 × 2.05, the 78th-highest of 173 champions on patch 26.20, shared with 6.
StatLevel 1Per levelLevel 18Rank at 18
Health660+111254721st of 173
Armor35+5.2123.4=8th of 173
Magic resist28+2.0562.85=78th of 173

Riot Data Dragon 16.20.1. Growth curve: League of Legends Wiki — Champion statistic.

Riot's tips for Renekton

Playing Renekton

  • Slice and Dice excels at harassing maneuvers. Slice in, follow up with another skill and then Dice back out to safety.
  • Cull the Meek drains an enormous amount of life when used in the middle of the fray. You can use this to bait opponents into thinking you are weaker than you really are.
  • Cooldown reduction is especially good for Renekton, allowing him to both quickly build up and use his Fury.

Playing against Renekton

  • Pay close attention to Renekton's Fury gauge as that will usually signify when he is about to attack.
  • Keeping Renekton from being able to fight and gain Fury by continually harassing him will severely reduce the effectiveness of his abilities.

Quick answers about Renekton

How does Renekton do against Jax?
Renekton won 43.4% of 99 counted Master+ games against Jax. Jax is one of the opponents that beat Renekton.
How does Renekton do against Sett?
Renekton won 41.5% of 41 counted Master+ games against Sett. Sett is one of the opponents that beat Renekton. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Renekton do against Nasus?
Renekton won 40.0% of 40 counted Master+ games against Nasus. Nasus is one of the opponents that beat Renekton. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Renekton do against Garen?
Renekton won 45.5% of 33 counted Master+ games against Garen. Garen is one of the opponents that beat Renekton. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Renekton do against Darius?
Renekton won 55.4% of 92 counted Master+ games against Darius. It is a matchup Renekton wins more often than not. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Renekton do against Riven?
Renekton won 52.6% of 114 counted Master+ games against Riven. It is close to even.
How does Renekton do against Yone?
Renekton won 52.0% of 171 counted Master+ games against Yone. It is close to even.
How does Renekton do against Ambessa?
Renekton won 49.3% of 351 counted Master+ games against Ambessa. It is close to even.
What class is Renekton?
Riot classes Renekton as Fighter and Tank. This site files the champion under Top.
How hard is Renekton to play?
Riot rates Renekton's difficulty 3 out of 10.
What resource does Renekton use?
Renekton's abilities cost nothing to cast. Riot's data names Renekton's bar Fury, but no ability spends it.
What is Renekton's attack range?
125 units — the lowest of 173 champions on patch 26.20 (shared with 44 others).
What are Renekton's abilities?
Passive — Reign of Anger, Q — Cull the Meek, W — Ruthless Predator, E — Slice and Dice and R — Dominus.
How many skins does Renekton have?
Riot's data lists 16 skins with their own art, the base look included, plus 41 chroma variants.
How much health does Renekton have at level 18?
2547 — 660 at level 1 plus 17 × 111 per level, Riot's own values, before items and runes.
What is Renekton's ultimate cooldown?
Dominus (R): 120/100/80 seconds by rank, before ability haste, in Riot's Data Dragon 16.20.1.
When did Riot last change Renekton?
Patch 25.08, published 15 April 2025 — the latest of 1 patch that change Renekton in Riot's notes from 25.S1.1 to 26.20.

Renekton at a glance

Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands, is a Fighter and Tank champion in League of Legends. Riot rates the kit 3/10 for difficulty, 8/10 for attack, 5/10 for defense and 2/10 for magic. Renekton casts every ability without a cost and has 16 skins with their own art. Renekton's base attack damage of 69 is the highest of 173 champions on patch 26.20 (shared with 3 others). Renekton's base health of 660 is the 14th-highest of 173 champions on patch 26.20 (shared with 1 other).

Attack8/10
Defense5/10
Magic2/10
Difficulty3/10

Renekton's story

Renekton is a terrifying, rage-fueled Ascended being from the scorched deserts of Shurima. Once, he was his empire's most esteemed warrior, leading the nation's armies to countless victories. However, after the empire's fall, Renekton was entombed beneath the sands, and slowly, as the world turned and changed, he succumbed to insanity. Now free once more, he is utterly consumed with finding and killing his brother, Nasus, who he blames, in his madness, for the centuries he spent in darkness.
— Riot Games, Data Dragon 16.20.1. League of Legends Universe

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Methodology

Data window
Preview sample — a one-time snapshot of 65,406 ranked games (Master+, EUW/KR/NA, patch 26.18), counted by GamGem while our Riot production key is under review. Figures will update daily once it is approved. Counted 26–27 Sept 2026; patches 26.18 (35,477) · 26.19 (18,580) · 26.17 (11,048) · 26.16 (293) · 26.15 (8); by server EUW 22,382 · KR 21,922 · NA 21,065 · EUNE 20 · TR 17. 642 games without a result — remakes ended by vote in their first minutes, and games recorded with no winner — were not counted.
Rank aggregation
Master, Grandmaster and Challenger, pooled — the three ladders the count read its players from. Splitting further leaves samples too small to separate a real effect from noise.
Role assignment
A champion is filed under every lane that holds at least a tenth of its counted games — the position the match itself reports, not the champion’s class. Its headline win rate is across all of them; each lane’s own win rate and games are counted too, and a lane’s tier list ranks by them.
Counters
The two champions in the same position on opposite teams, over that pairing’s own counted games — ranked on the edge pulled toward zero by its sample size, printed raw.
Minimum sample
None — no figure is hidden for being thin. Every rate prints its games, and the confidence band is its 95% margin: Very High within ±1.5 points, High ±2.5, Moderate ±3.1 (1,000 games), Low wider.
Why a build is not a cause
An item is counted when the match ENDS with it, so late items show long games and an item bought when already ahead shows games that were being won. Correlation is what a rate can show; it is not evidence that buying the item caused the win.
Where the numbers come from
Names, classes, abilities, items and runes are Riot Data Dragon. Win, pick and ban rates, builds, keystones, spells and matchups are counted by GamGem from Riot's ranked match records. An estimate, not a count: this panel is not in the preview sample, and is labelled so.

Renekton on video

Published by League of Legends on YouTube, 18 January 2011.

15 years old. League of Legends has been patched since, so watch it for how the kit plays, not for numbers — the rest of this page is written for the current patch.

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