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Rengar Counters, Build and Runes — Jungle Matchups · Patch 26.20

the Pridestalker

Patch 26.20 · Stats from the 26.18 Master+ sample (3,397 games).

Rengar, the Pridestalker, leaps at his target from brush with Unseen Predator and stalks the nearest enemy champion with Thrill of the Hunt. Fleet Footwork led Conqueror among counted Master+ Rengars, and Umbral Glaive into Profane Hydra opened both his leading paths. Hecarim, Graves and Kayn were his hardest jungle opponents. He held the edge over Kha'Zix and Vi. Viego and Nocturne played him about even.

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Patch 26.18 · Jungle · Ranked Solo/Duo · Master+ · EUW · KR · NA · 3,397 games · Preview sample

Role snapshot (Jungle)

STier
Win Rate
52.1%
Pick Rate
5.2%
Ban Rate
21.5%

3,397

Games

High

Confidence

Most common path

489 games

57.1%Win Rate

Start
FlashSmite

Highest win rate path

231 games

64.5%Win Rate

Start
FlashSmite

Runes

Patch 26.18

This exact page: taken in 38.9% of games·51.4% win rate over 1,323 games.

Primary

Precision

Fleet Footwork

Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS.

Triumph

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

Legend: Alacrity

Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Attack Speed.

Cut Down

Deal more damage to high health enemy champions.

Secondary

Domination

Sudden Impact

Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal bonus true damage to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth.

Ultimate Hunter

Unique takedowns grant permanent cooldown reduction on your Ultimate.

Shards

  • Attack Speed
  • Adaptive Force
  • Health Scaling

Other keystones taken

  • Conqueror24.9% taken · 49.4% win846 games
  • Electrocute4.9% taken · 49.7% win167 games
  • First Strike3.2% taken · 59.6% win109 games

Tree pairs

  • Precision + Domination78.9% taken · 51.7% win2,679 games
  • Precision + Inspiration6.2% taken · 61.2% win209 games
  • Domination + Precision4.5% taken · 49.0% win153 games

Skill Order

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

Q

Savagery

Rengar's next Attack brutally stabs his target for bonus damage.

Cooldown 0.25s · No cost
W

Battle Roar

Rengar lets out a battle roar, damaging enemies and healing for some of the recent damage he has taken.

Cooldown 0.25s · No cost
E

Bola Strike

Rengar throws a bola, slowing the first target hit for a short duration.

Cooldown 0.25s · No cost
R

Thrill of the Hunt

Rengar's predatory instincts take over, Camouflaging him and revealing the nearest enemy champion in a large radius around him.

Cooldown 100/90/80s · 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
QSavageryQQQQQ
WBattle RoarWWWWW
EBola StrikeEEEEE
RThrill of the HuntRRR

Matchup map (Jungle)

How Rengar performs against enemy jungle laners

Levels 1 – 18 · Master+40%60%Rengar'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

RengarJungle average

Gold

102030

Damage to champions

102030

CS

102030

Counter plan — how to beat Rengar

  • Deny the reset — it wants a kill to come back out; a warded exit removes it

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

  • Punish the cooldown — Rengar 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 8/10, so a practised player gets more out of it than the average

Ability details

  • P

    Unseen Predator

    While in Brush, Rengar leaps at his target with his basic attack.Rengar generates Ferocity whenever he casts an ability. At Max Ferocity, his next ability is empowered.Killing enemy champions awards trophies on Rengar's Bonetooth Necklace, granting bonus attack damage.

    Passive — never cast

  • Q

    Savagery

    Rengar's next Attack brutally stabs his target for bonus damage.Ferocity effect: deals increased damage and grants Attack Speed.

    No costCooldown 0.25sRange 450

  • W

    Battle Roar

    Rengar lets out a battle roar, damaging enemies and healing for some of the recent damage he has taken.Ferocity effect: additionally breaks crowd control effects.

    No costCooldown 0.25sRange 450

  • E

    Bola Strike

    Rengar throws a bola, slowing the first target hit for a short duration.Ferocity effect: roots the target.

    No costCooldown 0.25sRange 1000

  • R

    Thrill of the Hunt

    Rengar's predatory instincts take over, Camouflaging him and revealing the nearest enemy champion in a large radius around him. During Thrill of the Hunt, Rengar gains Move Speed and he can leap to the tracked enemy without being in brush, reducing their armor.

    No costCooldown 100/90/80sRange 2500/3000/3500

Rengar balance history

Riot's notes from patch 25.S1.1 to 26.20 change Rengar in 4 patches. The latest is patch 26.4, published 2026-02-18.

  1. Patch 26.42026-02-18

    QSavagery

    • Damage30 / 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 (+ 100 / 103.75 / 107.5 / 111.25 / 115% total AD)to20 / 55 / 90 / 125 / 160 (+ 105% total AD)
    • Ferocity Damage30 - 235 (based on level) (+130% total AD)to35 - 240 (based on level) (+120% total AD)
    Why, in Riot's words

    As the dust has settled around Rengar's bug fixes and affinity for new items (hi Umbral Glaive!), we're now certain that Rengar is simply too strong when piloted by players who know what they're doing. Overall he gained a lot more damage in the new season, so we're going to bring some of that damage down now.

  2. Patch 26.12026-01-07

    • All abilities rescripted

    QSavagery

    • Q is now consumed on plants
    • Q is no longer always always considered a critical strike
    • Q damage no longer deals up to 101.25% total AD bonus damage based on crit chance and damage
    • Q now deals 100/130% total AD bonus damage if Rengar crits the attack.
    Why, in Riot's words

    Rengar is getting a heavy re-script. This is mostly intended to maintain current functionality and feel, while addressing bugs and tech debt. The list of bug fixes is too long to add here so it'll be added to the bugs section. Alongside the crit changes, we're looking to make Rengar's Q work more intuitively by letting the underlying attack itself roll for critical strikes, and if so, deal bonus damage based on his total AD. This removes an optimization around rushing Infinity Edge to enhance the old forced-crit mechanic and also makes him not immediately lose 30% of his damage if his opponents build Randuin's Omen. We'll keep an eye on lethality-vs-crit Rengar and how it performs next season as we suspect Essence Reaver will be a big deal on him.

  3. Patch 25.112025-05-27

    RThrill of the Hunt

    • Cooldown110 / 100 / 90to100 / 90 / 80
    Why, in Riot's words

    Rengar is like a dog chasing cars , except he's a cat chasing ADCs. Problem is, he can't chase as often as he'd like. Despite a low pickrate, he's historically been one of the best Axiom Arc users in the game, indicating his clear desire for hunting more. Giving Rengar a jungle skewed ult CD buff to strengthen his ability to snowball from the jungle.

  4. Patch 25.092025-04-29

    Recommended Items

    • Rengar’s recommended items have been updated to display items better for Top and Jungle.
    Why, in Riot's words

    We’ve done a pass on Rengar’s recommended items for top and jungle, prioritizing items that perform better. Like most item changes, we expect this to result in a small, indirect buff for our favorite jungle cat.

Rengar skins (10)

Riot's data lists 10 looks for Rengar with their own art, the base skin included and 49 chroma variants.

ARAM performance

EstimateB
Win Rate
50.8%
▲ 1.1%
Pick Rate
2.7%
▲ 0.2%
Ban Rate
1.6%
▼ 1.8%
Damage dealt
93.3%
Damage taken
103.0%
Healing
97.3%
Shielding
103.4%
Ability Haste
+20

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. 26.1951.0% over 1,135 games-0.1
  2. 26.1851.4% over 1,726 games-1.4
  3. 26.1756.6% over 523 games · small sample—

Rengar's base stats against all 173 champions

StatRengarRankMedian
Base health590=132nd620
Health per level104=86th104
Base armor34=45th30
Armor per level4.2=122nd4.6
Base magic resist32=32nd32
Magic resist per level2.05=4th1.55
Base attack damage68=5th59
Base attack speed0.667=46th0.656
Attack speed per level3%=42nd2.5%
Move speed345=9th335
Attack range125=129th175

Rengar at level 1 and level 18

  • Rengar reaches 2358 health at level 18 — 590 at level 1 plus 17 × 104, the 67th-lowest of 173 champions on patch 26.20, shared with 2.
  • Rengar reaches 105.4 armor at level 18 — 34 at level 1 plus 17 × 4.2, the 75th-lowest of 173 champions on patch 26.20, shared with 2.
  • Rengar reaches 66.85 magic resist at level 18 — 32 at level 1 plus 17 × 2.05, the 5th-highest of 173 champions on patch 26.20, shared with 69.
StatLevel 1Per levelLevel 18Rank at 18
Health590+1042358=105th of 173
Armor34+4.2105.4=97th of 173
Magic resist32+2.0566.85=5th of 173

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

Riot's tips for Rengar

Playing Rengar

  • 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!
  • Make sure to take paths through brush when chasing opponents to take advantage of Rengar's passive.

Playing against Rengar

  • Rengar gains an empowered ability when his resource bar is full. Try to confront him when it's low.
  • Rengar's passive enables him to leap out of brush, so avoid fighting him when near bushes.
  • Rengar puts an indicator over the nearest enemy champion when he is camouflaged during his ultimate.

Quick answers about Rengar

How does Rengar do against Hecarim?
Rengar won 41.6% of 125 counted Master+ games against Hecarim. Hecarim is one of the opponents that beat Rengar.
How does Rengar do against Graves?
Rengar won 42.2% of 128 counted Master+ games against Graves. Graves is one of the opponents that beat Rengar.
How does Rengar do against Kayn?
Rengar won 44.4% of 45 counted Master+ games against Kayn. Kayn is one of the opponents that beat Rengar. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Rengar do against Shyvana?
Rengar won 44.2% of 43 counted Master+ games against Shyvana. Shyvana is one of the opponents that beat Rengar. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Rengar do against Kha'Zix?
Rengar won 55.3% of 103 counted Master+ games against Kha'Zix. It is a matchup Rengar wins more often than not.
How does Rengar do against Vi?
Rengar won 53.4% of 58 counted Master+ games against Vi. It is a matchup Rengar wins more often than not. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Rengar do against Viego?
Rengar won 52.0% of 98 counted Master+ games against Viego. It is close to even.
How does Rengar do against Nocturne?
Rengar won 48.8% of 43 counted Master+ games against Nocturne. It is close to even. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
What class is Rengar?
Riot classes Rengar as Assassin and Fighter. This site files the champion under Jungle.
How hard is Rengar to play?
Riot rates Rengar's difficulty 8 out of 10.
What resource does Rengar use?
Rengar's abilities cost nothing to cast. Riot's data names Rengar's bar Ferocity, but no ability spends it.
What is Rengar's attack range?
125 units — the lowest of 173 champions on patch 26.20 (shared with 44 others).
What are Rengar's abilities?
Passive — Unseen Predator, Q — Savagery, W — Battle Roar, E — Bola Strike and R — Thrill of the Hunt.
How many skins does Rengar have?
Riot's data lists 10 skins with their own art, the base look included, plus 49 chroma variants.
How much health does Rengar have at level 18?
2358 — 590 at level 1 plus 17 × 104 per level, Riot's own values, before items and runes.
What is Rengar's ultimate cooldown?
Thrill of the Hunt (R): 100/90/80 seconds by rank, before ability haste, in Riot's Data Dragon 16.20.1.
When did Riot last change Rengar?
Patch 26.4, published 18 February 2026 — the latest of 4 patches that change Rengar in Riot's notes from 25.S1.1 to 26.20.

Rengar at a glance

Rengar, the Pridestalker, is a Assassin and Fighter champion in League of Legends. Riot rates the kit 8/10 for difficulty, 7/10 for attack, 4/10 for defense and 2/10 for magic. Rengar casts every ability without a cost and has 10 skins with their own art.

Attack7/10
Defense4/10
Magic2/10
Difficulty8/10

Rengar's story

Rengar is a ferocious vastayan trophy hunter who lives for the thrill of tracking down and killing dangerous creatures. He scours the world for the most fearsome beasts he can find, especially seeking any trace of Kha'Zix, the void creature who scratched out his eye. Rengar stalks his prey neither for food nor glory, but for the sheer beauty of the pursuit.
— 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.

Rengar on video

Published by League of Legends on YouTube, 23 August 2012.

14 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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