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Rengar vs Akshan

How to Beat Akshan as Rengar in LoLRengar is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Akshan as Rengar

based on 2,498 Rengar vs Akshan matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Akshan as Rengar came out of an evaluation of 2498 ranked matches where both champions engaged each other. This pairing is fairly rare. Rengar encounters Akshan in only 1.9% of his games.

Rengar vs Akshan Matchup Summary

Rengar has done a average job of beating Akshan. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.0% of the time the champions face each other in. In Rengar against Akshan games, Rengar’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Akshan.

Best Rengar vs Akshan 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 NightSerylda's GrudgeHubris

Optional Items

The CollectorAxiom ArcMaw of MalmortiusLord Dominik's Regards

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
>
Last skill for Rengar to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure 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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Q
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Akshan as Rengar

Tips for Playing as Rengar against Akshan

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!

Rengar vs Akshan Counter Stats

Rengar Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Akshan Image
8.7
< Kills >
8.4
7.1
< Deaths >
6.6
6.1
< Assists >
5.6
1.97
< Killing Sprees >
1.91
40
< Minions Killed >
168
1.27
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.44
18,542
< Physical Damage >
19,038
1,254
< Magic Damage >
3,104
1,127
< True Damage >
1,103
20,924
< Damage Dealt >
23,246
34,007
< Damage Taken >
22,085
13,155
< Gold Earned >
12,643
1.31
< Towers >
2.08
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
16,135
< Total Healing >
4,158
14,221
< Experience >
14,285
21
< Vision Score >
17
5
< Wards Placed >
8
234
< Time Dealing CC >
52

How to Counter Akshan with Rengar in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several strategic Rengar versus Akshan counter stats that may help you explain the differences between the two. Rengar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Akshan’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rengar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Akshan..

Rengar often has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Akshan. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rengar and Akshan

Damage Types Compared

Rengar
Akshan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rengar
Akshan

Who is Better, Rengar or Akshan?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Rengar usually fairs equally well when playing against Akshan, with a 50.0% win rate. As a result, Rengar makes an ok counter to Akshan.

While Rengar does have a higher win rate than Akshan, when facing one another, Rengar also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Rengar into Akshanas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Rengar also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Akshan. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Rengar vs Akshan matchups, Akshan is the better champion 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 decent counter to Akshan. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Rengar against Akshan.

Other Champion Matchups Against Rengar

Rengar Loses Against

NilahNilah44.1% winrateBriarBriar44.4% winrateMaokaiMaokai44.7% winrateBraumBraum45% winrate

Rengar Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.9% winrateZoeZoe54.8% winrateQiyanaQiyana54.6% winrateYuumiYuumi53.8% winrate

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Additional Information for Rengar Players

How We Calculated Our Rengar vs Akshan Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Akshan as Rengar, we analyzed 2,498 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 Akshan 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 Akshan Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Rengar to counter Akshan during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rengar on average gets a lot less CS relative to Akshan. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Rengar versus Akshan build include Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Hubris. When Rengar incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better versus Akshan than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Rengar had an average winrate of 50.0% when countering Akshan with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Akshan as Rengar, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Rengar vs Akshan counter picks, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.0% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Rengar x Akshan tips and counter stats for a a distinct player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and guides shown are computed using every round played with these champions.