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Rengar vs Alistar

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How to Beat Alistar as Rengar

based on 2,450 Rengar vs Alistar matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League matches every week. In our dataset, Rengar fought Alistar 2450 times. Including so many games with Rengar versus Alistar provides us faith in our ability to prepare enlightening statistics and a supported build to wreck Alistar. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Rengar is forced to battle against Alistar in only 1.8% of his games.

Rengar vs Alistar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rengar has done a dismal job of countering Alistar. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.6% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Rengar versus Alistar rounds, Rengar’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Alistar.

Best Rengar vs Alistar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Caulfield's WarhammerSerrated Dirk

Core Rengar Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeOpportunity

Optional Items

Axiom ArcMaw of MalmortiusLord Dominik's RegardsProfane Hydra

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 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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Guide to Countering Alistar as Rengar

Tips for Playing as Rengar against Alistar

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 Alistar

Alistar is very disruptive but very tough - try to target more fragile damage dealers.

When Alistar uses his ultimate, it's often better to move back and wait until the effect wears off before attacking him.

Watch out for the Pulverize-Headbutt combo when around turrets.

Rengar vs Alistar Counter Stats

Rengar Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Alistar Image
7.5
< Kills >
2.1
6.6
< Deaths >
5.9
6.6
< Assists >
13.6
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
0.36
42
< Minions Killed >
33
1.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.5
16,358
< Physical Damage >
1,283
1,295
< Magic Damage >
6,672
1,136
< True Damage >
826
18,790
< Damage Dealt >
8,782
32,602
< Damage Taken >
24,875
12,503
< Gold Earned >
8,354
1.37
< Towers >
1.86
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
15,857
< Total Healing >
8,944
13,593
< Experience >
10,305
20
< Vision Score >
54
5
< Wards Placed >
24
237
< Time Dealing CC >
256

How to Counter Alistar with Rengar in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several valuable Rengar versus Alistar counter stats that may help you appreciate the distinctions between this pair of champions. As an example, Rengar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Alistar’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Rengar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Alistar. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Rengar normally has a much larger longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Alistar. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rengar and Alistar

Damage Types Compared

Rengar
Alistar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rengar
Alistar

Who is Better, Rengar or Alistar?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rengar usually loses when taking on Alistar, with a 48.6% win rate. Thus, Rengar makes a poor counter for Alistar.

While Rengar does have a lower winrate compared to Alistar, when facing one another, Rengar also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Rengar into Alistaras his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Rengar also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Alistar. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Rengar vs Alistar matchups, Alistar is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Rengar is a somewhat poor counter for Alistar. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rengar against Alistar.

Additional Information for Rengar Players

How We Calculated Our Rengar vs Alistar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Alistar as Rengar, we analyzed 2,450 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 Alistar 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

To truly master Rengar in order to counter Alistar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rengar typically picks up a similar amount of CS as Alistar. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Rengar versus Alistar build include Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Rengar bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better versus Alistar than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Rengar boasted an average winrate of 48.6% battling Alistar with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of defeating Alistar as Rengar, Rengar players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Rengar vs Alistar counter picks, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.6% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Rengar vs Alistar tips and counter stats for a a specific division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and guides shown are computed using every match completed with both champions.