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How to Win Rengar vs Brand Counter MatchupRengar is in the s tier of champions

Rengar vs Brand

How to Beat Brand as Rengar in LoLRengar is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Brand as Rengar

based on 7,662 Rengar vs Brand matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
5.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Brand as Rengar came out of an examination of 7662 ranked matches where both champions faced off against each other. This counter pairing is somewhat uncommon. Rengar encounters Brand in only 5.7% of his matches.

Rengar vs Brand Matchup Summary

Rengar does a average job of countering Brand. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.8% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Rengar against Brand matches, Rengar’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Brand.

Best Rengar vs Brand Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Caulfield's WarhammerSerrated Dirk

Core Rengar Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeAxiom Arc

Optional Items

Guardian AngelInfinity EdgeEssence ReaverEclipse

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 ImpactRelentless Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth
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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Guide to Countering Brand as Rengar

Tips for Playing as Rengar against Brand

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 Brand

Brand's passive allows him to excel against teams that cluster together. Be sure to split up against him.

Brand must land an ability before his combo is able to get started. Dodging his Sear or Pillar of Flame will disrupt his rhythm.

Try to move away from allies when you see Pyroclasm being cast. The initial missile speed is slow, which should give your team time to react.

Rengar vs Brand Counter Stats

Rengar Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Brand Image
8.9
< Kills >
5.9
7.3
< Deaths >
7.2
6.1
< Assists >
8.7
2.03
< Killing Sprees >
1.36
43
< Minions Killed >
63
1.34
< Dragons Killed >
0.64
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.41
19,188
< Physical Damage >
835
1,363
< Magic Damage >
20,939
1,194
< True Damage >
1,215
21,746
< Damage Dealt >
22,990
35,188
< Damage Taken >
26,112
13,440
< Gold Earned >
11,142
1.27
< Towers >
1.55
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
16,565
< Total Healing >
6,150
14,630
< Experience >
13,042
21
< Vision Score >
37
5
< Wards Placed >
15
234
< Time Dealing CC >
229

How to Counter Brand with Rengar in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several vital Rengar versus Brand matchup statistics that can help you appreciate the differences between the two. Rengar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Brand’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rengar may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Brand. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Rengar usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Brand. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rengar and Brand

Damage Types Compared

Rengar
Brand
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rengar
Brand

Who is Better, Rengar or Brand?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rengar usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Brand, with a 49.8% win rate. Therefore, Rengar makes an ok counter for Brand.

While Rengar does have a lower win rate compared to Brand, when facing one another, Rengar also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Rengar into Brandas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Rengar also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Brand. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Rengar is a somewhat poor counter for Brand. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Rengar against Brand.

Additional Information for Rengar Players

How We Calculated Our Rengar vs Brand Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Brand as Rengar, we analyzed 7,662 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 Brand 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 learn all of the intricacies of Rengar in order to counter Brand during both the laning 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 mind the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rengar typically accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Brand. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Rengar versus Brand build consist of Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Axiom Arc. When Rengar combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better when facing Brand than with many other common builds. In fact, Rengar boasted an average winrate of 49.8% battling Brand with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Brand as Rengar, Rengar players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Rengar vs Brand fights, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.8% win rate overall.

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