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Rengar vs Caitlyn

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How to Beat Caitlyn as Rengar

based on 12,707 Rengar vs Caitlyn matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2.04
Pick Rate
9.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each week. Within our database, Rengar did battle with Caitlyn in 12707 games. Using so many matchups for Rengar vs Caitlyn gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide useful data and a pro build to defeat your enemy. This matchup is relatively uncommon. Rengar encounters Caitlyn in only 9.5% of his matches.

Rengar vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary

Rengar has done a ok job of beating Caitlyn. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.8% of games the champions face each other in. In Rengar vs Caitlyn matches, Rengar’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Caitlyn.

Best Rengar vs Caitlyn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardThe Brutalizer

Core Rengar Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightAxiom ArcHubris

Optional Items

Guardian AngelTrinity ForceBloodthirsterSerylda's Grudge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
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 Caitlyn as Rengar

Tips for Playing as Rengar against Caitlyn

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 Caitlyn

Keep behind allied minions if Caitlyn is harassing you with Piltover Peacemaker (it deals less damage with each subsequent target).

You can intercept Ace in the Hole's missile from hitting an ally if you stand in its path.

Rengar vs Caitlyn Counter Stats

Rengar Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Caitlyn Image
8.4
< Kills >
6.6
7.1
< Deaths >
6.4
6.1
< Assists >
6.7
1.93
< Killing Sprees >
1.55
43
< Minions Killed >
176
1.28
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.53
18,018
< Physical Damage >
19,075
1,336
< Magic Damage >
1,432
1,137
< True Damage >
495
20,493
< Damage Dealt >
21,003
34,472
< Damage Taken >
19,918
13,088
< Gold Earned >
12,133
1.31
< Towers >
2.5
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
16,411
< Total Healing >
5,265
14,257
< Experience >
12,653
21
< Vision Score >
18
5
< Wards Placed >
9
233
< Time Dealing CC >
86

How to Counter Caitlyn with Rengar in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several critical Rengar versus Caitlyn matchup stats that may help us explain the differences and similarities between these two champions. As an example, Rengar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Caitlyn’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Rengar may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Caitlyn..

Rengar usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Caitlyn. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rengar and Caitlyn

Damage Types Compared

Rengar
Caitlyn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rengar
Caitlyn

Who is Better, Rengar or Caitlyn?

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

While Rengar does have a lower win rate compared to Caitlyn, when they face off with one another, Rengar also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Rengar into Caitlynas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Rengar also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Caitlyn. 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 one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Rengar vs Caitlyn matchups, Caitlyn 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 late stage team fights.

Rengar is a somewhat poor counter for Caitlyn. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Rengar against Caitlyn.

Additional Information for Rengar Players

How We Calculated Our Rengar vs Caitlyn Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Caitlyn as Rengar, we analyzed 12,707 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 Caitlyn 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 to counter Caitlyn during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rengar on average accumulates a lot less CS relative to Caitlyn. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Rengar versus Caitlyn build consist of Edge of Night, Axiom Arc, and Hubris. When Rengar included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Caitlyn than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Rengar had an average winrate of 49.8% when countering Caitlyn with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Caitlyn as Rengar, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Ultimate Hunter, and Sudden Impact runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Rengar vs Caitlyn fights, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.8% win rate overall.

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