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Rengar vs Elise

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How to Beat Elise as Rengar

based on 1,023 Rengar vs Elise matchups
Win Rate
53.1 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of rated League matches that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Elise as Rengar came out of an analysis of 1023 ranked games where both champions battled one another. This pairing is fairly rare. Rengar encounters Elise in only 0.8% of his rounds.

Rengar vs Elise Matchup Summary

Rengar has done a good job of beating Elise. Typically, he wins a terrific 53.1% of matches the champs fight each other in. In Rengar versus Elise rounds, Rengar’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Elise.

Best Rengar vs Elise Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordThe Brutalizer

Core Rengar Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightHubrisProfane Hydra

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeOpportunityYoumuu's GhostbladeVoltaic Cyclosword

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 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 Elise as Rengar

Tips for Playing as Rengar against Elise

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 Elise

Rappel has a long cooldown. Elise is vulnerable after she has used it.

Elise's Spider Form is more dangerous when you are at low health, and her Human Form more potent when you are at high health.

Rappel will only move Elise straight up and down unless she can descend upon an enemy unit.

Rengar vs Elise Counter Stats

Rengar Image
Win Rate
53.1 %
VS
Win Rate
46.9 %
Elise Image
8.5
< Kills >
7.4
7
< Deaths >
6.6
6.2
< Assists >
7.5
1.91
< Killing Sprees >
1.72
43
< Minions Killed >
32
1.31
< Dragons Killed >
1.32
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.42
17,660
< Physical Damage >
1,286
1,343
< Magic Damage >
15,716
1,100
< True Damage >
1,316
20,103
< Damage Dealt >
18,319
33,830
< Damage Taken >
29,275
13,172
< Gold Earned >
11,444
1.43
< Towers >
1.45
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
16,298
< Total Healing >
12,840
14,242
< Experience >
12,913
21
< Vision Score >
25
5
< Wards Placed >
7
239
< Time Dealing CC >
167

How to Counter Elise with Rengar in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several critical Rengar vs. Elise counter stats that may help us understand the differences and similarities between this set of champs. As an example, Rengar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Elise’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rengar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Elise..

Rengar usually has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Elise. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rengar and Elise

Damage Types Compared

Rengar
Elise
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rengar
Elise

Who is Better, Rengar or Elise?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Rengar usually wins when playing against Elise, with a 53.1% win rate. Thus, Rengar makes a great counter to Elise.

While Rengar does have a higher win rate compared to Elise, when on opposite teams, Rengar also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Rengar into Eliseas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Rengar has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Elise. This often 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 Elise matchups, Rengar is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Rengar is a great counter to Elise. Focus your play on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Rengar against Elise.

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

Top Synergies by Role

ShyvanaShyvana+ 53.2% 412 GamesEliseElise+ 54.1% 246 GamesRammusRammus+ 55.2% 422 GamesIvernIvern+ 55.9% 1377 Games

Additional Information for Rengar Players

How We Calculated Our Rengar vs Elise Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Elise as Rengar, we analyzed 1,023 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 Elise 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 Elise Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Rengar in order to counter Elise during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rengar on average accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Elise. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Rengar versus Elise build include Edge of Night, Hubris, and Profane Hydra. When Rengar included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better versus Elise than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Rengar had an average win rate of 53.1% when countering Elise with this build.

To have the greatest chance of beating Elise as Rengar, you should use 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 builds players chose for Rengar vs Elise matchups, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 53.1% winrate overall.

If you need to view Rengar versus Elise tips and builds for a a distinct skill level, please choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and guides given are computed using all matches finished with these champs.