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Rengar vs Garen

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How to Beat Garen as Rengar

based on 4,254 Rengar vs Garen matchups
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of rated League rounds that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Garen as Rengar resulted from an analysis of 4254 ranked games where both champions engaged one another. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Rengar is forced to battle against Garen in only 3.2% of his games.

Rengar vs Garen Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rengar has done a dismal job of beating Garen. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.2% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Rengar versus Garen rounds, Rengar’s side is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood against Garen.

Best Rengar vs Garen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Caulfield's WarhammerSerrated Dirk

Core Rengar Items

~22 Mins
Axiom ArcHubrisProfane Hydra

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeEdge of NightRavenous HydraSundered Sky

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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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 Garen as Rengar

Tips for Playing as Rengar against Garen

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 Garen

Be careful about attacking Garen in brush. It often will lead to taking full damage from Judgment.

Stack armor items to lower the large amount of physical damage that Garen deals out.

Judgment deals maximum damage when only hitting a single target. If getting out of its radius isn't possible, move through allied minions to reduce damage taken.

Try to run away from Garen as your health gets lower, as he can execute you quickly with Demacian Justice.

Rengar vs Garen Counter Stats

Rengar Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Garen Image
7.9
< Kills >
6.2
6.9
< Deaths >
4.9
6.1
< Assists >
3.9
1.81
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
42
< Minions Killed >
181
1.33
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.65
17,346
< Physical Damage >
14,446
1,252
< Magic Damage >
204
1,125
< True Damage >
4,642
19,725
< Damage Dealt >
19,292
33,998
< Damage Taken >
31,119
12,831
< Gold Earned >
12,353
1.26
< Towers >
2.92
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
16,283
< Total Healing >
3,109
14,026
< Experience >
15,512
21
< Vision Score >
17
5
< Wards Placed >
8
235
< Time Dealing CC >
139

How to Counter Garen with Rengar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several significant Rengar against Garen matchup stats that may help us explain the differences and similarities between these two champions. Rengar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Garen’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Rengar may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Garen. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in deaths.

Rengar normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Garen. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rengar and Garen

Damage Types Compared

Rengar
Garen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rengar
Garen

Who is Better, Rengar or Garen?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rengar usually fairs equally well when taking on Garen, with a 49.2% win rate. Therefore, Rengar makes an ok counter for Garen.

While Rengar does have a lower win rate compared to Garen, when they face off with one another, Rengar also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Rengar into Garenas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Rengar also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Garen. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, 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 Garen matchups, Garen is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Rengar is a somewhat poor counter for Garen. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Rengar against Garen.

Additional Information for Rengar Players

How We Calculated Our Rengar vs Garen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Garen as Rengar, we analyzed 4,254 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 Garen 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 Garen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rengar often racks up a lot less CS relative to Garen. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Rengar versus Garen build include Axiom Arc, Hubris, and Profane Hydra. When Rengar included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs Garen than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Rengar had an average win rate of 49.2% when playing against Garen with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Garen as Rengar, you should equip 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 runes players picked for Rengar vs Garen counter picks, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.2% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Rengar versus Garen tips and counter builds for a a distinct player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. By default, the stats and guides shown are computed using every match finished with these champs.