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Rengar vs Nami

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How to Beat Nami as Rengar

based on 3,882 Rengar vs Nami matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League games that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Nami as Rengar came out of an analysis of 3882 ranked matches where both champs faced off against one another. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Rengar is forced to battle against Nami in only 2.9% of his games.

Rengar vs Nami Matchup Summary

Rengar has done a decent job of countering Nami. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.6% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Rengar versus Nami matches, Rengar’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Nami.

Best Rengar vs Nami Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Caulfield's WarhammerSerrated Dirk

Core Rengar Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightProfane HydraVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

Axiom ArcSerylda's GrudgeOpportunityThe Collector

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 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 Nami as Rengar

Tips for Playing as Rengar against Nami

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 Nami

Aqua Prison is a very powerful ability with a long cooldown, take advantage of the situation if Nami misses this ability.

Tidal Wave has a very long range but travels slowly, be aware of when it is coming your way as you can move out of its path.

Try to avoid fighting an opponent affected by Tidecaller's Blessing, it lasts a short duration so waiting it out can help you greatly.

Rengar vs Nami Counter Stats

Rengar Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Nami Image
8.5
< Kills >
1.8
6.8
< Deaths >
5.8
5.9
< Assists >
15.2
1.91
< Killing Sprees >
0.3
42
< Minions Killed >
23
1.36
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.54
18,219
< Physical Damage >
848
1,295
< Magic Damage >
7,919
1,133
< True Damage >
490
20,648
< Damage Dealt >
9,257
33,805
< Damage Taken >
16,772
13,146
< Gold Earned >
8,441
1.38
< Towers >
2.19
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
16,358
< Total Healing >
9,738
14,226
< Experience >
10,735
21
< Vision Score >
58
5
< Wards Placed >
26
238
< Time Dealing CC >
188

How to Counter Nami with Rengar in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several critical Rengar against Nami counter stats that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Rengar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nami’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Rengar may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nami. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Rengar often has a much larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Nami. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rengar and Nami

Damage Types Compared

Rengar
Nami
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rengar
Nami

Who is Better, Rengar or Nami?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Rengar usually wins when playing against Nami, with a 51.6% win rate. Thus, Rengar makes a good counter for Nami.

While Rengar does have a higher winrate than Nami, when they face off with one another, Rengar also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Rengar into Namias his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Rengar vs Nami matchups, Rengar is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Rengar is a decent counter for Nami. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Rengar against Nami.

Additional Information for Rengar Players

How We Calculated Our Rengar vs Nami Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nami as Rengar, we analyzed 3,882 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 Nami 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 Nami during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rengar typically accumulates more CS compared to Nami. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't require 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, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Rengar versus Nami build include Edge of Night, Profane Hydra, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Rengar included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better versus Nami than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Rengar had an average win rate of 51.6% battling Nami with this counter build.

To have the best chance of defeating Nami 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 runes players used for Rengar vs Nami matchups, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.6% winrate overall.

If you need to get Rengar versus Nami tips and builds for a a particular division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and guides displayed are computed using every game played with both champs.