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Rengar vs Poppy

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How to Beat Poppy as Rengar

based on 2,672 Rengar vs Poppy matchups
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
1.99
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League of Legends matches each week. In our data, Rengar engaged Poppy 2672 times. With so many games with Rengar versus Poppy provides us confidence in our ability to provide actionable data and a recommended build to annihilate Poppy. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Rengar is forced to battle against Poppy in only 2.0% of his rounds.

Rengar vs Poppy Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rengar does a dismal job of countering Poppy. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.0% of matches the champs face each other in. In Rengar against Poppy games, Rengar’s team is 0.1% less expected to get first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Poppy.

Best Rengar vs Poppy Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTiamat

Core Rengar Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeHubrisOpportunity

Optional Items

Axiom ArcLord Dominik's RegardsEdge of NightMaw of Malmortius

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 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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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 Poppy as Rengar

Tips for Playing as Rengar against Poppy

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 Poppy

Poppy can stop nearby enemies from dashing with Steadfast Presence.

When Poppy starts to spin her hammer, she is charging Keeper's Verdict.

You can step on Poppy's shield to deny it from her.

Rengar vs Poppy Counter Stats

Rengar Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Poppy Image
7.8
< Kills >
5.2
7.1
< Deaths >
5.2
6.3
< Assists >
8.8
1.77
< Killing Sprees >
1.2
43
< Minions Killed >
80
1.27
< Dragons Killed >
0.82
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.45
16,955
< Physical Damage >
13,286
1,405
< Magic Damage >
3,679
1,098
< True Damage >
904
19,458
< Damage Dealt >
17,869
34,575
< Damage Taken >
29,716
12,901
< Gold Earned >
10,787
1.36
< Towers >
1.77
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.18
16,579
< Total Healing >
8,204
14,097
< Experience >
13,603
21
< Vision Score >
25
5
< Wards Placed >
9
244
< Time Dealing CC >
682

How to Counter Poppy with Rengar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several strategic Rengar versus Poppy counter statistics that can help us grasp the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Rengar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Poppy’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Rengar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Poppy..

Rengar typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Poppy. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rengar and Poppy

Damage Types Compared

Rengar
Poppy
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rengar
Poppy

Who is Better, Rengar or Poppy?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rengar usually loses when taking on Poppy, with a 48.0% win rate. Thus, Rengar makes a bad counter for Poppy.

While Rengar does have a lower win rate than Poppy, when on opposite teams, Rengar also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champ to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Rengar into Poppyas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Rengar has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Poppy. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Rengar is a terribly counter to Poppy. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rengar against Poppy.

Additional Information for Rengar Players

How We Calculated Our Rengar vs Poppy Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Poppy as Rengar, we analyzed 2,672 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 Poppy 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 to counter Poppy 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 mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rengar most often picks up less CS as Poppy. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Rengar versus Poppy build consist of Serylda's Grudge, Hubris, and Opportunity. When Rengar incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Poppy than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Rengar boasted an average win rate of 48.0% battling Poppy with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Poppy 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. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Rengar vs Poppy counters, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Poppy as Rengar are shown for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.