Rengar vs Xayah
How to Beat Xayah as Rengar
based on 2,507 Rengar vs Xayah matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Rengar vs Xayah Matchup Summary
Best Rengar vs Xayah Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Xayah as Rengar
Tips for Playing as Rengar against Xayah
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 Xayah
Xayah's Bladecaller will only root targets hit by 3 or more returning Feathers.
Long fights in the same area with Xayah will allow her to drop a lot of Feathers. Try to stay on the move!
Make sure you are ready when you go for the kill. Untargetability from Featherstorm can quickly turn an ambush in Xayah's favor.
Rengar vs Xayah Counter Stats
How to Counter Xayah with Rengar in LoL
The stats provided here clarify several influential Rengar versus Xayah counter stats that can help you appreciate the differences between the pair. For instance, Rengar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xayah’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rengar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Xayah..
Rengar often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Xayah. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Rengar and Xayah
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Who is Better, Rengar or Xayah?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rengar usually fairs equally well when playing against Xayah, with a 50.3% win rate. Therefore, Rengar makes an ok counter for Xayah.
While Rengar does have a higher win rate than Xayah, when they face off with one another, Rengar also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Rengar into Xayahas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Rengar also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xayah. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Rengar vs Xayah matchups, Rengar is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Rengar is a decent counter to Xayah. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Rengar against Xayah.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Rengar to counter Xayah during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Rengar typically accumulates a lot less CS relative to Xayah. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Rengar versus Xayah build consist of Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Rengar included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Xayah than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Rengar boasted an average win rate of 50.3% when countering Xayah with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of annihilating Xayah as Rengar, Rengar players 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. Of all the rune builds players used for Rengar vs Xayah counterpicks, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.3% win rate overall.
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