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Taric vs Rengar

How to Beat Rengar as Taric in LoLTaric is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Rengar as Taric

based on 1,403 Taric vs Rengar matchups
Win Rate
52.9 %
K/D/A
2.93
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League games each and every week. In our dataset, Taric faced Rengar 1403 times. Including so many matchups for Taric versus Rengar provides us confidence in our ability to provide enlightening data and a supported build to counter Rengar. This pairing is fairly rare. Taric encounters Rengar in only 3.7% of his games.

Taric vs Rengar Matchup Summary

Taric does a good job of beating Rengar. On average, he wins a whopping 52.9% of games the champs battle each other in. In Taric versus Rengar games, Taric’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Rengar.

Best Taric vs Rengar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalTear of the Goddess

Core Taric Items

~22 Mins
Knight's VowFrozen HeartLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Zeke's ConvergenceTrailblazerBloodsongThornmail

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Taric to level upe
>
Second ability for Taric to level upq
>
Last skill for Taric to max outw

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveConditioningRevitalize
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
Taric's passive ability p
Taric's q ability q
Taric's w ability w
Taric's e ability e
Taric's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
E
9
E
10
Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Rengar as Taric

Tips for Playing as Taric against Rengar

The cooldown reducing component of Bravado makes Cooldown Reduction items like Frozen Heart, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Spirit Visage exceptionally powerful on Taric.

Using Starlight's Touch at lower charges makes its healing less Mana efficient, but can greatly increase Taric's sustained damage via Bravado.

Rather than saving Cosmic Radiance for the last moment and risking someone dying during the delay, it can be more beneficial to cast it as soon as you know a teamfight is guaranteed to start.

Advice to Win Against Rengar

Rengar's passive enables him to leap out of brush, so avoid fighting him when near bushes.

Rengar puts an indicator over the nearest enemy champion when he is camouflaged during his ultimate.

Rengar gains an empowered ability when his resource bar is full. Try to confront him when it's low.

Taric vs Rengar Counter Stats

Taric Image
Win Rate
52.9 %
VS
Win Rate
47.1 %
Rengar Image
2
< Kills >
7.2
5.7
< Deaths >
6.8
14.7
< Assists >
6.4
0.37
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
36
< Minions Killed >
42
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
1.18
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.38
2,160
< Physical Damage >
15,559
4,587
< Magic Damage >
1,258
702
< True Damage >
1,067
7,449
< Damage Dealt >
17,886
22,814
< Damage Taken >
32,383
8,641
< Gold Earned >
12,314
2.31
< Towers >
1.33
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.26
11,693
< Total Healing >
15,684
10,741
< Experience >
13,363
47
< Vision Score >
20
20
< Wards Placed >
5
362
< Time Dealing CC >
234

How to Counter Rengar with Taric in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several strategic Taric versus Rengar counter stats that may help you explain the distinctions between the two. As an example, Taric’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rengar’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Taric may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Rengar. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Taric typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he takes less damage than Rengar. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Taric and Rengar

Damage Types Compared

Taric
Rengar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Taric
Rengar

Who is Better, Taric or Rengar?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Taric usually wins when trying to fight Rengar, with a 52.9% win rate. As a result, Taric makes a good counter to Rengar.

While Taric does have a higher winrate compared to Rengar, when on opposite teams, Taric also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Taric into Rengar.

Furthermore, Taric also has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rengar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Taric vs Rengar matchups, Taric is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Taric is an above average counter for Rengar. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Taric against Rengar.

Additional Information for Taric Players

How We Calculated Our Taric vs Rengar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rengar as Taric, we analyzed 1,403 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 Rengar as Taric 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 Taric to counter Rengar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Taric most often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Rengar. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Taric versus Rengar build include Knight's Vow, Frozen Heart, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Taric included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs Rengar than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Taric had an average win rate of 52.9% battling Rengar with this build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Rengar as Taric, you should use the Glacial Augment, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Conditioning, and Revitalize runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Taric vs Rengar fights, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.9% winrate overall.

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