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Rengar with Katarina

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How to Synergize Rengar and Katarina

based on 5,053 Rengar with Katarina pairs
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in data from from millions of League of Legends games straight from Riot Games each week. Rengar has gone into battle with Katarina in 5053 recent, ranked games. By gathering so much accurate data from the creators of League, we are totally sure that we can showcase high quality, accurate builds to help Rengar synergize with Katarina. It is relatively rare for Rengar to play with Katarina as allies. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 3.8% of games with Rengar.

Rengar Katarina Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Rengar has done a dismal job of playing alongside Katarina. Typically, he wins an acceptable 48.8% of matches the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to do better as Rengar when playing with Katarina by learning how to better synergize your tactics with her, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Rengar vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Caulfield's WarhammerSerrated Dirk

Core Rengar Items

~22 Mins
Axiom ArcHubrisOpportunity

Optional Items

Guardian AngelThe CollectorEdge 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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Guide to Synergizing Rengar and Katarina

Tips for Playing as Rengar with Katarina

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 Understand How Katarina Will Play

Picking up Daggers will significantly reduce Shunpo's cooldown.

Try waiting until the other team is distracted with fighting your team, and use Shunpo to teleport into the fray and unleash a devastating Death Lotus.

Using Shunpo on an allied Champion, Dagger, or minion can be a great escape tactic.

Rengar Katarina Synergy Stats

Rengar Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Katarina Image
7.9
< Kills >
8.3
6.9
< Deaths >
7
6.5
< Assists >
6.2
1.8
< Killing Sprees >
1.88
41
< Minions Killed >
42
1.3
< Dragons Killed >
1.28
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.37
17,415
< Physical Damage >
17,849
1,225
< Magic Damage >
1,318
1,092
< True Damage >
1,133
19,732
< Damage Dealt >
20,300
33,701
< Damage Taken >
34,034
12,874
< Gold Earned >
12,994
1.33
< Towers >
1.3
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
16,295
< Total Healing >
16,247
14,073
< Experience >
14,116
21
< Vision Score >
21
5
< Wards Placed >
5
235
< Time Dealing CC >
234

How to Play with Katarina as Rengar in LoL

The Rengar Katarina synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Katarina, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Rengar sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Katarina. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Katarina helps Rengar perform worse in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Rengar is paired with Katarina, he gets a barely noticable drop in his complete damage dealt. This could demonstrate that Katarina does not support by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that her presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Rengar is played alongside Katarina on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Katarina.

Moreover, when Rengar plays with Katarina on the same team, he typically receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage may indicate that Katarina does a decent job of covering Rengar during teamfights.

Synergies between Rengar and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Rengar
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Rengar
Katarina

Is Rengar better when played alongside Katarina?

There is no perfect synergy for Rengar that will always be his #1 ally. However, Katarina is a very typical ally for Rengar. By being on the same side as Rengar, she decreases their win rate by -0.2% to 48.8%. This proves that there is only a small synergy between Rengar and Katarina that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

Katarina has a lower difficulty than Rengar. That means you don't need to be careful when lining up Katarina allies to play with, as they will require a lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Fighting together, Rengar players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. Together, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Although, by bringing Rengar and Katarina together, you will not be giving your other allies a lot of support. Make sure to bring other champions on your team that nullifies this disparity in their potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Katarina teammate, you should focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Rengar Players

How We Calculated Our Rengar Katarina Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Rengar and Katarina, we analyzed 5,053 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Rengar with Katarina comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Rengar to work well with Katarina during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should keep reading to pick up additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The best finished items to use in your Rengar and Katarina synergy build include Axiom Arc, Hubris, and Opportunity. When Rengar bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting alongside Katarina than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Rengar boasted an average winrate of 48.8% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Katarina with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing your oponents, you should take 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 picked for this team composition, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.8% win rate overall.

If you need to see Rengar with Katarina synergy tips and stats for a a particular division rank, please select one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions given are calculated using all rounds finished with both champions.