Fog-hunter assassin build: Rengar does not win because he jumps once, but because he makes the entire map play under threat of the next jump. The build must therefore protect the credibility of his pick, his ability to punish the wrong screen, and enough margin that success is not merely a dirty trade.
Three builds, one right answer per draft. The advisor reads the five enemies (and your allies) and names who triggers what — the same rule as the Draft MVP sheet and Ask Nexus.
Best Rengar build (Jungle): Infinity Edge › The Collector › Phantom Dancer › Bloodthirster › Blade of the Ruined King, boots Boots of Dynamism, keystone First Strike. Three variants and when to pick each are below.
Standard build maximizing damage output. Use on neutral matchups or when ahead.
15,500 total cost
Nothing dominates on the other side: the standard build maximizes your damage.
Open this draft in the tool →Anti-resist build for tanky enemies. Choose when multiple enemies build armor/magic resist.
15,600 total cost +100gDefensive build adding survivability. Pick this against high enemy damage or when behind.
15,600 total cost +100g
Scores out of 10: where this champion sits against the whole roster, phase by phase. The strip shows its own power ramp level by level — it does not compare across champions.
Your hardest matchups in this role, and the item from your situational list that answers each one.
Poppy
Kraken Slayer
Very durable
Jax
Guardian Angel
Physical damage
Rammus
Serylda's Grudge
Highly mobile
Warwick
Mortal Reminder
Recurring healing
Best Rengar build (Baron Lane): Infinity Edge › Runaan's Hurricane › Phantom Dancer › Galeforce › Lord Dominik's Regards, boots Berserker's Greaves, keystone First Strike. Three variants and when to pick each are below.
Standard build maximizing damage output. Use on neutral matchups or when ahead.
15,600 total costNothing dominates on the other side: the standard build maximizes your damage.
Open this draft in the tool →Anti-resist build for tanky enemies. Choose when multiple enemies build armor/magic resist.
15,600 total costDefensive build adding survivability. Pick this against high enemy damage or when behind.
15,600 total cost
Scores out of 10: where this champion sits against the whole roster, phase by phase. The strip shows its own power ramp level by level — it does not compare across champions.
Your hardest matchups in this role, and the item from your situational list that answers each one.
Poppy
Blade of the Ruined King
Very durable
Jax
Guardian Angel
Physical damage
Volibear
Mortal Reminder
Recurring healing
Malphite
Blade of the Ruined King
Very durable
Same advisor in the Draft (the MVP sheet applies it to your real draft) and in Ask Nexus, which explains the choice. On counters pages: the variant to take against each counter-pick.
Foundational item core, without recent situational additions — kept as a base for understanding the kit. For the up-to-date build, see the section above.
Rengar doesn't play extended fights but instant deletion. The build maximizes initial burst and penetration to ensure kills before reaction.
Long Sword
Sheen proc after saut passive, mana for combo Q-W-E
Lifesteal on Q Savagery burst from invisibility
Anti-heal + crit, burst assassin from bushes or R
Gluttonous Greaves
Stasis
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The predator always strikes first — every bush leap converts initiative into gold and bonus damage.
Your leap combos are auto flurries — the flat per-hit bonus stacks through every burst.
You leap onto full-HP targets — the healthy-target bonus inflates the first combo, the only one that matters.
Attack speed quickens the leap-Q-auto combo — the target dies before their CC comes out.
saut from the bushes (passive Unseen Predator) triggers penetration immediately.
Guardian Angel
Maw of Malmortius
Guardian Angel
Serpent's Fang
Guardian Angel
Blade of the Ruined King
Stasis
Quicksilver
Transcendence
Overgrowth
