Tier C Defender · Rengar: comp guide
Style: Rengar reroll (cost 3)Defender · Rengar is a tier C comp in patch 18.5: average placement 5.27 and top 4 in 35% of 287 games from Platinum to Challenger. Rengar carries with Defender Emblem, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Quicksilver. Rengar reroll (cost 3).
- Avg
- 5.27
- Top 4
- 35%
- 1st
- 9%
- Games
- 287
- Level
- 7
Set 18 Patch 18.5 77,232 high-elo games Games from 6 Oct to 20 Oct
Early comps
what to open with to reach the final comp in good shape
Item priority
2 of them
2 of them
The items the comp's units want most.
Carries
Traits
Approximate layout
Worked out by role (range, health and items). Faded = flexible.
Leveling
- Lvl 42-1
- Lvl 52-5
- Lvl 63-2
- Lvl 73-5
- Lvl 84-5
Roll down for the comp at level 7 (3-5). A guideline, based on the comp's style.
Stage 2 · level 4-5 · what to open with to reach the final comp in good shape
Transition · level 6-7 · before switching into the final comp
Riot only provides the board each player ends with, not how it looked in stage 2 or 3: we calculate these openers from the comp's traits, the units that stay in the final board and each unit's strength in high elo. Gold border: the ones that stay.
Carry items (Rengar)
Defender Emblemcarried in 73% · avg 5.02
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Components of its 3 main items: Recurve Bow, Needlessly Large Rod, Negatron Cloak, Sparring Gloves.
Items per champion
Best items per champion (in any comp)
Roles
Deduced from the data: the secondary carry is the champion with the most damage items after the carry; the frontline, melee champions or those with tank items.
Core champions
Ornnin 64% · 2.0★ on averageShenin 91% · 1.9★ on averageCassiopeiain 82% · 2.5★ on averageRammusin 95% · 2.4★ on averageRengarin 100% · 2.6★ on averageFiddlesticksin 95% · 2.3★ on averageLilliain 84% · 1.4★ on averageFlexible champions
Champions by cost
Cost 1-2 · the first you'll find
Cost 3 · the middle of the game
Cost 4-5 · the final board
Related comps
They share core champions: use them to pivot if yours gets tough.
More about the comp
Why play this comp?
- Tier C: average placement 5.27 and top 4 in 35% of 287 high-elo games.
- Clear build: Rengar carries Defender Emblem, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Quicksilver (Defender Emblem in 73% of games).
- Doesn't need a high level: played at level 7 taking Rengar to 3★.
When not to play it
- Below the meta comps' average (5.27 against 4.49).
- If you don't get components for Rengar: its items need Recurve Bow, Needlessly Large Rod, Negatron Cloak, Sparring Gloves.
- If Rengar's copies are spread out in your lobby: 3★ needs 9 copies.
Based on the comp's high-elo stats; the style is deduced from the carry's cost and stars and the final level.
No augments: the Riot API doesn't include augments in match data, so there are no reliable stats for them.