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!
Chronobreak is a potent escape tool, but it can also be quite powerful when used offensively. Don't underestimate its damage potential.
If you can proc Z-Drive Resonance on an enemy champion, it's worth taking risks to do so. The bonus Move Speed makes it easy to escape.
Phase Dive's dash is a great tool for setting up Ekko's other abilities. Use it to get double hits with Timewinder or get into position to detonate Parallel Convergence.
The Rengar Ekko synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Ekko, 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 Ekko. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Ekko helps Rengar perform worse in competitive League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Rengar is an ally to Ekko, he observes a small increase in his total damage output. This could demonstrate that Ekko supports by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Rengar is played alongside Ekko on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Ekko.
Additionally, when Rengar plays with Ekko on the same side, he often receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could indicate that Ekko does a decent job of covering Rengar in teamfights.
There is no universally accepted best companion for Rengar that will 100% of the time be his ideal teammate. However, Ekko is a good teammate for Rengar. By playing on the same side as Rengar, he improves their win rate by 1.8% to 50.8%. This signals that there is a somewhat important synergy between Rengar and Ekko that results in them performing better together than without each other.
Ekko has a lower difficulty than Rengar. That means you don't need to be cautious when arranging Ekko allies to fight alongside, as they will require a lower level of skill to work well with you.
Working on the same side, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. When paired, these two can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.
Conversely, by bringing Rengar and Ekko together, you probably will not be granting your team a great deal of protection for burst damage. Plan to bring other champions on your team that nullifies this relative hole in their abilities.
Regardless of the ability of your Ekko ally, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.
To truly master Rengar in order to work well with Ekko during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to pick up additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The most important finished items to prioritize in your Rengar and Ekko synergy build include Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Rengar included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better as an ally of Ekko than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Rengar boasted an average winrate of 50.8% helping carry Ekko with this build.
To have the best chance of coming out on top against your oponents, Rengar players 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 Rengar and Ekko pairings, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.8% win rate overall.
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