Renekton
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Renekton Counters Classic 26.22

Watch the Fury bar, not the health bar. Once it passes halfway, Ruthless Predator becomes a much longer stun and Cull the Meek a real heal, so take your trades while the meter is empty and back off as it climbs.

The play Pull the fight away from the wave; Cull the Meek heals off every target it clips.

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UnreleasedRenekton is not in League Classic and has not been announced for it. The matchups below come from the classic era.

Who Counters Renekton in LoL Classic?

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Ahri sends Orb of Deception out as magic damage and takes it back as true, which hands her a firm edge. Garen and Malphite stand level with her, five lanes sitting behind.

03AhriBurst mageAhri BuildCounter strengthGoodOne full combo is lethal past six.
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#Championnames open countersCounter strengthDifficultyCounter buys
01GarenBruiserGaren BuildGoodModerateSunfire CapeThe Black CleaverAtma's Impaler
02MalphiteTankMalphite BuildGoodLowRanduin's OmenVoid StaffFrozen Heart
03AhriBurst mageAhri BuildGoodModerateZhonya's HourglassVoid StaffSeeker's Armguard
04PantheonAD casterPantheon BuildFairModerateNinja TabiThe Black CleaverGuardian Angel
05RyzeMageRyze BuildFairModerateFrozen HeartVoid StaffZhonya's Hourglass
06KayleOn-hit fighterKayle BuildFairModerateZhonya's HourglassMaladyShard of True Ice
07OlafBruiserOlaf BuildFairLowFeral FlareRavenous HydraRanduin's Omen
08TeemoOn-hit fighterTeemo BuildFairModerateZhonya's HourglassLiandry's TormentSeeker's Armguard

More matchups unlock as the Classic roster grows. Open any threat to see who they fear, then hit Build for the loadout you're about to face.

How to Counter Renekton in LoL Classic

Counter guide

Renekton fights in short bursts and has to be next to you for all of them. Garen meets that with Decisive Strike, whose silence stops the dash before it starts, and the matchup clearly favors him. Armor that feeds Ground Slam, plus a charge Malphite can open from far away, hands him a firm edge. Ahri works from range and leaves on Spirit Rush, so a melee champion who cannot reach her loses the trade before it opens.

01Good counter

Playing Garen into Renekton

Renekton arrives on a dash. A landed swing under Decisive Strike takes it away from him.
Garen vs Renekton, Garen counters Renekton in League of Legends Classic
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Counter strengthGoodTakeChamp selectFlashBuyThe answersSunfire CapeThe Black CleaverAtma's Impaler

Once Decisive Strike's silence lands, Renekton cannot start Slice and Dice, so his dash is off the table for that stretch. Reign of Anger still takes Fury from his autoattacks, though, so the meter moves through the silence.

Walk him down while Decisive Strike's burst of pace is still running. Land the swing at the end of it, because the silence only means something once the attack connects. Catch him as he lands from Slice and Dice. Cull the Meek stays unpressed.

Renekton reaches you with Slice and Dice, and Dominus adds health and damage around him once he is there. Hold the swing until he arrives. A silence spent on the way in leaves the ultimate free, and Fury builds itself while he is transformed.

02Good counter

Playing Malphite into Renekton

Ground Slam slows the swings that feed his Fury, three seconds at a time.
Malphite vs Renekton, Malphite counters Renekton in League of Legends Classic
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Counter strengthGoodTakeChamp selectFlashBuyThe answersRanduin's OmenVoid StaffFrozen Heart

Malphite's armor does double duty here, since Ground Slam draws part of its damage from that same armor and Brutal Strikes raises it on demand for six seconds. Renekton's Slice and Dice, once Fury is behind it, pulls armor back off him, so the dash that arrives also trims the slam waiting for it.

Press Ground Slam the moment he attaches, since the attack speed cut runs three seconds and Reign of Anger takes its Fury from swings that land. Fewer swings, slower meter. Seismic Shard then moves a share of his speed onto Malphite for four seconds, and the exit gets easier for it.

Once Renekton spends Slice and Dice, the stolen speed stops mattering and he arrives anyway. Granite Shield rebuilds after ten seconds with nothing landing on Malphite, which a melee champion attached to him can prevent. Unstoppable Force knocks him into the air for a second and a half, so press it as he lands.

03Good counter

Playing Ahri into Renekton

Charm shortens the walk he has to make anyway. Have a dash left for the end of it.
Ahri vs Renekton, Ahri counters Renekton in League of Legends Classic
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Counter strengthGoodTakeChamp selectFlashBuyThe answersZhonya's HourglassVoid StaffSeeker's Armguard

Ahri's kiss connects and Renekton walks the last of the ground for her, since a charmed enemy has no say in the direction. The hold itself is short. The six seconds after it are not, because Charm leaves him taking a fifth more damage from Ahri the whole way through.

Renekton's stun from Ruthless Predator eats part of the window Spirit Rush opens, since a stunned champion cannot act while those ten seconds keep passing. Save a dash for it. Finish the trade Charm started from further out than it began.

Whenever Renekton drops low, Reign of Anger hands him extra Fury on top of what his swings collect. A bar that looks finished can still turn around. Dominus adds health on the cast as well. Point the last dash away from him. Let Charm come back before the next approach.

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