Jungle Matchup

Rengar vs Talon

Patch: 15.18 (25.18)
League: Platinum+
Rengar

Rengar

the Pridestalker
Jungle
Rengar Jungle Overall Win Rate
48.06%

Matchup Win Rate

52.6%
Rengar vs Talon Wins
47.5%
Talon vs Rengar Wins
Talon

Talon

the Blade's Shadow
Jungle
Talon Jungle Overall Win Rate
51.16%

Rengar vs Talon - Jungle Matchup Guide Patch 15.18 (25.18)

Rengar Jungle vs Talon Jungle - Who is stronger?

Rengar Jungle has an advantage against Talon (52.6% win rate) based on 481 games. The matchup leans toward Rengar.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Rengar Jungle vs Talon Jungle in patch 15.18 (25.18), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 60.2% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

With 3.5% popularity, Rengar constantly encounters meta-dominant Talon (3.7%, 20th place out of 60 Jungle champions). Understanding how to play against this popular champion becomes essential for consistent Rengar performance in the current patch. Optimize for consistency: Electrocute paired with Sudden Impact (68.9% win rate, 3.2% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Hubris > Opportunity > Profane Hydra with Ionian Boots of Lucidity delivers 60.2% win rate against Talon.

Win through macro: Rengar takes the matchup (52.55%) despite falling behind in CS (6.23 vs 7.37/min). Your victories come through roaming, team fighting, and map pressure rather than 1v1 lane dominance. Complete superiority: Rengar dominates both win rate (52.6%) and damage output (783 vs 676/min, 2nd among Jungle). The 107 damage/min difference creates massive snowball potential. Intriguing anomaly: Rengar wins the matchup (52.6%) despite a lower KDA (2.30 vs 2.60). This suggests you win through macro influence and clutch plays in key moments rather than consistent individual performance.

Rengar vs Talon - Jungle Stats Comparison

Rengar Jungle
Rengar Jungle
Versus
Talon Jungle
Talon Jungle
DTierA+
52.6%Matchup Winrate47.5%
48.06%Role Winrate51.16%
#57Winrate Rank#17
3.5%Pickrate3.7%
2.3Average KDA2.6
439Gold per Minute456
6.23CS/Min7.37
0.16Wards per Minute0.19
783Damage per Minute676

How to Beat Talon as Rengar (Jungle)

The Rengar versus Talon matchup in the jungle is favorable with proper positioning. Use your statistical advantage and prevent the opponent from realizing their potential.

Except for rare builds, Rengar deals physical damage. Focus on eliminating enemy carries. Talon deals mainly physical damage (93.81%), additional items against this damage type may be required against snowballing or aggressive play.

Consider the farming superiority demonstrated by Talon, ranking 4th (versus 24th for Rengar) in farming efficiency among champions in this role. This means the opponent can build gold advantages more quickly. Meanwhile, their higher KDA (2.6 versus 2.3) suggests they participate more effectively in team fights.

Key aspects of the Rengar Jungle versus Talon Jungle matchup

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Rengar player to maintain constant pressure on Talon, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Rengar vs Talon: Jungle Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Smite
Smite Deals true damage to a monster or minion.
39.0% Win Rate7.4% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
Smite
Smite Deals true damage to a monster or minion.
49.9% Win Rate0.6% Pick Rate

Rengar vs Talon: Jungle Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Conqueror
Conqueror Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror for 5s, gaining 1.8-4 Adaptive Force per stack. Stacks up to 12 times. Ranged champions gain only 1 stack per basic attack.

When fully stacked, heal for 8% of the damage you deal to champions (5% for ranged champions).

Conqueror

Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror…

Triumph
Triumph Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant an additional 20 gold.



'The most dangerous game brings the greatest glory.'
—Noxian Reckoner

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant…

Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

Legend: Alacrity

Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 sta…

Coup de Grace
Coup de Grace Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Coup de Grace

Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Secondary Path
Domination
Sudden Impact
Sudden Impact Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on level to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth for 4s.

Cooldown: 10s

Sudden Impact

Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on …

Ultimate Hunter
Ultimate Hunter Your ultimate gains 6 Ability Haste, plus an additional 5 Ability Haste per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

Ultimate Hunter

Your ultimate gains 6 Ability Haste, plus an additional 5 Ability Haste per Bou…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

47.2% Win Rate54.7% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Domination
Electrocute
Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities within 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.

Damage: 70 - 240 (+0.1 bonus AD, +0.05 AP) damage.
Cooldown: 20s

'We called them the Thunderlords, for to speak of their lightning was to invite disaster.'

Electrocute

Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities within 3s deals bonus adaptive da…

Sudden Impact
Sudden Impact Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on level to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth for 4s.

Cooldown: 10s

Sudden Impact

Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on …

Grisly Mementos
Grisly Mementos Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.

Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected. In game modes where vision Trinkets do not exist, instead gain 3 Summoner Spell Haste.

Grisly Mementos

Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.Gain 6 Trinket Haste fo…

Secondary Path
Inspiration
Magical Footwear
Magical Footwear You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots before then. For each takedown you acquire the boots 45s sooner.

Slightly Magical Footwear grants you an additional 10 Move Speed.

Magical Footwear

You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots befo…

Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight +18 Summoner Spell Haste
+10 Item Haste

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

68.9% Win Rate3.2% Pick Rate

Rengar vs Talon: Jungle Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Oracle Lens
Oracle Lens (0 gold) Active (160 - 100s, max 2 charges)
Reveals enemy Stealth Wards and traps around you for 6 seconds.
Gustwalker Hatchling
Gustwalker Hatchling (450 gold) Jungle Companions
Summon a Gustwalker that assists you against monsters.
Gustwalker's Gait
The companion grows as you hunt monsters, empowering your Smite. When fully grown, it grants Move Speed upon entering brush, increased when killing large monsters.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
41.8% Win Rate10.8% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed

Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
46.3% Win Rate49.8% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
52.6% Win Rate11.4% Pick Rate
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed

Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
47.6% Win Rate10.0% Pick Rate
Core Build
Serrated Dirk
Serrated Dirk (1000 gold) 20 Attack Damage
10 Lethality

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Hubris
Hubris (3000 gold) 60 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
10 Ability Haste

Eminence
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, gain 15 Attack Damage plus 2 per champion killed for 90 seconds.
Profane Hydra
Profane Hydra (3200 gold) 60 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
10 Ability Haste

Cleave
Attacks deal physical damage to nearby enemies.
Heretical Cleave
Deal physical damage around you.
Lord Dominik's Regards
Lord Dominik's Regards (3100 gold) 35 Attack Damage
40% Armor Penetration
25% Critical Strike Chance

45.9% Win Rate6.1% Pick Rate
Final Build
Infinity Edge
Infinity Edge (3450 gold) 65 Attack Damage
25% Critical Strike Chance
40% Critical Strike Damage

61.8% Win Rate22.6% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Oracle Lens
Oracle Lens (0 gold) Active (160 - 100s, max 2 charges)
Reveals enemy Stealth Wards and traps around you for 6 seconds.
Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade (450 gold) 10 Attack Damage
80 Health
3% Life Steal

Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
50.2% Win Rate1.7% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
52.6% Win Rate11.4% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity

50.4% Win Rate6.0% Pick Rate
Symbiotic Soles
Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
Voidborn
Gain Empowered Recall.
Symbiosis
After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
49.6% Win Rate2.2% Pick Rate
Core Build
Serrated Dirk
Serrated Dirk (1000 gold) 20 Attack Damage
10 Lethality

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Hubris
Hubris (3000 gold) 60 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
10 Ability Haste

Eminence
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, gain 15 Attack Damage plus 2 per champion killed for 90 seconds.
Opportunity
Opportunity (2700 gold) 55 Attack Damage
15 Lethality

Preparation
After being out of combat with Champions for 8 seconds gain Lethality. This Lethality lasts for 3 seconds after dealing damage to champions.
Extraction
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, gain 200 decaying Move Speed for 1.5 seconds.
Profane Hydra
Profane Hydra (3200 gold) 60 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
10 Ability Haste

Cleave
Attacks deal physical damage to nearby enemies.
Heretical Cleave
Deal physical damage around you.
60.2% Win Rate1.1% Pick Rate
Final Build
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Youmuu's Ghostblade (2800 gold) 55 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
4% Move Speed

Haunt
Gain Move Speed while out of combat.
Wraith Step
Gain Move Speed and Ghosting for seconds.
63.9% Win Rate8.8% Pick Rate
Other Items
Edge of Night
Edge of Night (3000 gold) 50 Attack Damage
15 Lethality
250 Health

Annul
Grants a Spell Shield that blocks the next enemy Ability.
57.3% Win Rate18.1% Pick Rate
Serpent's Fang
Serpent's Fang (2500 gold) 55 Attack Damage
15 Lethality

Shield Reaver
Damaging an enemy champion reduces Shields they gain by % for 3 seconds.
If they were not already affected by Shield Reaver, reduce Shields on them by %.
50.7% Win Rate11.0% Pick Rate
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Youmuu's Ghostblade (2800 gold) 55 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
4% Move Speed

Haunt
Gain Move Speed while out of combat.
Wraith Step
Gain Move Speed and Ghosting for seconds.
63.9% Win Rate8.8% Pick Rate
Opportunity
Opportunity (2700 gold) 55 Attack Damage
15 Lethality

Preparation
After being out of combat with Champions for 8 seconds gain Lethality. This Lethality lasts for 3 seconds after dealing damage to champions.
Extraction
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, gain 200 decaying Move Speed for 1.5 seconds.
70.5% Win Rate7.2% Pick Rate
The Collector
The Collector (3000 gold) 50 Attack Damage
10 Lethality
25% Critical Strike Chance

Death
Your damage executes champions that are below 5% Health.
Taxes
Champion kills grant 25 bonus gold.
61.7% Win Rate7.0% Pick Rate
Axiom Arc
Axiom Arc (3000 gold) 55 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
20 Ability Haste

Flux
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, refund some of your Ultimate Ability's total cooldown.
61.9% Win Rate6.3% Pick Rate
Guardian Angel
Guardian Angel (3200 gold) 55 Attack Damage
45 Armor

Rebirth
Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% base Health and 100% max Mana after 4 seconds of Stasis.
56.0% Win Rate5.4% Pick Rate

Rengar vs Talon: Jungle Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Savagery Rengar's next Attack brutally stabs his target for bonus damage.

Ferocity effect: deals increased damage and grants Attack Speed.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
Battle Roar Rengar lets out a battle roar, damaging enemies and healing for some of the recent damage he has taken.

Ferocity effect: additionally breaks crowd control effects.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Bola Strike Rengar throws a bola, slowing the first target hit for a short duration.

Ferocity effect: roots the target.
E
E
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E
R
R
Thrill of the Hunt Rengar's predatory instincts take over, Camouflaging him and revealing the nearest enemy champion in a large radius around him. During Thrill of the Hunt, Rengar gains Move Speed and he can leap to the tracked enemy without being in brush, reducing their armor.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
50.3% Win Rate76.5% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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Q
Savagery Rengar's next Attack brutally stabs his target for bonus damage.

Ferocity effect: deals increased damage and grants Attack Speed.
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Q
Q
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R
W
Battle Roar Rengar lets out a battle roar, damaging enemies and healing for some of the recent damage he has taken.

Ferocity effect: additionally breaks crowd control effects.
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E
Bola Strike Rengar throws a bola, slowing the first target hit for a short duration.

Ferocity effect: roots the target.
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R
R
Thrill of the Hunt Rengar's predatory instincts take over, Camouflaging him and revealing the nearest enemy champion in a large radius around him. During Thrill of the Hunt, Rengar gains Move Speed and he can leap to the tracked enemy without being in brush, reducing their armor.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
95.0% Win Rate0.4% Pick Rate

Rengar tips:

  • 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!
  • Make sure to take paths through brush when chasing opponents to take advantage of Rengar's passive.

Playing Against Talon

  • Talon's attacks are all physical damage. Build armor early to counter his burst damage.
  • Talon is heavily reliant on Shadow Assault to escape a fight. When it is down he's significantly more vulnerable.
  • Talon has unrivaled roaming ability. Make sure to keep track of his position or force him to stay in lane by pushing aggressively.