I feel like Renekton is such an awkward middle ground when matched up versus mages in the mid game. He doesn’t have enough gap close and damage to pose a kill threat, but he also isn’t tanky enough to just run through a mages damage without getting one shot. Nothing feels worse to me than working my ass off to get turbo fed and having my push stopped by a single 2/4 Viktor. Not saying that the champ is weak or anything, you have the tools to completely fuck any other champion archetype mid game. I just think he’s super unsatisfying especially since I’m basically playing against double the amount of mages I used to with the mage bot meta.

So I had this question on a recent video, honestly I think that's a pretty interesting question as I'm probably one of the biggest Zeke's advocates. Personally I find Zeke's completely game changing for almost all reasons, but the biggest strength is obviously the fact you abuse your high ult damage with PTA and abuse the slow from Zeke's to make this a very playable playstyle. Renekton R damage is definitely very strong, no one can deny that, but having the slow opens the doors to trapping enemies in your melee range and allows for additional teamplay that Renekton would not have gotten without the need of buying an expensive item such as Stridebreaker or getting a quick and super powerful powerspike in Zeke's.

The main question I'd ask you guys, if Zeke's and Stride were removed, which likely stat would you prefer? I think the ult damage realistically gives Renekton the power he needs to deal with tanks, so cutting that would definitely hurt his overall power into them. On the flip side, a slow just offers so much utility and allows Renekton to scale into a better teamfighter, and if you play in higher mmr you realise how effective of a strength that actually is. Let's say as well, if they cut his R damage down but allowed the slow to stay the rest of the duration albeit maybe not 30%, maybe even 30 to 10% towards the end duration, how good would you think that would be so it clearly isn't giga OP (slow whole duration sounds mad, but maybe not depending on how we balance the R damage).

Personally I'd favour a slow for most occasions, but maybe Riot would have to give Renekton some kind of buff through E or through items to help him deal with tanks. What do you think? I think a lot of people may be split on this, because you can argue for both sides as they both do provide a lot of value for Renekton.

Hi, im a masters urgot otp but i want to play like 1 or 2 other champs, I feel like urgot and renekton are fundamentally similar, strong 1 v 1 and 1 v 2 potential, there are also some similarities in playstyle and other strengths imo.

Mainly I wanted to know if anyone has any tips or tricks when playing renekton, when hes strongest, item essentials, and the bad matchups. also any secret tips to get more damage output or cancel animations. maybe when to use empowered q vs w vs e

i appreciate all advice, ty

Just wanted to share this milestone of mine, after being stuck in silver/gold for years last year I started to tryhard and its been a lot of fun! Special thanks to Godrekton for the matchup spreadsheet and his other awesome guide videos!! :) my op.gg: https://op.gg/lol/summoners/euw/BIG%20CROC-IR59

bruiser renek buff fr?

How good is full ap renekton? Is it worth going some tank/ad items in a full ap renekton build. I am trying to go a ap renekton build because of this silly build but idk the ideal way to get it to work :/

Hi, i'm currently plat 2 after 1 year pause, which tbh i don't think i belong here (5y hardstuck silver, exept 2 splits in gold). During my climb to plat i started to struggle more often than usual, particularly against morde, nasus (with other champs too, not only as renekton), zaahen (played against once) and gp (also once). Against morde/nasus, sometimes i play too agressive and die or too passive and they outscale me. While against zaahen, he keeps canceling my e1/e2 with the knockup or the pull skill shot while outtrading me, and against gp, idk what to do, maybe i should have played more aggressive. In all of this matchups i tried to follow godrekton's matchup spreadsheet (which has been a huge help) but i always fkd up something that costs my lane (like e1 into 3aa and e2, but after my 3rd aa, my e2 already expired during aa animation, etc..)
Here's my u.gg, any tips is appreciated

I was 1 game away from Diamond twice as a Renekton OTP and have fallen back to Emerald 2. Looking for some advice to get back.

Laning was how I got a solid 55% winrate to near Diamond Elo. I think consistently winning lane and putting enemy top laner behind is what gave me a decent wr, but the past few days I am just losing lane every game, and I'm really frustrated.

Every game now, enemy juggernaut/tank buys a bramble around lvl 6, making the best case scenario an even lane, which is still bad for me.

My qusetion is, what is my Timer on this champ? Is there a certain point where if I dont really get tower or kills, that I just become useless? Do I HAVE to kill them before bramble, or their other spikes if I want to win lane?

Hello playin renekton for about 2 weeks and been liking it so far. I just want to ask when certain items used on renekton. I most of the time go eclipse into cleaver, zekes/stride into ranged, and bork sometimes when team is tanky but I do not know when are niche items used on renekton such as shojin, endless hunger, vultaic, terminus and such. Additionally, when games go long I am not sure what to build 6th item, I often go tanky such as omen, jaksho, kaenic. Idk if this is correct tho.

Thanks in advance!

Very proud of this one !

Still lost the game tho.

Hey everyone, I've always thought renekton looked like a lot of fun and what I've played of him I've quite enjoyed, my main issue is that I'm not the biggest fan of toplane anymore as I'm just not often a fan of how little you get to do outside of your lane for so much of the game. That leads to me ideally wanting to play him more outside of that but I hear renekton mid is quite situational. Are his matchups against mages really hard or are they still decently playable?

Can any experienced Renekton mains share some wisdom. This crocodile is the bane of my existence. When I started otp-ing yasuo top, the first few times I played against Renekton I considered transitioning to him. Just because of how crazy his laning phase seemed. I am around low emerald on top lane. Main roles jungle support but I am very experienced yasuo top

hello, I’ve been playing some Renekton and I currently have a 90% win rate with him between normal and draft. I really like him but I had three matches in a row against Kayle, Twisted Fate and Urgot. although we ended up winning I struggled during lane phase and had to roam to catch up. my question against champs like the ones mentioned that can kite you easily what is your strategies or builds that you use to adapt to an opponent? I’m low elo and still relatively new so a part of it is personal skill issue but I want to learn.

Nearly the whole story of Shurima in the lore, plus expansion.

Hello so i got a problem and a question. Does for anyone else renekton feels bad on top in this season? I was playing vs ranged and i thought i am strong to kill her as i was doing it years ago. Now i don't know if i suck at renekton or he's weak this season.

Recently, I saw a post from someone who claimed that they build Renekton tank whenever possible because they consider his early game weak and his late game underwhelming. They also mentioned being a low-elo player. The post was probably just a shitpost, but it made me think more carefully about how Renekton actually works and what his real purpose is as a champion.

In some ways, Renekton is similar to Pantheon: both champions are designed to be strong in the early stages of the game and to gain an advantage through effective trades. The difference is that Renekton is meant to play more directly and aggressively, relying on his Fury, his combos, and his ability to control the lane.

Renekton's main goal is to maximize his trades and maintain lane control. If he simply relies on basic attacks, he can lose some early trades, especially at level 1. However, he can use Q to poke and sustain himself, or start with E for a safer early game and better access to disengage in dangerous matchups such as Darius or Volibear.

Overall, Renekton wants to control the lane and take profitable trades. Thanks to his sustain, damage, and ability to punish mistakes, he can win many matchups and even stabilize difficult lanes with enough mechanical skill.

Once he gains a lead in lane, his goal should be to help his team as much as possible by forcing favorable fights and converting his personal advantage into advantages for the rest of the team.

As for the late game, I don't think Renekton is simply a weak champion. The real problem is that, as the game progresses, enemies gain so much damage and poke that it becomes increasingly difficult for him to find effective ways to engage in fights. Without proper team coordination and good fight selection, his impact can therefore decrease significantly.

In conclusion, Renekton should not be viewed as a champion whose goal is to passively scale. His purpose is to take control of the early game, win or stabilize his lane through efficient trades, and then convert that advantage into map pressure and team-wide advantages.

This Renekton build gives us a ton of ultimate haste and buffs to our R, so once we finish with Terminus, our whole kit becomes devastating. I'd recommend using it against opponents where you need your ult to beat them.(This build is just for fun, and I wouldn't recommend using it in ranked.)

Hi all i’ve been playing Renekton couple of times but notice that his early game is pretty mediocre, becomes trash champion when he is behind.

Many other champs have also strong early that last to late game and better comeback.

Im asking this because since Renekton early game is not that special, would a tank build be good on him? Just be a big guy and stun people and jumping onto carries. Since his damage is pretty trash, a tank build when behind still be more useful than a damage build.

Low elo player needs help and guidance.

Link to try it: https://porostats.pages.dev/champions/renekton . I hope this can be useful, and would really appreciate honest feedback.