Great news for the entire League of Legends gaming community is that Champion Rengar can get a breather after suffering for a long time in League of Legends in recent years. The Pridestalker has always had a dedicated player base, but has been missing a bit of bite due to a number of system reworks.
Something we find quite curious is that, it was hit especially hard at the start of Season 12 with the addition of Chemtech Drake, although Riot quickly fixed that by buffing it, and then simply removed the dragon. However, he is still struggling with a 46.50% win rate at all ranks in his preferred jungler role.
However, The Pridestalker has been more successful in the top lane than in the jungle today, with win rates approaching 50%. After promises of a rework in Season 11, Riot is finally delivering League of Legends patch 12.6 with a Rengar rework that focuses on “positive changes” only.
Developer ‘Phlox’ broke down the buffs, which target all abilities except Rengar’s W, Battle Roar. His passive is now more forgiving, with Ferocity decay time increased. This should make his ganks a bit more effective.
His Q will now always be a critical strike, with increased damage scaling on his critical strike chance. This means Pridestalker doesn’t need to try to hit 100% crit chance every game, though things like Infinity Edge are still strong.
Additionally, it will now activate on towers, significantly increasing its siege power as a top laner once Essence Reaver hits. “The Q crit changes are so that when you play Rengar with low crit chance, you’re not a yolo waiting for a crit to succeed, and sucking up if you don’t get that 20/40%,” Phlox said. .
Ball Strike, his E, will no longer have a cast time while jumping and will reveal enemies hit for two seconds. If you hit a Strike Ball on a target in a bush or on a wall, you will now be able to track it more easily.
Finally, the reveal of his ultimate, Thrill of the Hunt, will include a small area around your target so you can make better decisions about jumping. “Rengar has some pretty awkward mechanics right now, especially with W and Passive. I think W not flowing in any kill combo definitely feels bad for a lot of the builds from him,” Phlox admitted.
“I decided to make sure I could get something that would make Rengar feel better about playing instead of sitting here hoping to find time to try and get a magical version of the character that might or might not be more fun.”