Rengar

Most hunters judge a hunt by what they bring home. Rengar, the vastayan stalker who calls himself the Pridestalker, judges it by the chase itself, stretching it out and relishing every step before the final blow.

He ranges across Runeterra in search of the most formidable quarry he can track down, and the rarer or more perilous the prey, the better. One name keeps surfacing above the rest: Kha’Zix, the void creature that cost him an eye in a clash that left neither fighter unscathed. Rengar keeps hunting for a rematch, though he never really sorts out whether he wants revenge or simply the chance to face the finest prey he has ever met. Another hunter might have given up after losing an eye. Rengar saw it as evidence that he had finally found quarry worth wearing scars for.

Rengar fights as both an Assassin and a Fighter, best suited to the mid lane or top. He draws on Ferocity instead of mana, gathering it with each ability he casts until his fourth cast comes out empowered. His combat style reflects the same patience. Unseen Predator lets him pounce on unsuspecting targets from within brush, so his ideal path through a lane runs through the bushes instead of around them. Savagery empowers his next attack into a heavier blow that also grants bonus attack speed. Battle Roar hits nearby enemies and heals him for damage he recently took, and when empowered it lets him shake off crowd control. Bola Strike slows the first target it strikes, or roots them entirely when empowered. Thrill of the Hunt, his ultimate, cloaks him in camouflage while exposing the nearest enemy champion across a wide area. It works best for cutting off one priority target during a skirmish, not for announcing a full engage.

Opponents who have learned his habits often attack while his Ferocity bar is still low, and they avoid brush, where his passive turns every approach into an ambush. Rengar’s hunting grounds overlap with the isolated jungles of Ixtal, a nation that guards its elemental magic from outsiders. Nidalee and Qiyana also roam that same wilderness, but Rengar’s reasons for being there have nothing to do with borders or politics. To him, the terrain matters only insofar as it conceals better prey.