User blog comment:Dantasticjux/Mastering Top as Renekton! RAWR/@comment-4948122-20130613184722/@comment-6435632-20130613195756

@ Zapmaster3125

By "with some skill" he was not referring to overall skill level but simply knowing how to use Lee Sin's abilities in the right way so as to counter Renekton. "With the right items" is always important in every facet of the game with every character. And you should always be building with your enemy's teamcomp in mind, including your lane opponent.

Garon is often played full-tank whether he's meant to or not. Similarly Voli can just tank and even when he does go full tank -- which he does extremely well -- he can still do solid damage with his W because it scales off HP.

Pantheon HAS innate sustain; his passive blocks hits. No it's not HP recovery, but there are other means to sustain lane than HP recovery. Assuming Pantheon isn't terrible and queues up his passive before a trade, he will win every trade even during all-ins. Similarly Yorick's damage reduction and lifesteal really shouldn't lose against Renekton, not to mention Yorick has no need to go all-in on Renekton and should be poking (with total impunity) with his ghouls anyway.

Good Gangplanks realize they are melee champs and do not rely on their Q to farm (that's a terrible way to play him and means you're losing lane and getting outzoned), and will indeed be using it to poke, alongside their innate healing. He is also going to be going raw damage and can do so as well as Renekton can, not to mention he actually has a buff for his auto-attacks unlike Renekton.

Renekton can be countered as easily as any other champion can. He's not special.