Talk:Renekton/@comment-5077844-20150112231526/@comment-15244341-20150113144422

Everyone except Jayce loses vs Gnar, though (Irelia is a skill matchup pretty much in Gnar's favor). Renek can at least AFK push lane and not die at 6 100% sure with Sunfire rush. He is at Darius level, IMO. At least that's where I would rate him top lane. He brings much more tankyness than Darius, more mobility (though not great) and worse single target damage and CC. Which is... something. He does dominate many popular non-Gnar picks, such as Irelia. A bit of jungle help might be needed against some matchups, but he certainly bullies most lanes.

TBH I play him when my mid picks Kassadin. He puts just enough damage and CC for Kass to get a free kill on a carry. And then... Well. You Randuin's Omen and ult and uh... dunno. Be tanky. Deal AoE damage. Heal for crap since everyone will have armor. You might be just a roadbump, but you can't really be ignored by carries.

That said, his tankyness and late game are going to improve quite a bit. I'd say lets see how the changes pan out before crying UP or anything.