Talk:Rengar/@comment-174.16.111.193-20121015074157/@comment-202.128.204.238-20121016074745

^He does have counterplay - his damage is sub-par without 5 ferocity stacks, and he doesn't have the ability to duel enemies as well as other top-laners like Irelia. If he builds like a standard bruiser he'll only be able to burst down 1 target in a teamfight before he loses most of his damage, and if he builds glass-cannon he'll melt in seconds after jumping in. His only (reliable) initiation acts as his escape, and is on a long CD. The many times I've had an enemy Rengar on the other team, he dominates in the laning phase but lacks continuous damage in teamfights as compared to chamions like Jax and Irelia.

His damage is almost entirely frontloaded - he deals amazing damage in his initial burst, but loses a lot of power after it. The reason why he seems so strong is because good Rengars will only engage with 5 ferocity stacks; BUT with his reliance on building ferocity, his normal skills are rather weak on their own.

I'll agree that laning against him is really, really annoying though. However, if you play passive and stay away from brushes/ward it, he should be unable to do much to you. Of course, asking your jungler for assistance isn't a bad idea either :D