Talk:Renekton/@comment-184.146.127.32-20111012002928/@comment-694610-20111012010847

There's lots of builds for Renekton, but really only one way to play him. Solo top, with a jungler. The key is to be very aggressive. His standard combo is: dash in with E, stun with W, then spin2win with Q. They can't hide behind minions because of the dash, they can't fight back because of the stun, and you can do this every time your abilities come off cooldown because they have no cost.

Of course, you have to find a balance between being aggressive and not dying. Renekton has very little sustain (his heal got nerfed hard a while back), and in 90% of matchups, you will be trading harass. Small defensive items (Doran's Blade, Doran's Shield, Regrowth Pendant, Cloth Armor, etc.) along with lots of health potions go a long way towards keeping you in the lane, while your high base damage bullies your opponent about.

ALWAYS keep a ward in the river. When that ward dies, replace it ASAP. Being aggressive means you will find yourself on the far side of the lane a lot. And if you're denying them, eventually the lane will push. Nothing attracts junglers more than someone who regularly overextends. All your denying and harassment is for naught if you get killed.

As for builds, I'm a fan of the massive armor penetration build. I use both armor pen. marks and quints, and make sure to get the Sunder mastery. This provides 31 armor pen. at level 1. The Brutalizer provides every stat Renektons wants - damage, CDR, and armor penetration. But don't ever rush Youmuu's Ghostblade.

Getting up to 2 Doran's Blades is never a bad idea. And when you're ready to build your first big damage item, the best choices are The Black Cleaver (my personal preference) and The Bloodthirster.

For defense, I run flat armor seals and flat magic resist glyphs. This allows me to have better trades early game. I don't use dodge seals because dodge is simply useless against several other good solo tops these days (Garen, Talon, other Renektons, etc.) Also, without the dodge masteries, I