Elise vs Rengar JUNGLE Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Elise vs Rengar

Updated Jun 4, 2026

Overview

Elise is an early ganker and diver who must leverage her very high early game pressure to snowball lanes before Rengar scales.
Focus on invading or counter-invading before Rengar's first reset to punish his medium clear speed and limit his brush control advantage.

Jungle Plan

Prioritize early river control and invade Rengar before he completes his first reset if your lanes can follow.
Use your strong early ganks to snowball lanes and force dragon fights with numbers advantage.
Track Rengar's pathing through brushes and be ready to counter-gank when he attempts picks or invades.

Danger windows

Respect Rengar's invade windows when he has lane priority and brush control, especially around Scuttle crab.
Avoid isolated river fights without vision as Rengar's stealth and root can trap Elise.
Be cautious during low-health clears or forced smite fights where Rengar can outduel if Elise's cooldowns are down.

Early game

Start with a three-camp clear to hit level 3 quickly and look for early ganks or an invade before Rengar can secure river control.
Contest first Scuttle only if nearby lanes have priority to collapse and support.
Avoid full clears into Rengar when lanes can't assist, as he excels in brush fights and can punish isolated Elise.

Power spikes

Elise's level 3 power spike with (E) cocoon and rappel enables lethal early ganks; use this to force lane leads.
Rengar's early dueling power near brush and post-6 stealth pick threat require Elise to respect his empowered (E) root and ultimate.
Elise's power fades late; maximize early leads before Rengar's scaling mid-game threat increases.

Win conditions

Convert early gank pressure and successful invades into dragon and Rift Herald control to snowball your team.
Use Elise's superior early dueling and crowd control to deny Rengar farm and force him behind before he scales.
Coordinate with lanes to collapse on Rengar's jungle entrances and punish his brush pathing to maintain tempo advantage.