Rengar vs Elise JUNGLE Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Rengar vs Elise

Updated Jun 5, 2026

Overview

Use Rengar's brush control and high early invade resistance to contest river and deny Elise's lethal early gank pressure.
Focus on leveraging Rengar's strong dueling near brush to outpace Elise's burst and snowball through picks and objective setups.

Jungle Plan

Invade Elise's jungle early when lanes can collapse to punish her reliance on three-camp clears and early ganks.
Use (R) stealth picks around river brush to create numbers advantages before starting dragon or Rift Herald.
Track Elise's pathing closely and position to counter-gank her early dives near lanes with strong crowd control.

Danger windows

Respect Elise's level 3 invade window when she can chain (E) stun and rappel for lethal ganks.
Avoid isolated river fights without vision or lane priority to prevent getting caught by Elise's burst and crowd control.
Be cautious contesting objectives if Elise's lanes lack pressure, as she can force smite fights with early burst damage.

Early game

Start with a clear path emphasizing brush control to enable early invades or counter-invades.
Contest first Scuttle only if nearby lanes hold priority to secure safe river vision and escape routes.
Avoid extended river fights without lane priority to mitigate Elise's (E) cocoon and rappel threat.

Power spikes

Rengar's level 6 spike with empowered (E) root and (R) stealth pick threat enables aggressive counter-ganks and invades.
Elise's level 3 power spike with (E) cocoon and rappel demands respect; avoid fights without lane support at this stage.
Rengar's dueling strength near brush outmatches Elise's less reliable full clears, allowing tempo and pressure advantages.

Win conditions

Convert brush control and early invades into denying Elise's camps and securing numbers advantages for dragon or Rift Herald.
Use (R) stealth picks to force Elise into defensive play, enabling safe objective captures.
Maintain river vision and track Elise's pathing to counter-gank effectively and snowball through skirmishes before she scales.