CHAMPIONSRenekton
Renekton
CHAMPION · BARON

Renekton

Verified across 3 sourcesLast updated · 2026-05-26
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01

Overview

last updated 2026-05-26
Editor's pick · most-quoted
Again, demolish being moved into the first tree, very important for Jax to allow him to split push and allow him to be very, very powerful. Uh, Renekton got a pretty big nerf. I think the base attack damage especially was a really big hit for Renekton in the early game.
itzstu4rt · patch 7.1b · (07:11)
Open questions (4)
  1. 01~~Build path~~ — answered for 7.1e in [[#Build (WR Meta, 7.1e)]] (2026-05-26)
  2. 02~~Rune setup~~ — answered alongside builds above (2026-05-26)
  3. 03Power-spike timings
  4. 04Specific matchups
02

Tier history

5 entries · 3 sources · 3 patches
PatchSourceRoleTierΔDateNotes
7.1ehellsdevilbaronS+=2026-05-19
7.1eroyalbaronS=2026-05-17
7.1ditzstu4rtbaronS·2026-05-08
7.1droyalbaronS·2026-05-08
7.1hellsdevilbaronS+·2026-05-08
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Builds

1 source
WR Metaaggregator statspatch 7.1e
WR50.72%PR4.36%BR0.31%
Items (in order)
Blade of the Ruined King
Blade of the Ruined KingAttacks deal bonus damage
  • +25 Attack Damage
  • +35% Attack Speed

Thirst: +10% Omni Vamp.

Ruined Strikes: Attacks deal bonus physical damage equal to 8.5% of the enemy's current Health on-hit. (Melee attacks deal 10%). Minion damage: 15. Max damage vs monsters: 60.

Drain: Hitting a champion with 3 attacks or abilities deals 30-100 bonus magic damage and steals 25% of their Move Speed for 2 seconds. (60s Cooldown)

3000 gold
Plated Steelcaps
Plated SteelcapsReduces Physical Damage
  • +150 Max Health
  • +50% Health Regen
  • +20 Armor
  • +45 Move Speed.
900 gold
Hullbreaker
HullbreakerSplit-pushing power
  • +400 Max Health
  • +50 Attack Damage

Set Sail: Gain 5% Movement Speed.

Skipper: Every 4th attack against champions and epic monsters deals bonus physical damage equal to 160% base plus 5%(ranged champions deal 40% of the damage), increased to 240% base plus 9%against structures (ranged champions deal 40% of the damage).

Boarding Party: Nearby allied siege and super minions gain 20-130 Armor (25% bonus if you're a ranged champion) and 10-120 Magic Resistance() (25% bonus if you're a ranged champion).

3100 gold
Goredrinker
GoredrinkerDeal damage in an area

Thirsting Slash (Active): Deal 230% base as physical damage to nearby enemies. Restore Health equal to 20% plus 12% missing for each enemy champion hit. (15s cooldown)

500 gold
Sterak's Gage
Sterak's GageTaking damage triggers a shield
  • +400 Max Health

Heavy Handed: +50% base Attack Damage as bonus Attack Damage.

Lifeline: Damage that puts you under 35% Health grants a shield that equal to 75% of your bonus health that decays over 3 seconds (90s Cooldown).

Sterak's Fury: Triggering Lifeline increases size, empowers you, removes all crowd control effects on you (except Airborne), and grants 30% Tenacity for 4 seconds.

3200 gold
Trinity Force
Trinity ForceWell-Rounded
  • +333 Max Health
  • +30 Attack Damage
  • +30% Attack Speed
  • +20 Ability Haste

Fervor: +5% Move Speed.

Spellblade: Using an ability causes the next attack used within 10 seconds to deal bonus physical damage equal to 200% base AD(1.5s Cooldown). Damage is reduced vs structures.

Valor: Attacks grant 20 Move Speed for 2 seconds. Bonuses do not stack. Ranged champions gain halved values.

3333 gold
Runes
Conqueror
KeystoneConqueror
ConquerorKeystone

Basic attacks and abilities generate stacks of Conqueror on enemy champions hit, up to one per attack or cast. Each stack of Conqueror lasts 6 seconds and grants 3 - 7 (based on level) bonus (Adaptive) Attack Damage 4 - 12 (based on level) or Ability Power 4 - 11 (based on level), stacking up to 6 times, for a maximum of 12 - 36 (based on level) bonus Attack Damage or 18 - 54 (based on level) Ability Power (Adaptive). While fully stacked, gain 8 % melle ( 5% ranged) Physical Vamp and Magical Vamp. Adaptive Damage: Deals either physical or magic damage depending on your bonus stats, defaulting based on the origin of the effect.

Source: wildriftfire.com/rune-list (maintained by iTzSTU4RT, scraped 2026-05-18)

Demolish
DemolishMinor · Resolve

When within 550 range of an enemy turret, gain a charge every 0.5s, up to 6 times. When fully charged, your next attack against the turret deals an additional 200 + 30% Max HP physical damage. (35s cooldown)

Source: wildriftfire.com/rune-list (maintained by iTzSTU4RT, scraped 2026-05-18)

Second Wind
Second WindMinor · Resolve

Gain 5 health every 5 seconds. After taking damage from an enemy champion regenerate 6 (+2% of your missing health) over the next 5 seconds. This effect is doubled for melee champions.

Source: wildriftfire.com/rune-list (maintained by iTzSTU4RT, scraped 2026-05-18)

Overgrowth
OvergrowthMinor · Resolve

When 1 monster or 2 minions are killed nearby, permanently gain 3 Max Health. Max Health can be increased indefinitely. Gains bonus 3% Max Health upon reaching 30 stacks.

Source: wildriftfire.com/rune-list (maintained by iTzSTU4RT, scraped 2026-05-18)

Brutal
BrutalMinor · Precision

Attacks deal 6 (+ 8% Bonus Attack Damage) bonus adaptive damage to enemy champions.

Source: wildriftfire.com/rune-list (maintained by iTzSTU4RT, scraped 2026-05-18)

Skill priority
QEW
Spells
FlashFlashBarrierBarrier

Source: [[Sources/web-pages/2026-05-26-wrmeta-renekton-build-7.1e|WR Meta]] · sampling: Diamond / Master / Challenger (Legendary tier).

Situational item swaps (explicit):

  • Mercury's Treads instead of Plated Steelcaps — vs strong marksmen / sustained auto-attack / multiple AD bruisers
  • Stoneplate Enchant instead of Goredrinker — by playstyle and situation

Counters / threats: Extreme: Gnar, Warwick, Gragas, Kayle, Jayce, Kennen, Vayne, Ornn

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Commentary

verbatim creator quotes
hellsdevilauto· Auto-extracted commentary (HellsDevil, 7.1)
patch 7.1

Generated by /wr-extract from HellsDevil's patch 7.1 video transcript. Re-running this skill OVERWRITES this section. Promote keepers into your hand-written ## Patch 7.1 analysis (HellsDevil) sections above. Baron "He's not as good as either of them at their strengths, but he's like good at both things. Renekton got nerfed, but he's still very very powerful. Absolute dominant 1v1 laner and in team fights he's also quite you can also first pick." (06:09)

hellsdevilauto· Baron
patch 7.1·baron

He's not as good as either of them at their strengths, but he's like good at both things. Renekton got nerfed, but he's still very very powerful. Absolute dominant 1v1 laner and in team fights he's also quite you can also first pick.(06:09)

itzstu4rtauto· Auto-extracted commentary (iTzSTU4RT, 7.1b)
patch 7.1b

Generated by /wr-extract from iTzSTU4RT's patch 7.1b video transcript. Re-running this skill OVERWRITES this section. Promote keepers into your hand-written ## Patch 7.1b analysis (iTzSTU4RT) sections above. Baron "Again, demolish being moved into the first tree, very important for Jax to allow him to split push and allow him to be very, very powerful. Uh, Renekton got a pretty big nerf. I think the base attack damage especially was a really big hit for Renekton in the early game." (07:11)

itzstu4rtauto· Baron
patch 7.1b·baron

Again, demolish being moved into the first tree, very important for Jax to allow him to split push and allow him to be very, very powerful. Uh, Renekton got a pretty big nerf. I think the base attack damage especially was a really big hit for Renekton in the early game.(07:11)

hellsdevilauto· Auto-extracted commentary (hellsdevil, 7.1e)
patch 7.1e

Generated by /wr-extract from hellsdevil's patch 7.1e video transcript. Re-running this skill OVERWRITES this section. Promote keepers into your hand-written ## Patch 7.1e analysis (hellsdevil) sections above. Baron "The thing you need to know though is you got to be able to use his second ability really well to block CC. I I laned against the Renekton. Oh, you know what?" (02:19) "If this tier list video, this is a lot to nowadays. If it gets 500 likes, I'm gonna upload that Casante game that I played today against the Renekton where I completely outplayed him and it was a very, very intense game. I'll upload it the day after tomorrow." (02:25)

hellsdevilauto· Baron
patch 7.1e·baron

The thing you need to know though is you got to be able to use his second ability really well to block CC. I I laned against the Renekton. Oh, you know what?(02:19)

If this tier list video, this is a lot to nowadays. If it gets 500 likes, I'm gonna upload that Casante game that I played today against the Renekton where I completely outplayed him and it was a very, very intense game. I'll upload it the day after tomorrow.(02:25)

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Patch notes

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