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What decides the top lane matchup: Darius vs Renekton in League of Legends
What decides the top lane
A tactical read of the top lane matchup, written from LaneDiff's champion notes: what each champion threatens, and the one thing to do about it before three minutes. It is analysis, not a match sample, so there is no win rate on this page.
Both are lane bully champions in this lane: Wins the early trades outright and has to be punished on cooldowns instead of fought head-on.
Darius
top lane · Lane bully
Never take five bleed stacks. Trade short, leave before the pull, and respect his level nine.
Darius converts five Hemorrhage stacks into a true-damage execute; short trades that end before his pull deny the whole kit.
Renekton
top lane · Lane bully
He wins short trades levels two to five. Give up CS rather than fight at half fury.
Renekton's empowered W stun trade is close to unanswerable pre-6; farming through the bully phase is winning it, not losing it.
Darius vs Renekton: Common Questions
- Who wins Darius vs Renekton?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked top lane games of Darius against Renekton to publish a win rate, and does not estimate one. What decides the lane is which player respects the other's threat first. Darius: Never take five bleed stacks. Trade short, leave before the pull, and respect his level nine. Renekton: He wins short trades levels two to five. Give up CS rather than fight at half fury.
- How do you play the Darius Renekton matchup?
- Darius and Renekton are both lane bully champions in the top lane matchup: Wins the early trades outright and has to be punished on cooldowns instead of fought head-on. Darius converts five Hemorrhage stacks into a true-damage execute; short trades that end before his pull deny the whole kit. Renekton's empowered W stun trade is close to unanswerable pre-6; farming through the bully phase is winning it, not losing it.
- What should I know about Renekton vs Darius?
- Renekton and Darius are both lane bully champions: Wins the early trades outright and has to be punished on cooldowns instead of fought head-on. What separates them is what each one does with it. Renekton: He wins short trades levels two to five. Give up CS rather than fight at half fury. Darius: Never take five bleed stacks. Trade short, leave before the pull, and respect his level nine.
- How do I beat Renekton as Darius?
- Renekton's empowered W stun trade is close to unanswerable pre-6; farming through the bully phase is winning it, not losing it. He wins short trades levels two to five. Give up CS rather than fight at half fury. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Renekton you have drawn: their recent form on the champion, whether they are on a loss streak, and whether they are smurfing, because the player in front of you moves the odds more than the matchup does.