Poppy vs Rengar JUNGLE Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Poppy vs Rengar

Updated Jun 5, 2026

Overview

Use Poppy's strong early dueling and anti-dash tools to control river entrances and deny Rengar's mobility-based invades.
Prioritize terrain-heavy river paths to maximize (E) wall stuns and (W) dash denial against Rengar's brush leap and empowered root.
This is a control vs snowball jungle matchup; leverage Poppy's objective control and counter-gank potential to limit Rengar's early pick threat.

Jungle Plan

Prioritize invading when lanes can collapse and terrain allows reliable (E) wall stuns to trap Rengar during his dash engages.
Contest Scuttle Crab only if nearby lanes hold priority to prevent Rengar from gaining brush control and pick setups.
Use (R) to remove Rengar from objective fights or force him out of smite contests, securing dragon and Rift Herald control.

Danger windows

Early invade attempts around level 3 without lane priority or terrain advantage expose you to Rengar's high mobility and root.
Isolated river fights in open areas increase risk of Rengar's empowered (E) and brush leap combos.
Forced smite fights without (R) available reduce your ability to reset or disengage, increasing vulnerability to Rengar's all-ins.

Early game

Start with a three-camp clear that leads into river control to contest or secure first Scuttle when nearby lanes have priority.
Avoid fighting Rengar in open river areas without wall angles; instead, path towards terrain where (E) and (W) can punish his dash.
Track Rengar's pathing to time counter-invades or counter-ganks, especially around level 3 when Poppy's anti-dash pattern peaks.

Power spikes

Level 6: Use (R) to disengage or isolate Rengar before objectives; bait his engage to punish his cooldowns.
First tank item spike: Hold (W) for Rengar's dash attempts and fight near walls to maximize durability and crowd control.
Rengar's empowered (E) root and brush leap create high threat windows; respect these by positioning near walls and avoiding isolated river fights.

Win conditions

Convert early terrain control and successful counter-invades into secured Scuttle and dragon objectives.
Use (E) wall stuns and (W) dash denial to create gank opportunities on lanes near terrain, snowballing leads.
Deny Rengar's scaling by disrupting his jungle tempo with counter-jungling and forcing objective fights where (R) can isolate him or his allies.