Major Renekton changes hit League of Legends' PBE to balance the early and mid game for the champion
Renekton is one of those champions in League of Legends that everyone seems to dislike. The champion has a lot of dueling prowess right from the early game, which makes laning for others very complicated.
As such, the issue has become even more prevalent in the past two updates since Renekton received a few buffs from the developers. His presence in both professional play and solo-queue went up significantly, prompting Riot Games to drop some changes in the PBE for patch 12.17.
These changes are directed toward bringing a balance to his early and mid-game prowess. It is important to clarify that the changes are not direct nerfs or buffs. These changes are being implemented to make Renekton feel more in line with other popular toplaners in the game.
Before breaking down the adjustments, it is first important to take a look at the Renekton changes for League of Legends patch 12.17.
All changes are provided below:
While it is evident that his raw damage has been reduced, his scaling has been increased in League of Legends. This change can have varying receptions depending on how players want to play the champion.
One of the players' major complaints regarding this champion is his early game strength. Whenever there is a Renekton in the lane, it is difficult for most other champions to farm properly without running out of healing potions.
Apart from that, healing items got nerfed, which makes trading hits with this champion even more punishing. The champion also gets a massive power spike at level six and can dive towers to secure easy kills.
Therefore, nerfing his Q damage makes those early dives difficult and definitely lowers his lane prowess massively. However, there are some outliers regarding Renekton that many might fail to
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