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Elise vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Elise in LoLElise is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Elise

based on 169 Elise vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
49.1 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL matches that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Rek'Sai as Elise resulted from an evaluation of 169 ranked rounds where both champs battled each other. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Elise is forced to battle against Rek'Sai in only 0.6% of her matches.

Elise vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Elise does a poor job of beating Rek'Sai. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.1% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Elise versus Rek'Sai matches, Elise’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood against Rek'Sai.

Best Elise vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Elise Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneStormsurge

Optional Items

Shadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Elise to level upq
>
Second ability for Elise to level upw
>
Last skill for Elise to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryNimbus CloakWaterwalking
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Elise's passive ability p
Elise's q ability q
Elise's w ability w
Elise's e ability e
Elise's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Elise

Tips for Playing as Elise against Rek'Sai

Spider Form is most effective at finishing off enemies with low health; Human Form's Neurotoxin does more damage to healthy foes.

Elise's Spider Form and Spider Form abilities do not cost mana and can be prioritized when you are trying to conserve mana.

When in Spider Form, Spiderlings will attack the target that Elise uses Venomous Bite on.

Advice to Win Against Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Elise vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Elise Image
Win Rate
49.1 %
VS
Win Rate
50.9 %
Rek'Sai Image
7.4
< Kills >
7.6
6.4
< Deaths >
6.6
8.1
< Assists >
7.4
1.74
< Killing Sprees >
1.68
31
< Minions Killed >
34
1.25
< Dragons Killed >
1.36
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.4
1,323
< Physical Damage >
13,896
17,028
< Magic Damage >
76
1,554
< True Damage >
3,451
19,906
< Damage Dealt >
17,424
29,268
< Damage Taken >
36,155
11,625
< Gold Earned >
12,087
1.52
< Towers >
1.28
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
13,148
< Total Healing >
17,163
12,975
< Experience >
13,535
26
< Vision Score >
23
7
< Wards Placed >
6
186
< Time Dealing CC >
298

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Elise in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some vital Elise against Rek'Sai counter statistics that may help us grasp the differences between these two champs. As an example, Elise’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Elise may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Rek'Sai..

Elise often has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Rek'Sai. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Elise and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Elise
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Elise
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Elise or Rek'Sai?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Elise usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Rek'Sai, with a 49.1% win rate. Thus, Elise makes an ok counter to Rek'Sai.

While Elise does have a lower win rate than Rek'Sai, when on opposite teams, Elise also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Elise into Rek'Saias her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Elise has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rek'Sai. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Elise vs Rek'Sai matchups, Rek'Sai is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Elise is a somewhat poor counter to Rek'Sai. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Elise against Rek'Sai.

Other Champion Matchups Against Elise

Elise Loses Against

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Elise Wins Against

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Additional Information for Elise Players

How We Calculated Our Elise vs Rek'Sai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Elise, we analyzed 169 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Rek'Sai as Elise comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Elise Build Rek'Sai Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Elise to counter Rek'Sai during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Elise often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Rek'Sai. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The top items to use in your Elise versus Rek'Sai build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Elise bought at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better countering Rek'Sai than with many other common item sets. In fact, Elise had an average win rate of 49.1% when countering Rek'Sai with this build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Rek'Sai as Elise, you should take the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Nimbus Cloak, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Elise vs Rek'Sai face-offs, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Rek'Sai as Elise are displayed for every ranked division. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to an individual division, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.