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How to Win Graves vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupGraves is in the a tier of champions

Graves vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Graves in LoLGraves is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Graves

based on 984 Graves vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
2.44
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of rated LoL matches that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Rek'Sai as Graves came out of an examination of 984 ranked games where both champs engaged each other. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Graves encounters Rek'Sai in only 0.6% of his matches.

Graves vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Graves has done a ok job of countering Rek'Sai. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.9% of matches the champions face each other in. In Graves against Rek'Sai games, Graves’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Rek'Sai.

Best Graves vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordRectrix

Core Graves Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverMaw of MalmortiusThe Collector

Optional Items

BloodthirsterLord Dominik's RegardsVoltaic CycloswordHubris

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Graves to level upq
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Second ability for Graves to level upe
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Last skill for Graves to max outw

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Graves's passive ability p
Graves's q ability q
Graves's w ability w
Graves's e ability e
Graves's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
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Q
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Graves

Tips for Playing as Graves against Rek'Sai

Smoke Screen can be used both to escape and to set up a kill.

Using Quickdraw to get into range and delivering a point blank Buckshot can do lots of damage.

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.

Graves vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Graves Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Rek'Sai Image
7.5
< Kills >
7.3
5.9
< Deaths >
6.1
6.9
< Assists >
7.3
1.77
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
52
< Minions Killed >
35
1.62
< Dragons Killed >
1.35
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.42
17,973
< Physical Damage >
13,617
844
< Magic Damage >
75
1,675
< True Damage >
3,559
20,494
< Damage Dealt >
17,252
29,309
< Damage Taken >
35,401
12,915
< Gold Earned >
11,867
1.79
< Towers >
1.42
0.38
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
13,595
< Total Healing >
17,206
14,406
< Experience >
13,416
24
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
6
490
< Time Dealing CC >
287

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Graves in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some valuable Graves versus Rek'Sai counter stats that may help us interpret the differences between the two. For instance, Graves’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Graves may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Rek'Sai..

Graves typically has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes less damage than Rek'Sai. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Graves and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Graves
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Graves
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Graves or Rek'Sai?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Graves usually fairs equally well when playing against Rek'Sai, with a 50.9% win rate. Therefore, Graves makes an ok counter for Rek'Sai.

While Graves does have a higher winrate compared to Rek'Sai, when facing one another, Graves also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Graves into Rek'Sai.

Additionally, Graves has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rek'Sai. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Graves is a decent counter for Rek'Sai. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Graves against Rek'Sai.

Other Champion Matchups Against Graves

Graves Loses Against

ZyraZyra46.8% winrateBardBard47.1% winrateNaafiriNaafiri47.2% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench47.3% winrate

Graves Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.6% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc55.2% winrateXayahXayah55% winrateKai'SaKai'Sa54.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TeemoTeemo+ 54.2% 11371 GamesZyraZyra+ 54.3% 6861 GamesMaokaiMaokai+ 54.6% 6548 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.7% 1241 Games

Additional Information for Graves Players

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

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Graves, we analyzed 984 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 Graves 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

Graves Build Rek'Sai Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Graves in order to counter Rek'Sai during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Graves often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Rek'Sai. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Graves versus Rek'Sai build include Black Cleaver, Maw of Malmortius, and The Collector. When Graves included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better countering Rek'Sai than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Graves had an average winrate of 50.9% when countering Rek'Sai with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Rek'Sai as Graves, Graves players should equip the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Graves vs Rek'Sai counters, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.9% win rate overall.

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