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Lee Sin vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Lee Sin in LoLLee Sin is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Lee Sin

based on 741 Lee Sin vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends games every week. In our dataset, Lee Sin faced Rek'Sai in 741 games. Using so many matchups for Lee Sin vs Rek'Sai gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide informative statistics and a recommended build to wreck your opponent. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Lee Sin encounters Rek'Sai in only 0.6% of his matches.

Lee Sin vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lee Sin does a poor job of countering Rek'Sai. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.7% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Lee Sin vs Rek'Sai games, Lee Sin’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Rek'Sai.

Best Lee Sin vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalLong Sword

Core Lee Sin Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageDeath's DanceEclipseRavenous Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lee Sin to level upq
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Second ability for Lee Sin to level upw
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Last skill for Lee Sin to max oute

Runes

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

Tips for Playing as Lee Sin against Rek'Sai

Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.

Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).

Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.

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.

Lee Sin vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Lee Sin Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Rek'Sai Image
7.1
< Kills >
7.4
6.3
< Deaths >
6.2
8.5
< Assists >
7.8
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.72
34
< Minions Killed >
31
1.54
< Dragons Killed >
1.43
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.48
13,442
< Physical Damage >
14,461
2,737
< Magic Damage >
85
1,018
< True Damage >
3,656
17,198
< Damage Dealt >
18,203
35,747
< Damage Taken >
35,820
11,820
< Gold Earned >
12,008
1.42
< Towers >
1.5
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
16,786
< Total Healing >
17,500
13,289
< Experience >
13,488
25
< Vision Score >
22
11
< Wards Placed >
6
441
< Time Dealing CC >
300

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Lee Sin in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some significant Lee Sin against Rek'Sai counter statistics that may help us understand the differences between the pair. Lee Sin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Lee Sin may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Rek'Sai..

Lee Sin often has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Rek'Sai. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Lee Sin and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Lee Sin
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lee Sin
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Lee Sin or Rek'Sai?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Lee Sin usually loses when taking on Rek'Sai, with a 48.7% win rate. Thus, Lee Sin makes a poor counter for Rek'Sai.

While Lee Sin does have a lower win rate than Rek'Sai, when on opposite teams, Lee Sin also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Lee Sin into Rek'Sai.

Furthermore, Lee Sin also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rek'Sai. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Lee Sin vs Rek'Sai matchups, Rek'Sai is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Lee Sin is a somewhat poor counter for Rek'Sai. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Lee Sin against Rek'Sai.

Other Champion Matchups Against Lee Sin

Lee Sin Loses Against

LilliaLillia42.3% winrateIvernIvern43.1% winrateRellRell43.4% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune43.6% winrate

Lee Sin Wins Against

KarthusKarthus53.2% winrateHweiHwei52.2% winrateNidaleeNidalee52.1% winrateKai'SaKai'Sa51.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Miss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 50.5% 14111 GamesJarvan IVJarvan IV+ 51.5% 266 GamesZacZac+ 53.1% 1059 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.9% 925 Games

Additional Information for Lee Sin Players

How We Calculated Our Lee Sin vs Rek'Sai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Lee Sin, we analyzed 741 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 Lee Sin 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Lee Sin in order to counter Rek'Sai during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lee Sin on average picks up a similar amount of CS as Rek'Sai. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The top items to have in your Lee Sin versus Rek'Sai build include Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Lee Sin used at least these three items in his build, he did much better when facing Rek'Sai than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Lee Sin had an average win rate of 48.7% when countering Rek'Sai with this build.

To have the best likelihood of beating Rek'Sai as Lee Sin, Lee Sin players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Lee Sin vs Rek'Sai clashes, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.7% winrate overall.

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