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Lux vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Lux in LoLLux is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Lux

based on 1,808 Lux vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
2.61
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League games each and every week. Within our database, Lux fought Rek'Sai 1808 times. Including so many games with Lux vs Rek'Sai gives us confidence in our ability to produce useful statistics and a solid build to destroy Rek'Sai. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Lux fights Rek'Sai in only 0.5% of her rounds.

Lux vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Lux has done a average job of countering Rek'Sai. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.8% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Lux vs Rek'Sai matches, Lux’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Rek'Sai.

Best Lux vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Lux Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

ShadowflameLiandry's TormentMalignanceZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Lux's passive ability p
Lux's q ability q
Lux's w ability w
Lux's e ability e
Lux's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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E
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Lux

Tips for Playing as Lux against Rek'Sai

If you have trouble landing Prismatic Barrier, remember that it returns to you after it reaches max range. Try positioning yourself to hit your allies with its return trip.

Lux has great zone control abilities. Try to set up Lucent Singularity to prevent an enemy's advance or escape.

Lucent Singularity is a great scouting tool. Try throwing it into brush before walking into it to check for ambushes.

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.

Lux vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Lux Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Rek'Sai Image
4.9
< Kills >
7.4
5.9
< Deaths >
6.5
10.5
< Assists >
7.3
1.09
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
93
< Minions Killed >
36
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
1.34
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.4
1,018
< Physical Damage >
13,994
18,434
< Magic Damage >
70
1,079
< True Damage >
3,450
20,532
< Damage Dealt >
17,514
15,689
< Damage Taken >
36,515
10,374
< Gold Earned >
11,978
1.94
< Towers >
1.33
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
1,309
< Total Healing >
17,350
12,287
< Experience >
13,657
44
< Vision Score >
22
19
< Wards Placed >
7
299
< Time Dealing CC >
282

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Lux in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some vital Lux against Rek'Sai counter stats that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Lux’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Lux may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Rek'Sai..

Lux normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her counter does. On average, she receives less damage than Rek'Sai. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Lux and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Lux
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lux
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Lux or Rek'Sai?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Lux usually fairs equally well when facing off against Rek'Sai, with a 50.8% win rate. Therefore, Lux makes an ok counter to Rek'Sai.

While Lux does have a higher winrate than Rek'Sai, when facing one another, Lux also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Lux into Rek'Sai.

Furthermore, Lux has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rek'Sai. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Lux is a decent counter to Rek'Sai. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Lux against Rek'Sai.

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Lux Wins Against

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Additional Information for Lux Players

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

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Lux, we analyzed 1,808 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 Lux 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Lux to counter Rek'Sai during both the lane 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 tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lux most often picks up more CS as Rek'Sai. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Lux versus Rek'Sai build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Lux included at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better versus Rek'Sai than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Lux had an average winrate of 50.8% when playing against Rek'Sai with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Rek'Sai as Lux, you should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Lux vs Rek'Sai clashes, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.8% winrate overall.

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