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How to Win Mordekaiser vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupMordekaiser is in the s tier of champions

Mordekaiser vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Mordekaiser in LoLMordekaiser is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Mordekaiser

based on 1,323 Mordekaiser vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
54.3 %
K/D/A
2.02
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL matches each week. Within our data, Mordekaiser battled Rek'Sai in 1323 rounds. With so many games with Mordekaiser vs Rek'Sai gives us faith in our ability to prepare actionable statistics and a recommended build to smash Rek'Sai. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Mordekaiser encounters Rek'Sai in only 0.5% of his rounds.

Mordekaiser vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Mordekaiser has done a great job of countering Rek'Sai. Typically, he wins a whopping 54.3% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Mordekaiser against Rek'Sai games, Mordekaiser’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't get first blood versus Rek'Sai.

Best Mordekaiser vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBlasting Wand

Core Mordekaiser Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterZhonya's HourglassRiftmaker

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentJak'Sho, The ProteanSpirit VisageThornmail

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Mordekaiser's passive ability p
Mordekaiser's q ability q
Mordekaiser's w ability w
Mordekaiser's e ability e
Mordekaiser's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Mordekaiser

Tips for Playing as Mordekaiser against Rek'Sai

Hitting multiple champions with the same ability can help quickly activate Darkness Rise.

Offense is your defense. Keep fighting to build up larger Indestructible shields.

Use Realm of Death on a low health enemy to guarantee the kill and keep their stats for the rest of a teamfight.

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.

Mordekaiser vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Mordekaiser Image
Win Rate
54.3 %
VS
Win Rate
45.7 %
Rek'Sai Image
7
< Kills >
7.2
5.9
< Deaths >
6.7
4.9
< Assists >
7.6
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
157
< Minions Killed >
36
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
1.26
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.39
2,728
< Physical Damage >
14,160
20,438
< Magic Damage >
84
653
< True Damage >
3,526
23,820
< Damage Dealt >
17,771
31,467
< Damage Taken >
35,722
11,890
< Gold Earned >
11,740
2.17
< Towers >
1.24
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.29
9,392
< Total Healing >
16,896
15,104
< Experience >
13,325
17
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
6
242
< Time Dealing CC >
285

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Mordekaiser in LoL

The stats shown here feature some important Mordekaiser versus Rek'Sai matchup stats that can help you distinguish the distinctions between these two champs. For instance, Mordekaiser’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Mordekaiser may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Rek'Sai..

Mordekaiser normally has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes less damage than Rek'Sai. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Mordekaiser and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Mordekaiser
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Mordekaiser
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Mordekaiser or Rek'Sai?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Mordekaiser usually wins when playing against Rek'Sai, with a 54.3% win rate. Therefore, Mordekaiser makes a great counter for Rek'Sai.

While Mordekaiser does have a much higher win rate compared to Rek'Sai, when they face off with one another, Mordekaiser also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Mordekaiser into Rek'Sai.

Moreover, Mordekaiser has some 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 Mordekaiser vs Rek'Sai matchups, Mordekaiser is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Mordekaiser is a great 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 can do that, you should hold your own as Mordekaiser against Rek'Sai.

Additional Information for Mordekaiser Players

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

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Mordekaiser, we analyzed 1,323 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 Mordekaiser 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 Mordekaiser to counter Rek'Sai during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Mordekaiser often picks up much more CS as Rek'Sai. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Mordekaiser versus Rek'Sai build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Riftmaker. When Mordekaiser used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Rek'Sai than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Mordekaiser had an average winrate of 54.3% when playing against Rek'Sai with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Rek'Sai as Mordekaiser, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Mordekaiser vs Rek'Sai face-offs, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 54.3% win rate overall.

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