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How to Win Naafiri vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupNaafiri is in the a tier of champions

Naafiri vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Naafiri in LoLNaafiri is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Naafiri

based on 242 Naafiri vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of rated League matches that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Rek'Sai as Naafiri resulted from an evaluation of 242 ranked matches where both champs faced one another. This champ matchup is relatively rare. Naafiri fights Rek'Sai in only 0.5% of their matches.

Naafiri vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Naafiri has done a good job of countering Rek'Sai. Normally, they wins a whopping 52.1% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Naafiri versus Rek'Sai games, Naafiri’s side is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood. This implies that they probably won't get first blood against Rek'Sai.

Best Naafiri vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordGlowing Mote

Core Naafiri Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeProfane HydraOpportunity

Optional Items

Eclipse

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Naafiri's passive ability p
Naafiri's q ability q
Naafiri's w ability w
Naafiri's e ability e
Naafiri's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Naafiri

Tips for Playing as Naafiri against Rek'Sai

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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.

Naafiri vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Naafiri Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Rek'Sai Image
8.2
< Kills >
7.3
6.7
< Deaths >
6.4
5.9
< Assists >
7.2
2
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
155
< Minions Killed >
33
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
1.28
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.37
22,469
< Physical Damage >
13,872
100
< Magic Damage >
70
1,180
< True Damage >
3,449
23,750
< Damage Dealt >
17,391
25,060
< Damage Taken >
35,140
12,414
< Gold Earned >
11,645
1.71
< Towers >
1.15
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
5,837
< Total Healing >
16,630
13,970
< Experience >
13,116
17
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
7
56
< Time Dealing CC >
287

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Naafiri in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several critical Naafiri against Rek'Sai matchup stats that can help you interpret the distinctions between the two. As an example, Naafiri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Rek'Sai’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Naafiri may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Rek'Sai..

Naafiri normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their matchup does. Typically, they takes less damage than Rek'Sai. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Naafiri and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Naafiri
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Naafiri
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Naafiri or Rek'Sai?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Naafiri usually wins when taking on Rek'Sai, with a 52.1% win rate. Therefore, Naafiri makes a good counter for Rek'Sai.

While Naafiri does have a higher winrate compared to Rek'Sai, when facing one another, Naafiri also has a lower learning curve that makes them a less complex character to learn. You should be be fine when picking Naafiri into Rek'Sai.

Moreover, Naafiri also has some amount of utility and CC, 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 isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Naafiri vs Rek'Sai matchups, Naafiri is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Naafiri is a good counter for Rek'Sai. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Naafiri against Rek'Sai.

Other Champion Matchups Against Naafiri

Naafiri Loses Against

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Naafiri Wins Against

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Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Naafiri Players

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

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Naafiri, we analyzed 242 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 Naafiri 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

Naafiri Build Rek'Sai Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Naafiri in order to counter Rek'Sai during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Naafiri usually gets much more CS as Rek'Sai. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Naafiri versus Rek'Sai build include Serylda's Grudge, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Naafiri bought at least these three items in their build, they did significantly better against Rek'Sai than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Naafiri had an average winrate of 52.1% when playing against Rek'Sai with this counter build.

To have the best probability of defeating Rek'Sai as Naafiri, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Naafiri vs Rek'Sai face-offs, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Rek'Sai as Naafiri are shown for all skill levels combined. To filter the stats and builds to a distinct skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.