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Rek'Sai vs Ahri

How to Beat Ahri as Rek'Sai in LoLRek'Sai is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ahri as Rek'Sai

based on 530 Rek'Sai vs Ahri matchups
Win Rate
46.6 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League games every week. Within our data, Rek'Sai faced off against Ahri 530 times. Using so many matchups for Rek'Sai vs Ahri provides us confidence in our capability to prepare enlightening data and a recommended build to obliterate Ahri. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Rek'Sai has to counter Ahri in only 2.7% of his matches.

Rek'Sai vs Ahri Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rek'Sai does a pathetic job of countering Ahri. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.6% of the time the champs face each other in. In Rek'Sai against Ahri matches, Rek'Sai’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Ahri.

Best Rek'Sai vs Ahri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSerrated Dirk

Core Rek'Sai Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

EclipseYoumuu's GhostbladeSundered Sky

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rek'Sai to level upq
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Second ability for Rek'Sai to level upe
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Last skill for Rek'Sai to max outw

Runes

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

Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai against Ahri

Keeping tunnels spread out across the map will ensure you have choices when you want to cast Void Rush.

Cast Burrow before travelling around the map to take advantage of the increased Move Speed and the safety provided by Tremor Sense.

Tremor Sense can warn you of enemies closing in, and is particularly useful when entering enemy territory.

Advice to Win Against Ahri

Stay behind minions to make Charm difficult to land, this will reduce Ahri's damage potential significantly.

Ahri's survivability is dramatically reduced when her Ultimate, Spirit Rush, is down.

Rek'Sai vs Ahri Counter Stats

Rek'Sai Image
Win Rate
46.6 %
VS
Win Rate
53.4 %
Ahri Image
6.9
< Kills >
6.3
6.5
< Deaths >
5.5
7.1
< Assists >
7.3
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.45
34
< Minions Killed >
168
1.26
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.48
13,395
< Physical Damage >
1,477
62
< Magic Damage >
14,820
3,222
< True Damage >
4,993
16,680
< Damage Dealt >
21,290
35,207
< Damage Taken >
19,940
11,636
< Gold Earned >
11,324
1.34
< Towers >
2.03
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
16,697
< Total Healing >
4,870
13,189
< Experience >
14,225
21
< Vision Score >
20
6
< Wards Placed >
9
282
< Time Dealing CC >
71

How to Counter Ahri with Rek'Sai in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several critical Rek'Sai against Ahri matchup statistics that can help you appreciate the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ahri’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Rek'Sai may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Ahri..

Rek'Sai typically has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Ahri. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rek'Sai and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Rek'Sai
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rek'Sai
Ahri

Who is Better, Rek'Sai or Ahri?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Rek'Sai usually loses when playing against Ahri, with a 46.6% win rate. Thus, Rek'Sai makes a bad counter to Ahri.

While Rek'Sai does have a lower winrate compared to Ahri, when on opposite teams, Rek'Sai also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Rek'Sai into Ahri.

Moreover, Rek'Sai also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ahri. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Rek'Sai vs Ahri matchups, Ahri is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Rek'Sai is a bad counter to Ahri. Focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rek'Sai against Ahri.

Other Champion Matchups Against Rek'Sai

Rek'Sai Loses Against

NilahNilah40.9% winrateShenShen41.8% winrateTaricTaric42.3% winrateViVi42.9% winrate

Rek'Sai Wins Against

RenektonRenekton56.8% winrateYuumiYuumi53.9% winrateK'SanteK'Sante53.7% winrateAlistarAlistar53.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Rek'Sai Players

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

For this guide on countering Ahri as Rek'Sai, we analyzed 530 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 Ahri as Rek'Sai 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

Rek'Sai Build Ahri Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Rek'Sai to counter Ahri during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rek'Sai often picks up a lot less CS compared to Ahri. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Rek'Sai versus Ahri build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra. When Rek'Sai bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs Ahri than with most other common builds. In fact, Rek'Sai boasted an average win rate of 46.6% when countering Ahri with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of beating Ahri as Rek'Sai, Rek'Sai players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Rek'Sai vs Ahri counter picks, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 46.6% winrate overall.

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