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Rek'Sai vs Gnar

How to Beat Gnar as Rek'Sai in LoLRek'Sai is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gnar as Rek'Sai

based on 229 Rek'Sai vs Gnar matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League of Legends games each and every week. In our data, Rek'Sai faced off against Gnar in 229 rounds. Having so many games with Rek'Sai versus Gnar gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to produce useful data and a recommended build to smash Gnar. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Rek'Sai is forced to battle against Gnar in only 1.1% of his rounds.

Rek'Sai vs Gnar Matchup Summary

Rek'Sai does a average job of beating Gnar. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.8% of matches the champions face one another in. In Rek'Sai versus Gnar matches, Rek'Sai’s side is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Gnar.

Best Rek'Sai vs Gnar 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

Sundered 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 Gnar as Rek'Sai

Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai against Gnar

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 Gnar

Gnar's ultimate stuns if he hits you into a wall. Be careful when fighting him near one.

Gnar's animations and resource bar change as he gets closer to transforming.

Gnar can't gain Rage for 15 seconds after he turns from big to little. Use this chance to engage on his team.

Rek'Sai vs Gnar Counter Stats

Rek'Sai Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Gnar Image
7.5
< Kills >
5.2
6.6
< Deaths >
6.4
7.5
< Assists >
6.4
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
1.14
36
< Minions Killed >
169
1.3
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.45
14,804
< Physical Damage >
18,898
71
< Magic Damage >
3,585
3,612
< True Damage >
515
18,487
< Damage Dealt >
22,998
36,859
< Damage Taken >
30,824
12,095
< Gold Earned >
11,626
1.44
< Towers >
2.31
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
17,493
< Total Healing >
6,352
13,790
< Experience >
15,052
21
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
9
287
< Time Dealing CC >
423

How to Counter Gnar with Rek'Sai in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several vital Rek'Sai versus Gnar counter stats that can help you distinguish the differences and similarities between this set of champions. For instance, Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gnar’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rek'Sai may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Gnar..

Rek'Sai normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Gnar. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rek'Sai and Gnar

Damage Types Compared

Rek'Sai
Gnar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rek'Sai
Gnar

Who is Better, Rek'Sai or Gnar?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Rek'Sai usually fairs equally well when playing against Gnar, with a 49.8% win rate. As a result, Rek'Sai makes an ok counter to Gnar.

While Rek'Sai does have a lower win rate than Gnar, when facing one another, Rek'Sai also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Rek'Sai into Gnar.

Additionally, Rek'Sai also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gnar. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Rek'Sai vs Gnar matchups, Gnar is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Rek'Sai is a somewhat poor counter to Gnar. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rek'Sai against Gnar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Rek'Sai

Rek'Sai Loses Against

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Rek'Sai Wins Against

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

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Additional Information for Rek'Sai Players

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

For this guide on countering Gnar as Rek'Sai, we analyzed 229 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 Gnar 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 Gnar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

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

Rek'Sai most often racks up a lot less CS as Gnar. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Rek'Sai versus Gnar build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra. When Rek'Sai included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better countering Gnar than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Rek'Sai boasted an average win rate of 49.8% when countering Gnar with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of defeating Gnar as Rek'Sai, you should equip 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 builds players used for Rek'Sai vs Gnar counter picks, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.8% win rate overall.

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