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Rek'Sai vs Naafiri

How to Beat Naafiri as Rek'Sai in LoLRek'Sai is in the a tier of champions
Fighter
Assassin

How to Beat Naafiri as Rek'Sai

based on 242 Rek'Sai vs Naafiri matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League games that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Naafiri as Rek'Sai resulted from an examination of 242 ranked matches where both champions fought one another. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Rek'Sai fights Naafiri in only 1.2% of his games.

Rek'Sai vs Naafiri Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rek'Sai does a dismal job of beating Naafiri. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.9% of the time the champs battle each other in. In Rek'Sai against Naafiri games, Rek'Sai’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Naafiri.

Best Rek'Sai vs Naafiri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTiamat

Core Rek'Sai Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Youmuu's Ghostblade

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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W
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E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Naafiri as Rek'Sai

Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai against Naafiri

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.

Rek'Sai vs Naafiri Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Naafiri with Rek'Sai in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several critical Rek'Sai versus Naafiri matchup statistics that can help you explain the distinctions between the two. For instance, Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Naafiri’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Rek'Sai may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Naafiri..

Rek'Sai normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Naafiri. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rek'Sai and Naafiri

Damage Types Compared

Rek'Sai
Naafiri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rek'Sai
Naafiri

Who is Better, Rek'Sai or Naafiri?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Rek'Sai usually loses when taking on Naafiri, with a 47.9% win rate. As a result, Rek'Sai makes a bad counter for Naafiri.

While Rek'Sai does have a lower win rate compared to Naafiri, when facing one another, Rek'Sai also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Rek'Sai into Naafiri.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Rek'Sai vs Naafiri matchups, Naafiri is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Rek'Sai is a bad counter to Naafiri. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Rek'Sai against Naafiri.

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 Naafiri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Naafiri as Rek'Sai, 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 Naafiri 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Rek'Sai to counter Naafiri during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rek'Sai most often gets a lot less CS as Naafiri. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Rek'Sai versus Naafiri build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra. When Rek'Sai used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better countering Naafiri than with many other typical builds. In fact, Rek'Sai boasted an average winrate of 47.9% when playing against Naafiri with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Naafiri as Rek'Sai, you 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 players chose for Rek'Sai vs Naafiri matchups, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.9% winrate overall.

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