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How to Win Rek'Sai vs Tristana Counter MatchupRek'Sai is in the b tier of champions

Rek'Sai vs Tristana

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

based on 604 Rek'Sai vs Tristana matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Tristana as Rek'Sai came out of an evaluation of 604 ranked games where both champs engaged each other. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Rek'Sai is forced to battle against Tristana in only 3.0% of his matches.

Rek'Sai vs Tristana Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rek'Sai does a dismal job of countering Tristana. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.3% of games the champions oppose one another in. In Rek'Sai against Tristana rounds, Rek'Sai’s side is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Tristana.

Best Rek'Sai vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalLong Sword

Core Rek'Sai Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Youmuu's GhostbladeEclipseSundered SkyTrinity Force

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
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Tristana as Rek'Sai

Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai against Tristana

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 Tristana

Stand away from your creeps in a lane to take less collateral damage from Explosive Charge.

If you see Tristana activate Rapid Fire in a fight, stun her and try to back off until the spell dissipates.

Rek'Sai vs Tristana Counter Stats

Rek'Sai Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Tristana Image
7.1
< Kills >
7.3
6.4
< Deaths >
6.3
7.3
< Assists >
5.8
1.71
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
35
< Minions Killed >
169
1.29
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.57
13,694
< Physical Damage >
17,559
74
< Magic Damage >
2,270
3,335
< True Damage >
523
17,104
< Damage Dealt >
20,353
34,404
< Damage Taken >
21,358
11,540
< Gold Earned >
12,601
1.34
< Towers >
2.9
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
16,199
< Total Healing >
5,919
13,051
< Experience >
12,907
21
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
9
272
< Time Dealing CC >
67

How to Counter Tristana with Rek'Sai in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several strategic Rek'Sai vs. Tristana matchup stats that may help you distinguish the distinctions between this set of champs. For instance, Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Tristana’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Rek'Sai may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Tristana..

Rek'Sai normally has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Tristana. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rek'Sai and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Rek'Sai
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rek'Sai
Tristana

Who is Better, Rek'Sai or Tristana?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Rek'Sai usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Tristana, with a 49.3% win rate. As a result, Rek'Sai makes an ok counter for Tristana.

While Rek'Sai does have a lower winrate compared to Tristana, when they face off with one another, Rek'Sai also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Rek'Sai into Tristana.

Additionally, Rek'Sai has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Tristana. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Rek'Sai is a somewhat poor counter for Tristana. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Rek'Sai against Tristana.

Additional Information for Rek'Sai Players

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

For this guide on countering Tristana as Rek'Sai, we analyzed 604 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 Tristana 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Rek'Sai to counter Tristana during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rek'Sai typically picks up a lot less CS as Tristana. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Rek'Sai versus Tristana build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra. When Rek'Sai bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs. Tristana than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Rek'Sai boasted an average win rate of 49.3% battling Tristana with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Tristana as Rek'Sai, you should take 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 Tristana clashes, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.3% win rate overall.

If you need to see Rek'Sai vs Tristana tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and guides displayed are calculated using all games with data with both champs.