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Rek'Sai vs Viktor

How to Beat Viktor as Rek'Sai in LoLRek'Sai is in the s tier of champions
Fighter
Mage

How to Beat Viktor as Rek'Sai

based on 312 Rek'Sai vs Viktor matchups
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
2.46
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL rounds each and every week. Within our dataset, Rek'Sai faced Viktor 312 times. Including so many games with Rek'Sai vs Viktor gives us faith in our capacity to produce informative statistics and a pro build to wreck your opposition. This pairing is somewhat rare. Rek'Sai is forced to battle against Viktor in only 1.6% of his matches.

Rek'Sai vs Viktor Matchup Summary

Rek'Sai has done a average job of beating Viktor. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.6% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Rek'Sai versus Viktor rounds, Rek'Sai’s side is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Viktor.

Best Rek'Sai vs Viktor 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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W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Viktor as Rek'Sai

Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai against Viktor

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 Viktor

Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.

Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).

Rek'Sai vs Viktor Counter Stats

Rek'Sai Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Viktor Image
7.3
< Kills >
5.8
5.9
< Deaths >
5.8
7.2
< Assists >
6.7
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.32
39
< Minions Killed >
181
1.33
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.41
13,541
< Physical Damage >
587
82
< Magic Damage >
23,918
3,501
< True Damage >
725
17,124
< Damage Dealt >
25,231
34,574
< Damage Taken >
18,144
11,720
< Gold Earned >
11,739
1.43
< Towers >
1.87
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
16,791
< Total Healing >
1,495
13,353
< Experience >
14,452
22
< Vision Score >
18
6
< Wards Placed >
9
282
< Time Dealing CC >
260

How to Counter Viktor with Rek'Sai in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some strategic Rek'Sai versus Viktor matchup stats that can help us explain the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Viktor’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Rek'Sai may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Viktor..

Rek'Sai often has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives more damage than Viktor. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rek'Sai and Viktor

Damage Types Compared

Rek'Sai
Viktor
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rek'Sai
Viktor

Who is Better, Rek'Sai or Viktor?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Rek'Sai usually fairs equally well when taking on Viktor, with a 50.6% win rate. Therefore, Rek'Sai makes an ok counter for Viktor.

While Rek'Sai does have a higher win rate compared to Viktor, when they face off with one another, Rek'Sai also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Rek'Sai into Viktor.

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

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Rek'Sai vs Viktor matchups, Rek'Sai is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Rek'Sai is a decent counter for Viktor. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Rek'Sai against Viktor.

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Rek'Sai Wins Against

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Additional Information for Rek'Sai Players

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

For this guide on countering Viktor as Rek'Sai, we analyzed 312 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 Viktor 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 Viktor Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Rek'Sai to counter Viktor during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rek'Sai typically accumulates a lot less CS as Viktor. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Rek'Sai versus Viktor build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra. When Rek'Sai bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when facing Viktor than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Rek'Sai had an average winrate of 50.6% when playing against Viktor with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Viktor 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. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Rek'Sai vs Viktor LoL games, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Viktor as Rek'Sai are given for all skill levels combined. To narrow the statistics and builds to an individual rank, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.