Rek'Sai vs Xerath
How to Beat Xerath as Rek'Sai
based on 792 Rek'Sai vs Xerath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Rek'Sai vs Xerath Matchup Summary
Best Rek'Sai vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Rek'Sai
Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai against Xerath
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 Xerath
Xerath's range can be intimidating, but most champions who close distance with him can trade favorably.
Banshee's Veil will make it much harder for Xerath to land Shocking Orb on you.
Xerath takes a long time to engage Rite of the Arcane. Watch for his spellcast animation and start dodging.
Rek'Sai vs Xerath Counter Stats
How to Counter Xerath with Rek'Sai in LoL
The stats shown on this page feature several vital Rek'Sai against Xerath matchup stats that may help us grasp the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Xerath’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Rek'Sai may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Xerath..
Rek'Sai often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Xerath. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Rek'Sai and Xerath
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Who is Better, Rek'Sai or Xerath?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Rek'Sai usually loses when trying to fight Xerath, with a 47.5% win rate. As a result, Rek'Sai makes a bad counter to Xerath.
While Rek'Sai does have a lower winrate than Xerath, when facing one another, Rek'Sai also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Rek'Sai into Xerath.
Furthermore, Rek'Sai also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xerath. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Rek'Sai vs Xerath matchups, Xerath is the better champ with a 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 terribly counter for Xerath. Focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rek'Sai against Xerath.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Rek'Sai in order to counter Xerath during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Rek'Sai most often picks up less CS compared to Xerath. Champions who on average don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.
The most important items to have in your Rek'Sai versus Xerath build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra. When Rek'Sai used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Xerath than with many other typical builds. In fact, Rek'Sai had an average win rate of 47.5% battling Xerath with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Xerath 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. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Rek'Sai vs Xerath counter picks, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.5% win rate overall.
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