Rek'Sai vs Yasuo
How to Beat Yasuo as Rek'Sai
based on 1,247 Rek'Sai vs Yasuo matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Rek'Sai vs Yasuo Matchup Summary
Best Rek'Sai vs Yasuo Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Yasuo as Rek'Sai
Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai against Yasuo
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 Yasuo
Yasuo's shield from Resolve lasts only 2 seconds. Dealing damage to him will trigger it. Wait it out, then engage.
Steel Tempest is very narrow. Dodge laterally if possible.
Yasuo is at his weakest just after he has launched a whirlwind. Engage at that point.
When Yasuo lands two Steel Tempests in a row, his next will fire a tornado. Watch and listen for the associated sound to prepare to dodge.
Rek'Sai vs Yasuo Counter Stats
How to Counter Yasuo with Rek'Sai in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here feature some significant Rek'Sai vs. Yasuo matchup statistics that can help you explain the differences and similarities between the two. Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Yasuo’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Rek'Sai may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Yasuo..
Rek'Sai often has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Typically, he takes more damage than Yasuo. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Rek'Sai and Yasuo
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Who is Better, Rek'Sai or Yasuo?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Rek'Sai usually fairs equally well when facing off against Yasuo, with a 49.1% win rate. As a result, Rek'Sai makes an ok counter for Yasuo.
While Rek'Sai does have a lower win rate compared to Yasuo, when facing one another, Rek'Sai also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Rek'Sai into Yasuo.
Additionally, Rek'Sai also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Yasuo. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Rek'Sai vs Yasuo matchups, Yasuo is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Rek'Sai is a somewhat poor counter for Yasuo. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Rek'Sai against Yasuo.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Rek'Sai in order to counter Yasuo during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Rek'Sai usually accumulates a lot less CS as Yasuo. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The top items to have in your Rek'Sai versus Yasuo build consist of Black Cleaver, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Titanic Hydra. When Rek'Sai used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs. Yasuo than with most other typical builds. In fact, Rek'Sai boasted an average win rate of 49.1% battling Yasuo with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of vanquishing Yasuo 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 rune builds players picked for Rek'Sai vs Yasuo face-offs, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.1% win rate overall.
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