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

Rek'Sai vs Yorick

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

based on 387 Rek'Sai vs Yorick matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Yorick as Rek'Sai came out of an examination of 387 ranked matches where both champs engaged one another. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Rek'Sai fights Yorick in only 1.9% of his games.

Rek'Sai vs Yorick Matchup Summary

Rek'Sai does a average job of beating Yorick. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.1% of the time the champs battle each other in. In Rek'Sai against Yorick games, Rek'Sai’s side is 0.2% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Yorick.

Best Rek'Sai vs Yorick 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 GhostbladeSundered SkyExperimental Hexplate

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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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Yorick as Rek'Sai

Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai against Yorick

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 Yorick

You can cast Smite on Mist Walkers and the Maiden of the Mist to damage or kill them.

You can attack Dark Procession to break the wall down.

Try to thin out Yorick's minions before you engage him, Mist Walkers will die from a basic attack or a single target spell.

Rek'Sai vs Yorick Counter Stats

Rek'Sai Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Yorick Image
7.3
< Kills >
4.4
6.2
< Deaths >
5.7
7.4
< Assists >
4.2
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
1.04
39
< Minions Killed >
191
1.35
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.86
14,110
< Physical Damage >
14,275
76
< Magic Damage >
7,218
3,479
< True Damage >
545
17,666
< Damage Dealt >
22,039
35,345
< Damage Taken >
27,880
11,824
< Gold Earned >
12,669
1.33
< Towers >
3.71
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.09
16,929
< Total Healing >
7,122
13,610
< Experience >
15,622
21
< Vision Score >
17
6
< Wards Placed >
8
287
< Time Dealing CC >
229

How to Counter Yorick with Rek'Sai in LoL

The stats provided here feature several strategic Rek'Sai against Yorick matchup stats that can help us figure out the distinctions between the two. For instance, Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Yorick’s ratio of NaN, showing that Rek'Sai may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Yorick..

Rek'Sai typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Yorick. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rek'Sai and Yorick

Damage Types Compared

Rek'Sai
Yorick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rek'Sai
Yorick

Who is Better, Rek'Sai or Yorick?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rek'Sai usually fairs equally well when facing off against Yorick, with a 50.1% win rate. As a result, Rek'Sai makes an ok counter for Yorick.

While Rek'Sai does have a higher winrate compared to Yorick, when they face off with one another, Rek'Sai also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Rek'Sai into Yorick.

Furthermore, Rek'Sai also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Yorick. 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 Yorick 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 teammates during team fights.

Rek'Sai is a decent counter for Yorick. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Rek'Sai against Yorick.

Additional Information for Rek'Sai Players

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

For this guide on countering Yorick as Rek'Sai, we analyzed 387 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 Yorick 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

If you would like to truly master Rek'Sai to counter Yorick during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rek'Sai on average gets a lot less CS compared to Yorick. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Rek'Sai versus Yorick build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra. When Rek'Sai combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs. Yorick than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Rek'Sai had an average win rate of 50.1% when playing against Yorick with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Yorick 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. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Rek'Sai vs Yorick counter picks, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.1% winrate overall.

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