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How to Win Zed vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupZed is in the b tier of champions

Zed vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Zed in LoLZed is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Zed

based on 721 Zed vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends games each week. Within our dataset, Zed faced Rek'Sai in 721 matches. Having so many matchups for Zed versus Rek'Sai gives us faith in our capacity to prepare enlightening statistics and a recommended build to annihilate Rek'Sai. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Zed is forced to battle against Rek'Sai in only 0.5% of his matches.

Zed vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Zed does a decent job of beating Rek'Sai. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.7% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Zed versus Rek'Sai games, Zed’s side is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood. This implies that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Rek'Sai.

Best Zed vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardThe Brutalizer

Core Zed Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightVoltaic CycloswordOpportunity

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeYoumuu's GhostbladeProfane Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zed to level upq
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Second ability for Zed to level upe
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Last skill for Zed to max outw

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Zed's passive ability p
Zed's q ability q
Zed's w ability w
Zed's e ability e
Zed's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Zed

Tips for Playing as Zed against Rek'Sai

Placing a Living Shadow before using Death Mark can give Zed a safe escape from combat.

Saving energy and spell cooldowns until you use your ultimate will maximize Death Mark's damage.

Quickly double tapping Living Shadow will teleport Zed to his shadow immediately for rapid escapes.

Advice to Win Against Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Zed vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Zed Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Rek'Sai Image
8.3
< Kills >
7.6
6.7
< Deaths >
6.4
5.3
< Assists >
7.4
1.97
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
159
< Minions Killed >
36
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
1.33
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.39
20,985
< Physical Damage >
14,354
1,201
< Magic Damage >
101
1,152
< True Damage >
3,521
23,339
< Damage Dealt >
17,977
22,489
< Damage Taken >
35,858
12,308
< Gold Earned >
11,985
1.58
< Towers >
1.39
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
3,359
< Total Healing >
17,010
14,494
< Experience >
13,541
17
< Vision Score >
21
7
< Wards Placed >
6
139
< Time Dealing CC >
286

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Zed in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several valuable Zed against Rek'Sai matchup stats that can help us appreciate the differences between the pair. For instance, Zed’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Zed may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Rek'Sai..

Zed normally has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he receives less damage than Rek'Sai. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zed and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zed
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Zed or Rek'Sai?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zed usually wins when trying to fight Rek'Sai, with a 51.7% win rate. Thus, Zed makes a good counter to Rek'Sai.

While Zed does have a higher winrate compared to Rek'Sai, when they face off with one another, Zed also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Zed into Rek'Saias his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Zed has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rek'Sai. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Zed is a decent counter for Rek'Sai. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zed against Rek'Sai.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zed

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Zed Wins Against

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Additional Information for Zed Players

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

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Zed, we analyzed 721 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 Rek'Sai as Zed 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

Zed Build Rek'Sai Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Zed in order to counter Rek'Sai during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zed on average gets much more CS as Rek'Sai. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Zed versus Rek'Sai build include Edge of Night, Voltaic Cyclosword, and Opportunity. When Zed incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better against Rek'Sai than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Zed boasted an average win rate of 51.7% when playing against Rek'Sai with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Rek'Sai as Zed, you should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Scorch, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Zed vs Rek'Sai counter picks, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.7% winrate overall.

If you want to view Zed versus Rek'Sai tips and counter builds for a an individual player tier, please select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and strategies displayed are calculated using all games run with both champs.