The stats shown on this page emphasize several influential Rell against Zeri matchup stats that can help us figure out the differences and similarities between the two. Rell’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zeri’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Rell may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Zeri. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.
Rell usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her counter does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Zeri. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Rell usually fairs equally well when playing against Zeri, with a 49.0% win rate. Thus, Rell makes an ok counter to Zeri.
While Rell does have a lower win rate than Zeri, when on opposite teams, Rell also has a much lower learning curve that makes her a less complex champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Rell into Zeri.
Furthermore, Rell has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zeri. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Rell vs Zeri matchups, Zeri is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Rell is a somewhat poor counter for Zeri. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rell against Zeri.
To truly master Rell in order to counter Zeri during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Rell often picks up a lot less CS relative to Zeri. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often 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 a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Rell versus Zeri build include Sac de l'explorateur, Convergence de Zeke, and Traîneau du solstice. When Rell incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better versus Zeri than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Rell had an average win rate of 49.0% when playing against Zeri with this build.
To have the highest probability of vanquishing Zeri as Rell, you should take the Optimisation glaciale, Canaliportation Hextech, Livraison de biscuits, Savoir cosmique, Plaque d'os, and Inébranlable runes from the Inspiration and Volonté rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Rell vs Zeri matchups, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.0% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Zeri as Rell are presented for all skill levels combined. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.