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How to Synergize Rek'Sai with Alistar on the Same TeamRek'Sai is in the b tier of champions

Rek'Sai with Alistar

How to Win With Rek'Sai and Alistar Paired TogetherRek'Sai is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Rek'Sai and Alistar

based on 355 Rek'Sai with Alistar pairs
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.52
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the stats from from millions of LoL matches directly from Riot Games each week. Rek'Sai has fought alongside Alistar in 355 recent, ranked matches. By pooling so much relevant data from the publishers of League, we are sure that we can provide you with robust, usable builds to help Rek'Sai synergize with Alistar. It is relatively rare for Rek'Sai to play alongside Alistar as allies. This pairing has only taken place in about 1.8% of matches with Rek'Sai.

Rek'Sai Alistar Synergy Summary

Rek'Sai does a decent job of fighting on the same side as Alistar. Usually, he wins an acceptable 51.3% of games the champs play on the same team. If you want to do better as Rek'Sai when playing alongside Alistar by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Rek'Sai vs Alistar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSerrated Dirk

Core Rek'Sai Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Sundered SkyYoumuu's Ghostblade

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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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Rek'Sai and Alistar

Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai with Alistar

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 Understand How Alistar Will Play

Using Flash can allow you catch your target off guard to knock them back into your allies with Pulverize and Headbutt.

Move Speed is very important on Alistar. Consider which boots to buy carefully.

Using Pulverize can allow you to establish better positioning for Headbutt.

Rek'Sai Alistar Synergy Stats

Rek'Sai Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Alistar Image
7.5
< Kills >
7.3
6.1
< Deaths >
6.4
7.9
< Assists >
7.5
1.73
< Killing Sprees >
1.68
34
< Minions Killed >
35
1.41
< Dragons Killed >
1.33
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.41
14,197
< Physical Damage >
14,055
39
< Magic Damage >
78
3,712
< True Damage >
3,539
17,949
< Damage Dealt >
17,673
35,096
< Damage Taken >
35,595
11,827
< Gold Earned >
11,832
1.56
< Towers >
1.37
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
16,705
< Total Healing >
16,912
13,154
< Experience >
13,371
20
< Vision Score >
22
5
< Wards Placed >
6
288
< Time Dealing CC >
284

How to Play with Alistar as Rek'Sai in LoL

The Rek'Sai Alistar synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Alistar, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Rek'Sai sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Alistar. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Alistar helps Rek'Sai perform worse in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Rek'Sai is paired with Alistar, he observes a little increase in his total damage dealt. This difference may demonstrate that Alistar helps provide cover for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Rek'Sai is played together with Alistar on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Alistar.

Moreover, when Rek'Sai plays with Alistar on the same team, he on average receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Alistar does a decent job of covering Rek'Sai during team fights.

Synergies between Rek'Sai and Alistar

Damage Types Compared

Rek'Sai
Alistar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Rek'Sai
Alistar

Is Rek'Sai better when played alongside Alistar?

There is no perfect companion for Rek'Sai that will always be his #1 ally. Yet, overall, Alistar is a pretty good ally for Rek'Sai. By being on the same team as Rek'Sai, he raises their win rate by 2.9% to 51.3%. This shows that there is pretty good bond between Rek'Sai and Alistar that results in them performing stronger together than without each other.

Alistar has a much greater difficulty compared to Rek'Sai. That means you must be careful when lining up Alistar comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a much greater level of skill to do well with you.

Fighting alongside, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to dish out massive AD. Together, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Conversely, by bringing Rek'Sai and Alistar together, you probably will not be giving your other allies a great deal of magical damage output. Make sure to have other champions on your team that offsets this relative hole in their abilities.

Regardless of your Alistar ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Rek'Sai Players

How We Calculated Our Rek'Sai Alistar Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Rek'Sai and Alistar, we analyzed 355 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Rek'Sai with Alistar comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Rek'Sai in order to pair well with Alistar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to have in your Rek'Sai and Alistar synergy build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra. When Rek'Sai incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting alongside Alistar than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Rek'Sai boasted an average winrate of 51.3% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Alistar with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating your oponents, 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 combinations players chose for this champion pairing, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to synergize Alistar with Rek'Sai are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.