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

Rek'Sai with Kai'Sa

How to Win With Rek'Sai and Kai'Sa Paired TogetherRek'Sai is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Rek'Sai and Kai'Sa

based on 874 Rek'Sai with Kai'Sa pairs
Win Rate
45.2 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
4.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the results of from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Rek'Sai has fought alongside Kai'Sa in 874 recently played, competitive matches. By gathering so much relevant data directly from the publishers of LoL, we are totally sure that we can showcase high-quality, insightful builds to help Rek'Sai play with Kai'Sa. It is somewhat uncommon for Rek'Sai to play with Kai'Sa on the same side. This pairing has only happened in approximately 4.4% of games with Rek'Sai.

Rek'Sai Kai'Sa Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Rek'Sai does a terrible job of playing alongside Kai'Sa. Typically, he wins a poor 45.2% of matches the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to maximize your potential as Rek'Sai when fighting on the same team as Kai'Sa by learning how to better synergize your tactics with her, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Rek'Sai vs Kai'Sa 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

Death's DanceEclipseSundered 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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Q
2
W
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E
4
Q
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Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Rek'Sai and Kai'Sa

Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai with Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa Will Play

Make sure to buy items that will evolve at least 1 or 2 of your spells.

Work with your teammates to set up your Ultimate and optimize damage with your passive.

Try to catch enemy carries alone to burst them with Icathian Rain.

Rek'Sai Kai'Sa Synergy Stats

Rek'Sai Image
Win Rate
45.2 %
VS
Win Rate
54.8 %
Kai'Sa Image
7
< Kills >
7.3
6.4
< Deaths >
6.4
7.6
< Assists >
7.5
1.62
< Killing Sprees >
1.68
32
< Minions Killed >
35
1.27
< Dragons Killed >
1.33
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.41
13,639
< Physical Damage >
14,055
55
< Magic Damage >
78
3,417
< True Damage >
3,539
17,112
< Damage Dealt >
17,673
35,032
< Damage Taken >
35,595
11,585
< Gold Earned >
11,832
1.31
< Towers >
1.37
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
16,607
< Total Healing >
16,912
13,073
< Experience >
13,371
21
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
6
280
< Time Dealing CC >
284

How to Play with Kai'Sa as Rek'Sai in LoL

The Rek'Sai Kai'Sa synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kai'Sa, 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 Kai'Sa. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Kai'Sa helps Rek'Sai perform worse in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Rek'Sai plays on the same team as Kai'Sa, he observes a barely noticable drop in his total damage output. This change may demonstrate that Kai'Sa does not help cover for him to dish out more damage or that her presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Rek'Sai is played alongside Kai'Sa on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Kai'Sa.

Moreover, when Rek'Sai plays with Kai'Sa on the same side, he often takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage may indicate that Kai'Sa does a decent job of protecting Rek'Sai in teamfights.

Synergies between Rek'Sai and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Rek'Sai
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Rek'Sai
Kai'Sa

Is Rek'Sai better when played alongside Kai'Sa?

There is no one best champion pairing for Rek'Sai that will no matter what be his ideal teammate. Yet, Kai'Sa is a terrible teammate for Rek'Sai. By being on the same team as Rek'Sai, she drops their win rate by -3.2% to 45.2%. This clearly indicates that there is an easy to overcome and exploit bond between Rek'Sai and Kai'Sa that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Kai'Sa has a greater difficulty than Rek'Sai. That means you should be very careful when enlisting Kai'Sa comrades to play with, as they will require a greater level of skill to cooperate well with you.

Fighting alongside, you should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. When paired, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Although, by pairing Rek'Sai and Kai'Sa together, you may not be giving your side enough crowd control. We recommend you have other champions on your team that offsets this gap in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of your Kai'Sa ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Rek'Sai Players

How We Calculated Our Rek'Sai Kai'Sa Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Rek'Sai and Kai'Sa, we analyzed 874 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 Kai'Sa 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 truly master Rek'Sai to pair well with Kai'Sa during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to pick up additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The best items to build first in your Rek'Sai and Kai'Sa synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra. When Rek'Sai combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting alongside Kai'Sa than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Rek'Sai boasted an average win rate of 45.2% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Kai'Sa with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance 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. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this set of runes yielded the top win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 45.2% winrate overall.

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