Xerath with Rek'Sai
How to Synergize Xerath and Rek'Sai
based on 788 Xerath with Rek'Sai pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Xerath Rek'Sai Synergy Summary
Best Xerath vs Rek'Sai Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Xerath and Rek'Sai
Tips for Playing as Xerath with Rek'Sai
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
Advice to Understand How Rek'Sai Will Play
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.
Xerath Rek'Sai Synergy Stats
How to Play with Rek'Sai as Xerath in LoL
The Xerath Rek'Sai synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Rek'Sai, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Xerath sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Rek'Sai. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Rek'Sai helps Xerath perform not as well in ranked League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.
When Xerath is paired with Rek'Sai, he gets a little increase in his total damage output. This difference may demonstrate that Rek'Sai supports by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Xerath is played with Rek'Sai on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Rek'Sai.
Moreover, when Xerath plays with Rek'Sai on the same team, he usually receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Taking more damage could indicate that Rek'Sai does a poor job of protecting Xerath in team fights.
Synergies between Xerath and Rek'Sai
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Is Xerath better when played alongside Rek'Sai?
There is no one best champion pairing for Xerath that will no matter what be his top teammate. However, Rek'Sai is a relatively poor teammate for Xerath. By playing on the same team as Xerath, he drops their win rate by -1.9% to 48.7%. This proves that there is a harmful strategic relationship between Xerath and Rek'Sai that results in them performing worse together than without each other.
Rek'Sai has a much lower diffuclty than Xerath. That means you don't need to be very careful when lining up Rek'Sai teammates to fight alongside, as they will require a much lower level of skill to be able to work well with you.
Working together, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magical damage. Together, these champions are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.
In contrast, by bringing Xerath and Rek'Sai together, you will not be giving your team very much cover. We recommend you include other champions on your team that helps cover this hole in their playstyle.
Regardless of the ability of your Rek'Sai ally, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Xerath in order to synergize with Rek'Sai during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to master some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot.
The ideal finished items to build first in your Xerath and Rek'Sai synergy build include Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Xerath incorporated at least these three finished items in his build, he performed much better as an ally of Rek'Sai than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Xerath boasted an average winrate of 48.7% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Rek'Sai with this build.
To have the best likelihood of defeating your oponents, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Xerath and Rek'Sai pairings, this combination of runes resulted in the top win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.7% winrate overall.
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