Matchup

Heavy AD damageDive threatCountered by stasisStrong engage

You are stronger early — look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Rek'Sai

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Titanic Hydra
1Bruiser
Overlord's Bloodmail
2HP
Sterak's Gage
3Survival

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Black Cleaver
5vs Tank

Summoner spells

41470%
41217%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Guardian Angel
5vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD

Anti Heal

Mortal Reminder
6vs Hybride

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Anti Tank

Black Cleaver
5vs Tank
Voltaic Cyclosword
vs Tank
Profane Hydra
vs Tank

DPS

Hullbreaker
Bruiser
Eclipse
DPS
100.0% WR1 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
TriumphTriumph
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
DemolishDemolish
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
KledKled
RekSaiRek'Sai
Passive
Favorable
Favorable

Rek'Sai's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Fury of the Xer'Sai (P)

Rek'Sai generates Fury by Attacking and hitting with basic Abilities. She consumes this Fury while Burrowed to restore health.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
34s4s6s
63s4s6s2m
92s4s6s2m
112s4s6s1m40
162s4s6s1m20
182s4s6s1m20

Playing against Rek'Sai

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Destroy her tunnels when you find them — each tunnel is a passage she can reuse to escape or engage.

2

Her knockup (W) has short range: she must be very close to knock you up.

3

Rek'Sai is strong in the early game: respect her ganks with tremorsense. Play safe.

4

Her R makes her visible and she dashes in a straight line: a well-placed CC stops her.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026