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

Health Potion
x2

Core build

Umbral Glaive
1vs Tank
Edge of Night
2vs Tank
Guardian Angel
3vs AD

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Youmuu's Ghostblade
5vs Tank

Summoner spells

41493%
347%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Anti Tank

Youmuu's Ghostblade
5vs Tank
Voltaic Cyclosword
vs Tank
Axiom Arc
vs Tank
Serpent's Fang
vs Tank

DPS

Opportunity
DPS

Other options

Celestial Opposition
HP
Bloodsong
HP
100.0% WR1 games
DominationDomination
Hail of BladesHail of Blades
Cheap ShotCheap Shot
Sixth SenseSixth Sense
Ultimate HunterUltimate Hunter
ResolveResolve
UnflinchingUnflinching
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
PykePyke
RekSaiRek'Sai
Careful
Neutral
Neutral

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