Rek'Sai
Recommended Build
Most popular build path
Recommended items for Rek'Sai: Titanic Hydra, Spear of Shojin, Death's Dance, Plated Steelcaps, Stridebreaker, Guardian Angel, Sterak's Gage, Dead Man's Plate.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Anti CC
Other options
Precision
Conqueror
Triumph
Legend: Alacrity
Coup de Grace
Inspiration
Magical Footwear
Cosmic Insight
Playing as Rek'Sai
Tips to maximize your impact
- Bite at full Fury
Save Furious Bite (E) for when your Fury bar is full: the bite then deals true damage.
- Un-burrow under your target
Come out of the ground with Un-burrow (W) under your target: they and nearby enemies take a knock-up, so you can engage or interrupt a channel.
- Void Rush a wounded target
Cast Void Rush (R) on an enemy you damaged in the last few seconds: untargetable, then unstoppable, you lunge at them, and your Un-burrow (W) comes back.
- Burrow to cross the map
Cast Burrow (W) before crossing the map: your Tremor Sense reveals to your team nearby enemies who move unseen.
- Dig your tunnels in advance
Dig with Tunnel (E) near lanes to gank and on your escape routes: each tunnel lasts and can be reused, but an enemy standing on an entrance destroys it.
Versus
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Rek'Sai matchups
Global strengths and weaknesses
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Rek'Sai vs TaliyahPlaying against Rek'Sai
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- Stay away from where she surfaces
Keep your distance when she's burrowed near you: with Un-burrow (W), enemies near where she surfaces take a knock-up.
- Back off when her Fury is full
Back off when her Fury is full: Furious Bite (E) then deals true damage.
- Save your CC for after her Rush
If you have CC, save it for after Void Rush (R): she's untargetable first, then lunges at her target and can't be stopped.
- Destroy her tunnels
Destroy every Tunnel (E) you find by standing on an entrance: it's a lasting path she reuses to escape or to gank.
- Stand still when you're hidden
When hidden in a brush or the fog of war, stop moving if she's burrowed near you: Burrow (W) only reveals to her team unseen enemies who move.
Abilities and cooldowns
Rek'Sai generates Fury by Attacking and hitting with basic Abilities. She consumes this Fury while Burrowed to restore health.
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 4s | 4s | 6s | – |
| 6 | 3s | 4s | 6s | 2m |
| 9 | 2s | 4s | 6s | 2m |
| 11 | 2s | 4s | 6s | 1m40 |
| 16 | 2s | 4s | 6s | 1m20 |
| 18 | 2s | 4s | 6s | 1m20 |
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Patch 16.21.1