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Rek'Sai vs Graves

Rek'Sai
vs
53.3%

over 276 games

Graves
Analyze a draft with Rek'Sai

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageHigh burstSplit pushSustained DPS

You are stronger early. Look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Graves

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Rek'Sai: Stridebreaker, Spear of Shojin, Death's Dance, Plated Steelcaps, Titanic Hydra, Black Cleaver, Sterak's Gage, Guardian Angel.

Starting items

Scorchclaw Pup
Health Potion

Core build

Stridebreaker
1
Spear of Shojin
2
Death's Dance
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Titanic Hydra
5

Summoner spells

FlashSmite100%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Titanic Hydra
Black Cleaver
Sterak's Gage
Guardian Angel
Serpent's Fang
Randuin's Omen
Voltaic Cyclosword
B. F. Sword
Eclipse
Lord Dominik's Regards
Hubris
Serrated Dirk
Mortal Reminder
The Collector
Edge of Night
Spirit Visage
Immortal Shieldbow
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Executioner's Calling
Bramble Vest
Bastionbreaker
Maw of Malmortius
Kaenic Rookern
Force of Nature
Infinity Edge
Tiamat
Dead Man's Plate
51.9% WR27 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
TriumphTriumph
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Coup de GraceCoup de Grace
InspirationInspiration
Magical FootwearMagical Footwear
Cosmic InsightCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Graves's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

New Destiny (P)

Graves' shotgun has some unique properties. He must reload when he runs out of ammo. Attacks fire 4 bullets, which cannot pass through units. Non-champions struck by multiple bullets are knocked back.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
313s26s16s–
69.5s26s16s1m40
96s24s16s1m40
116s22s16s1m20
166s18s14s1m
186s18s12s1m

Playing as Rek'Sai

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Bite at full Fury

    Save Furious Bite (E) for when your Fury bar is full: the bite then deals true damage.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Burrow to cross the map

    Cast Burrow (W) before crossing the map: your Tremor Sense reveals to your team nearby enemies who move unseen.

  5. 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.

Playing against Graves

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Keep units between you and him

    Stay behind your minions or your frontline: the 4 bullets of each New Destiny (passive) auto can't pass through units.

  2. Hit him from outside his range

    If you're ranged, hit him from a distance: his autos only reach 425, and New Destiny (passive) forces him to reload when his shotgun is empty.

  3. Get out of his smoke

    Leave Smoke Screen (W) quickly rather than fighting inside it: the smoke slows you and cuts off all vision outside it.

  4. Drag the game out

    If your team scales better over time, play for time: Graves is strongest in the early and mid game.

Other Rek'Sai matchups

Patch 16.21.1