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Rek'Sai vs Gwen

Rek'Sai
vs
62.5%

over 48 games

Gwen
Analyze a draft with Rek'Sai

Favorable matchup

Heavy AP damageSustained DPSSplit pushHigh burst

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

Build vs Gwen

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Rek'Sai: Titanic Hydra, Spear of Shojin, Death's Dance, Mercury's Treads, Stridebreaker, Sterak's Gage, Mortal Reminder, Black Cleaver.

Starting items

Scorchclaw Pup

Core build

Titanic Hydra
1
Spear of Shojin
2
Death's Dance
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Stridebreaker
5

Summoner spells

FlashSmite100%

Other options

Stridebreaker
Sterak's Gage
Mortal Reminder
Black Cleaver
Executioner's Calling
Immortal Shieldbow
Serpent's Fang
B. F. Sword
Maw of Malmortius
Guardian Angel
Dead Man's Plate
Randuin's Omen
20.0% WR5 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

Gwen's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

A Thousand Cuts (P)

Gwen's attacks deal bonus magic damage based on the targets health. She heals for a portion of the damage dealt to champions by this effect.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
36.5s22s13s–
65s22s13s2m
93.5s21s13s2m
113.5s20s13s1m40
163.5s18s12s1m20
183.5s18s11s1m20

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 Gwen

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Enter her mist or wait

    To hit her during Hallowed Mist (W), walk into the mist or wait for it to fade: from outside, you can't target her.

  2. Trade before her 4 autos

    Take short trades before she lands 4 autos: each one adds a snip to Snip Snip! (Q).

  3. Get out of her needles' path

    Step out of the Needlework (R) line: she can recast it twice within 6 seconds, with three then five needles.

  4. Send two to answer her split

    Answer her split push with two players rather than alone: A Thousand Cuts (passive) heals her on every auto against a champion.

Other Rek'Sai matchups

Patch 16.21.1