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How to Win Ahri vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupAhri is in the b tier of champions

Ahri vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Ahri in LoLAhri is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Ahri

based on 530 Ahri vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
2.47
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Rek'Sai as Ahri resulted from an evaluation of 530 ranked matches where both champs faced off against one another. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Ahri fights Rek'Sai in only 0.5% of her matches.

Ahri vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Ahri has done a good job of countering Rek'Sai. Typically, she wins a terrific 53.4% of matches the champs fight each other in. In Ahri against Rek'Sai rounds, Ahri’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Rek'Sai.

Best Ahri vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Ahri Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ahri to level upq
>
Second ability for Ahri to level upw
>
Last skill for Ahri to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Ahri's passive ability p
Ahri's q ability q
Ahri's w ability w
Ahri's e ability e
Ahri's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Ahri

Tips for Playing as Ahri against Rek'Sai

Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.

Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.

Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.

Advice to Win Against Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Ahri vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Ahri Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
Rek'Sai Image
6.3
< Kills >
6.9
5.5
< Deaths >
6.5
7.3
< Assists >
7.1
1.45
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
168
< Minions Killed >
34
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.26
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.4
1,477
< Physical Damage >
13,395
14,820
< Magic Damage >
62
4,993
< True Damage >
3,222
21,290
< Damage Dealt >
16,680
19,940
< Damage Taken >
35,207
11,324
< Gold Earned >
11,636
2.03
< Towers >
1.34
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.29
4,870
< Total Healing >
16,697
14,225
< Experience >
13,189
20
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
6
71
< Time Dealing CC >
282

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Ahri in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several important Ahri against Rek'Sai counter statistics that may help us grasp the distinctions between this pair of champions. Ahri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ahri may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Rek'Sai..

Ahri often has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. Typically, she receives less damage than Rek'Sai. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ahri and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Ahri
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ahri
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Ahri or Rek'Sai?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ahri usually wins when facing off against Rek'Sai, with a 53.4% win rate. Therefore, Ahri makes a great counter for Rek'Sai.

While Ahri does have a higher win rate compared to Rek'Sai, when on opposite teams, Ahri also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex character to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Ahri into Rek'Sai.

Additionally, Ahri has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rek'Sai. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ahri vs Rek'Sai matchups, Ahri is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Ahri is a great counter to Rek'Sai. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Ahri against Rek'Sai.

Other Champion Matchups Against Ahri

Ahri Loses Against

LilliaLillia43.2% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune44.6% winrateMaokaiMaokai44.6% winrateTaricTaric44.8% winrate

Ahri Wins Against

ZeriZeri54.1% winrateYuumiYuumi53.5% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai53.4% winrateOriannaOrianna52.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

LilliaLillia+ 51.7% 5396 GamesFizzFizz+ 52.3% 365 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 52.4% 15033 GamesBraumBraum+ 53.2% 1325 Games

Additional Information for Ahri Players

How We Calculated Our Ahri vs Rek'Sai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Ahri, we analyzed 530 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Rek'Sai as Ahri comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Ahri Build Rek'Sai Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ahri in order to counter Rek'Sai during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ahri on average racks up much more CS compared to Rek'Sai. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Ahri versus Rek'Sai build include Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Ahri bought at least these three items in her build, she did much better vs. Rek'Sai than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Ahri had an average win rate of 53.4% battling Rek'Sai with these items in her kit.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Rek'Sai as Ahri, Ahri players should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Ahri vs Rek'Sai battles, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 53.4% winrate overall.

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