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How to Win Gragas vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Gragas in LoLGragas is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Gragas

based on 393 Gragas vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
2.26
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Rek'Sai as Gragas resulted from an analysis of 393 ranked games where both champions faced each other. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Gragas encounters Rek'Sai in only 0.6% of his matches.

Gragas vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Gragas has done a ok job of countering Rek'Sai. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.4% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Gragas against Rek'Sai games, Gragas’s team is 0.2% less likely to get first blood. This implies that he most likely won't get first blood against Rek'Sai.

Best Gragas vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Lich BaneHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Gragas to level upq
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Second ability for Gragas to level upe
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Last skill for Gragas to max outw

Runes

SorceryPhase RushManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Rek'Sai

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

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.

Gragas vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Rek'Sai Image
6.2
< Kills >
7.3
5.8
< Deaths >
6.2
6.9
< Assists >
7.4
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
110
< Minions Killed >
35
0.61
< Dragons Killed >
1.28
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.42
1,494
< Physical Damage >
13,726
18,614
< Magic Damage >
71
606
< True Damage >
3,443
20,715
< Damage Dealt >
17,241
28,687
< Damage Taken >
34,607
11,322
< Gold Earned >
11,758
1.5
< Towers >
1.45
0.13
< Baron Takedowns >
0.29
11,918
< Total Healing >
16,369
13,774
< Experience >
13,130
20
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
7
410
< Time Dealing CC >
276

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Gragas in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some significant Gragas versus Rek'Sai matchup statistics that can help you explain the distinctions between the pair. Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Rek'Sai..

Gragas normally has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Rek'Sai. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gragas and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Gragas or Rek'Sai?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gragas usually fairs equally well when taking on Rek'Sai, with a 50.4% win rate. Thus, Gragas makes an ok counter for Rek'Sai.

While Gragas does have a higher win rate compared to Rek'Sai, when facing one another, Gragas also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Gragas into Rek'Sai.

Moreover, Gragas has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rek'Sai. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Rek'Sai matchups, Gragas is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Gragas is a decent counter for Rek'Sai. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gragas against Rek'Sai.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gragas

Gragas Loses Against

SingedSinged43.2% winrateLeonaLeona43.5% winrateNilahNilah43.8% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench43.9% winrate

Gragas Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee53.5% winrateYuumiYuumi53.3% winrateAkshanAkshan52.6% winrateKarthusKarthus52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Gragas Players

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

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Gragas, we analyzed 393 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 Gragas 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

Gragas Build Rek'Sai Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gragas in order to counter Rek'Sai during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas typically racks up much more CS relative to Rek'Sai. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Gragas versus Rek'Sai build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Gragas included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better countering Rek'Sai than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Gragas boasted an average win rate of 50.4% battling Rek'Sai with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Rek'Sai as Gragas, Gragas players should use the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Gragas vs Rek'Sai face-offs, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.4% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Gragas x Rek'Sai tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual division, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and build suggestions shown are computed using every game run with these champs.