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How to Win Illaoi vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupIllaoi is in the a tier of champions

Illaoi vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Illaoi in LoLIllaoi is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Illaoi

based on 328 Illaoi vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
1.32
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. In our database, Illaoi battled Rek'Sai in 328 matches. Having so many matchups for Illaoi versus Rek'Sai gives us a lot of faith in our ability to produce informative data and a recommended build to annihilate Rek'Sai. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Illaoi has to counter Rek'Sai in only 0.5% of her games.

Illaoi vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Illaoi has done a poor job of countering Rek'Sai. Normally, she wins a acceptable 48.5% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Illaoi vs Rek'Sai rounds, Illaoi’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood. This implies that she most likely won't get first blood versus Rek'Sai.

Best Illaoi vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldCorrupting Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverIceborn Gauntlet

Optional Items

HullbreakerTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowth
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Illaoi's passive ability p
Illaoi's q ability q
Illaoi's w ability w
Illaoi's e ability e
Illaoi's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Illaoi against Rek'Sai

Vessel

Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.

Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a

is your goal, try whittling your opponent's health down a bit first to make killing the spirit easier.

Leap of Faith is best used to follow-up a strong engage or when being engaged upon. Be careful about being the first one into a fight.

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.

Illaoi vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Rek'Sai Image
5
< Kills >
7.1
6.8
< Deaths >
6.3
4
< Assists >
7.7
1.1
< Killing Sprees >
1.67
190
< Minions Killed >
35
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.31
0.6
< Inhibitors >
0.43
23,614
< Physical Damage >
13,909
773
< Magic Damage >
84
405
< True Damage >
3,523
24,793
< Damage Dealt >
17,517
34,321
< Damage Taken >
35,239
11,786
< Gold Earned >
11,629
2.68
< Towers >
1.39
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
8,146
< Total Healing >
16,739
15,006
< Experience >
13,297
15
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
6
424
< Time Dealing CC >
274

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Illaoi in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some critical Illaoi versus Rek'Sai matchup stats that can help you distinguish the distinctions between this pair of champions. Illaoi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rek'Sai’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Illaoi may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Rek'Sai..

Illaoi usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her enemy does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Rek'Sai. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Illaoi and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Illaoi
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Illaoi or Rek'Sai?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Illaoi usually loses when taking on Rek'Sai, with a 48.5% win rate. As a result, Illaoi makes a poor counter to Rek'Sai.

While Illaoi does have a lower win rate compared to Rek'Sai, when on opposite teams, Illaoi also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Illaoi into Rek'Sai.

Additionally, Illaoi also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rek'Sai. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Illaoi vs Rek'Sai matchups, Rek'Sai is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Illaoi is a somewhat poor counter for Rek'Sai. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Illaoi against Rek'Sai.

Other Champion Matchups Against Illaoi

Illaoi Loses Against

MordekaiserMordekaiser42.8% winrateZyraZyra43.9% winrateYorickYorick44.1% winrateKayleKayle44.3% winrate

Illaoi Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.3% winrateK'SanteK'Sante57.1% winrateRenektonRenekton56.1% winrateSkarnerSkarner56.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Illaoi Players

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

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Illaoi, we analyzed 328 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 Illaoi 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

Illaoi Build Rek'Sai Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

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

Illaoi on average picks up much more CS compared to Rek'Sai. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Illaoi versus Rek'Sai build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Illaoi included at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better vs. Rek'Sai than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Illaoi boasted an average winrate of 48.5% when countering Rek'Sai with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of crushing Rek'Sai as Illaoi, you should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Last Stand, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Illaoi vs Rek'Sai clashes, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Rek'Sai as Illaoi are given for all skill levels, merged. To filter the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.