Rek'Sai vs Alistar
How to Beat Alistar as Rek'Sai
based on 343 Rek'Sai vs Alistar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Rek'Sai vs Alistar Matchup Summary
Best Rek'Sai vs Alistar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Alistar as Rek'Sai
Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai against Alistar
Keeping tunnels spread out across the map will ensure you have choices when you want to cast Void Rush.
Cast Burrow before travelling around the map to take advantage of the increased Move Speed and the safety provided by Tremor Sense.
Tremor Sense can warn you of enemies closing in, and is particularly useful when entering enemy territory.
Advice to Win Against Alistar
Alistar is very disruptive but very tough - try to target more fragile damage dealers.
When Alistar uses his ultimate, it's often better to move back and wait until the effect wears off before attacking him.
Watch out for the Pulverize-Headbutt combo when around turrets.
Rek'Sai vs Alistar Counter Stats
How to Counter Alistar with Rek'Sai in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some valuable Rek'Sai versus Alistar matchup statistics that may help you understand the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Alistar’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rek'Sai may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Alistar. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.
Rek'Sai normally has a much larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Alistar. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Rek'Sai and Alistar
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Who is Better, Rek'Sai or Alistar?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Rek'Sai usually wins when taking on Alistar, with a 53.6% win rate. Therefore, Rek'Sai makes a great counter to Alistar.
While Rek'Sai does have a higher winrate compared to Alistar, when facing one another, Rek'Sai also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex character to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Rek'Sai into Alistar.
Furthermore, Rek'Sai has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Alistar. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Rek'Sai vs Alistar matchups, Rek'Sai is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Rek'Sai is a great counter to Alistar. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rek'Sai against Alistar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Rek'Sai in order to counter Alistar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Rek'Sai most often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Alistar. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Rek'Sai versus Alistar build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra. When Rek'Sai combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better against Alistar than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Rek'Sai boasted an average win rate of 53.6% when countering Alistar with this build.
To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Alistar as Rek'Sai, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Rek'Sai vs Alistar counters, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 53.6% winrate overall.
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