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How to Win Rek'Sai vs Darius Counter MatchupRek'Sai is in the b tier of champions

Rek'Sai vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Rek'Sai in LoLRek'Sai is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Darius as Rek'Sai

based on 693 Rek'Sai vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
47.8 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League rounds every week. Within our dataset, Rek'Sai did battle with Darius in 693 matches. Using so many games with Rek'Sai vs Darius gives us faith in our ability to provide informative statistics and a recommended build to defeat Darius. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Rek'Sai has to counter Darius in only 3.5% of his rounds.

Rek'Sai vs Darius Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rek'Sai has done a below average job of countering Darius. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.8% of the time the champs face one another in. In Rek'Sai vs Darius games, Rek'Sai’s side is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Darius.

Best Rek'Sai vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalLong Sword

Core Rek'Sai Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverYoumuu's GhostbladeTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Experimental HexplateSundered SkyEclipseDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rek'Sai to level upq
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Second ability for Rek'Sai to level upe
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Last skill for Rek'Sai to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Rek'Sai's passive ability p
Rek'Sai's q ability q
Rek'Sai's w ability w
Rek'Sai's e ability e
Rek'Sai's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Darius as Rek'Sai

Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai against Darius

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 Darius

When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.

Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.

Rek'Sai vs Darius Counter Stats

Rek'Sai Image
Win Rate
47.8 %
VS
Win Rate
52.2 %
Darius Image
6.9
< Kills >
6.8
6.4
< Deaths >
6.1
7.7
< Assists >
4.5
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.6
32
< Minions Killed >
175
1.46
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.44
13,628
< Physical Damage >
16,342
74
< Magic Damage >
92
3,460
< True Damage >
3,854
17,163
< Damage Dealt >
20,289
35,585
< Damage Taken >
31,157
11,815
< Gold Earned >
12,098
1.33
< Towers >
2.39
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
17,043
< Total Healing >
7,457
13,354
< Experience >
14,774
22
< Vision Score >
18
6
< Wards Placed >
8
283
< Time Dealing CC >
157

How to Counter Darius with Rek'Sai in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several vital Rek'Sai versus Darius matchup stats that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Darius’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Rek'Sai may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Darius..

Rek'Sai typically has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Darius. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rek'Sai and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Rek'Sai
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rek'Sai
Darius

Who is Better, Rek'Sai or Darius?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Rek'Sai usually loses when facing off against Darius, with a 47.8% win rate. Thus, Rek'Sai makes a bad counter for Darius.

While Rek'Sai does have a lower win rate than Darius, when they face off with one another, Rek'Sai also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champ to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Rek'Sai into Darius.

Furthermore, Rek'Sai has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Darius. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Rek'Sai is a terribly counter for Darius. Focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Rek'Sai against Darius.

Other Champion Matchups Against Rek'Sai

Rek'Sai Loses Against

NilahNilah40.9% winrateShenShen41.8% winrateTaricTaric42.3% winrateViVi42.9% winrate

Rek'Sai Wins Against

RenektonRenekton56.8% winrateYuumiYuumi53.9% winrateK'SanteK'Sante53.7% winrateAlistarAlistar53.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Rek'Sai Players

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

For this guide on countering Darius as Rek'Sai, we analyzed 693 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 Darius as Rek'Sai 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

Rek'Sai Build Darius Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Rek'Sai in order to counter Darius during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rek'Sai usually racks up a lot less CS as Darius. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Rek'Sai versus Darius build include Black Cleaver, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Titanic Hydra. When Rek'Sai included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs. Darius than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Rek'Sai had an average win rate of 47.8% when countering Darius with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Darius as Rek'Sai, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Rek'Sai vs Darius matchups, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Darius as Rek'Sai are shown for all ranked divisions. To filter the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.