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Rek'Sai vs Gragas

How to Beat Gragas as Rek'Sai in LoLRek'Sai is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gragas as Rek'Sai

based on 393 Rek'Sai vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League matches that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Gragas as Rek'Sai came out of an examination of 393 ranked games where both champs clashed against each other. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Rek'Sai encounters Gragas in only 2.0% of his matches.

Rek'Sai vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Rek'Sai does a ok job of beating Gragas. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.6% of the time the champs clash against each other in. In Rek'Sai versus Gragas games, Rek'Sai’s team is 0.2% more probable to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Gragas.

Best Rek'Sai vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTiamat

Core Rek'Sai Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Sundered SkyYoumuu's Ghostblade

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 Gragas as Rek'Sai

Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai against Gragas

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 Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Rek'Sai vs Gragas Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Gragas with Rek'Sai in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some valuable Rek'Sai versus Gragas matchup stats that can help you grasp the distinctions between the two. Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gragas’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rek'Sai may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Gragas..

Rek'Sai usually has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Gragas. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rek'Sai and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Rek'Sai
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rek'Sai
Gragas

Who is Better, Rek'Sai or Gragas?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rek'Sai usually fairs equally well when facing off against Gragas, with a 49.6% win rate. As a result, Rek'Sai makes an ok counter to Gragas.

While Rek'Sai does have a lower win rate than Gragas, when facing one another, Rek'Sai also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Rek'Sai into Gragas.

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

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

Rek'Sai is a somewhat poor counter to Gragas. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up 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 Rek'Sai against Gragas.

Additional Information for Rek'Sai Players

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

For this guide on countering Gragas as Rek'Sai, 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 Gragas 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Rek'Sai to counter Gragas during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rek'Sai most often picks up a lot less CS as Gragas. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Rek'Sai versus Gragas build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra. When Rek'Sai incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Gragas than with most other common builds. In fact, Rek'Sai boasted an average winrate of 49.6% battling Gragas with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Gragas 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. Out of all the rune sets players used for Rek'Sai vs Gragas counter picks, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.6% winrate overall.

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