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Rek'Sai vs Irelia

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

based on 511 Rek'Sai vs Irelia matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
2.52
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League matches that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Irelia as Rek'Sai came out of an examination of 511 ranked matches where both champions faced off against one another. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Rek'Sai fights Irelia in only 2.6% of his rounds.

Rek'Sai vs Irelia Matchup Summary

Rek'Sai has done a decent job of beating Irelia. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.5% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Rek'Sai vs Irelia matches, Rek'Sai’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Irelia.

Best Rek'Sai vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSerrated Dirk

Core Rek'Sai Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Youmuu's GhostbladeSundered SkyEclipse

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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Guide to Countering Irelia as Rek'Sai

Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai against Irelia

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 Irelia

Pay attention to Ionian Fervor stacks and try to engage Irelia when it is down.

Minion waves greatly enhance Irelia's mobility, beware fighting her inside one.

Beware of wasting your high impact spells on Defiant Dance.

Rek'Sai vs Irelia Counter Stats

Rek'Sai Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Irelia Image
7.7
< Kills >
7.3
6.3
< Deaths >
7.1
8.2
< Assists >
5.1
1.82
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
34
< Minions Killed >
206
1.34
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.5
14,406
< Physical Damage >
16,540
74
< Magic Damage >
6,058
3,940
< True Damage >
733
18,421
< Damage Dealt >
23,332
35,012
< Damage Taken >
31,320
11,901
< Gold Earned >
12,909
1.41
< Towers >
2.44
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
16,809
< Total Healing >
10,789
13,315
< Experience >
14,783
21
< Vision Score >
16
6
< Wards Placed >
8
287
< Time Dealing CC >
112

How to Counter Irelia with Rek'Sai in LoL

The stats shown here feature some influential Rek'Sai vs. Irelia matchup stats that may help you figure out the distinctions between the two. For instance, Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Irelia’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Rek'Sai may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Irelia..

Rek'Sai usually has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Irelia. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rek'Sai and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Rek'Sai
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rek'Sai
Irelia

Who is Better, Rek'Sai or Irelia?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rek'Sai usually wins when taking on Irelia, with a 51.5% win rate. Thus, Rek'Sai makes a good counter to Irelia.

While Rek'Sai does have a higher winrate than Irelia, when on opposite teams, Rek'Sai also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Rek'Sai into Irelia.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Rek'Sai vs Irelia matchups, Rek'Sai is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Rek'Sai is a decent counter to Irelia. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Rek'Sai against Irelia.

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 Irelia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Irelia as Rek'Sai, we analyzed 511 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 Irelia 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 Irelia Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Rek'Sai to counter Irelia during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rek'Sai usually picks up a lot less CS compared to Irelia. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions 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, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Rek'Sai versus Irelia build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra. When Rek'Sai included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better countering Irelia than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Rek'Sai had an average winrate of 51.5% when countering Irelia with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Irelia 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 builds players chose for Rek'Sai vs Irelia battles, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.5% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Rek'Sai x Irelia tips and counter builds for a a distinct rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and guides displayed are calculated using every game run with these champs.