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

Rek'Sai vs Jarvan IV

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

based on 340 Rek'Sai vs Jarvan IV matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.31
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League matches each week. In our data, Rek'Sai faced Jarvan IV 340 times. Using so many games with Rek'Sai versus Jarvan IV gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce enlightening stats and a recommended build to annihilate your opponent. This matchup is fairly rare. Rek'Sai fights Jarvan IV in only 1.7% of his games.

Rek'Sai vs Jarvan IV Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rek'Sai does a dismal job of beating Jarvan IV. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.2% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Rek'Sai versus Jarvan IV games, Rek'Sai’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Jarvan IV.

Best Rek'Sai vs Jarvan IV 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

EclipseYoumuu's GhostbladeSundered Sky

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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Guide to Countering Jarvan IV as Rek'Sai

Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai against Jarvan IV

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 Jarvan IV

Cataclysm's terrain is a frightening force to fight against, but movement abilities can go through it.

Keep out of the path between Jarvan IV and his Demacian Standard to avoid being knocked up in the air.

Rek'Sai vs Jarvan IV Counter Stats

Rek'Sai Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Jarvan IV Image
7.6
< Kills >
5.6
6.7
< Deaths >
6.3
7.9
< Assists >
13.6
1.85
< Killing Sprees >
1.31
39
< Minions Killed >
37
1.34
< Dragons Killed >
1.4
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.54
15,252
< Physical Damage >
13,529
96
< Magic Damage >
1,492
3,907
< True Damage >
893
19,255
< Damage Dealt >
15,915
36,598
< Damage Taken >
32,564
12,380
< Gold Earned >
11,839
1.4
< Towers >
2.02
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
17,206
< Total Healing >
12,649
13,842
< Experience >
13,726
22
< Vision Score >
28
6
< Wards Placed >
8
291
< Time Dealing CC >
492

How to Counter Jarvan IV with Rek'Sai in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several vital Rek'Sai versus Jarvan IV counter stats that can help us interpret the distinctions between the two. Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Rek'Sai may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Jarvan IV..

Rek'Sai typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he receives more damage than Jarvan IV. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rek'Sai and Jarvan IV

Damage Types Compared

Rek'Sai
Jarvan IV
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rek'Sai
Jarvan IV

Who is Better, Rek'Sai or Jarvan IV?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rek'Sai usually loses when playing against Jarvan IV, with a 48.2% win rate. As a result, Rek'Sai makes a poor counter for Jarvan IV.

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

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

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

Rek'Sai is a somewhat poor counter to Jarvan IV. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Rek'Sai against Jarvan IV.

Additional Information for Rek'Sai Players

How We Calculated Our Rek'Sai vs Jarvan IV Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jarvan IV as Rek'Sai, we analyzed 340 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 Jarvan IV 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 learn all of the intricacies of Rek'Sai to counter Jarvan IV during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rek'Sai on average accumulates a similar amount of CS as Jarvan IV. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Rek'Sai versus Jarvan IV build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra. When Rek'Sai used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs Jarvan IV than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Rek'Sai had an average win rate of 48.2% when playing against Jarvan IV with this counter build.

To have the best probability of defeating Jarvan IV as Rek'Sai, you should take 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 runes players used for Rek'Sai vs Jarvan IV matchups, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.2% winrate overall.

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