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

Rek'Sai vs Nilah

How to Beat Nilah as Rek'Sai in LoLRek'Sai is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Nilah as Rek'Sai

based on 286 Rek'Sai vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
40.9 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League rounds each and every week. Within our database, Rek'Sai faced Nilah in 286 rounds. Including so many matchups for Rek'Sai versus Nilah gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to produce actionable statistics and a recommended build to shatter your opponent. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Rek'Sai fights Nilah in only 1.4% of his games.

Rek'Sai vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rek'Sai has done a terrible job of beating Nilah. Normally, he wins a lowly 40.9% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Rek'Sai vs Nilah matches, Rek'Sai’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Nilah.

Best Rek'Sai vs Nilah 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

Sundered 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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Q
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Nilah as Rek'Sai

Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai against Nilah

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.

Rek'Sai vs Nilah Counter Stats

Rek'Sai Image
Win Rate
40.9 %
VS
Win Rate
59.1 %
Nilah Image
6.9
< Kills >
7.7
6.3
< Deaths >
6.2
7.4
< Assists >
5.9
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.83
32
< Minions Killed >
174
1.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.55
13,781
< Physical Damage >
18,037
65
< Magic Damage >
184
3,465
< True Damage >
388
17,312
< Damage Dealt >
18,609
34,216
< Damage Taken >
23,174
11,272
< Gold Earned >
12,661
1.16
< Towers >
2.76
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
16,259
< Total Healing >
8,360
12,758
< Experience >
13,112
21
< Vision Score >
17
6
< Wards Placed >
8
277
< Time Dealing CC >
87

How to Counter Nilah with Rek'Sai in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several vital Rek'Sai vs. Nilah matchup statistics that can help you explain the distinctions between these two champs. Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nilah’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Rek'Sai may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nilah..

Rek'Sai usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Nilah. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rek'Sai and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Rek'Sai
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rek'Sai
Nilah

Who is Better, Rek'Sai or Nilah?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rek'Sai usually loses when taking on Nilah, with a 40.9% win rate. Thus, Rek'Sai makes a poor counter for Nilah.

While Rek'Sai does have a much lower winrate compared to Nilah, when facing one another, Rek'Sai also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champ to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Rek'Sai into Nilah.

Furthermore, Rek'Sai also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nilah. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter 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 Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Rek'Sai is a trash counter for Nilah. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Rek'Sai against Nilah.

Additional Information for Rek'Sai Players

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

For this guide on countering Nilah as Rek'Sai, we analyzed 286 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 Nilah 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 Nilah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn 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 that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rek'Sai usually racks up a lot less CS compared to Nilah. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Rek'Sai versus Nilah build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra. When Rek'Sai used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs. Nilah than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Rek'Sai had an average winrate of 40.9% battling Nilah with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Nilah 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 we have analyed for Rek'Sai vs Nilah fights, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 40.9% winrate overall.

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