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

Rek'Sai vs Samira

How to Beat Samira as Rek'Sai in LoLRek'Sai is in the a tier of champions
Fighter
Marksman

How to Beat Samira as Rek'Sai

based on 921 Rek'Sai vs Samira matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
2.47
Pick Rate
4.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Samira as Rek'Sai resulted from an analysis of 921 ranked games where both champions faced off against one another. This champ matchup is relatively uncommon. Rek'Sai encounters Samira in only 4.6% of his matches.

Rek'Sai vs Samira Matchup Summary

Rek'Sai does a decent job of beating Samira. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.6% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Rek'Sai vs Samira games, Rek'Sai’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood against Samira.

Best Rek'Sai vs Samira Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTiamat

Core Rek'Sai Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverYoumuu's GhostbladeTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

EclipseSundered SkyTrinity ForceDeath'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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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Samira as Rek'Sai

Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai against Samira

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 Samira Counter Stats

Rek'Sai Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Samira Image
7.3
< Kills >
9.1
6.2
< Deaths >
7
8
< Assists >
5.4
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
2.12
33
< Minions Killed >
168
1.3
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.4
13,731
< Physical Damage >
18,700
62
< Magic Damage >
2,513
3,531
< True Damage >
562
17,325
< Damage Dealt >
21,776
34,235
< Damage Taken >
23,243
11,609
< Gold Earned >
12,730
1.38
< Towers >
2.08
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
16,378
< Total Healing >
7,270
12,998
< Experience >
11,972
21
< Vision Score >
16
6
< Wards Placed >
8
277
< Time Dealing CC >
27

How to Counter Samira with Rek'Sai in LoL

The stats provided here show some influential Rek'Sai versus Samira counter statistics that may help us appreciate the distinctions between the two. For instance, Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Samira’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Rek'Sai may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Samira..

Rek'Sai normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Samira. This often reflects 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 additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rek'Sai and Samira

Damage Types Compared

Rek'Sai
Samira
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rek'Sai
Samira

Who is Better, Rek'Sai or Samira?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rek'Sai usually wins when facing off against Samira, with a 51.6% win rate. As a result, Rek'Sai makes a good counter for Samira.

While Rek'Sai does have a higher winrate than Samira, when on opposite teams, Rek'Sai also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Rek'Sai into Samira.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Rek'Sai vs Samira 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 team fights.

Rek'Sai is a decent counter for Samira. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Rek'Sai against Samira.

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

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Additional Information for Rek'Sai Players

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

For this guide on countering Samira as Rek'Sai, we analyzed 921 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 Samira 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Rek'Sai in order to counter Samira during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rek'Sai usually accumulates a lot less CS as Samira. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Rek'Sai versus Samira build consist of 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 versus Samira than with most other typical builds. In fact, Rek'Sai boasted an average winrate of 51.6% when countering Samira with this build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Samira 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 players chose for Rek'Sai vs Samira counter picks, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.6% win rate overall.

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