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

Rek'Sai vs Zoe

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

based on 260 Rek'Sai vs Zoe matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Zoe as Rek'Sai resulted from an analysis of 260 ranked games where both champions clashed against each other. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Rek'Sai fights Zoe in only 1.3% of his games.

Rek'Sai vs Zoe Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rek'Sai has done a dismal job of beating Zoe. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.7% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Rek'Sai vs Zoe games, Rek'Sai’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Zoe.

Best Rek'Sai vs Zoe 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

Youmuu'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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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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Q
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Guide to Countering Zoe as Rek'Sai

Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai against Zoe

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 Zoe

Zoe's Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown.

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Stop Zoe from hiding in fog of war to prevent her from setting the spell up.

Zoe must return to her starting point after casting Portal Jump, making her vulnerable to a counterattack.

Rek'Sai vs Zoe Counter Stats

Rek'Sai Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Zoe Image
7.7
< Kills >
7.2
6.5
< Deaths >
5.7
6.8
< Assists >
7.2
1.73
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
32
< Minions Killed >
143
1.32
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.46
13,954
< Physical Damage >
1,785
78
< Magic Damage >
18,449
3,374
< True Damage >
3,372
17,407
< Damage Dealt >
23,606
35,961
< Damage Taken >
18,773
11,934
< Gold Earned >
11,257
1.32
< Towers >
1.76
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
17,175
< Total Healing >
2,236
13,321
< Experience >
13,523
22
< Vision Score >
24
6
< Wards Placed >
11
284
< Time Dealing CC >
133

How to Counter Zoe with Rek'Sai in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several strategic Rek'Sai versus Zoe matchup stats that can help you appreciate the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zoe’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Rek'Sai may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zoe..

Rek'Sai often has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Zoe. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rek'Sai and Zoe

Damage Types Compared

Rek'Sai
Zoe
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rek'Sai
Zoe

Who is Better, Rek'Sai or Zoe?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rek'Sai usually loses when playing against Zoe, with a 47.7% win rate. Thus, Rek'Sai makes a bad counter for Zoe.

While Rek'Sai does have a lower win rate compared to Zoe, when facing one another, Rek'Sai also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Rek'Sai into Zoe.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Rek'Sai vs Zoe matchups, Zoe is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Rek'Sai is a terribly counter for Zoe. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Rek'Sai against Zoe.

Additional Information for Rek'Sai Players

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

For this guide on countering Zoe as Rek'Sai, we analyzed 260 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 Zoe 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 Zoe during both the early game 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 tips shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rek'Sai typically gets a lot less CS compared to Zoe. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. 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 have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Rek'Sai versus Zoe build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra. When Rek'Sai combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when fighting Zoe than with most other typical builds. In fact, Rek'Sai had an average winrate of 47.7% when countering Zoe with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Zoe as Rek'Sai, Rek'Sai players 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 rune combinations that we analyzed for Rek'Sai vs Zoe counter picks, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.7% win rate overall.

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