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How to Win Sett vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupSett is in the a tier of champions

Sett vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Sett in LoLSett is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Sett

based on 512 Sett vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
52.5 %
K/D/A
1.72
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL matches each week. Within our data, Sett did battle with Rek'Sai 512 times. Having so many matchups for Sett vs Rek'Sai gives us a lot of faith in our capability to prepare actionable stats and a recommended build to suppress Rek'Sai. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Sett encounters Rek'Sai in only 0.5% of his games.

Sett vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Sett does a good job of beating Rek'Sai. Normally, he wins a whopping 52.5% of matches the champions battle one another in. In Sett vs Rek'Sai rounds, Sett’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Rek'Sai.

Best Sett vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalLong Sword

Core Sett Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

StridebreakerTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Sett to level upq
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Second ability for Sett to level upw
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Last skill for Sett to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Sett's passive ability p
Sett's q ability q
Sett's w ability w
Sett's e ability e
Sett's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Sett

Advice to Win Against Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Sett vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Sett Image
Win Rate
52.5 %
VS
Win Rate
47.5 %
Rek'Sai Image
5.8
< Kills >
7
6.5
< Deaths >
6.6
5.4
< Assists >
7.5
1.35
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
154
< Minions Killed >
34
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
1.26
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.43
17,195
< Physical Damage >
14,288
239
< Magic Damage >
84
5,054
< True Damage >
3,387
22,488
< Damage Dealt >
17,760
34,720
< Damage Taken >
35,720
11,445
< Gold Earned >
11,491
2.54
< Towers >
1.34
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
5,841
< Total Healing >
16,526
14,215
< Experience >
13,017
18
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
6
176
< Time Dealing CC >
271

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Sett in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several influential Sett against Rek'Sai matchup stats that may help you explain the distinctions between the two. As an example, Sett’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Sett may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Rek'Sai..

Sett normally has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Rek'Sai. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sett and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Sett
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sett
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Sett or Rek'Sai?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sett usually wins when trying to fight Rek'Sai, with a 52.5% win rate. Thus, Sett makes a good counter to Rek'Sai.

While Sett does have a higher win rate compared to Rek'Sai, when facing one another, Sett also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Sett into Rek'Sai.

Furthermore, Sett has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rek'Sai. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sett vs Rek'Sai matchups, Sett is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Sett is an above average counter for Rek'Sai. Focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Sett against Rek'Sai.

Other Champion Matchups Against Sett

Sett Loses Against

TaricTaric45.9% winrateSingedSinged46.4% winrateLilliaLillia46.6% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.7% winrate

Sett Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.9% winrateEliseElise56% winrateLuluLulu55% winrateNunu & WillumpNunu & Willump54.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MaokaiMaokai+ 54.4% 3554 GamesSingedSinged+ 55.5% 535 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.9% 6401 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 56.1% 4446 Games

Additional Information for Sett Players

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

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Sett, we analyzed 512 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 Rek'Sai as Sett 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

Sett Build Rek'Sai Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sett to counter Rek'Sai during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sett most often gets much more CS relative to Rek'Sai. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Sett versus Rek'Sai build consist of Sterak's Gage, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Sett incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Rek'Sai than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Sett boasted an average win rate of 52.5% when playing against Rek'Sai with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Rek'Sai as Sett, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Sett vs Rek'Sai battles, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.5% winrate overall.

If you want to see Sett x Rek'Sai tips and builds for a a distinct player tier, please select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and guides shown are calculated using all matches completed with these champs.