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How to Win Thresh vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupThresh is in the a tier of champions

Thresh vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Thresh in LoLThresh is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Thresh

based on 797 Thresh vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
2.62
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL rounds each week. In our database, Thresh did battle with Rek'Sai in 797 matches. Including so many matchups for Thresh vs Rek'Sai gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to provide actionable statistics and a pro build to wreck your foe. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Thresh is forced to battle against Rek'Sai in only 0.5% of his rounds.

Thresh vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Thresh does a below average job of beating Rek'Sai. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.2% of matches the champions face one another in. In Thresh against Rek'Sai rounds, Thresh’s side is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Rek'Sai.

Best Thresh vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCloth Armor

Core Thresh Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceKnight's VowLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Solstice SleighCelestial Opposition

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Thresh to level upq
>
Second ability for Thresh to level upe
>
Last skill for Thresh to max outw

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Thresh's passive ability p
Thresh's q ability q
Thresh's w ability w
Thresh's e ability e
Thresh's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Thresh

Tips for Playing as Thresh against Rek'Sai

Communication is key when making use of Thresh's lantern. Let your teammates know how you like to use it.

Death Sentence and Flay can be combined in either cast order for powerful combinations.

Thresh can collect souls without needing to kill units himself. Planning your map position to be near the most deaths will help to maximize soul collection.

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.

Thresh vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Thresh Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Rek'Sai Image
2.3
< Kills >
7.3
6.3
< Deaths >
6.2
14.2
< Assists >
7.7
0.43
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
35
< Minions Killed >
34
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
1.36
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,226
< Physical Damage >
13,548
7,267
< Magic Damage >
75
802
< True Damage >
3,611
9,295
< Damage Dealt >
17,234
21,644
< Damage Taken >
35,208
8,631
< Gold Earned >
11,893
1.77
< Towers >
1.48
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
2,414
< Total Healing >
17,056
10,484
< Experience >
13,436
56
< Vision Score >
22
24
< Wards Placed >
6
255
< Time Dealing CC >
289

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Thresh in LoL

The stats shown here feature several valuable Thresh vs. Rek'Sai matchup stats that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Thresh’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Thresh may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Rek'Sai. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Thresh normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes less damage than Rek'Sai. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Thresh and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Thresh
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Thresh
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Thresh or Rek'Sai?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Thresh usually fairs equally well when taking on Rek'Sai, with a 49.2% win rate. As a result, Thresh makes an ok counter for Rek'Sai.

While Thresh does have a lower winrate than Rek'Sai, when on opposite teams, Thresh also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Thresh into Rek'Saias his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Thresh has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rek'Sai. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Thresh vs Rek'Sai matchups, Rek'Sai is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Thresh is a somewhat poor counter to Rek'Sai. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Thresh against Rek'Sai.

Additional Information for Thresh Players

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

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Thresh, we analyzed 797 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 Thresh 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Thresh in order to counter Rek'Sai 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 suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Thresh often gets a similar amount of CS as Rek'Sai. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Thresh versus Rek'Sai build consist of Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Thresh bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Rek'Sai than with many other typical builds. In fact, Thresh had an average winrate of 49.2% when playing against Rek'Sai with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Rek'Sai as Thresh, Thresh players should take the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Thresh vs Rek'Sai counters, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.2% win rate overall.

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