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How to Win Vayne vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupVayne is in the s tier of champions

Vayne vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Vayne in LoLVayne is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Vayne

based on 1,110 Vayne vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
52.6 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League rounds each and every week. In our dataset, Vayne engaged Rek'Sai 1110 times. Having so many matchups for Vayne vs Rek'Sai gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce actionable data and a recommended build to crush Rek'Sai. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Vayne fights Rek'Sai in only 0.5% of her rounds.

Vayne vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Vayne has done a good job of beating Rek'Sai. Typically, she wins a whopping 52.6% of games the champions battle each other in. In Vayne versus Rek'Sai rounds, Vayne’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood versus Rek'Sai.

Best Vayne vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerVampiric Scepter

Core Vayne Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Kraken SlayerStormrazorExperimental HexplateStatikk Shiv

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Vayne's passive ability p
Vayne's q ability q
Vayne's w ability w
Vayne's e ability e
Vayne's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
9
W
10
Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Vayne

Tips for Playing as Vayne against Rek'Sai

Don't go in first to a large teamfight. Wait for your teammates to initiate.

Tumble has many uses, but it cannot pass over walls.

Condemn can be used to both pin targets to walls to ensure a kill, or to escape a pursuer.

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.

Vayne vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Vayne Image
Win Rate
52.6 %
VS
Win Rate
47.4 %
Rek'Sai Image
7.6
< Kills >
7.2
6.4
< Deaths >
6.3
5.5
< Assists >
7.6
1.76
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
167
< Minions Killed >
34
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
1.39
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.39
15,447
< Physical Damage >
13,694
1,523
< Magic Damage >
61
4,471
< True Damage >
3,364
21,442
< Damage Dealt >
17,120
21,446
< Damage Taken >
35,289
12,261
< Gold Earned >
11,769
2.38
< Towers >
1.36
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
5,906
< Total Healing >
16,710
12,998
< Experience >
13,322
18
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
6
69
< Time Dealing CC >
285

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Vayne in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several vital Vayne against Rek'Sai matchup stats that may help us realize the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Vayne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Vayne may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Rek'Sai..

Vayne usually has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. Typically, she receives less damage than Rek'Sai. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vayne and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Vayne
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vayne
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Vayne or Rek'Sai?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Vayne usually wins when trying to fight Rek'Sai, with a 52.6% win rate. Therefore, Vayne makes a good counter for Rek'Sai.

While Vayne does have a higher winrate than Rek'Sai, when facing one another, Vayne also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champ to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Vayne into Rek'Saias her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Vayne has some amount of CC and other utility, 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 a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Vayne vs Rek'Sai matchups, Vayne is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Vayne is a good counter to Rek'Sai. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vayne against Rek'Sai.

Additional Information for Vayne Players

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

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Vayne, we analyzed 1,110 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 Vayne 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 truly master Vayne in order to counter Rek'Sai during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vayne usually racks up much more CS relative to Rek'Sai. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Vayne versus Rek'Sai build include Wit's End, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Vayne bought at least these three items in her build, she did much better when facing Rek'Sai than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Vayne had an average win rate of 52.6% battling Rek'Sai with this build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Rek'Sai as Vayne, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Vayne vs Rek'Sai clashes, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Rek'Sai as Vayne are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.