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How to Win Xayah vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupXayah is in the b tier of champions

Xayah vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Xayah in LoLXayah is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Xayah

based on 312 Xayah vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
52.9 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. Within our database, Xayah fought Rek'Sai 312 times. Using so many games with Xayah versus Rek'Sai gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce useful stats and a solid build to suppress Rek'Sai. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Xayah is forced to battle against Rek'Sai in only 0.5% of her matches.

Xayah vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Xayah has done a good job of countering Rek'Sai. Typically, she wins a terrific 52.9% of matches the champs oppose each other in. In Xayah against Rek'Sai matches, Xayah’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood against Rek'Sai.

Best Xayah vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Xayah Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsKraken SlayerNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Stormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Xayah to level upe
>
Second ability for Xayah to level upw
>
Last skill for Xayah to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Xayah's passive ability p
Xayah's q ability q
Xayah's w ability w
Xayah's e ability e
Xayah's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
W
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E
10
W
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R
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W
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Xayah

Tips for Playing as Xayah against Rek'Sai

Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.

Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.

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.

Xayah vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Xayah Image
Win Rate
52.9 %
VS
Win Rate
47.1 %
Rek'Sai Image
6.4
< Kills >
6.8
6
< Deaths >
6.5
6.7
< Assists >
7.7
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
185
< Minions Killed >
31
0.29
< Dragons Killed >
1.41
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.41
19,944
< Physical Damage >
13,503
389
< Magic Damage >
92
390
< True Damage >
3,466
20,724
< Damage Dealt >
17,062
20,256
< Damage Taken >
36,142
12,118
< Gold Earned >
11,661
2.48
< Towers >
1.29
0.11
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
4,814
< Total Healing >
17,478
12,865
< Experience >
13,257
18
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
6
56
< Time Dealing CC >
285

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Xayah in LoL

The stats shown here feature several significant Xayah against Rek'Sai counter stats that may help you grasp the differences between the two. As an example, Xayah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rek'Sai’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Xayah may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Rek'Sai..

Xayah normally has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. On average, she receives less damage than Rek'Sai. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Xayah and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Xayah
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xayah
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Xayah or Rek'Sai?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Xayah usually wins when facing off against Rek'Sai, with a 52.9% win rate. Thus, Xayah makes a good counter to Rek'Sai.

While Xayah does have a higher winrate than Rek'Sai, when they face off with one another, Xayah also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Xayah into Rek'Sai.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Xayah vs Rek'Sai matchups, Xayah is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Xayah is a good counter for Rek'Sai. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Xayah against Rek'Sai.

Additional Information for Xayah Players

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

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Xayah, we analyzed 312 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 Xayah 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 learn all of the intricacies of Xayah to counter Rek'Sai during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xayah on average gets much more CS relative to Rek'Sai. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Xayah versus Rek'Sai build consist of Lord Dominik's Regards, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Xayah incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better versus Rek'Sai than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Xayah boasted an average winrate of 52.9% when countering Rek'Sai with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of crushing Rek'Sai as Xayah, Xayah players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Xayah vs Rek'Sai matchups, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.9% winrate overall.

If you want to get Xayah x Rek'Sai tips and counter stats for a a specific skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and strategies given are calculated using every round played with both champions.