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Yasuo vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Yasuo in LoLYasuo is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Yasuo

based on 1,247 Yasuo vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
1.67
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. Within our data, Yasuo faced off against Rek'Sai 1247 times. Including so many matchups for Yasuo vs Rek'Sai provides us confidence in our capability to prepare useful data and a pro build to obliterate your opposition. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Yasuo is forced to battle against Rek'Sai in only 0.5% of his matches.

Yasuo vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Yasuo does a ok job of beating Rek'Sai. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.9% of matches the champions clash against each other in. In Yasuo vs Rek'Sai games, Yasuo’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Rek'Sai.

Best Yasuo vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Yasuo Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeDeath's DanceImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

Wit's EndStatikk ShivBlade of The Ruined KingKraken Slayer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Yasuo's passive ability p
Yasuo's q ability q
Yasuo's w ability w
Yasuo's e ability e
Yasuo's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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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 Rek'Sai as Yasuo

Tips for Playing as Yasuo against Rek'Sai

Last Breath can be cast on any target that is knocked Airborne, even by one of your allies.

Dash through a minion to have Sweeping Blade available to chase your opponent should they flee; Dash directly to your opponent to preserve a minion as your escape route.

At level 18, Yasuo's Steel Tempest reaches its Attack Speed cap with 55% Attack Speed from items.

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.

Yasuo vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Yasuo Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Rek'Sai Image
6.6
< Kills >
7.8
7.3
< Deaths >
6.4
5.6
< Assists >
8.2
1.51
< Killing Sprees >
1.78
185
< Minions Killed >
36
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
1.25
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.43
17,820
< Physical Damage >
14,458
1,719
< Magic Damage >
80
930
< True Damage >
3,712
20,469
< Damage Dealt >
18,251
24,340
< Damage Taken >
34,986
12,416
< Gold Earned >
11,958
2.26
< Towers >
1.44
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
5,326
< Total Healing >
16,546
14,237
< Experience >
13,441
17
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
6
223
< Time Dealing CC >
280

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Yasuo in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several important Yasuo vs. Rek'Sai counter stats that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Yasuo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Rek'Sai’s ratio of NaN, showing that Yasuo may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Rek'Sai..

Yasuo often has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Rek'Sai. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yasuo and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Yasuo
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yasuo
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Yasuo or Rek'Sai?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Yasuo usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Rek'Sai, with a 50.9% win rate. Thus, Yasuo makes an ok counter to Rek'Sai.

While Yasuo does have a higher win rate than Rek'Sai, when on opposite teams, Yasuo also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Yasuo into Rek'Saias his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Yasuo 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 is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Yasuo vs Rek'Sai matchups, Yasuo is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Yasuo is a decent counter to Rek'Sai. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Yasuo against Rek'Sai.

Other Champion Matchups Against Yasuo

Yasuo Loses Against

LilliaLillia45.3% winrateNilahNilah45.6% winrateTaricTaric45.8% winrateRammusRammus45.8% winrate

Yasuo Wins Against

YuumiYuumi60.1% winrateNidaleeNidalee57.2% winrateGwenGwen55.2% winrateKindredKindred54.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Yasuo Players

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

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Yasuo, we analyzed 1,247 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 Yasuo 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Yasuo in order to counter Rek'Sai during both the laning 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 listen to the build and stats presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yasuo on average accumulates much more CS relative to Rek'Sai. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Yasuo versus Rek'Sai build include Infinity Edge, Death's Dance, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Yasuo incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better versus Rek'Sai than with many other common builds. In fact, Yasuo had an average winrate of 50.9% when countering Rek'Sai with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Rek'Sai as Yasuo, Yasuo players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Yasuo vs Rek'Sai LoL games, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.9% win rate overall.

If you want to get Yasuo vs Rek'Sai tips and counter stats for a a specific division rank, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are calculated using all rounds played with both champions.