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How to Synergize Rek'Sai with Leona on the Same TeamRek'Sai is in the b tier of champions

Rek'Sai with Leona

How to Win With Rek'Sai and Leona Paired TogetherRek'Sai is in the s tier of champions
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How to Synergize Rek'Sai and Leona

based on 605 Rek'Sai with Leona pairs
Win Rate
53.7 %
K/D/A
2.4
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the stats from from millions of League of Legends games straight from Riot Games each week. Rek'Sai has fought alongside Leona in 605 recently played, competitive games. By amassing so much complete data straight from the creators of LoL, we feel confident that we can provide you with high quality, usable builds to help Rek'Sai play with Leona. It is relatively rare for Rek'Sai to play with Leona as teammates. This has only happened in about 3.0% of games with Rek'Sai.

Rek'Sai Leona Synergy Summary

Rek'Sai does a good job of playing alongside Leona. Normally, he wins a fantastic 53.7% of matches the champs play on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Rek'Sai when playing alongside Leona by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Rek'Sai vs Leona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTiamat

Core Rek'Sai Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Youmuu's GhostbladeSundered SkyTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rek'Sai to level upq
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Second ability for Rek'Sai to level upe
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Last skill for Rek'Sai to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Rek'Sai's passive ability p
Rek'Sai's q ability q
Rek'Sai's w ability w
Rek'Sai's e ability e
Rek'Sai's ultimate ability r
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Rek'Sai and Leona

Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai with Leona

Keeping tunnels spread out across the map will ensure you have choices when you want to cast Void Rush.

Cast Burrow before travelling around the map to take advantage of the increased Move Speed and the safety provided by Tremor Sense.

Tremor Sense can warn you of enemies closing in, and is particularly useful when entering enemy territory.

Advice to Understand How Leona Will Play

Shield of Daybreak and Zenith Blade form a powerful offensive combo.

Lead the charge and mark your foes with Sunlight before your allies deal damage.

You can absorb a huge amount of damage using Eclipse, but you must stay near enemies to gain the bonus duration.

Rek'Sai Leona Synergy Stats

Rek'Sai Image
Win Rate
53.7 %
VS
Win Rate
46.3 %
Leona Image
7.5
< Kills >
7.3
6.3
< Deaths >
6.4
7.6
< Assists >
7.5
1.76
< Killing Sprees >
1.68
36
< Minions Killed >
35
1.45
< Dragons Killed >
1.33
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.41
14,091
< Physical Damage >
14,055
40
< Magic Damage >
78
3,522
< True Damage >
3,539
17,653
< Damage Dealt >
17,673
36,075
< Damage Taken >
35,595
11,974
< Gold Earned >
11,832
1.52
< Towers >
1.37
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
17,712
< Total Healing >
16,912
13,593
< Experience >
13,371
20
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
6
284
< Time Dealing CC >
284

How to Play with Leona as Rek'Sai in LoL

The Rek'Sai Leona synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Leona, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Rek'Sai sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Leona. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Leona helps Rek'Sai perform poorer in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Rek'Sai plays on the same team as Leona, he gets a barely noticable drop in his full damage dealt. This could demonstrate that Leona doesn't help protection for him to dish out more damage or that her presence also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Rek'Sai is played together with Leona on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Leona.

Moreover, when Rek'Sai plays with Leona on the same side, he often receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage may mean that Leona does a poor job of protecting Rek'Sai in teamfights.

Synergies between Rek'Sai and Leona

Damage Types Compared

Rek'Sai
Leona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Rek'Sai
Leona

Is Rek'Sai better when played alongside Leona?

There is no one best champion pairing for Rek'Sai that will 100% of the time be his top teammate. However, Leona is a great teammate for Rek'Sai. By being on the same side as Rek'Sai, she increases their win rate by 5.3% to 53.7%. This demonstrates that there is a very real strategic relationship between Rek'Sai and Leona that allows them to perform stronger together than alone.

Leona has a greater difficulty than Rek'Sai. That means you need to be very careful when finding Leona teammates to play with, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to work well with you.

Fighting on the same side, Rek'Sai players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to provide a lot of utility for your team. Combined, these two should be able to manipulate the pace of team fights.

In contrast, by bringing Rek'Sai and Leona together, you may not be granting your other teammates very much magical damage output. Plan to include other champs on your team that neutralizes this hole in their abilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Leona ally, you need to focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Rek'Sai Players

How We Calculated Our Rek'Sai Leona Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Rek'Sai and Leona, we analyzed 605 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Rek'Sai with Leona comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Rek'Sai to synergize with Leona during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League, you should continue reading to learn additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to have in your Rek'Sai and Leona synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra. When Rek'Sai incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when paired up with Leona than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Rek'Sai had an average win rate of 53.7% helping carry Leona with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating your oponents, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for this champion pairing, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 53.7% winrate overall.

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