Rek'Sai with Malphite
How to Synergize Rek'Sai and Malphite
based on 692 Rek'Sai with Malphite pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Rek'Sai Malphite Synergy Summary
Best Rek'Sai vs Malphite Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Rek'Sai and Malphite
Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai with Malphite
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 Malphite Will Play
Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.
Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
Rek'Sai Malphite Synergy Stats
How to Play with Malphite as Rek'Sai in LoL
The Rek'Sai Malphite synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Malphite, 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 Malphite. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Malphite helps Rek'Sai perform not as well in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Rek'Sai is an ally to Malphite, he gets a sizeable uptick in his complete damage output. This difference may signal that Malphite provides cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Rek'Sai is played together with Malphite on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Malphite.
Moreover, when Rek'Sai plays with Malphite on the same side, he often takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage could mean that Malphite does a poor job of protecting Rek'Sai during team fights.
Synergies between Rek'Sai and Malphite
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Is Rek'Sai better when played alongside Malphite?
There is no ideal champion pairing for Rek'Sai that will always be his ideal synergy. However, Malphite is a decent ally for Rek'Sai. By being on the same team as Rek'Sai, he raises their win rate by 2.0% to 50.4%. This shows that there is a good bond between Rek'Sai and Malphite that allows them to perform better together than without each other.
Malphite has a lower difficulty than Rek'Sai. That means you don't need to be very careful when lining up Malphite teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.
Playing on the same side, Rek'Sai players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to to cover for your other teammates. Together, these champions will be a great protective duo.
Although, by grouping Rek'Sai and Malphite together, you will not be giving your other allies a great deal of magic damage. Plan to pick other champs on your team that helps cover this hole in their abilities.
Regardless of the skill of your Malphite teammate, you need to focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Rek'Sai in order to pair well with Malphite during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should keep reading to master some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot.
The most important finished items to prioritize in your Rek'Sai and Malphite synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra. When Rek'Sai incorporated at least these three great items in his build, he performed much better as an ally of Malphite than with many other common item sets. In fact, Rek'Sai had an average winrate of 50.4% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Malphite with this build.
To have the highest chance of defeating your oponents, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Rek'Sai and Malphite pairings, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.4% win rate overall.
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