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Yasuo with Rek'Sai

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How to Synergize Yasuo and Rek'Sai

based on 1,196 Yasuo with Rek'Sai pairs
Win Rate
46.6 %
K/D/A
1.77
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download data from from millions of League of Legends matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Yasuo has been on the same team as Rek'Sai in 1196 recently played, competitive games. By amassing so much accurate data from the makers of League of Legends, we are completely sure that we can produce robust, accurate builds to help Yasuo synergize with Rek'Sai. It is very rare for Yasuo to play alongside Rek'Sai on the same side. This pairing has only happened in approximately 0.5% of games with Yasuo.

Yasuo Rek'Sai Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Yasuo does a terrible job of teaming up with Rek'Sai. Normally, he wins a dismal 46.6% of the time the champs appear on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Yasuo when playing alongside Rek'Sai by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

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
Death's DanceKraken SlayerImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

Infinity EdgeBlade of The Ruined KingWit's EndStatikk Shiv

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Yasuo to level upq
>
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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
12
E
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E
14
W
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W
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R

Guide to Synergizing Yasuo and Rek'Sai

Tips for Playing as Yasuo with 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 Understand How Rek'Sai Will Play

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.

Yasuo Rek'Sai Synergy Stats

Yasuo Image
Win Rate
46.6 %
VS
Win Rate
53.4 %
Rek'Sai Image
6.8
< Kills >
7
7.1
< Deaths >
7
5.8
< Assists >
5.4
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
187
< Minions Killed >
184
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.51
18,179
< Physical Damage >
18,508
1,796
< Magic Damage >
1,888
952
< True Damage >
966
20,928
< Damage Dealt >
21,362
24,194
< Damage Taken >
24,560
12,506
< Gold Earned >
12,546
2.16
< Towers >
2.32
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,404
< Total Healing >
5,666
14,238
< Experience >
14,409
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
208
< Time Dealing CC >
209

How to Play with Rek'Sai as Yasuo in LoL

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

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

When Yasuo tries to synergize with Rek'Sai, he observes a barely noticable drop in his total damage dealt. This difference could indicate that Rek'Sai does not help cover for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Yasuo is played with Rek'Sai on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Rek'Sai.

Moreover, when Yasuo plays with Rek'Sai on the same side, he typically receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage may indicate that Rek'Sai does a decent job of covering Yasuo during teamfights.

Synergies between Yasuo and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Yasuo
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Yasuo
Rek'Sai

Is Yasuo better when played alongside Rek'Sai?

There is no ideal synergy for Yasuo that will no matter what be his ideal synergy. Yet, overall, Rek'Sai is a very bad ally for Yasuo. By being on the same side as Yasuo, he decreases their win rate by -4.0% to 46.6%. This signals that there is a very bad bond between Yasuo and Rek'Sai that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

Rek'Sai has a much lower diffuclty than Yasuo. That means Yasuo players don't need to be cautious when arranging Rek'Sai teammates to fight alongside, as they will need a much lower level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Fighting alongside, Yasuo players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by pairing Yasuo and Rek'Sai together, you may not be giving your side a great deal of magic damage. Plan to bring other champs on your team that neutralizes this relative disparity in their potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Rek'Sai teammate, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Yasuo Players

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

For this guide on pairing Yasuo and Rek'Sai, we analyzed 1,196 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 Yasuo with Rek'Sai 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 truly master Yasuo to work well with Rek'Sai during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should continue reading to gather some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The ideal items to build first in your Yasuo and Rek'Sai synergy build include Death's Dance, Kraken Slayer, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Yasuo incorporated at least these three great items in his build, he performed significantly better when paired up with Rek'Sai than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Yasuo had an average win rate of 46.6% helping carry Rek'Sai with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating your oponents, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 46.6% win rate overall.

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