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

Ziggs with Rek'Sai

How to Win With Ziggs and Rek'Sai Paired TogetherZiggs is in the b tier of champions
Mage
Fighter

How to Synergize Ziggs and Rek'Sai

based on 257 Ziggs with Rek'Sai pairs
Win Rate
39.7 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the results of from millions of League of Legends rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Ziggs has been on the same team as Rek'Sai in 257 recently played, ranked matches. By accumulating so much accurate data straight from the hosts of LoL, we feel confident that we can present to you high quality, insightful builds to help Ziggs play with Rek'Sai. It is very rare for Ziggs to play with Rek'Sai as allies. This has only happened in about 0.5% of games with Ziggs.

Ziggs Rek'Sai Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Ziggs does a awful job of synergizing with Rek'Sai. Normally, he wins a poor 39.7% of matches the champions appear on the same team. If you want to do better as Ziggs when fighting on the same team as Rek'Sai by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Ziggs vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceStormsurgeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

ShadowflameLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
PrecisionPresence of MindCoup de Grace
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Ziggs's passive ability p
Ziggs's q ability q
Ziggs's w ability w
Ziggs's e ability e
Ziggs's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Ziggs and Rek'Sai

Tips for Playing as Ziggs with Rek'Sai

Even if you're far from a fight you can still help from afar with Mega Inferno Bomb.

Slowing your enemies with Hexplosive Minefield makes it easier to land other abilities.

Knocking yourself over walls with Satchel Charge can be great when chasing after or escaping from enemies.

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.

Ziggs Rek'Sai Synergy Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
39.7 %
VS
Win Rate
60.3 %
Rek'Sai Image
5
< Kills >
5.1
5.8
< Deaths >
5.8
7.7
< Assists >
7.9
1.12
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
175
< Minions Killed >
168
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.55
788
< Physical Damage >
798
23,675
< Magic Damage >
23,900
344
< True Damage >
363
24,808
< Damage Dealt >
25,063
17,583
< Damage Taken >
17,689
11,445
< Gold Earned >
11,503
2.56
< Towers >
2.86
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
1,520
< Total Healing >
1,554
13,514
< Experience >
13,572
19
< Vision Score >
21
10
< Wards Placed >
10
251
< Time Dealing CC >
253

How to Play with Rek'Sai as Ziggs in LoL

The Ziggs 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, Ziggs sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Rek'Sai. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Rek'Sai helps Ziggs perform not as well in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Ziggs plays on the same team as Rek'Sai, he sees a small decrease in his total damage output. This difference may signal that Rek'Sai does not support by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Ziggs is played together with Rek'Sai 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 synergisticly with Rek'Sai.

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

Synergies between Ziggs and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Ziggs
Rek'Sai

Is Ziggs better when played alongside Rek'Sai?

There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Ziggs that will 100% of the time be his best synergy. However, Rek'Sai is a terrible ally for Ziggs. By playing on the same team as Ziggs, he lowers their win rate by -8.4% to 39.7%. This shows that there is a terrible strategic relationship between Ziggs and Rek'Sai that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Rek'Sai has a lower difficulty than Ziggs. That means Ziggs players don't need to be cautious when enlisting Rek'Sai comrades to play with, as they will need a lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Fighting on the same side, you should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to to do a lot of AP damage. Together, these champions can blast through enemies with magic damage.

In contrast, by pairing Ziggs and Rek'Sai together, you may not be providing your team enough utility. Make sure to pick other champs on your team that fills this gap in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of your Rek'Sai ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Ziggs Players

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

For this guide on pairing Ziggs and Rek'Sai, we analyzed 257 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 Ziggs 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 learn all of the intricacies of Ziggs in order to pair well with Rek'Sai during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial items to use in your Ziggs and Rek'Sai synergy build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Stormsurge, and Liandry's Torment. When Ziggs used at least these three great items in his build, he performed significantly better when paired up with Rek'Sai than with most other typical builds. In fact, Ziggs had an average winrate of 39.7% helping carry Rek'Sai with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of crushing your oponents, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Coup de Grace, and Presence of Mind runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for this team composition, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 39.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to pair Rek'Sai with Ziggs are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a particular division, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.