Guide · Jungle

Rek'Sai Guide

the Void Burrower

Fighter

Tank

Tier S Jungle

Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower, is a fighter and tank champion that is easy to pick up. Across our 259 analysed ranked games, Rek'Sai is mostly played in the Jungle (100% of its games), with a 58.7% win rate in that role: tier S among Jungle champions (#1 of 48, ranked by win rate). Rek'Sai's damage is mostly physical (60%): armor is the best defensive answer against this champion. 27% of that damage is true damage and therefore ignores resistances. Win rate varies with game length: 63.6% in short games (under 25 min, 99 games) versus 55.4% in medium-length games (25 to 35 min).

Averages measured over 259 Jungle games played with Rek'Sai, from our ranked Solo/Duo data collection.

Combos and how to play

Rek'Sai is a two-mode jungler: on the surface, she generates Fury with her attacks and abilities, and burrowed she consumes Fury to heal. Burrow gives her new abilities (Un-burrow, Tunnel), and Void Rush marks then lets her leap onto a marked target.

The trade

Q › AA AA › AA AA › AA AA › E

When: An enemy is within range.

Queen's Wrath empowers your next 3 attacks; Furious Bite deals bonus true damage if your Fury gauge is full.

The underground ambush

W › E › W

When: An enemy is isolated.

Burrow gives you speed; Un-burrow, while burrowed, knocks up and damages nearby enemies; Tunnel creates a reusable passage.

The hunting ultimate

R › R › Q

When: An enemy is marked.

Void Rush passively marks your targets; activate it to become untargetable and leap onto a marked target with heavy damage based on their max health.

Laning phase

Generate Fury to heal while burrowed and to empower Furious Bite. Burrowed, you can no longer attack and your vision is reduced.

Common mistakes

• Staying burrowed against an enemy who destroys your tunnel.
• Not using your Fury to heal.
• Leaping without having marked.

Riot's official tips for playing Rek'Sai

• 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.

Build, runes and summoner spells

The most-played core build is Spear of Shojin, Titanic Hydra, and Death's Dance (38 games, 68.4% win rate).

Spear of Shojin+Titanic Hydra+Death's Dance

38 games · 68.4%

Spear of Shojin+Death's Dance+Stridebreaker

22 games · 59.1%

Sterak's Gage+Spear of Shojin+Titanic Hydra

19 games · 73.7%

Summoner spells

Flash + Smite58.7% · 259 games

Most-played runes

Conqueror + Inspiration

62.1% · 153 games

Primary tree · Precision

Triumph100%

Legend: Alacrity86%

Coup de Grace94%

Secondary tree · Inspiration

Cosmic Insight98%

Magical Footwear85%

Shards

Attack speed67%

Adaptive force100%

Health scaling58%

Hail of Blades + Precision

59.7% · 67 games

Primary tree · Domination

Sudden Impact98%

Sixth Sense94%

Treasure Hunter90%

Secondary tree · Precision

Legend: Alacrity91%

Coup de Grace60%

Shards

Adaptive force91%

Adaptive force100%

Health57%

For each row, the most picked rune among the games played with this page (share of games in brackets).

Which items to build against the enemy team?

We sort every game by the enemy team's damage. These are Rek'Sai's completed items and their win rate in each situation; "▲" marks an item that does at least 3 points better than its usual win rate.

Mostly magic-damage enemy team60.0% · 65 games

At least 50% of their damage is magic

Spear of Shojin 54.5% ▼

Stridebreaker 60.0%

Titanic Hydra 62.1%

Death's Dance 57.1%

Black Cleaver 81.8%

Serpent's Fang 30.0%

No item clearly stands out in this situation: the usual build remains the reference.

Mostly physical-damage enemy team62.5% · 80 games

Less than 35% of their damage is magic

Spear of Shojin 69.1% ▲

Titanic Hydra 63.2%

Stridebreaker 65.7% ▲

Death's Dance 81.8%

The item that stands out most is Spear of Shojin: 69.1% win rate, +9 points versus its usual win rate.

Balanced enemy team55.3% · 114 games

Mixed physical and magic damage

Spear of Shojin 58.0%

Titanic Hydra 62.3%

Stridebreaker 54.2% ▼

Death's Dance 59.5% ▼

Sterak's Gage 66.7%

Black Cleaver 55.0%

No item clearly stands out in this situation: the usual build remains the reference.

Counters and matchups

Who counters Rek'Sai in the Jungle

Lee Sin Rek'Sai: 52.4%21 games

Lee Sin has the edge in 48% of the 21 Jungle duels against Rek'Sai. See the Lee Sin guide.

Who Rek'Sai is strong against

Lee Sin52.4% · 21 games

How to play against Rek'Sai

• 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.
• When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

Win rates measured over direct same-role duels; only matchups with more than 15 games are listed. See all of Rek'Sai's matchups.

Abilities

PassiveFury of the Xer'Sai

Rek'Sai generates Fury by Attacking and hitting with basic Abilities. She consumes this Fury while Burrowed to restore health.

QQueen's Wrath / Prey Seeker

Rek'Sai's next 3 basic attacks deal bonus Physical Damage to nearby enemies.

While Burrowed, Rek'Sai launches a burst of void-charged earth that damages and reveals enemies hit.

WBurrow / Un-burrow

Rek'Sai burrows into the ground, gaining new abilities and increased Move Speed. Her vision range is reduced and she cannot use basic attacks.

While Burrowed, Rek'Sai may cast Unburrow to knock up and damage nearby enemies.

EFurious Bite / Tunnel

Rek'Sai bites her target, dealing physical damage, or bonus true damage if she has max Fury.

While Burrowed, Rek'Sai creates a re-usable, long lasting tunnel. Enemies can destroy it by standing on top of either entrance.

RVoid Rush

Rek'Sai passively marks targets by damaging them. She can activate this ability to become briefly untargetable and lunge at a marked target for heavy damage based on their maximum health.

Frequently asked questions

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