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Hey guys,
We've gathered a bunch of Rioters from the Rek'sai team for some Q&A about the Void Burrower herself. Whether you're interested in Rek'sai's gameplay, her story or art, or her sounds - ask away and we'll be happy to answer!
Learn more about Rek'sai here: The Terror Beneath Rek'sai, the Void Burrower, revealed
Thanks for stopping by, just got a few questions about this awesome new champion.
? Did you always have that healing passive since the beginning or was it a late choice?Thanks for reading! I hope anyone who reads this has a great day!
Can I avoid Rek'Sai if I walk without rhythm?
Couple of questions:
With Rek'Sai being a monstrous creature of Shurima, does she perhaps know of any other monstrous beings such as Skarner who share the land with her? Do those same beings know her, and what affect has she had on their lives?
Rek'Sai is the largest and strongest of the Xer'Sai, a species of Voidborn. What other kinds of Voidborn species exist? Are there the Xer'Gath, Xer'Maw, Xer'Zix and Xer'Koz, the species of our current roster of Voidborn, or something similar?
How long has Rek'Sai inhabited Shurima? More specifically, do records of her predate the reign of Azir or is she a bit more modern than that?
I always enjoy hearing about the ridiculous or scrapped iterations of abilities, any to share about Rek'Sai?
Hey, Rek'Sai looks awesome! Can't wait to play, but I've been wondering...
Vel'Koz is collecting information, but for what? And now you're saying Rek'Sai is a QUEEN.
Does The Void have it's own society and culture? I always thought it was a chaotic nightmare place but these new champs make it sound like The Void has some sort of Structure.
Have you guys thought into this? And if so are you planning to expand the idea?
Thanks for reading, can't wait to play her!
Where did the name come from?
Do the Void champions have any relations to Baron?
How do you guys feel about creating champions that can't speak to us as summoners?
Personally I love them; Gnar tells me more about his personality than some other champions do with their words. He sounds a bit like a baby; annoyed/frustrated/happy/excited, etc. The tone of his actions while clicking/moving is what shows this.
Rek'Sai sounds like a cold-blooded killer, and nothing but. It works, and it fits.
Also, is she the reincarnation of Omen? I know a few old players would like to know.
P.S. Deep Sea Rek'Sai please!
How disruptive has Rek'sai been to Shurima when it comes to rebuilding towns and settlements, building trade routes, etc.? Is her territory just a dead zone people avoid, or do they actively have to risk her to trade and build? Has Sivir ever encountered Rek'Sai?
What's the plan for keeping our precious baby jungler safe from the top laners? I don't want to see Rekky go the way of Zac 
On a similar note, if she comes out over- or undertuned, what do you guys think are the most likely buffs / nerfs we'll see?
Thanks!
Can we please get a shark skin for her? It would be awesome even if its a legendary lr ultimate, make it have reactions with fizz and nami!
Also is her ult global as long as theres a tunnel?
Is the Xer'Sai race an insect swarm type? Such as ants? If so is it a possibility for a broodmother skin?
A lot of a champion's personality and motivation come from their voice over. With no voice, how is that going to be communicated beside scary monster?
Will Rek'Sai be forcibly unborrowed if she is hit by 
and or any champ with a knockup?
1.Will the enemy team see her while she is underground? If so, will it be just her health bar or also her fin? If not, will they be alerted somehow (Like with Rengar's ultimate)? 2.Can she be knocked out from burrow? 3.Can the animation for burrow be canceled by another player (say Thresh hook or Blitzcrank pull after you used the ability)? 4.Will skill shots hit her if she is burrowed? What about AoE? 5.Do stats increase the amount she is healed from her fury or is that based off of a percentage of her health? 6.Does her burrow allow her to go over walls like Kalista can at certain areas, or is that only through the use of a tunnel? 7.Will her ultimate damage units she crosses while going to a tunnel or is it strictly for transportation? 8.Is there a limit to the amount of tunnels she can make? If so, will leveling up the move increase the amount she can have at once (Like Heimer's turret kits)? 9.Will her movement speed increase while burrowed based off of her own speed, including the stats from boots, or is it a flat amount making boots on her useless? 10.Can enemy players see your tunnels? If so, can they damage the tunnel and will putting it in a bush hide it?
I have a few questions.
What was the inspiration for creating Rek'Sai? She seems unique in the way that she jungles, so I think that something must have sparked the idea for this character. Did you want a champ that could gank quicker, get to the jungle faster, or something else? I think she's unique so therefore I think how you came up with her would also be.
What do you plan to do with Rek'Sai as a character on the Rift? By this, I mean what do you want to see out of her? Do you think the most interesting thing with her would be breaking the meta? Rek'Sai's mechanics are interesting and knowing that you guys put a lot of thought into your champions, it would make sense to think about how would people proceed with your champions.
Does Rek'Sai have a connection with Shurima and/or Void champs such as Azir, Sivir, Vel'Koz, Cho'Gath, etc? I ask this because she is depicted in the trailer in Shurima and is obviously from the Void. Considering that the Void is something you seem to want to expand on and that Shurima was not too long ago an important topic, these two things from a view look sort of hand in hand on Rek'Sai. You guys put a lot of care into your lore so I'm curious as to what that means for Rek'Sai. Maybe she was from Shurima and the Void transformed her. Maybe the Void created her on Shurima. Maybe she has a connection with Azir. I don't know, but that's precisely why I'm curious about it.
Does she like the puns of damage?
These are the main things that have been on my mind since her reveal. Thank you for reading.
So in yesterday's PBE update, Rek'Sai's AP scaling on her Prey Seeker (burrowed Q) got doubled. What is the context behind this change? Are you guys looking to allow possible AP builds on her? Or is this AP scaling strictly to account for Sheen/Trinity Force being built on her?
Does Rek'Sai's tunnel become invulnerable during the channel of her ultimate? As in, is it possible to destroy the tunnel if spotted and cancel her cross map rampage?
2) What lead you guys to the Eternum skin decision?
Edit: I see this was answered elsewhere. Nevermind. :)
Thanks for doing these Q&A's! I really enjoy reading though them each time.
How did you guys come to the decision that she wouldn't be able to speak like the rest of her voidborn counterparts?
Will she have emotes or alternate move speed animations while burrowed? Like a recall animation while burrowed. Gnar has two forms and thusly, he has alternate animations based on what form he's in. Just like nidalee, swain etc.
Now that we're getting more diversity with void champs, when can expect a void support?
I'm curious about Rek'sai's lore and character relations. Who from the League has met her, and who would know what she is? Would Azir have met her after returning to the ruins of his empire? Did Ezreal find her on his explorations? Has Rammus crossed her path on his travels? From the preparedness of the travelers from her release video, I'd guess her existence is known at least to the locals - does she have a widely-known reputation like that of Kalista?
Also, my guess for her release skin before Eternum was announced was Spectral Rek'sai (like Spectral Fiddlesticks and similar to Haunting Nocturne, so I was kinda close). What are your thoughts on Spectral Rek'sai being a future skin?
Do you personally think Rek'Sai is a little hard to manage at the start? I've seen some PBE games and she seems pretty hard with controlling all those tunnels and stuff.
