Rek'sai TThoughts and comments

AIIegedly Banned··13 votes·6,469 views

In my opinion, Rek'sai's tunnels should not be seen automatically as soon as they are made, i believe they should only be seen (Permanently) after actually being seen by the enemy. I'm opening this up for any comments and suggestions.

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RiotBeat Punchbeef13 votes

Currently they work as you believe they should. They are only visible once the enemy has seen them. I'll keep an eye out but let me know if this isn't the case.

Edbwn7 votes

Is this a bug? Or did you just not even watch the Champion Spotlight? Your suggestion is how they already are....please do some research in the future.

causeimdabatman4 votes

OMFG THANK YOU SOMEONE IS ADDRESSING THE REK'SAI TUNNEL ISSUE MAKING HER ULT USELESS. I was thinking what riot should do is reduce the number of tunnels you can place to say 4-6 and make them invincible and only last for 5-8 minutes or the tunnels should be able to go stealth like wards requiring red trinket or true sight for counter play against her.

AIIegedly Banned5 votes

they need to change it, rek'sai is losing a lot of her potential, and i bet we aren't the only ones who think so.

Optical Pumpkin1 votes

Learn where to place tunnels that is beneficial. My tunnels rarely get destroyed. Plus after mid game I can make tunnels every like 10 seconds or so.

Basically... use them to clear jungle faster near the start. Use them as you would Vi's Q in the mid game.
Use them as teleports for the R for ganks (why not try placing tunnels in turret range?)

Centuros4 votes

So Rek'Sai has the same kind of bugs as Kalista (that is, a feature that Riot promised fails to exist)?

Poptart Evelynn3 votes

I haven't tested her much but I thought they weren't seen unless the enemy had sight on them and then permanently from there? In the spotlight they even mention that.

Vlad Alexa1 votes

They talk about seeing which burrow he ultimates on, all burrows are visible on map at all times for both teams.

Jeddy0172 votes

No,the tunnels are marked on the map by the enemy AFTER one enemy actually sees them.If they haven't seen them,they AREN'T marked on the map for the enemy.

Bradley Dragon3 votes

rek's e makes eve e look weak as hell. with half a build it does over 606 true dmg

Baron Perenolde3 votes

I think she's really fun, including the ult. The tunnels are fine too, imo

Mat7itan2 votes

I like her other than her ult. I think her ult is the most useless thing on the planet. It's a good concept and all, but if the enemy stays on top of keeping her tunnels out of their area, and away from the objectives what can she really use it for other than escaping?

Mediocre Joe1 votes

{quoted} I like her other than her ult. I think her ult is the most useless thing on the planet. It's a good concept and all, but if the enemy stays on top of keeping her tunnels out of their area, and away from the objectives what can she really use it for other than escaping?

not even for escaping if she gets hurt at all when activating her ult it cancels

I agree she is really weak she just needs something more to her kit, There was a thread around that said her Q while burrowed should have a slow and I think this would change her from being a weak jungler to a more useful one.

One main thing that bothered me about her is during the champ spotlight you have her building some dmg and some tank to be like a bruiser but even with the tank items she still gets melted. I went 1v1 against any adc and I can destroy them but she is useless when it comes to teamfights because even with tank items she just isn't tanky enough to survive a teamfight never mind do damage and doesnt really bring any CC besides the knockup which you are super vulnerable trying to get into range to use it.

Another opinion maybe make her E do damage to towers? then at least she could be a split pusher, because she is decent in 1v1 trades early-mid game.

Optical Pumpkin1 votes

It doesn't cancel when you get hurt and sometimes CC doesn't stop her from ulting either. Middle of 5 people hitting me and I escaped using ult.

Hard but definitely possible.

RoyaiChaos1 votes

I think it's more like a free tp, kind of like TF/Panth/Shen ult. It's not something you would really use to fight or escape with. And she should be able to get some tunnels to tp to.

ChimeiTekinaNasu2 votes

{quoted} In my opinion, Rek'sai's tunnels should not be seen automatically as soon as they are made, i believe they should only be seen (Permanently) after actually being seen by the enemy. I'm opening this up for any comments and suggestions.

Too bad that's how it already works, huh. I'm guessing you're not paying attention as to when the enemy sees your tunnels, and you could also be creating them where the enemy has wards at, thus also seeing your tunnels when you make them. Don't forget. Enemy also has invisible wards like you do. Might want to sweep where you tunnel if you don't want your tunnel to be spotted by an enemy ward that's already there

Edit: What. Board glitch OP. It doesn't show the part quoted before "after actually". It shows half of the last sentence being quoted. wtf. Well, on my end, that's how it appears anyways. Also, while editing, the rest of it is there in the comment.

ImHerVoice1 votes

weaker than evelynn jungle. so bad. Least eve scales.

TheKingDodo4 votes

{quoted} weaker than evelynn jungle. so bad. Least eve scales.

Reksai has scales! watcha talkin bout willis?

Optical Pumpkin1 votes

I don't even... what? Shes one of the most broken junglers...

Ryakudatsu1 votes

RekSai feels completely pointless as a jungler. The most important tool for a jungler is vision. Not being able to see who is straight ahead of you while they can see you just fine is a massive weakness that the rest of her kit doesnt make up for. Either increase her vision to normal range with the sonar as an extended pseudovision, or make her harder to see by the enemy. Another champion that is half baked and needs to go back to the drawing board.

Brenticus125 votes

Wait, what? She doesn't have reduced vision, now does she? When she burrows, yeah, but that's made up for by the increased pseudovision through sonar that's larger and more effective than basic vision.

Optical Pumpkin1 votes

I can see enemies in bushes that arent warded using her tremor sense.

Its OP. Just get used to that as a visual Q instead of the green and brown smears on the ground.

NeoScout1 votes

they are seen automatically? wtf

L7xLoTek1 votes

They are not. Unless you mean they are not stealthed, which is true.

Velasan1 votes

I like the champion and concept of said champion, but she also dies far too easily. I get that she's not supposed to be more than maybe an off tank, but I was running full tanky runes and masteries and was still dying too much.

Like the champion anyways and want to see her buffed soon. :)

Optical Pumpkin1 votes

She is a bit squishy, but honestly if she wasn't then she would be waaaay op. She has escapes and a large range Q if you want to play defensive.

But compared to Malphite or Nautilus jungle you are right.

TakoBell1 votes

I was skeptical about her, but after playing her she seems like she has plenty of potential. 3-0 so far, twice in the jungle once in top lane. The first clear can be kinda tough but her teamfight and skirmish is very strong. Tunnels are working as intended for me. Try some CDR builds, multiple unburrow knockups are great and even though there's an individual cooldown per target, lets be real you're not hitting 5 man knock ups everytime, so there's always a target to be knocked up.

Just be creative with the ult. It isn't useless just because you cant pop out right below the enemy team. No one wants anotherPantheon anyways. Throw a tunnel in a top bush and spook the enemy top laner when you got back before he did w/o running TP. Hell you can even start E level 1 as a top laner, wait till 1:30 or so in your bot jungle, make a tunnel and ta-da, you have a way ( or 2 ways if you're running TP) into any dragon fight( post-6) until 11:30. People thought Lucian's ult was utter trash for the longest time, and that was way before nerfs.

Feathermane1 votes

With her manaless system, easy escape, fast pushing and sustain, she is going to be an annonying split pusher - think Renekton, only with better lategame dueling potential + free extra TP.

Jillfinger1 votes

Played two games only, the most noticeable thing to me is how hard is it to actually kill anyone. Here is why:-

In 1v1 situations

No CC - yes she has a knock up but the only way to use that is to either move into the enemy's face or use E to gap close, but E only travels a fixed distance so its kind of hard to land where you want (but you can use E to move behind your target so I guess its fine)

No damage - regardless of your build, her damage is just so hard to unload onto the enemy, as mentioned above, she has 1 knock up, after that its up to your MS or if you build something with sticking power like item 3153 item 3022 item 3143 , without even a slow its impossible to get more than 2 autos before being kited by (if ranged) or just wasnt able to catch up to whoever decided just to run away from you.

Ult is useless - yes the tunnels last quite a bit but they would not be if placed at places meaningful, making her ult quite possibly the most useless in the game ATM

Optical Pumpkin1 votes

Only champs that kill me in a 1 v 1:

Rek Sai with more items/skill.

TwoPacalypse1 votes

One of the problems i have with Rek'Sai is when burrowed, she can be hit by skillshots by champions that arent in her vision.

I think her burrowed needs to be increased just a little (+50%), but otherwise i think she is fine

Fattyandy1 votes

I am not sure if this should be happening but I think it is a little broken. When I taunt as Galeo against a burrowed Reksai, it forces him to unburrow and knock me up hence interrupting my ultimate. If he cant attack in burrowed form shouldn't he just straight up not be able to do anything?

Fattyandy1 votes

Honestly, everyone I think her ultimate is perfectly fine. It does not have to offer combat bonuses but rather it is used for map control. Sure she requires a tunnel but I believe that is to make it fair because her ult is global not within x range like Twisted Fate.

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