Rek'Sai: The Worst Jungler you will Ever Love.

Mighty Sea Lord·9/21/2018, 7:30:55 PM·1 votes·1,190 views

I love playing Rek'Sai, since I first played her it was great, played her on Free Champion Rotation, then bought her with Blue Essence, and here is where my issue began, she is super fun to play, the plays you can do, the combos you can get and those all-in dives with your ultimate, however, she has no prominent feature, if you look at her champion stats, it's all balanced, a perfect circle, neither tank nor damage, neither rage-inducing Crowd Control nor scary burst damage (Rengar) it's just plain yet not boring, I always play her, I always have fun with her, however, I never get a satisfactory score, I end 10/6/4 or 6/12/6 and things like that, so I just mean her to be buffed, either make her a bit tanky or give her some damage, ganks that with any other champion would be a sure kill (Bruiser champions) end up in my death, since I don't have the damage to end him up or the tankiness to fight long enough for the kill, also, I feel her passive somewhat low on early game, and her Un-borrowed Q lacks some area damage, this is how I personally feel, if you have any tips on how I could improve my playstyle or maybe Im missing something here I will gladly accept it. Thanks for reading my thread!

8 Comments

ApollyonBainer9/21/2018, 7:40:15 PM2 votes

I dont play rek sai but heres my two bits. Every champ is different, so there is a different way to play that champion. Your mastery of that champion makes the difference. For example Sej got nerfed recently and shes become one of my go-to jg champs. I didnt notice much of a difference. Her clear is still strong, and you play around her ult and other cc. If your team can play around the cc most if not all teamfights go your way.

Lets put it another way. Take Lee sin for example, hes gotten a few buffs recently. I like playing lee sin but Im so so far away from being a good lee sin. So no matter how many buffs he gets if I cant hit my q it doesnt matter how strong he is.

Numbers are a good thing to pay attention to, but champion mastery and your skill with a champion can make up the difference

Rewt9/21/2018, 9:13:08 PM2 votes

its been a while since I played Rek Sai, but i used to play her a lot. So im not sure if she was nerfed in the time that I havent played (april - like 1 week ago) But if she hasnt this is the breakdown on how i played rek sai

Her early game is great. While she isnt the best ganker in the game, she is a damn good invader. She can see the enemy jungler over walls with her burrow. So what I like to do is Burrow towards their jungle. Then When i see someone engaged with a camp then I Q them to light them up, then I E onto them. then knock up and start fighting.

You have to understand who you can and cant fight though. Is its a WW. Leave him alone. you arent winning that. If its a Lee Sin.... you need to dodge his Q once. And you win. Give Udyr a 3 mile berth. he fights the same way you do, but he is better at it. etc.

Now i dont know how you are building her.

I liked to go Tiamat > Finish Warrior (Blue/Red (i like blue more but its preference)) > Black Cleaver > Tabis > Resist Item > Warmogs > Titanic.

My Resist item was focused at the biggest threat or the largest % of their damage. So if they have 4 AD champs and an azir. I get an armor item. This means I have to rely on my raw HP pool to handle the Azir, but it allows me to focus harder on damage and be able to kill the azir in a 1v1 anyway.

Really my playstyle is a Bruiser. I build harder for damage than tank and rely on my ability to jump into the fights from the side to allow me to get in without taking much damage prior to the engage.

If you have any questions on how to build her or how to play her most effectively (as my info is quite out dated and is catered to my playstyle) Go to https://www.reddit.com/r/reksaimains They will be more than happy to help you out

Quiet Dude9/21/2018, 7:31:25 PM1 votes

He's ok

Sirsir9/21/2018, 9:20:28 PM1 votes

She's... sorry, WAS a lot of fun in Blitz with the new items item 3005 item 3161