Riot, Rek'Sai is now a Top laner. Just like the past two Junglers.

Vore Monster··2 votes·607 views

For the past Summoner's Rift games I have been in or spectated, Rek'Sai has been sent up top and has been very successful. Jungling Rek'Sai players have either fallen behind fast or have no idea what to do due to her frailty in the jungle.

Is this something you have planned or looked at? For the past 3 "Jungling" champions, none of them have been seen as a primary jungler and have been having more success in the top lane. Aatrox is rarely used, and when he is, it's usually an AD top. Zac is another top laner used due to pro-plays. And Rek'Sai has more success overall with her build for damage in her kit in top lane than she does in jungle.

I'm not upset that these champions are seen in other lanes. In fact I enjoy a variety of roles and paths a single champion can take in the game. But the recent junglers just don't seem to fit as strongly in the jungle than in top lane, at all due to their odd stat scaling and kit, mainly the regenerating passives.

9 Comments

FarRockBF4 votes

The two are almost always interchangeable; especially when said champ is tankyish.

Mundo? Shyvana? Rengar? Wukong? ...

Bears Dont Care2 votes

Rek'sai is just as frail as most other junglers, and unlike most junglers, she has a self heal. Peole just don't like the current jungle right now, but she's still an excellent jungler.

Vore Monster4 votes

She is a great jungler, but she does a better job top lane due to her kit offering so much to contest the enemy top laner.

Phero2 votes

She is a win lane lose game champ.

Case in point: Killed Xin 7 times without dying. Still lost because my team was composed of the usual fucking morons.

http://matchhistory.euw.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/EUW1/1876893402/24006460?tab=overview

I had NO CHANCE to carry that shit. Fuck all you useless POS players. GO TO FUCKING HELL.

Kowe The Ewok1 votes

Well, they designed her incredibly strong in order to perform well in the new jungle.

However, in order to perform better than decent in the jungle you basically have to be OP. As a conclusion Rek'Sai is incredibly potent - not only in the jungle, but also in lane. Not to mention that she can easily TP gank bot and be at top again in an instant.

It comes at no suprise that she's played there.

GanksLikeGast0n1 votes

Um, I'm not sure what you've seen but I have a 60% win rate and 3.38:1 average KDA with her in the jungle. She is far from frail as long as you don't screw up her route or leveling, and her clears and ganks are both pretty strong.

Here is my match history:

http://na.op.gg/summoner/matches/userName=GanksLikeGast0n

And here is my Win rate/KDA:

http://na.op.gg/summoner/champions/userName=GanksLikeGast0n

Destínum1 votes

Aatrox was always intended to be a top laner. On the contrary, Vi was as well and she ended up in the jungle.

The last dedicated jungler before Zac was actually Elise, with Kha'Zix and Rengar (with a Syndra in between them) right before her.

redniwediS1 votes

Honestly Riot should not be making champions designed for a particular role. Rek'Sai can do top, mid, or jungle in a legitimate fashion, and should remain that way. What we need is to give champions who are stuck in a single lane more options, not reduce everyone to a single play style.

Toru Itai1 votes

called it :/

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