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Playing Against Rek'Sai
JunglePatch 16.2.1
What They Do
A high-mobility diver who uses to track enemies through walls and to gank from unexpected angles. She thrives on short, bursty trades using and true-damage bites from , finishing targets with her untargetable execute .
Abilities (What to Watch For)
| Ability | What You'll See | What It Means For You |
|---|---|---|
| A red Fury bar beneath her health | She generates Fury by hitting things. When she uses , she consumes it to heal. Don't let her walk away for free after a trade or she will just regen back up. | |
| Empowered claws or a ground-based projectile | Unburrowed: Her next 3 autos hit hard. Burrowed: A skillshot that reveals you. Dodge the burrowed to keep your position hidden in the fog of war. | |
| She burrows underground or pops back up | While underground, she can't see normally but 'feels' your movement. If she is under you, she will use Un-burrow to knock you up. Stay out of her circle indicator. | |
| A bite animation or a physical tunnel entrance | At max Fury, the bite deals true damage. Her tunnels are her only real mobility; they have a long early cooldown (26-18s), so punish her if she misses the engage. | |
| She screams and leaps from underground | An execute that makes her untargetable. It only works if she has damaged you recently. Save your Flash or Stopwatch for the exact moment she leaps. |
Respect
- !Tremor Sense→ lets her see your movement through walls even without wards. Do not try to ambush her in a bush if she is burrowed; she already knows you are there.
- !Max Fury Bite→When her Fury bar is red/full, deals massive true damage. If you see her bar is full, do not take a close-quarters trade.
- !Creative Gank Angles→ allows her to bypass standard river wards by tunneling through thick walls like the raptor pit or behind the dragon/baron pits.
- !Execution Range→ is a point-and-click dash that follows your Flash. If you are below 25% health and marked, stay far away or you are dead.
Punish
- +is on cooldown (26-18s)→If she uses her tunnel to get into the fight and misses her knock-up, she is a sitting duck. All-in her before her tunnel is back up.
- +Standing on Tunnel Entrances→Step on the openings of her tunnels to destroy them permanently. This ruins her map pressure and removes her escape routes.
- +Burrowed Vision Gaps→While in , she has very limited vision. If you stand completely still, she cannot 'see' you with Tremor Sense, allowing for a surprise counter-burst.
- +Zero Fury State→She is significantly weaker at the start of a fight with 0 Fury. Fight her before she can stack it up for the true damage.
Laning Tips
- •Ward the actual tunnel exit points near your lane rather than just the bushes to spot early.
- •If she misses her burrowed , she loses the ability to track you accurately in the fog of war.
- •Kite her away after she uses un-burrow; her damage is tied to landing 3 autos.
- •If you have a dash, use it the second she gets close in to avoid the knock-up entirely.
- •In the jungle, she is vulnerable to early invades if you catch her while her is on cooldown from clearing.
- •Destroy her tunnels even if she isn't nearby; it forces her to burn mana and time to replace them.
Teamfight Warning
- ⚠She will attempt to flank your carries using through a wall; keep your flank routes warded.
- ⚠Don't clump up; while her knock-up is small, she can hit multiple people if you are touching.
- ⚠Save hard CC for the moment she finishes her tunnel dash to stop her before she can un-burrow.
- ⚠If you are low health, her will prioritize you. Stay behind your frontline to make her dive dangerous for her.
- ⚠Use Stopwatch or Zhonya's right as she screams for to negate her ultimate's massive damage.
AI-generated counterplay guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached