Tank Rek'Sai Build

Tank Rek'Sai Build.

Tank Rek'Sai build with runes and items. Tank Rek'Sai guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Tank Rek'Sai build in League of Legends Patch 25.08!

Author: Wrekah

TLDR

Starting items
Guardian's Horn should be final item in your build.
Ruby Crystal should be final item in your build.
Quick Skill Order
Rek'Sai ability Queen's Wrath / Prey Seeker should be leveled first.
Q
Rek'Sai ability Furious Bite / Tunnel should be leveled second.
E
Rek'Sai ability Burrow / Un-burrow should be leveled third.
W
Final items
Mercury's Treads should be final item in your build.
Jak'Sho, The Protean should be final item in your build.
Unending Despair should be final item in your build.
Hollow Radiance should be final item in your build.
Thornmail should be final item in your build.
Force of Nature should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune Aftershock from Resolve tree.
Minor rune Precision.
Summoner spells
Pick Mark as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

Tank Rek'Sai Runes

Resolve
Resolve major tree Grasp of the Undying rune.
Resolve major tree Aftershock rune.
Resolve major tree Guardian rune.
Resolve major tree Demolish rune.
Resolve major tree Font of Life rune.
Resolve major tree Shield Bash rune.
Resolve major tree Conditioning rune.
Resolve major tree Second Wind rune.
Resolve major tree Bone Plating rune.
Resolve major tree Overgrowth rune.
Resolve major tree Revitalize rune.
Resolve major tree Unflinching rune.
Precision
Precision minor tree Absorb Life rune.
Precision minor tree Triumph rune.
Precision minor tree Presence of Mind rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Alacrity rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Haste rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Bloodline rune.
Precision minor tree Coup de Grace rune.
Precision minor tree Cut Down rune.
Precision minor tree Last Stand rune.
Passive
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Attack Speed rune (+10% Attack Speed).
Passive tree Ability Haste rune (+8 Ability Haste).
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Move Speed rune (+2 Movement Speed).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).
Passive tree Health rune (+65 Health).
Passive tree Tenacity And Slow Resist rune (+10 Tenacity and Slow Resist).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).

How to play

General

  1. You start with Guardian's Horn. Your #1 rush should be item that counters enemy team most (MR or Armor item). Get Jak'Sho as #2 item. Then adapt.
  2. Guardian's Horn is a surprisingly good item for its price. You can keep it for very long time (or even have it as 6th item).
  3. You need to adapt your items to the game. Enemy team heavy on AP? Buy MR. They heavy on AD? Buy Armor. You need some damage? Well buy that.
  4. Be careful to not waste Aftershock. Try timing it and keeping it for going in.

Champion

  1. You are an ultimate bush master (more in Tips and Tricks section). It is especially important when playing Tank Rek'Sai.
  2. You can be really good peeler. Enemy going after your carry? Stay close to your carry and knock them up with your Unborrow (W) to peel the enemy off. More enemies coming? Just burrow and knock them up, one by one, as well!

Tips and Tricks

Champion

  1. You can use your Void Rush (R) for survivability and disengage. Getting focused really hard in the fight? Use it, so enemies will lose target, stop attacking you, so then you can run away.
  2. You can use your Queen's Wrath / Prey Seeker (Q) (when burrowed) to scout bushes.
  3. You will detect enemies moving in the bushes thanks to Burrow / Un-burrow (W) (passive part while burrowed).
  4. Your ally got hit with a Snowball? Burrow and go close to them, to knock them up when they arrive. You can even time it to knock them in the air. Often it will be certain death for enemy player.

Riot

  1. Keeping tunnels spread out across the map will ensure you have choices when you want to cast Void Rush.
  2. Cast Burrow before travelling around the map to take advantage of the increased Move Speed and the safety provided by Tremor Sense.
  3. Tremor Sense can warn you of enemies closing in, and is particularly useful when entering enemy territory.

Skill Order

  • Rek'Sai [object Object] ability.
    Q
    Queen's Wrath / Prey Seeker
  • Rek'Sai [object Object] ability.
    W
    Burrow / Un-burrow
  • Rek'Sai [object Object] ability.
    E
    Furious Bite / Tunnel
  • Rek'Sai [object Object] ability.
    R
    Void Rush

Items

Starting items
Guardian's Horn item.
Ruby Crystal item.
Boots
Mercury's Treads item.
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Plated Steelcaps item.
Good tank items
Jak'Sho, The Protean item.
Warmog's Armor item.
Good MR items
Spirit Visage item.
Abyssal Mask item.
Force of Nature item.
Kaenic Rookern item.
Hollow Radiance item.
Good Armor items
Thornmail item.
Unending Despair item.
Dead Man's Plate item.
Randuin's Omen item.
Sunfire Aegis item.
Iceborn Gauntlet item.
Situational items
Trailblazer item.
Knight's Vow item.
Situational DMG items
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Blade of The Ruined King item.
Titanic Hydra item.
Sterak's Gage item.
Wit's End item.
Overlord's Bloodmail item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Elixir of Iron item.
Elixir of Wrath item.
Example final build
Mercury's Treads item.
Jak'Sho, The Protean item.
Unending Despair item.
Hollow Radiance item.
Thornmail item.
Force of Nature item.