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What decides the jungle matchup: Lee Sin vs Rek'Sai in League of Legends
What decides the jungle
A tactical read of the jungle matchup, written from LaneDiff's champion notes: what each champion threatens, and the one thing to do about it before three minutes. It is analysis, not a match sample, so there is no win rate on this page.
Both are early ganker champions in this lane: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane.
Lee Sin
jungle · Early ganker
He ganks straight off his first clear. Ward river at 2:45 and keep the wave middle.
Window: before three minutes
Lee Sin's red-buff level-3 gank arrives around 3:00; a frozen or centered wave denies the ward-hop angle behind you.
Rek'Sai
jungle · Early ganker
She arrives unseen through tunnels. Ward the tri-brush and river, and listen for her tremor.
Window: before three minutes
Rek'Sai's tunnels dodge river wards entirely; tri-brush and pixel vision plus her burrowed knock-up threat define lanes pre-4:00.
Lee Sin vs Rek'Sai: Common Questions
- Who wins Lee Sin vs Rek'Sai?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Lee Sin against Rek'Sai to publish a win rate, and does not estimate one. What decides the lane is which player respects the other's threat first. Lee Sin: He ganks straight off his first clear. Ward river at 2:45 and keep the wave middle. Rek'Sai: She arrives unseen through tunnels. Ward the tri-brush and river, and listen for her tremor.
- How do you play the Lee Sin Rek'Sai matchup?
- Lee Sin and Rek'Sai are both early ganker champions in the jungle matchup: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane. Lee Sin's red-buff level-3 gank arrives around 3:00; a frozen or centered wave denies the ward-hop angle behind you. Rek'Sai's tunnels dodge river wards entirely; tri-brush and pixel vision plus her burrowed knock-up threat define lanes pre-4:00.
- What should I know about Rek'Sai vs Lee Sin?
- Rek'Sai and Lee Sin are both early ganker champions: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane. What separates them is what each one does with it. Rek'Sai: She arrives unseen through tunnels. Ward the tri-brush and river, and listen for her tremor. Lee Sin: He ganks straight off his first clear. Ward river at 2:45 and keep the wave middle.
- How do I beat Rek'Sai as Lee Sin?
- Rek'Sai's tunnels dodge river wards entirely; tri-brush and pixel vision plus her burrowed knock-up threat define lanes pre-4:00. She arrives unseen through tunnels. Ward the tri-brush and river, and listen for her tremor. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Rek'Sai you have drawn: their recent form on the champion, whether they are on a loss streak, and whether they are smurfing, because the player in front of you moves the odds more than the matchup does.