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What decides the jungle matchup: Rek'Sai vs Vi 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.
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.
Vi
jungle · Early ganker
Her charged Q gank is a guaranteed knock-up. Ward river and hold your escape for it.
Window: before four minutes
Vi's Vault Breaker closes lanes from fog at level three; a dash spent early into her gank converts to a death.
Rek'Sai vs Vi: Common Questions
- Who wins Rek'Sai vs Vi?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Rek'Sai against Vi to publish a win rate, and does not estimate one. What decides the lane is which player respects the other's threat first. Rek'Sai: She arrives unseen through tunnels. Ward the tri-brush and river, and listen for her tremor. Vi: Her charged Q gank is a guaranteed knock-up. Ward river and hold your escape for it.
- How do you play the Rek'Sai Vi matchup?
- Rek'Sai and Vi 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. Rek'Sai's tunnels dodge river wards entirely; tri-brush and pixel vision plus her burrowed knock-up threat define lanes pre-4:00. Vi's Vault Breaker closes lanes from fog at level three; a dash spent early into her gank converts to a death.
- What should I know about Vi vs Rek'Sai?
- Vi and Rek'Sai 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. Vi: Her charged Q gank is a guaranteed knock-up. Ward river and hold your escape for it. Rek'Sai: She arrives unseen through tunnels. Ward the tri-brush and river, and listen for her tremor.
- How do I beat Vi as Rek'Sai?
- Vi's Vault Breaker closes lanes from fog at level three; a dash spent early into her gank converts to a death. Her charged Q gank is a guaranteed knock-up. Ward river and hold your escape for it. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Vi 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.