Burrow them in Disgust
Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities within 3s deals bonus
adaptive damage .
Damage: 70 - 240 (+0.1 bonus AD, +0.05 AP) damage.
Cooldown: 20s
'We called them the Thunderlords, for to speak of their lightning was to invite disaster.'Why?
Rek'Sai is a champion that can quickly and wasily run away with a snowballed early game and the extra burst damage from Electrocute helps you get there with early game kills.
Sudden Impact
Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus
20 - 80 True Damage based on level to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth for 4s.
Cooldown: 10sWhy?
Sudden Impact massively empowers your early game skirmish and gank damage after tunneling with [E] or casting your [R].
Grisly Mementos
Collect 1 memento on champion
takedowns , up to 18 total.
Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected. In game modes where vision Trinkets do not exist, instead gain 3 Summoner Spell Haste.Why?
Grisly Mementos further empowers your snowball nature letting you run away with your early kills for more damage.
Relentless Hunter
Gain
8 Move Speed out of combat per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.Why?
Relentless Hunter is the ultimate jungle Hunter rune as the bonus Movement Speed is pivotal in getting to well-timed ganks and fights on time.
Triumph
Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant an additional 20 gold.
'The most dangerous game brings the greatest glory.'
—Noxian ReckonerWhy?
As Rek'Sai you'll often be diving into the enemy backline for damage and Triumph helps you get out alive after getting the assassination.
Legend: Alacrity
Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (
max 10 stacks ).
Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.Why?
Rek'Sai heavily relies on Attack Speed for jungle clear and [Q] damage so Alacrity is the go-to rune here for a faster clear.
The Terror Beneath
Press the Attack
Hitting an enemy champion with 3 consecutive basic attacks deals 40 - 160 bonus
adaptive damage (based on level) and amplifies your damage dealt by 8% until you leave combat with champions.Why?
Rek'sai's heavily auto-attack based damage pattern and ability to **auto-reset with [Q]** makes her a great user of Press the Attack. Proccing the exposure damage early in a gank will **empower you and your laner's damage** for a much faster and easier kill.
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Triumph
Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant an additional 20 gold.
'The most dangerous game brings the greatest glory.'
—Noxian ReckonerWhy?
Triumph allows you to dive deep into the backline with an [R] and get out safely if you execute them, thanks to the massive heal from Triumph.
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Legend: Alacrity
Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (
max 10 stacks ).
Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.Why?
More Attack Speed on Rek'Sai mean a **faster Press the Attack proc** and a much **faster/healthier jungle clear**.
Coup de Grace
Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.
Why?
Coup De Grace is a well-rounded reliable damage rune in this slot and **synergizes insanely well with the execution of Rek'Sai's [R]**.
Absolute Focus
While above 70% health, gain an
adaptive bonus of up to 18 Attack Damage or 30 Ability Power (based on level).
Grants 1.8 Attack Damage or 3 Ability Power at level 1.Why?
The bonus AD from Absolute Focus is fantastic for empowering your ability to quickly clear the jungle. You should be able to keep the buff active for a large portion of your clear with proper healing from [W] burrow.
Waterwalking
Gain
10 Move Speed and13 - 30 Adaptive Force (based on level) when in the river.
May you be as swift as the rushing river and agile as a startled Rift Scuttler.Why?
Waterwalking offers every jungle immense neutral objective power, especially when fighting for scuttle crabs.