MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Rek'Sai vs Talon
How often does Rek'Sai beat Talon in Jungle?
Rek'Sai into Talon in Jungle: 53% observed win rate across 792 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Rek'Sai behind by 393 gold.
Rek'Sai at 15:00
- Gold: -393
- CS: -15
- XP: -560
Typical gap to Talon, from 786 games that reached 15:00.
Does Rek'Sai counter Talon?
No counter here: Rek'Sai sits at 53% over 792 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Talon: the Rek'Sai game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Rek'Sai at 65% across 327 games. Flip the lead and Rek'Sai falls to 45% across 465.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 65% | 327 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 45% | 465 |
| First blood | 59% | 553 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 66% | 315 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 64% | 202 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 66% | 273 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 79% | 128 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:26 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:13. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Rek'Sai's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Talon specifically, Rek'Sai finishes Stridebreaker first most often: 52.9% over 225 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Stridebreaker, Spear of Shojin, Sterak's Gage: 62.3% across 53 games.
The most-finished Rek'Sai core is Stridebreaker, Spear of Shojin, Sterak's Gage: 57.2% across 1,659 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Stridebreaker (8,712 games).
Skill plan: Rek'Sai players max Q first and take Q at level 1.