Rek'Sai vs Graves JUNGLE Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Rek'Sai vs Graves

Updated Jun 5, 2026

Overview

Rek'Sai excels at early game pressure and should leverage her fast clears and tunnel mobility to invade Graves before he can establish tempo.
Prioritize river control and scuttle vision to deny Graves safe access to camps and objectives, forcing him into reactive plays.

Jungle Plan

Use early tunnel ganks to repeatedly pressure lanes lacking flash, forcing Graves to respond or lose tempo.
Invade Graves’s jungle when he commits to predictable paths or after he uses (E) dash aggressively, punishing his cooldown.
Prioritize dragon and Rift Herald control by coordinating with lanes that have priority to limit Graves’s objective access and scaling.

Danger windows

Avoid isolated river fights when Graves has vision and red buff, as his ranged burst and dash can outpace Rek'Sai.
Be cautious contesting camps or objectives when low on health or without tunnel escape routes, as Graves can force smite fights.
Respect Graves’s power to counter-invade early if lanes lack priority or Rek'Sai’s tunnels are on cooldown.

Early game

Start with a three-camp clear to hit level 3 quickly and look for an early invade or immediate gank on flashless lanes.
Contest first Scuttle when nearby lanes have priority, using tunnels to secure vision and surprise Graves.
Avoid extended fights if Graves shows early clear health advantage; use tunnels to disengage and reset tempo.

Power spikes

Rek'Sai’s level 3 with access to (W) knockup and tunnels creates strong early gank and invade windows; use this to force Graves off camps.
Graves’s early clear speed and (E) dash make him dangerous in skirmishes; respect his mobility when he has red buff or after he uses (R) burst.
Rek'Sai’s (R) execute chase is a major spike; use it to finish off fleeing targets and secure kills during early skirmishes.

Win conditions

Convert early tunnel gank pressure into repeated camp denial and objective control to snowball Rek'Sai’s lead.
Use superior early dueling and mobility to invade Graves’s jungle when he overextends or uses key cooldowns.
Leverage vision and lane priority to force Graves into reactive plays, denying his scaling and maintaining tempo advantage through mid game.