Rek'Sai vs Taliyah JUNGLE Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Rek'Sai vs Taliyah

Updated Jun 5, 2026

Overview

Rek'Sai dominates early jungle tempo and should leverage her fast clears and tunnel mobility to pressure Taliyah before she scales.
Prioritize early invades and river control to deny Taliyah's map influence and limit her objective setups.

Jungle Plan

Execute early three-camp clears into aggressive invades to disrupt Taliyah's slower scaling jungle tempo.
Fight for river control and first Scuttle when your lanes can pressure, using tunnels to flank and avoid (W) displacement.
Prioritize counter-ganks around mid and bot river entrances to punish Taliyah's predictable gank attempts and secure dragon control.

Danger windows

Avoid isolated river fights when Taliyah has (W) and (E) ready, as her displacement and anti-dash zones punish tunnel engages.
Be cautious contesting objectives if Taliyah has pushed mid and can use (R) to flank or cut off escape paths.
Rek'Sai is vulnerable to losing smite fights if low health or out of position; maintain vision and health before objective contests.

Early game

Start with a three-camp clear to hit level 3 quickly and choose between invading or ganking based on lane priority.
Contest first Scuttle only if nearby lanes have priority to support and avoid overextending into Taliyah's displacement zones.
Use tunnels to maintain vision and counter-invade when Taliyah attempts to path aggressively for early river control.

Power spikes

Rek'Sai's level 3 power spike enables strong early dueling and ganks; use this to invade or force fights before Taliyah hits level 6.
Respect Taliyah's level 6 (R) for increased map mobility and gank threat; avoid fights when her ultimate is available unless you have lane priority.
Rek'Sai's early knockup (W) and execute (R) are key to burst Taliyah quickly before she can use (W) and (E) to disengage.

Win conditions

Use Rek'Sai's early clear speed and tunnel network to invade and deny Taliyah camps before she stabilizes.
Convert early gank pressure into dragon and Rift Herald control by coordinating with lanes that have priority and vision.
Snowball leads by repeatedly ganking flashless or overextended lanes using tunnel angles, denying Taliyah's scaling and map impact.