TOP 5 RELL COUNTERS SUPP

How to Counter Rell Support

Rell is a tank engage support built for hard lockdown and AoE disruption. With her signature combo — W (Ferromancy: Crash Down) into Q (Shattering Strike) and E (Attract and Repel) — she excels at diving the backline and locking down multiple targets. Her R (Magnet Storm) can turn fights instantly if she gets a good engage off.

But Rell is extremely telegraphed, immobile after engage, and very dependent on team follow-up. If her combo is disrupted or her engage fails, she becomes a sitting duck with little peel, little damage, and long cooldowns. The key to beating Rell is disengage, poke, or lane denial.

The top 5 counters to Rell support in Patch 15.10 are: Janna, Morgana, Renata Glasc, Zyra, and Lulu. These champions excel at interrupting or punishing her engages, and they create huge lane control advantages that Rell cannot handle without an early lead.

Top 5 Rell Support Counters

1. Janna

• Playstyle: Disengage enchanter / anti-dive
• Strengths:
  • Q (Howling Gale) interrupts her W engage mid-air.
  • R (Monsoon) knocks her away mid-R and completely resets fights.
  • Outranges and outsustains in lane.

Play Tips:

• Hold Q for her W or Flash-W engage — don’t waste it on poke.
• Once she goes in, disengage immediately with R or Q to isolate her.
• Pair with poke ADCs to force her into desperate, losing engages.

2. Morgana

• Playstyle: Anti-CC utility / root control
• Strengths:
  • E (Black Shield) removes the stun from her E tether.
  • Q (Dark Binding) punishes any misposition — long root makes Rell irrelevant.
  • Can farm lane from safety while denying her initiation.

Play Tips:

• Use Black Shield reactively — you don’t need to pre-cast vs Rell’s slow W.
• After she W’s in, Q her instantly — she’s stuck and vulnerable for follow-up.
• If she builds lockets/tanks, Morgana’s damage still chunks in lane.

3. Renata Glasc

• Playstyle: Anti-dive support / reset enabler
• Strengths:
  • W (Bailout) denies burst kills from her combo.
  • R (Hostile Takeover) turns her engage into a team-killing misfire.
  • Zones her off lane control with strong wave presence.

Play Tips:

• Position wide — Rell wants to hit both bot laners with E or R.
• Time R during her W or R channel — it forces her ADC to back off or grief.
• Use W to revive your carry if she lands her combo — trade is instantly flipped.

4. Zyra

• Playstyle: Lane bully mage / disengage zoning
• Strengths:
  • Plants zone her off minions and engages.
  • E (Grasping Roots) locks her down after W — she has no escape.
  • R (Stranglethorns) knocks her up mid-dive and punishes grouped fights.

Play Tips:

• Abuse her pre-3 levels — she can’t all-in without E or jungle help.
• Use plants as wards in lane — she can’t hide in bushes without taking damage.
• When she dives, E + R immediately to lock her down and turn.

5. Lulu

• Playstyle: Enchanter support / polymorph peel
• Strengths:
  • W (Whimsy) can cancel her engage or R if cast on time.
  • E + shield protects your ADC from the worst part of her combo.
  • R (Wild Growth) counters her engage and flips 2v2s post-6.

Play Tips:

• Keep W ready to polymorph her during W or mid-R cast.
• Shield poke damage, then punish with Q slows and kiting.
• Lulu + hypercarry like Jinx/Kog outscales Rell lanes easily.

Bonus Tips to Beat Rell:

• Punish cooldowns: Once Rell uses W, she’s locked in immobile armor form.
• Don’t stack: Her R wants you clumped. Spread out in lane and fights.
• Track Flash: Her only real kill threat comes from Flash-W. Ping timers and play back when it’s up.