What counters K'Sante in top lane?
In NA and EUW ranked top lane games at every rank, K'Sante's hardest matchups are Kayle (36.6% of 445 games), Illaoi (38.5% of 488) and Garen (40.2% of 1,032), by K'Sante's win rate.
K'Sante counters in top lane
20,659 NA and EUW ranked games at every rank, a 45.0% win rate. The hardest come first by a win rate weighed by games, so a small sample can't lead.
Hardest matchups
- vs Kayle 36.6% WR
- vs Illaoi 38.5% WR
- vs Garen 40.2% WR
- vs Yorick 40.9% WR
- vs Camille 40.7% WR
- vs Gwen 41.0% WR
Best matchups
- vs Malphite 49.3% WR
- vs Aatrox 49.5% WR
- vs Jax 48.9% WR
- vs Urgot 49.2% WR
- vs Dr. Mundo 49.3% WR
- vs Riven 50.5% WR
How to build K'Sante into the hardest counters in top lane
The most common ranked build into each, and where it differs from K'Sante's usual one.
What changes into Illaoi
Plated Steelcaps are the boots in 80% of K'Sante's games into Illaoi, against 64% overall. Iceborn Gauntlet is the first item in 71% of K'Sante's games into Illaoi, against 60% overall.
Into Kayle
Runes
Spells
Flash
Teleport
FlashTeleportStarting items
Boots
Core items
Max order
Q → W → E
Into Illaoi
Runes
SpellsFlashTeleport
FlashTeleportStarting items
Boots
Core items
Max order
Q → W → E
Every rated matchup in top lane
All 40 opponents K'Sante met in 100 or more ranked games, hardest first.
| Opponent | Win rate | Games | Gold at 15 | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kayle | 36.6% | 445 | +93 | Hard |
| Illaoi | 38.5% | 488 | −957 | Hard |
| Garen | 40.2% | 1,032 | −352 | Hard |
| Yorick | 40.9% | 381 | −51 | Hard |
| Camille | 40.7% | 334 | +247 | Hard |
| Gwen | 41.0% | 332 | −56 | Hard |
 Ambessa | 41.2% | 294 | +42 | Hard |
 Shen | 42.0% | 369 | +662 | Hard |
 Singed | 41.4% | 239 | +84 | Hard |
 Yasuo | 42.0% | 305 | +71 | Hard |
 Fiora | 42.8% | 453 | −355 | Hard |
 Yone | 43.4% | 814 | +11 | Hard |
 Gnar | 42.9% | 312 | −108 | Hard |
 Zaahen | 43.2% | 301 | +172 | Hard |
 Sett | 44.7% | 994 | +208 | Hard |
 Ornn | 44.8% | 395 | +757 | Hard |
 Renekton | 45.1% | 568 | −180 | Hard |
 Sion | 45.3% | 364 | +283 | Hard |
 Pantheon | 45.5% | 367 | +37 | Hard |
 Mordekaiser | 45.5% | 836 | +68 | Hard |
 Cho'Gath | 45.8% | 343 | +456 | Hard |
 Olaf | 46.0% | 248 | +139 | Hard |
 Akali | 46.4% | 267 | +17 | Hard |
 Tryndamere | 46.4% | 405 | −278 | Hard |
 Volibear | 46.4% | 541 | −52 | Hard |
 Teemo | 46.6% | 569 | −141 | Hard |
 Darius | 46.4% | 1,033 | −343 | Hard |
 Kled | 48.1% | 206 | −382 | Hard |
 Jayce | 47.6% | 288 | +85 | Hard |
 Irelia | 47.6% | 351 | −518 | Hard |
 Gangplank | 48.4% | 353 | −60 | Hard |
 Tahm Kench | 49.4% | 261 | +231 | Even |
 Trundle | 50.0% | 212 | +166 | Even |
 Nasus | 48.9% | 362 | +781 | Hard |
| Riven | 50.5% | 210 | +136 | Even |
| Dr. Mundo | 49.3% | 361 | +476 | Even |
| Urgot | 49.2% | 388 | +506 | Even |
| Jax | 48.9% | 564 | +558 | Hard |
| Aatrox | 49.5% | 426 | +79 | Even |
| Malphite | 49.3% | 531 | +570 | Even |
Common questions about K'Sante counters
Who does K'Sante counter in top lane?
K'Sante does best in top lane against Malphite (49.3% of 531 games), Aatrox (49.5% of 426) and Jax (48.9% of 564), by K'Sante's win rate.
What should K'Sante build against Kayle?
Across 445 ranked games of K'Sante into Kayle, players most often take Grasp of the Undying, open with Doran's Helm and build Iceborn Gauntlet, Kaenic Rookern and Jak'Sho, The Protean.
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