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How to Win Kai'Sa vs K'Sante Counter MatchupKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions

Kai'Sa vs K'Sante

How to Beat K'Sante as Kai'Sa in LoLKai'Sa is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat K'Sante as Kai'Sa

based on 2,489 Kai'Sa vs K'Sante matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat K'Sante as Kai'Sa came out of an examination of 2489 ranked matches where both champs battled each other. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Kai'Sa is forced to battle against K'Sante in only 1.6% of her rounds.

Kai'Sa vs K'Sante Matchup Summary

Kai'Sa has done a ok job of countering K'Sante. Typically, she wins a acceptable 50.3% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Kai'Sa against K'Sante matches, Kai'Sa’s side is 0.2% more probable to earn first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood against K'Sante.

Best Kai'Sa vs K'Sante Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Kai'Sa Items

~22 Mins
Blade of The Ruined KingTerminusKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Navori QuickbladesThe CollectorStormsurgeGuinsoo's Rageblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kai'Sa to level upq
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Second ability for Kai'Sa to level upe
>
Last skill for Kai'Sa to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kai'Sa's passive ability p
Kai'Sa's q ability q
Kai'Sa's w ability w
Kai'Sa's e ability e
Kai'Sa's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering K'Sante as Kai'Sa

Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa against K'Sante

Make sure to buy items that will evolve at least 1 or 2 of your spells.

Work with your teammates to set up your Ultimate and optimize damage with your passive.

Try to catch enemy carries alone to burst them with Icathian Rain.

Advice to Win Against K'Sante

Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.

Lee Sin relies heavily on following up with his abilities. Use disables to prevent him from chaining together his abilities and attacks.

Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.

Kai'Sa vs K'Sante Counter Stats

Kai'Sa Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
K'Sante Image
7.8
< Kills >
4.7
6.3
< Deaths >
5.5
6.3
< Assists >
6.5
1.81
< Killing Sprees >
1.08
184
< Minions Killed >
172
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.4
12,753
< Physical Damage >
13,796
8,180
< Magic Damage >
3,314
443
< True Damage >
1,488
21,376
< Damage Dealt >
18,599
19,994
< Damage Taken >
30,556
12,636
< Gold Earned >
10,958
2.22
< Towers >
2.15
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
4,318
< Total Healing >
4,614
12,809
< Experience >
14,741
17
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
49
< Time Dealing CC >
1,053

How to Counter K'Sante with Kai'Sa in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several important Kai'Sa against K'Sante matchup statistics that may help you understand the distinctions between the two. Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than K'Sante’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Kai'Sa may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than K'Sante. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Kai'Sa normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her foe does. On average, she receives less damage than K'Sante. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kai'Sa and K'Sante

Damage Types Compared

Kai'Sa
K'Sante
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kai'Sa
K'Sante

Who is Better, Kai'Sa or K'Sante?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kai'Sa usually fairs equally well when taking on K'Sante, with a 50.3% win rate. Therefore, Kai'Sa makes an ok counter for K'Sante.

While Kai'Sa does have a higher winrate than K'Sante, when they face off with one another, Kai'Sa also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kai'Sa into K'Sante.

Moreover, Kai'Sa also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to K'Sante. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kai'Sa vs K'Sante matchups, Kai'Sa is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Kai'Sa is a decent counter to K'Sante. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kai'Sa against K'Sante.

Additional Information for Kai'Sa Players

How We Calculated Our Kai'Sa vs K'Sante Build and Stats

For this guide on countering K'Sante as Kai'Sa, we analyzed 2,489 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter K'Sante as Kai'Sa comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Kai'Sa in order to counter K'Sante during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kai'Sa usually gets a similar amount of CS relative to K'Sante. Champions who on average don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Kai'Sa versus K'Sante build consist of Blade of The Ruined King, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Kai'Sa bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better vs K'Sante than with most other typical builds. In fact, Kai'Sa boasted an average winrate of 50.3% when playing against K'Sante with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing K'Sante as Kai'Sa, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Kai'Sa vs K'Sante clashes, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.3% winrate overall.

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