K'Sante vs Caitlyn
How to Beat Caitlyn as K'Sante
based on 5,470 K'Sante vs Caitlyn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
K'Sante vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary
Best K'Sante vs Caitlyn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Caitlyn as K'Sante
Tips for Playing as K'Sante against Caitlyn
Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.
Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.
Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).
Advice to Win Against Caitlyn
Keep behind allied minions if Caitlyn is harassing you with Piltover Peacemaker (it deals less damage with each subsequent target).
You can intercept Ace in the Hole's missile from hitting an ally if you stand in its path.
K'Sante vs Caitlyn Counter Stats
How to Counter Caitlyn with K'Sante in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here underscore several valuable K'Sante vs. Caitlyn matchup stats that may help us appreciate the distinctions between the pair. As an example, K'Sante’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Caitlyn’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that K'Sante may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Caitlyn..
K'Sante usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than their opponent does. Typically, they receives more damage than Caitlyn. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between K'Sante and Caitlyn
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Who is Better, K'Sante or Caitlyn?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, K'Sante usually loses when facing off against Caitlyn, with a 48.6% win rate. Therefore, K'Sante makes a bad counter for Caitlyn.
While K'Sante does have a lower win rate compared to Caitlyn, when facing one another, K'Sante also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes them a more difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking K'Sante into Caitlynas their relative depth means that you may not be able to reach their full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, K'Sante also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Caitlyn. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in K'Sante vs Caitlyn matchups, Caitlyn is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
K'Sante is a somewhat poor counter to Caitlyn. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as K'Sante against Caitlyn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of K'Sante to counter Caitlyn during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
K'Sante on average accumulates a similar amount of CS as Caitlyn. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your K'Sante versus Caitlyn build include Unending Despair, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When K'Sante included at least these three items in their build, they did significantly better countering Caitlyn than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, K'Sante boasted an average win rate of 48.6% when playing against Caitlyn with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Caitlyn as K'Sante, K'Sante players should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Second Wind, Overgrowth, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for K'Sante vs Caitlyn counterpicks, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.6% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Caitlyn as K'Sante are shown for every ranked division. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a specific rank, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.