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How to Win K'Sante vs Graves Counter MatchupK'Sante is in the a tier of champions

K'Sante vs Graves

How to Beat Graves as K'Sante in LoLK'Sante is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Graves as K'Sante

based on 2,871 K'Sante vs Graves matchups
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
4.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League games that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Graves as K'Sante came out of an examination of 2871 ranked rounds where both champions fought one another. This champion matchup is somewhat uncommon. K'Sante has to counter Graves in only 4.8% of their matches.

K'Sante vs Graves Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, K'Sante has done a below average job of beating Graves. On average, they wins a lowly 47.2% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In K'Sante versus Graves games, K'Sante’s side is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood, indicating that they probably won't be able to get first blood against Graves.

Best K'Sante vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBami's Cinder

Core K'Sante Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernIceborn GauntletJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Unending DespairThornmailFrozen HeartSunfire Aegis

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for K'Sante to level upq
>
Second ability for K'Sante to level upw
>
Last skill for K'Sante to max oute

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishConditioningOvergrowth
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedMagic ResistMagic Resist
K'Sante's passive ability p
K'Sante's q ability q
K'Sante's w ability w
K'Sante's e ability e
K'Sante's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
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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 Graves as K'Sante

Tips for Playing as K'Sante against Graves

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 Graves

Leaving the Smoke Screen's area of effect removes the harmful effect immediately.

Graves deals mostly physical damage so Armor is an effective counter.

K'Sante vs Graves Counter Stats

K'Sante Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Graves Image
4.7
< Kills >
7.2
5.2
< Deaths >
5.5
6
< Assists >
7.3
1.08
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
176
< Minions Killed >
52
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
1.57
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.46
13,906
< Physical Damage >
17,930
3,329
< Magic Damage >
805
1,478
< True Damage >
1,759
18,715
< Damage Dealt >
20,495
30,642
< Damage Taken >
29,470
11,008
< Gold Earned >
12,752
2.05
< Towers >
1.73
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
4,759
< Total Healing >
13,975
14,799
< Experience >
14,399
16
< Vision Score >
24
8
< Wards Placed >
6
1,066
< Time Dealing CC >
505

How to Counter Graves with K'Sante in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several important K'Sante versus Graves matchup statistics that may help you appreciate the distinctions between this set of champions. K'Sante’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Graves’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that K'Sante may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Graves..

K'Sante normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than their matchup does. Typically, they takes a similar amount of damage to Graves. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between K'Sante and Graves

Damage Types Compared

K'Sante
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

K'Sante
Graves

Who is Better, K'Sante or Graves?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, K'Sante usually loses when facing off against Graves, with a 47.2% win rate. Therefore, K'Sante makes a bad counter for Graves.

While K'Sante does have a lower winrate than Graves, when on opposite teams, K'Sante also has a much greater learning curve that makes them a more challenging champ to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking K'Sante into Gravesas their relative depth means you may not be able to unleash their full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, K'Sante also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Graves. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in K'Sante vs Graves matchups, Graves is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

K'Sante is a garbage counter to Graves. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as K'Sante against Graves.

Other Champion Matchups Against K'Sante

K'Sante Loses Against

LilliaLillia40.7% winrateKledKled42.1% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser42.5% winrateIllaoiIllaoi42.9% winrate

K'Sante Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee56.2% winrateZeriZeri53.6% winrateLuluLulu53.1% winrateZoeZoe52.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

SingedSinged+ 54.1% 255 GamesUrgotUrgot+ 55.9% 111 GamesFioraFiora+ 57% 151 GamesKledKled+ 62.5% 104 Games

Additional Information for K'Sante Players

How We Calculated Our K'Sante vs Graves Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Graves as K'Sante, we analyzed 2,871 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 Graves as K'Sante 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.

Other Useful Resources

K'Sante Build Graves Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master K'Sante to counter Graves during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

K'Sante typically picks up much more CS relative to Graves. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your K'Sante versus Graves build consist of Kaenic Rookern, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When K'Sante used at least these three items in their build, they performed a lot better when fighting Graves than with most other common counter builds. In fact, K'Sante had an average winrate of 47.2% when playing against Graves with this build.

To have the highest probability of crushing Graves as K'Sante, you should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Approach Velocity, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for K'Sante vs Graves clashes, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Graves as K'Sante are given for all ranked divisions. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.