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K'Sante vs Lissandra

How to Beat Lissandra as K'Sante in LoLK'Sante is in the a tier of champions
TankFighter
Mage

How to Beat Lissandra as K'Sante

based on 752 K'Sante vs Lissandra matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
1.96
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Lissandra as K'Sante came out of an examination of 752 ranked games where both champs faced one another. This counter matchup is relatively rare. K'Sante encounters Lissandra in only 1.3% of their games.

K'Sante vs Lissandra Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, K'Sante has done a dismal job of countering Lissandra. On average, they wins a lowly 47.7% of games the champs face off with each other in. In K'Sante versus Lissandra rounds, K'Sante’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood. This indicates that they probably won't be able to get first blood against Lissandra.

Best K'Sante vs Lissandra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorPlated Steelcaps

Core K'Sante Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailIceborn GauntletJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernHollow RadianceSunfire 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
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
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
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Lissandra as K'Sante

Tips for Playing as K'Sante against Lissandra

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 Lissandra

Lissandra's Ring of Frost has a long cooldown at early ranks; engage her while it's on cooldown.

Lissandra's Ice Shard only slows the first unit it hits. Approach Lissandra from behind your team's minions to avoid being slowed.

The best way to stop Lissandra from moving using her Glacial Path is to immobilize her before she reactivates it.

K'Sante vs Lissandra Counter Stats

K'Sante Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Lissandra Image
4.8
< Kills >
5.5
5.7
< Deaths >
6
6.4
< Assists >
8.9
1.07
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
174
< Minions Killed >
169
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.43
14,081
< Physical Damage >
1,191
3,481
< Magic Damage >
18,718
1,580
< True Damage >
987
19,143
< Damage Dealt >
20,896
31,329
< Damage Taken >
21,971
11,088
< Gold Earned >
11,200
2.13
< Towers >
1.85
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,928
< Total Healing >
3,356
14,899
< Experience >
13,928
16
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
10
1,092
< Time Dealing CC >
505

How to Counter Lissandra with K'Sante in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several influential K'Sante vs. Lissandra matchup statistics that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between this set of champs. K'Sante’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Lissandra’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that K'Sante may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Lissandra..

K'Sante usually has a similar longest killing spree as their matchup does. On average, they takes more damage than Lissandra. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between K'Sante and Lissandra

Damage Types Compared

K'Sante
Lissandra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

K'Sante
Lissandra

Who is Better, K'Sante or Lissandra?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, K'Sante usually loses when facing off against Lissandra, with a 47.7% win rate. As a result, K'Sante makes a bad counter to Lissandra.

While K'Sante does have a lower win rate compared to Lissandra, when on opposite teams, K'Sante also has a much greater learning curve that makes them a more time consuming champ to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking K'Sante into Lissandraas their relative depth means that you may not be able to reach their full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, K'Sante also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lissandra. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

K'Sante is a garbage counter for Lissandra. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as K'Sante against Lissandra.

Additional Information for K'Sante Players

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

For this guide on countering Lissandra as K'Sante, we analyzed 752 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 Lissandra 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of K'Sante in order to counter Lissandra during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

K'Sante usually accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Lissandra. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your K'Sante versus Lissandra build include Thornmail, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When K'Sante included at least these three pieces in their build, they performed significantly better countering Lissandra than with most other common builds. In fact, K'Sante had an average winrate of 47.7% when countering Lissandra with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Lissandra as K'Sante, K'Sante players should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for K'Sante vs Lissandra face-offs, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.7% winrate overall.

If you would like to see K'Sante versus Lissandra tips and counter builds for a a distinct division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and build suggestions given are calculated using every game finished with these champions.