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

K'Sante vs Nasus

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

based on 1,376 K'Sante vs Nasus matchups
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
1.98
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Nasus as K'Sante came out of an examination of 1376 ranked games where both champions engaged one another. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. K'Sante fights Nasus in only 2.3% of their matches.

K'Sante vs Nasus Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, K'Sante does a poor job of beating Nasus. Typically, they wins a lowly 47.5% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In K'Sante versus Nasus games, K'Sante’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that they probably will get first blood versus Nasus.

Best K'Sante vs Nasus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core K'Sante Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailHollow RadianceJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernSunfire AegisUnending DespairIceborn Gauntlet

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 SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling
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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Guide to Countering Nasus as K'Sante

Tips for Playing as K'Sante against Nasus

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 Nasus

Nasus is prone to being kited. Try not to engage him at full Health.

Max rank Wither is a very effective counter to Attack Damage characters, so try to avoid getting caught alone by it.

While transformed by his ultimate, Nasus is stronger than most champions in the League. Engage him only if you have a clear advantage.

K'Sante vs Nasus Counter Stats

K'Sante Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Nasus Image
4.6
< Kills >
5.2
5.6
< Deaths >
5.2
6.5
< Assists >
5.7
1.05
< Killing Sprees >
1.23
174
< Minions Killed >
171
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.61
16,476
< Physical Damage >
15,483
3,994
< Magic Damage >
5,855
1,739
< True Damage >
460
22,210
< Damage Dealt >
21,798
32,006
< Damage Taken >
38,636
11,077
< Gold Earned >
11,852
2.12
< Towers >
2.7
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
5,242
< Total Healing >
14,583
14,984
< Experience >
15,277
15
< Vision Score >
15
8
< Wards Placed >
8
1,221
< Time Dealing CC >
642

How to Counter Nasus with K'Sante in LoL

The stats provided here show several valuable K'Sante against Nasus matchup statistics that may help you appreciate the differences between the two. K'Sante’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nasus’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that K'Sante may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Nasus..

K'Sante typically has a similar longest killing spree as their enemy does. On average, they receives less damage than Nasus. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between K'Sante and Nasus

Damage Types Compared

K'Sante
Nasus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

K'Sante
Nasus

Who is Better, K'Sante or Nasus?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, K'Sante usually loses when trying to fight Nasus, with a 47.5% win rate. As a result, K'Sante makes a bad counter to Nasus.

While K'Sante does have a lower winrate than Nasus, when they face off with one another, K'Sante also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes them a more complex champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking K'Sante into Nasusas their relative depth means you may not be able to reach their full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in K'Sante vs Nasus matchups, Nasus is the better champion 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 to Nasus. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as K'Sante against Nasus.

Additional Information for K'Sante Players

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

For this guide on countering Nasus as K'Sante, we analyzed 1,376 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 Nasus 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

To learn all of the intricacies of K'Sante to counter Nasus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

K'Sante on average picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Nasus. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your K'Sante versus Nasus build include Thornmail, Hollow Radiance, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When K'Sante used at least these three pieces in their build, they performed significantly better versus Nasus than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, K'Sante boasted an average winrate of 47.5% battling Nasus with these items in their kit.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Nasus as K'Sante, K'Sante players should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for K'Sante vs Nasus face-offs, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.5% winrate overall.

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