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K'Sante vs Qiyana

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

based on 812 K'Sante vs Qiyana matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Qiyana as K'Sante resulted from an evaluation of 812 ranked games where both champs engaged each other. This counter pairing is fairly rare. K'Sante encounters Qiyana in only 1.4% of their rounds.

K'Sante vs Qiyana Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, K'Sante has done a poor job of beating Qiyana. Typically, they wins a acceptable 49.3% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In K'Sante vs Qiyana rounds, K'Sante’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood. This implies that they probably won't get first blood against Qiyana.

Best K'Sante vs Qiyana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNull-Magic Mantle

Core K'Sante Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailIceborn GauntletJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Unending DespairHollow 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
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryApproach Velocity
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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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W
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Q
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Qiyana as K'Sante

Tips for Playing as K'Sante against Qiyana

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).

K'Sante vs Qiyana Counter Stats

K'Sante Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Qiyana Image
5.1
< Kills >
8.7
5.6
< Deaths >
6.8
6.7
< Assists >
6.3
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
1.96
179
< Minions Killed >
152
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.24
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.37
14,783
< Physical Damage >
20,957
3,724
< Magic Damage >
1,982
1,559
< True Damage >
1,001
20,067
< Damage Dealt >
23,940
32,248
< Damage Taken >
24,959
11,428
< Gold Earned >
12,704
2.2
< Towers >
1.64
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,170
< Total Healing >
3,652
15,314
< Experience >
14,376
16
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
7
1,111
< Time Dealing CC >
112

How to Counter Qiyana with K'Sante in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some valuable K'Sante versus Qiyana counter statistics that may help you distinguish the differences between the pair. For instance, K'Sante’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Qiyana’s ratio of NaN, showing that K'Sante may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Qiyana..

K'Sante often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than their enemy does. Commonly, they receives more damage than Qiyana. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between K'Sante and Qiyana

Damage Types Compared

K'Sante
Qiyana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

K'Sante
Qiyana

Who is Better, K'Sante or Qiyana?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, K'Sante usually fairs equally well when facing off against Qiyana, with a 49.3% win rate. Thus, K'Sante makes an ok counter for Qiyana.

While K'Sante does have a lower win rate compared to Qiyana, when facing one another, K'Sante also has a greater learning curve that makes them a more challenging champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking K'Sante into Qiyanaas their relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash their full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in K'Sante vs Qiyana matchups, Qiyana is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

K'Sante is a somewhat poor counter for Qiyana. Focus your play on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as K'Sante against Qiyana.

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 Qiyana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Qiyana as K'Sante, we analyzed 812 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 Qiyana 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 Qiyana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of K'Sante in order to counter Qiyana 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 pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

K'Sante most often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Qiyana. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. 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, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your K'Sante versus Qiyana build consist of Thornmail, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When K'Sante included at least these three pieces in their build, they performed a lot better versus Qiyana than with many other common item sets. In fact, K'Sante had an average winrate of 49.3% when playing against Qiyana with this build.

To have the best probability of defeating Qiyana 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 rune combinations players used for K'Sante vs Qiyana battles, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Qiyana as K'Sante are given for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific division, you may use the selection menu above.