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

K'Sante vs Soraka

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

based on 1,348 K'Sante vs Soraka matchups
Win Rate
46.4 %
K/D/A
1.96
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Soraka as K'Sante resulted from an examination of 1348 ranked games where both champions opposed each other. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. K'Sante encounters Soraka in only 2.3% of their rounds.

K'Sante vs Soraka Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, K'Sante has done a terrible job of countering Soraka. Normally, they wins a lowly 46.4% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In K'Sante vs Soraka rounds, K'Sante’s side is 0.1% less likely to get first blood, indicating that they most likely won't be able to get first blood against Soraka.

Best K'Sante vs Soraka 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
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
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryApproach Velocity
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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Q
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E
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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 Soraka as K'Sante

Tips for Playing as K'Sante against Soraka

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 Soraka

It's easier to focus Soraka than the ally she is healing.

Focus on attacking Soraka when she ever ventures to the frontline to heal her allies.

Take advantage of Soraka's long cooldown on Equinox if she uses it to harass.

K'Sante vs Soraka Counter Stats

K'Sante Image
Win Rate
46.4 %
VS
Win Rate
53.6 %
Soraka Image
4.5
< Kills >
0.8
5.3
< Deaths >
5.3
5.9
< Assists >
14.8
1.02
< Killing Sprees >
0.1
173
< Minions Killed >
26
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.49
14,479
< Physical Damage >
610
3,613
< Magic Damage >
4,819
1,594
< True Damage >
404
19,688
< Damage Dealt >
5,833
31,029
< Damage Taken >
16,016
10,860
< Gold Earned >
7,977
2.14
< Towers >
2.17
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0
4,914
< Total Healing >
24,843
14,593
< Experience >
10,367
16
< Vision Score >
56
8
< Wards Placed >
24
1,056
< Time Dealing CC >
204

How to Counter Soraka with K'Sante in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some vital K'Sante vs. Soraka matchup stats that can help us realize the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, K'Sante’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Soraka’s ratio of NaN, indicating that K'Sante may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Soraka. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

K'Sante normally has a much larger longest kill spree than their counter does. Commonly, they takes more damage than Soraka. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between K'Sante and Soraka

Damage Types Compared

K'Sante
Soraka
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

K'Sante
Soraka

Who is Better, K'Sante or Soraka?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, K'Sante usually loses when trying to fight Soraka, with a 46.4% win rate. As a result, K'Sante makes a bad counter to Soraka.

While K'Sante does have a lower win rate compared to Soraka, when on opposite teams, K'Sante also has a much greater learning curve that makes them a more time consuming champ to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking K'Sante into Sorakaas their relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash their full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

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

K'Sante is a terribly counter for Soraka. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as K'Sante against Soraka.

Additional Information for K'Sante Players

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

For this guide on countering Soraka as K'Sante, we analyzed 1,348 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 Soraka 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 truly master K'Sante in order to counter Soraka during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

K'Sante on average gets much more CS relative to Soraka. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your K'Sante versus Soraka build include Thornmail, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When K'Sante used at least these three pieces in their build, they did much better countering Soraka than with many other typical item sets. In fact, K'Sante had an average win rate of 46.4% when playing against Soraka with this build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Soraka as K'Sante, you should use 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 that we analyzed for K'Sante vs Soraka face-offs, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 46.4% win rate overall.

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