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

K'Sante vs Vladimir

How to Beat Vladimir as K'Sante in LoLK'Sante is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Vladimir as K'Sante

based on 1,923 K'Sante vs Vladimir matchups
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League matches that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Vladimir as K'Sante came out of an evaluation of 1923 ranked games where both champions faced off against each other. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. K'Sante encounters Vladimir in only 3.2% of their games.

K'Sante vs Vladimir Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, K'Sante does a poor job of beating Vladimir. Typically, they wins a lowly 47.5% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In K'Sante against Vladimir games, K'Sante’s side is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that they most likely will get first blood against Vladimir.

Best K'Sante vs Vladimir 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 GauntletHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanUnending DespairKaenic RookernSunfire 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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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Vladimir as K'Sante

Tips for Playing as K'Sante against Vladimir

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 Vladimir

Items that counter Health stacking, such as Liandry's Torment and Blade of the Ruined King, are very effective against Vladimir.

Making Vladimir use Sanguine Pool at the start of a fight will maximize the Health cost of the ability to him.

Try to take Vladimir down before Hemoplague detonates, as it will heal him for each afflicted enemy Champion.

K'Sante vs Vladimir Counter Stats

K'Sante Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Vladimir Image
4.7
< Kills >
6.2
5.2
< Deaths >
4.9
6
< Assists >
6
1.09
< Killing Sprees >
1.41
174
< Minions Killed >
187
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.45
15,281
< Physical Damage >
1,103
3,609
< Magic Damage >
23,254
1,705
< True Damage >
340
20,596
< Damage Dealt >
24,698
31,060
< Damage Taken >
32,839
10,897
< Gold Earned >
11,703
2.13
< Towers >
2
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
5,019
< Total Healing >
29,094
14,670
< Experience >
14,718
15
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
968
< Time Dealing CC >
121

How to Counter Vladimir with K'Sante in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several vital K'Sante against Vladimir matchup stats that may help you understand the differences and similarities between the pair. K'Sante’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vladimir’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that K'Sante may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Vladimir..

K'Sante typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than their enemy does. Commonly, they receives a similar amount of damage to Vladimir. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between K'Sante and Vladimir

Damage Types Compared

K'Sante
Vladimir
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

K'Sante
Vladimir

Who is Better, K'Sante or Vladimir?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, K'Sante usually loses when trying to fight Vladimir, with a 47.5% win rate. Thus, K'Sante makes a poor counter to Vladimir.

While K'Sante does have a lower win rate compared to Vladimir, when on opposite teams, K'Sante also has a greater learning curve that makes them a more time consuming champion to learn. You may get destroyed when picking K'Sante into Vladimiras their relative depth means that you may not be able to reach their full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

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

K'Sante is a trash counter to Vladimir. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as K'Sante against Vladimir.

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 Vladimir Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vladimir as K'Sante, we analyzed 1,923 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 Vladimir 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 Vladimir Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of K'Sante to counter Vladimir during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

K'Sante on average accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Vladimir. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your K'Sante versus Vladimir build consist of Thornmail, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Hollow Radiance. When K'Sante included at least these three items in their build, they performed a lot better vs. Vladimir than with most other common item sets. In fact, K'Sante boasted an average winrate of 47.5% battling Vladimir with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of crushing Vladimir as K'Sante, K'Sante players 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 rune builds we have analyed for K'Sante vs Vladimir clashes, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Vladimir as K'Sante are presented for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you should use the selection menu located at the top of this page.