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

K'Sante vs Xerath

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

How to Beat Xerath as K'Sante

based on 2,252 K'Sante vs Xerath matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.02
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL games that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Xerath as K'Sante came out of an evaluation of 2252 ranked matches where both champs faced each other. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. K'Sante fights Xerath in only 3.8% of their rounds.

K'Sante vs Xerath Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, K'Sante does a poor job of beating Xerath. On average, they wins a lowly 48.4% of matches the champions fight one another in. In K'Sante vs Xerath matches, K'Sante’s side is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood. This indicates that they most likely won't get first blood against Xerath.

Best K'Sante vs Xerath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalNull-Magic Mantle

Core K'Sante Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairHollow RadianceJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernThornmailIceborn GauntletSunfire 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 SpeedMagic ResistMagic Resist
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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W
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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 Xerath as K'Sante

Tips for Playing as K'Sante against Xerath

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 Xerath

Xerath's range can be intimidating, but most champions who close distance with him can trade favorably.

Banshee's Veil will make it much harder for Xerath to land Shocking Orb on you.

Xerath takes a long time to engage Rite of the Arcane. Watch for his spellcast animation and start dodging.

K'Sante vs Xerath Counter Stats

K'Sante Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Xerath Image
5.1
< Kills >
5.7
5.5
< Deaths >
5.4
6
< Assists >
10.1
1.16
< Killing Sprees >
1.32
178
< Minions Killed >
106
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.42
14,563
< Physical Damage >
659
3,545
< Magic Damage >
23,354
1,668
< True Damage >
726
19,777
< Damage Dealt >
24,740
32,573
< Damage Taken >
16,319
11,412
< Gold Earned >
11,112
2.21
< Towers >
1.62
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,261
< Total Healing >
1,444
15,401
< Experience >
12,929
16
< Vision Score >
39
8
< Wards Placed >
18
1,084
< Time Dealing CC >
185

How to Counter Xerath with K'Sante in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some valuable K'Sante vs. Xerath matchup statistics that can help you grasp the differences and similarities between this set of champions. K'Sante’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Xerath’s ratio of NaN, showing that K'Sante may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Xerath..

K'Sante usually has a similar longest kill spree as their matchup does. On average, they takes more damage than Xerath. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between K'Sante and Xerath

Damage Types Compared

K'Sante
Xerath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

K'Sante
Xerath

Who is Better, K'Sante or Xerath?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, K'Sante usually loses when taking on Xerath, with a 48.4% win rate. Therefore, K'Sante makes a bad counter for Xerath.

While K'Sante does have a lower win rate than Xerath, when facing one another, K'Sante also has a greater level of difficulty that makes them a more complex champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking K'Sante into Xerathas 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 utility and CC, a similar amount to Xerath. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

K'Sante is a somewhat poor counter to Xerath. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as K'Sante against Xerath.

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 Xerath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xerath as K'Sante, we analyzed 2,252 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 Xerath 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 Xerath Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of K'Sante in order to counter Xerath during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

K'Sante often accumulates more CS as Xerath. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, 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, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your K'Sante versus Xerath build include Unending Despair, Hollow Radiance, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When K'Sante incorporated at least these three items in their build, they did a lot better when fighting Xerath than with many other common item sets. In fact, K'Sante had an average win rate of 48.4% when countering Xerath with this build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Xerath 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. Of all the rune combinations players chose for K'Sante vs Xerath counter picks, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.4% winrate overall.

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