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

K'Sante vs Zeri

How to Beat Zeri as K'Sante in LoLK'Sante is in the b tier of champions
TankFighter
Marksman

How to Beat Zeri as K'Sante

based on 625 K'Sante vs Zeri matchups
Win Rate
53.6 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League games that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Zeri as K'Sante resulted from an examination of 625 ranked matches where both champions fought one another. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. K'Sante fights Zeri in only 1.1% of their rounds.

K'Sante vs Zeri Matchup Summary

K'Sante does a good job of countering Zeri. Normally, they wins a whopping 53.6% of matches the champions face one another in. In K'Sante versus Zeri matches, K'Sante’s side is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, indicating that they most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Zeri.

Best K'Sante vs Zeri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

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 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
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E
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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 Zeri as K'Sante

Tips for Playing as K'Sante against Zeri

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 Zeri Counter Stats

K'Sante Image
Win Rate
53.6 %
VS
Win Rate
46.4 %
Zeri Image
4.9
< Kills >
7.1
5.3
< Deaths >
6.2
6.8
< Assists >
6.9
1.14
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
176
< Minions Killed >
193
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.48
14,375
< Physical Damage >
14,449
3,538
< Magic Damage >
6,702
1,623
< True Damage >
592
19,536
< Damage Dealt >
21,744
31,200
< Damage Taken >
23,600
11,275
< Gold Earned >
12,807
2.28
< Towers >
2.28
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
5,082
< Total Healing >
4,302
15,187
< Experience >
12,875
16
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
8
1,068
< Time Dealing CC >
125

How to Counter Zeri with K'Sante in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several important K'Sante vs. Zeri matchup statistics that can help us understand the distinctions between this pair of champions. As an example, K'Sante’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zeri’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that K'Sante may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Zeri..

K'Sante typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than their matchup does. Commonly, they receives more damage than Zeri. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between K'Sante and Zeri

Damage Types Compared

K'Sante
Zeri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

K'Sante
Zeri

Who is Better, K'Sante or Zeri?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, K'Sante usually wins when trying to fight Zeri, with a 53.6% win rate. Therefore, K'Sante makes a great counter to Zeri.

While K'Sante does have a higher win rate than Zeri, when on opposite teams, K'Sante also has a much greater difficulty level that makes them a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking K'Sante into Zerias their relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash 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 Zeri. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

K'Sante is a great counter to Zeri. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as K'Sante against Zeri.

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 Zeri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zeri as K'Sante, we analyzed 625 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 Zeri 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 Zeri Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of K'Sante in order to counter Zeri during both the lane 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 listen to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

K'Sante typically racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Zeri. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your K'Sante versus Zeri build consist of Thornmail, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When K'Sante incorporated at least these three pieces in their build, they performed much better countering Zeri than with most other common item sets. In fact, K'Sante had an average win rate of 53.6% when playing against Zeri with these items in their kit.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Zeri 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 players chose for K'Sante vs Zeri face-offs, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.6% winrate overall.

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