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Lucian vs K'Sante

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How to Beat K'Sante as Lucian

based on 4,068 Lucian vs K'Sante matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League rounds every week. In our database, Lucian engaged K'Sante in 4068 rounds. Having so many games with Lucian versus K'Sante gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce useful stats and a recommended build to crush your opponent. This champ matchup is relatively rare. Lucian encounters K'Sante in only 1.8% of his rounds.

Lucian vs K'Sante Matchup Summary

Lucian does a ok job of beating K'Sante. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.9% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Lucian against K'Sante matches, Lucian’s team is 0.2% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood against K'Sante.

Best Lucian vs K'Sante Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloak of AgilityLong Sword

Core Lucian Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterRapid FirecannonNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Infinity EdgeThe CollectorVoltaic CycloswordLord Dominik's Regards

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lucian to level upq
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Second ability for Lucian to level upe
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Last skill for Lucian to max outw

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Lucian's passive ability p
Lucian's q ability q
Lucian's w ability w
Lucian's e ability e
Lucian's ultimate ability r
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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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Guide to Countering K'Sante as Lucian

Tips for Playing as Lucian against K'Sante

For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.

Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.

Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.

Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!

Advice to Win Against K'Sante

Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.

Lee Sin relies heavily on following up with his abilities. Use disables to prevent him from chaining together his abilities and attacks.

Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.

Lucian vs K'Sante Counter Stats

Lucian Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
K'Sante Image
7.3
< Kills >
4.7
6.1
< Deaths >
5.4
6.6
< Assists >
6.2
1.71
< Killing Sprees >
1.08
185
< Minions Killed >
174
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.39
18,773
< Physical Damage >
13,942
2,740
< Magic Damage >
3,369
551
< True Damage >
1,508
22,065
< Damage Dealt >
18,819
20,636
< Damage Taken >
30,542
12,268
< Gold Earned >
10,938
2.34
< Towers >
2.12
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
4,729
< Total Healing >
4,700
12,454
< Experience >
14,695
19
< Vision Score >
16
9
< Wards Placed >
8
43
< Time Dealing CC >
1,071

How to Counter K'Sante with Lucian in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several influential Lucian vs. K'Sante counter stats that may help us realize the differences between the two. Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than K'Sante’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than K'Sante..

Lucian normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes less damage than K'Sante. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Lucian and K'Sante

Damage Types Compared

Lucian
K'Sante
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lucian
K'Sante

Who is Better, Lucian or K'Sante?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Lucian usually fairs equally well when facing off against K'Sante, with a 50.9% win rate. Therefore, Lucian makes an ok counter to K'Sante.

While Lucian does have a higher winrate than K'Sante, when facing one another, Lucian also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Lucian into K'Sante.

Furthermore, Lucian also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to K'Sante. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Lucian vs K'Sante matchups, Lucian is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

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

Additional Information for Lucian Players

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

For this guide on countering K'Sante as Lucian, we analyzed 4,068 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 K'Sante as Lucian 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

If you would like to truly master Lucian in order to counter K'Sante 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 mind the build and stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lucian most often picks up a similar amount of CS as K'Sante. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Lucian versus K'Sante build include Bloodthirster, Rapid Firecannon, and Navori Quickblades. When Lucian combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against K'Sante than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Lucian boasted an average winrate of 50.9% battling K'Sante with this build.

To have the best probability of beating K'Sante as Lucian, you should take the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Lucian vs K'Sante counter picks, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.9% win rate overall.

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