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Taliyah vs K'Sante

How to Beat K'Sante as Taliyah in LoLTaliyah is in the a tier of champions
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TankFighter

How to Beat K'Sante as Taliyah

based on 713 Taliyah vs K'Sante matchups
Win Rate
52.9 %
K/D/A
2.44
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of rated League matches that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat K'Sante as Taliyah came out of an examination of 713 ranked matches where both champs clashed against each other. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Taliyah is forced to battle against K'Sante in only 1.7% of her matches.

Taliyah vs K'Sante Matchup Summary

Taliyah does a good job of countering K'Sante. Normally, she wins a fantastic 52.9% of matches the champs face one another in. In Taliyah versus K'Sante rounds, Taliyah’s side is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus K'Sante.

Best Taliyah vs K'Sante Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Taliyah Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapSeraph's EmbraceLiandry's TormentStormsurge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Taliyah's passive ability p
Taliyah's q ability q
Taliyah's w ability w
Taliyah's e ability e
Taliyah'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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Q
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Guide to Countering K'Sante as Taliyah

Tips for Playing as Taliyah against K'Sante

Remember, you don't always have to ride Weaver's Wall.

Try to throw enemies into Unraveled Earth using Seismic Shove.

Once you have Rylai's Crystal Scepter, casting Threaded Volley at enemies chasing you is a great way of making them regret everything.

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.

Taliyah vs K'Sante Counter Stats

Taliyah Image
Win Rate
52.9 %
VS
Win Rate
47.1 %
K'Sante Image
6.1
< Kills >
4.6
6.1
< Deaths >
5.5
8.8
< Assists >
5.8
1.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.08
122
< Minions Killed >
174
0.61
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.34
809
< Physical Damage >
13,450
20,907
< Magic Damage >
3,200
1,153
< True Damage >
1,408
22,870
< Damage Dealt >
18,059
20,699
< Damage Taken >
30,744
12,043
< Gold Earned >
10,805
1.82
< Towers >
2.04
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
4,363
< Total Healing >
4,669
13,996
< Experience >
14,541
22
< Vision Score >
15
9
< Wards Placed >
8
561
< Time Dealing CC >
1,011

How to Counter K'Sante with Taliyah in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature several strategic Taliyah versus K'Sante matchup stats that may help you distinguish the differences between this set of champions. For instance, Taliyah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than K'Sante’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Taliyah may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than K'Sante..

Taliyah typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she receives less damage than K'Sante. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Taliyah and K'Sante

Damage Types Compared

Taliyah
K'Sante
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Taliyah
K'Sante

Who is Better, Taliyah or K'Sante?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Taliyah usually wins when playing against K'Sante, with a 52.9% win rate. As a result, Taliyah makes a good counter for K'Sante.

While Taliyah does have a higher winrate than K'Sante, when facing one another, Taliyah also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Taliyah into K'Sante.

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

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

Taliyah is an above average counter for K'Sante. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Taliyah against K'Sante.

Other Champion Matchups Against Taliyah

Taliyah Loses Against

MaokaiMaokai43.7% winrateFizzFizz44.1% winrateTeemoTeemo44.2% winrateZiggsZiggs44.5% winrate

Taliyah Wins Against

AlistarAlistar55.8% winrateKalistaKalista55.1% winrateRenektonRenekton54.8% winrateYuumiYuumi54.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

NocturneNocturne+ 54.1% 1433 GamesRek'SaiRek'Sai+ 54.3% 184 GamesTaricTaric+ 55.2% 402 GamesIvernIvern+ 55.9% 290 Games

Additional Information for Taliyah Players

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

For this guide on countering K'Sante as Taliyah, we analyzed 713 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 Taliyah 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

Taliyah Build K'Sante Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Taliyah 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 pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Taliyah usually picks up a similar amount of CS as K'Sante. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Taliyah versus K'Sante build consist of Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Taliyah bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs. K'Sante than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Taliyah had an average winrate of 52.9% battling K'Sante with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against K'Sante as Taliyah, Taliyah players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Taliyah vs K'Sante counter picks, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.9% win rate overall.

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