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K'Sante with Akali

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How to Synergize K'Sante and Akali

based on 3,004 K'Sante with Akali pairs
Win Rate
46.9 %
K/D/A
2.02
Pick Rate
5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the results of from millions of LoL games directly from Riot Games each and every week. K'Sante has fought alongside Akali in 3004 recent, competitive matches. By pooling so much accurate data directly from the developers of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can produce robust, usable builds to help K'Sante play with Akali. It is somewhat uncommon for K'Sante to play with Akali on the same side. This pairing has only happened in approx. 5.0% of rounds with K'Sante.

K'Sante Akali Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, K'Sante has done a awful job of synergizing with Akali. Normally, they wins a dismal 46.9% of matches the champions fight alongside one another. If you want to play better as K'Sante when playing alongside Akali by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best K'Sante vs Akali 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
Kaenic RookernHollow RadianceJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Unending DespairForce of NatureFrozen HeartThornmail

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for K'Sante to level upq
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Second ability for K'Sante to level upw
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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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W
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Guide to Synergizing K'Sante and Akali

Tips for Playing as K'Sante with Akali

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 Understand How Akali Will Play

Akali excels at killing fragile champions. Let your team initiate and then strike at the people in the back.

Twilight Shroud offers safety in even the most dangerous situations. Use that time to save up energy for a quick strike later.

K'Sante Akali Synergy Stats

K'Sante Image
Win Rate
46.9 %
VS
Win Rate
53.1 %
Akali Image
4.7
< Kills >
4.8
5.5
< Deaths >
5.6
6.4
< Assists >
6.3
1.07
< Killing Sprees >
1.1
172
< Minions Killed >
172
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.4
14,291
< Physical Damage >
14,146
3,510
< Magic Damage >
3,470
1,577
< True Damage >
1,562
19,379
< Damage Dealt >
19,180
31,157
< Damage Taken >
31,239
11,007
< Gold Earned >
10,998
2.16
< Towers >
2.1
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
4,965
< Total Healing >
4,840
14,873
< Experience >
14,813
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
1,067
< Time Dealing CC >
1,061

How to Play with Akali as K'Sante in LoL

The K'Sante Akali synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of their gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Akali, compared to their overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how their gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, K'Sante sees a large worsening in their KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Akali. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Akali helps K'Sante perform worse in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When K'Sante is an ally to Akali, they observes a marginal improvement in their full damage output. This could signal that Akali provides cover for them to dish out more damage or that her allyship also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when K'Sante is played with Akali on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when they plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that they is worse when playing alongside Akali.

Moreover, when K'Sante plays with Akali on the same side, they often receives a little less damage than when they plays alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Akali does a decent job of covering K'Sante in team fights.

Synergies between K'Sante and Akali

Damage Types Compared

K'Sante
Akali
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

K'Sante
Akali

Is K'Sante better when played alongside Akali?

There is no top ally for K'Sante that will 100% of the time be their best ally. However, Akali is a very typical teammate for K'Sante. By playing on the same side as K'Sante, she lowers their win rate by -0.3% to 46.9%. This clearly indicates that there is not really a strong strategic relationship between K'Sante and Akali that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Akali has a lower difficulty than K'Sante. That means you don't need to be very careful when enlisting Akali teammates to play with, as they will need a lower level of skill to do well with you.

When playing alongside, K'Sante players should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magical damage. Together, these champs can blast through enemies with magic damage.

In contrast, by bringing K'Sante and Akali together, you probably will not be providing your team a lot of crowd control. Make sure to have other champs on your team that offsets this relative disparity in their kit.

Regardless of the skill of your Akali ally, you should focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for K'Sante Players

How We Calculated Our K'Sante Akali Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing K'Sante and Akali, we analyzed 3,004 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair K'Sante with Akali comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master K'Sante to work well with Akali during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The most important items to get in your K'Sante and Akali synergy build consist of Kaenic Rookern, Hollow Radiance, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When K'Sante used at least these three pieces in their build, they did much better as an ally of Akali than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, K'Sante had an average winrate of 46.9% helping carry Akali with these items in their kit.

To have the highest probability of defeating your oponents, you should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Biscuit Delivery, and Approach Velocity runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for this team composition, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 46.9% win rate overall.

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