Matchup

Anivia
Anivia
9%
91%

vs

55.9%

over 388 games

K'Sante
KSante
53%
47%
Very tankyHeavy CCStrong engageDive threat

Favorable matchup

You are stronger early — look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs K'Sante

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Tear of the Goddess
1
Rod of Ages
2HP
Fimbulwinter
3Survival

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Seraph's Embrace
5Mage

Summoner spells

41281%
41414%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Zhonya's Hourglass
5vs AD

Anti Heal

Morellonomicon
6vs Heal

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Banshee's Veil
5vs AP

Anti Tank

Bloodletter's Curse
5vs Tank
Void Staff
vs Tank

DPS

Seraph's Embrace
Mage
Liandry's Torment
Mage tank
Malignance
Mage
Rabadon's Deathcap
Mage
Blackfire Torch
Mage
Actualizer
Mage
Hextech Rocketbelt
Mage tank
Archangel's Staff
Mage
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Mage tank
Cosmic Drive
Mage tank

Other options

Winter's Approach
Survival
Mejai's Soulstealer
80.0% WR5 games
DominationDomination
ElectrocuteElectrocute
Cheap ShotCheap Shot
Grisly MementosGrisly Mementos
Relentless HunterRelentless Hunter
SorcerySorcery
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
ScorchScorch
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
AniviaAnivia
KSanteK'Sante
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral

K'Sante's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Dauntless Instinct (P)

K'Sante's Abilities mark targets to take more damage on his next Attack.When All Out, K'Sante deals more damage with all Attacks and Abilities.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
33.5s14s10s
63.5s14s10s2m
93.5s13s10s2m
113.5s12s10s1m40
163.5s10s9s1m20
183.5s10s8s1m20

Playing against K'Sante

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Avoid standing near walls: his R pushes you through walls to isolate you.

2

In All Out mode (R), K'Sante is squishier but deals more damage — burst him quickly in that form.

3

His W is unstoppable but predictable (visible charge) — reposition laterally.

4

Punish him between Q stacks: if he doesn't have the 3rd Q, he has no knockup.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026