Matchup

Gwen
Gwen
58%
42%

vs

57.2%

over 954 games

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

Favorable matchup

You are stronger late game — farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs K'Sante

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Riftmaker
1Mage tank
Nashor's Tooth
2DPS
Rabadon's Deathcap
3Mage

Standard

Sorcerer's Shoes
4Magic pen
Dusk and Dawn
5Mage tank

Summoner spells

41444%
41231%

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
Spirit Visage
vs AP

Anti Tank

Shadowflame
5vs Tank
Void Staff
vs Tank
Bloodletter's Curse
vs Tank
Stormsurge
vs Tank

DPS

Dusk and Dawn
Mage tank
Cosmic Drive
Mage tank
Liandry's Torment
Mage tank
Hextech Gunblade
Mage
Hextech Rocketbelt
Mage tank

Other options

Mejai's Soulstealer
89.5% WR19 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
Presence of MindPresence of Mind
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
UnflinchingUnflinching
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
GwenGwen
KSanteK'Sante
Careful
Careful
Aggressive

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 8, 2026