K'Sante vs Garen

K'Sante
vs
44.6%

over 2542 games

Garen

Hard matchup

Heavy AD damageVery tankyHigh burstSustained DPS

Build vs Garen

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for K'Sante: Iceborn Gauntlet, Unending Despair, Jak'Sho, The Protean, Plated Steelcaps, Randuin's Omen, Thornmail, Spirit Visage, Frozen Heart.

Starting items

Doran's Helm
Health Potion

Core build

Iceborn Gauntlet
1
Unending Despair
2
Jak'Sho, The Protean
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Randuin's Omen
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport70%
FlashDot13%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Randuin's Omen
Thornmail
Spirit Visage
Frozen Heart
Bramble Vest
Kaenic Rookern
Zeke's Convergence
Protoplasm Harness
Knight's Vow
Force of Nature
Hollow Radiance
Dead Man's Plate
Sunfire Aegis
Heartsteel
Fimbulwinter
Tear of the Goddess
Sterak's Gage
Locket of the Iron Solari
Abyssal Mask
Lord Dominik's Regards
Bandlepipes
Death's Dance
Warmog's Armor
48.8% WR201 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
Shield BashShield Bash
Second WindSecond Wind
OvergrowthOvergrowth
PrecisionPrecision
Last StandLast Stand
TriumphTriumph
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Garen's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Perseverance (P)

If Garen has not recently been struck by damage or enemy abilities, he regenerates a percentage of his total health each second.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
38s22s9s–
68s22s9s2m
98s19.5s9s2m
118s17s9s1m40
168s12s7.5s1m20
188s12s6s1m20

Playing as K'Sante

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Stack your Q on minions

    Stack Ntofo Strikes (Q) on minions: after 2 hits, the next cast becomes a shockwave that stuns and pulls, so save it for the champion.

  2. Charge your W through CC

    Charge Path Maker (W) when they throw CC at you: while charging, you're Unstoppable and take less damage, then your dash knocks back and stuns.

  3. Join an ally with your E

    Cast Footwork (E) toward an ally to protect them or escape: the dash goes much farther, and you both gain a shield.

  4. Send your target through a wall

    Knock your target into a wall with All Out (R): they go through it, you follow, and you hit harder at the cost of some of your health and resistances.

Playing against Garen

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Hit him regularly

    Hit him regularly, even with a small poke: Perseverance (passive) only regenerates him if he hasn't taken damage recently.

  2. At range, kite him

    If you're ranged, kite him: his kit has no dash, and only Decisive Strike (Q) speeds him up and removes his slows.

  3. Burst after his shield

    Wait for the Courage (W) shield to end before your burst: the spell starts with a shield and tenacity, then keeps only a damage reduction.

  4. Don't stay low once he hits 6

    Once he hits level 6, back instead of staying in lane at low health against him: Demacian Justice (R) deals true damage that grows with your missing health.

Patch 16.21.1