K'Sante vs Mordekaiser

K'Sante
vs
47.4%

over 2277 games

Mordekaiser

Skill matchup

Heavy AP damageSplit pushSustained DPSHigh burst

Build vs Mordekaiser

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for K'Sante: Kaenic Rookern, Iceborn Gauntlet, Jak'Sho, The Protean, Mercury's Treads, Randuin's Omen, Bramble Vest, Spirit Visage, Unending Despair.

Starting items

Doran's Helm
Health Potion

Core build

Kaenic Rookern
1
Iceborn Gauntlet
2
Jak'Sho, The Protean
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Randuin's Omen
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport75%
FlashDot21%

Other options

Randuin's Omen
Bramble Vest
Spirit Visage
Unending Despair
Thornmail
Force of Nature
Zeke's Convergence
Hollow Radiance
Frozen Heart
Protoplasm Harness
Knight's Vow
Fimbulwinter
Tear of the Goddess
Lord Dominik's Regards
Abyssal Mask
Dead Man's Plate
Heartsteel
Serpent's Fang
Locket of the Iron Solari
Sunfire Aegis
53.4% WR283 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

Mordekaiser's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Darkness Rise (P)

Mordekaiser gains a powerful damage aura and Move Speed after landing 3 attacks or spells against champions or monsters.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
38s12s16s–
66s12s16s2m
94s11s16s2m
114s10s16s1m50
164s8s12s1m40
184s8s8s1m40

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 Mordekaiser

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Stay near your minions

    Stay near your minions against Obliterate (Q): its damage increases when it hits only one enemy.

  2. Dodge his Death's Grasp

    Dodge Death's Grasp (E): it pulls you toward him, into his other spells, and it has a 16 to 8 second cooldown.

  3. At range, kite him

    If you have range, kite him: Mordekaiser has no dash, and only Death's Grasp (E), which pulls you in, closes the distance.

  4. Save your mobility in his R

    In Realm of Death (R), save your mobility spells to escape him rather than for the duel: he steals part of your stats, and keeps them if he kills you.

Patch 16.21.1