K'Sante vs Vayne

K'Sante
vs
43.8%

over 354 games

Vayne

Hard matchup

Sustained DPSHeavy AD damageSplit pushDive threat

Build vs Vayne

Build adapted to this matchup

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

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Frozen Heart
1
Zeke's Convergence
2
Spirit Visage
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Iceborn Gauntlet
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport72%
FlashDot14%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Iceborn Gauntlet
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Thornmail
Randuin's Omen
Bramble Vest
Unending Despair
Kaenic Rookern
Protoplasm Harness
Force of Nature
Dead Man's Plate
Knight's Vow
Locket of the Iron Solari
Abyssal Mask
55.6% WR9 games
ResolveResolve
AftershockAftershock
Shield BashShield Bash
Second WindSecond Wind
OvergrowthOvergrowth
InspirationInspiration
Biscuit DeliveryBiscuit Delivery
Cosmic InsightCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Vayne's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Night Hunter (P)

Vayne ruthlessly hunts evil-doers, gaining Move Speed when moving toward nearby enemy champions.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
36s0s20s–
64s0s20s1m40
92s0s20s1m40
112s0s20s1m25
162s0s16s1m10
182s0s12s1m10

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 Vayne

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Don't fight with your back to a wall

    Don't stand with your back to a wall against her: Condemn (E) knocks you back, and if you hit terrain, you're stunned.

  2. Short, repeated trades

    Take short, repeated trades: she's fragile, and on the third consecutive hit on you, Silver Bolts (W) adds true damage based on your max health.

  3. Don't feed her kills during her ult

    During Final Hour (R), back off rather than risk your life: each champion she kills after damaging them extends the effect.

Patch 16.21.1