Matchup

Kayle
Kayle
46%
54%

vs

58.7%

over 955 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 Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Nashor's Tooth
1DPS
Dusk and Dawn
2Mage tank
Guinsoo's Rageblade
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Rabadon's Deathcap
5Mage

Summoner spells

41269%
4619%

Anti AD

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

Anti AP

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

Anti Tank

Shadowflame
5vs Tank
Void Staff
vs Tank
Terminus
vs Tank
Lord Dominik's Regards
vs Tank
Bloodletter's Curse
vs Tank

DPS

Rabadon's Deathcap
Mage
Statikk Shiv
DPS
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Mage tank
Blade of The Ruined King
DPS
Hextech Gunblade
Mage
Kraken Slayer
DPS
Lich Bane
Mage
Riftmaker
Mage tank
Fiendhunter Bolts
DPS
Hexoptics C44
DPS
Infinity Edge
DPS
Yun Tal Wildarrows
DPS
Phantom Dancer
DPS

Other options

Mejai's Soulstealer
Oblivion Orb
Muramana
90.9% WR11 games
PrecisionPrecision
Press the AttackPress the Attack
Absorb LifeAbsorb Life
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Last StandLast Stand
SorcerySorcery
CelerityCelerity
Gathering StormGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
KayleKayle
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