Matchup

MonkeyKing
Wukong
80%
20%

vs

51.2%

over 166 games

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

Skill matchup

Build vs K'Sante

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Black Cleaver
1vs Tank
Trinity Force
2DPS
Sundered Sky
3Bruiser

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Profane Hydra
5vs Tank

Summoner spells

41476%
41218%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Death's Dance
5vs AD
Guardian Angel
vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD

Anti Heal

Chempunk Chainsword
6vs Heal

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Maw of Malmortius
5vs AP

Anti Heal

Mortal Reminder
6vs Hybride

Anti Tank

Profane Hydra
5vs Tank
Serpent's Fang
vs Tank
Voltaic Cyclosword
vs Tank
Edge of Night
vs Tank
Serylda's Grudge
vs Tank
Lord Dominik's Regards
vs Tank
Youmuu's Ghostblade
vs Tank

DPS

Eclipse
DPS
Ravenous Hydra
DPS
Essence Reaver
DPS
Blade of The Ruined King
DPS

Other options

Sterak's Gage
Survival
100.0% WR3 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
TriumphTriumph
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+)
MonkeyKingWukong
KSanteK'Sante
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral

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