Matchup

Sion
Sion
63%
37%

vs

48.7%

over 1157 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 Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Sunfire Aegis
1vs AD
Unending Despair
2vs AD
Spirit Visage
3vs AP

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Heartsteel
5Survival

Summoner spells

41289%
6125%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Thornmail
5vs Hybride
Randuin's Omen
vs AD
Frozen Heart
vs AD
Knight's Vow
vs AD
Dead Man's Plate
vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Jak'Sho, The Protean
5vs Hybride
Hollow Radiance
vs AP
Kaenic Rookern
vs AP
Force of Nature
vs AP
Abyssal Mask
vs AP

Anti Tank

Youmuu's Ghostblade
5vs Tank
Axiom Arc
vs Tank
The Collector
vs Tank
Lord Dominik's Regards
vs Tank
Voltaic Cyclosword
vs Tank

DPS

Titanic Hydra
Bruiser
Sundered Sky
Bruiser
Hullbreaker
Bruiser
Liandry's Torment
Mage tank

Other options

Heartsteel
Survival
Overlord's Bloodmail
HP
Protoplasm Harness
Survival
Warmog's Armor
Survival
Zeke's Convergence
Tank
88.9% WR9 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
DemolishDemolish
ConditioningConditioning
OvergrowthOvergrowth
InspirationInspiration
Cash BackCash Back
Approach VelocityApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
SionSion
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 9, 2026