K'Sante Pro Builds - How to Play K'Sante in Season 14

K'Santethe Pride of Nazumah – is a great Tank that is usually played on position Top. K'Sante can also be played in other roles, but we focus on position Top in this LoL K'Sante guide as it fits the current meta in S14 very well.

K'Sante has a win rate of 60% and pick rate of 1.7%. There is a ban rate of 12%. Although a great champion, winning with K'Sante is not a given. You need to have the right K'Sante build in order to unleash the full potential on patch 14.23. There are many K'Sante probuilds out there. We help you to find the right probuild, K'Sante players need to win.

Latest K'Sante probuilds

Here a quick view on the latest K'Sante probuilds on position Top.

Champion
KDA
VS
Runes
K'Sante
Maxlore
3/1/3
6
Gnar
Grasp of the Undying
Sorcery
TeleportFlash
K'Sante
Vizicsacsi
2/8/12
1.75
Gnar
Grasp of the Undying
Inspiration
TeleportFlash
K'Sante
Werlyb
4/11/8
1.091
Gwen
Grasp of the Undying
Inspiration
FlashTeleport
K'Sante
StarScreen
3/0/1
Perfect
Renekton
Grasp of the Undying
Inspiration
FlashTeleport
K'Sante
Ray
3/3/3
2
Smolder
Grasp of the Undying
Inspiration
TeleportFlash
Latest LoL K'Sante pro builds

How to play K'Sante

We will show you what you need to do, to increase your chances of winning your lane. K'Sante is strong, but if you ran into Kayle Kayle or Poppy Poppy you might get in trouble. In order to win your lane and against your counter, you need the right spells, items and runes. The following K'Sante Top pro build will help you with that.

Follow our build, pentakills will follow and you will learn how to play K'Sante. Since Riot Games regularly releases a new patch, K'Sante builds may change from time to time. It is important to keep up to date.

Learn how to play K'Sante
Learn how to play K'Sante Top

Items for K'Sante

Items obviously play a big role in League of Legends. Buying the right item can make the difference between winning and losing as K'Sante. The order of items is also very important. Especially in early game, it is imperative to make the right decision on what to buy. You need to know the right starter item and starter trinket. But you also need to know what your final items will be. Your opponent like Nasus Nasus or Jax Jax can also influence your buying decisions.

Since K'Sante is a powerful Tank you should start with Doran's Shield Doran's Shield and Health Potion Health Potion. Your starter trinket should be Stealth Ward Stealth Ward. You will find those in the shop under: Tools > Vision & Trinkets. Your optimal final boots are Plated Steelcaps Plated Steelcaps. So make sure to buy accordingly. A good buy order for your items is:

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

K'Sante abilities and summoner spells

Pro Gamers in LoL also gain advantage by their choice of spells and the order they use their abilities on K'Sante. You also shouldn’t leave this to chance.

During champion select you have the possibility to choose two spells for K'Sante. The choice of summoner spells can’t be underestimated. They can play a big role in team-fights. Countless team-fights have been decided by a well-used flash. Statistics have proven that the best choice is Flash Flash and Teleport Teleport.

You can also gain an advantage in early game by using K'Sante abilities in a certain order. Each phase of the game differs. Some abilities might be good in late game, but less in early game. Start the game with Ntofo Strikes Ntofo Strikes. Then you should continue with Path Maker Path Maker, followed by Footwork Footwork. An order for abilities of K'Sante up to level 10:

K'Sante ability skill order
LevelKeyChampion Spell
1RNtofo Strikes Ntofo Strikes
2RFootwork Footwork
3RPath Maker Path Maker
4RNtofo Strikes Ntofo Strikes
5RNtofo Strikes Ntofo Strikes
6RAll Out All Out
7RNtofo Strikes Ntofo Strikes
8RPath Maker Path Maker
9RNtofo Strikes Ntofo Strikes
10RPath Maker Path Maker

Most effective K'Sante runes selection

For an effective K'Sante build, you also need to select the appropriate runes. Ideally, you make an extra rune page for K'Sante. You have to choose a primary and a secondary path from five rune paths for the Pride of Nazumah: Precision, Domination, Sorcery, Resolve and Inspiration.

In the primary path you can choose a keystone rune and three lesser runes. The secondary path only consists of two lesser runes. There are also the three so-called shard slots. The best rune paths for K'Sante are for primary Resolve Resolve and for secondary Inspiration Inspiration. As the keystone rune on K'Sante most pros pick Grasp of the Undying Grasp of the Undying.

For your primary path – Resolve Resolve – choose these runes on K'Sante:

  • Grasp of the Undying Grasp of the Undying
  • Overgrowth Overgrowth
  • Second Wind Second Wind
  • Shield Bash Shield Bash

For your secondary path – Inspiration Inspiration – choose these runes on K'Sante:

  • Biscuit Delivery Biscuit Delivery
  • Cosmic Insight Cosmic Insight

Champions that counter K'Sante

As mentioned before, it is always necessary to react to opponents of K'Sante. There are champions that counter K'Sante. These champions have advantages that can be dangerous for you. Kayle Kayle for instance is strong against K'Sante and has a win rate of 57%. Another dangerous counter is Poppy Poppy.

When your opponent counter picks K'Sante in champion select, you need to be aware. In this case, adjust your items and game to the situation.

Prto build inspired by HEARTSTEEL K'Sante
Pro build inspired by HEARTSTEEL K'Sante

HEARTSTEEL K'Sante is one of the 4 available skins for K'Sante.

Conclusion

Many people are looking for K'Sante pro builds, that players often used to win. By following our probuilds, you can turn K'Sante into a beast. Especially if you also follow our K'Sante guide. When you have your runes placed like we told you, K'Sante will reach its full potential. Buying the items we listed will also increase your chances. Start with the abilities in the correct order to gain an advantage in early game.

When you build K'Sante in League of Legends correctly, you will have a very capable champion. But as always you need to practice, especially when and how to use All Out All Out. League of Legends is a dynamic game that changes with every patch. Keep following the patch notes and keep adjusting your LoL K'Sante build.

Also, keep reacting to the game itself. Do you play mid, top or bot? Who is support or jungle? Overall, a good game is the sum of the right decisions. Over time, you your skills with K'Sante will grow. Once you mastered K'Santethe Pride of Nazumah – you will rule the rift.