K'Sante Build Guide for Top Lane

Core Build

• Primary Items: Iceborn Gauntlet → Plated Steelcaps → Thornmail
• Final Items: Jak'Sho, The Protean → Randuin's Omen → Unending Despair
• Win Rate: 50.6% (29,376 matches)

Runes Primary (Resolve):

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

Secondary (Inspiration):

• Biscuit Delivery
• Cosmic Insight

Shards: Attack Speed, Health Scaling, Health Scaling

Ability Order Q → W → E

Strong Against

• Nasus (52.5%)
• Jax (52.2%)
• Gangplank (51.3%)
• Sett (51.1%)
• Smolder (50.9%)

Weak Against

• Singed (42.6%)
• Kayle (42.7%)
• Swain (45.4%)
• Vayne (45.7%)
• Poppy (45.8%)

Pro Tips

1. Avoid constant pushing during laning phase to maintain ultimate effectiveness
2. Check surroundings for enemy jungler before using ultimate post-level 6
3. Use 3rd Q stack early game to establish lane dominance
4. Adjust defensive rune shards based on lane opponent's damage type

Alternative Build (49.8% WR, 6,267 matches)

• Same runes and summoner spells
• Build order: Thornmail → Plated Steelcaps → Iceborn Gauntlet
• Finish with Jak'Sho → Randuin's → Unending Despair

Off-Meta Build (55.7% WR, 1,883 matches)

• Keystone: Aftershock
• Build: Iceborn Gauntlet → Plated Steelcaps → Unending Despair → Spirit Visage → Jak'Sho → Thornmail
• Ability Order: Q → E → W

Best Synergies

• Gwen (53.4%)
• Pantheon (53.0%)
• Qiyana (52.3%)
• Nunu & Willump (52.0%)
• Jax (51.5%)

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