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How to Win K'Sante vs Vex Counter MatchupK'Sante is in the a tier of champions

K'Sante vs Vex

How to Beat Vex as K'Sante in LoLK'Sante is in the b tier of champions
TankFighter
Mage

How to Beat Vex as K'Sante

based on 975 K'Sante vs Vex matchups
Win Rate
47.3 %
K/D/A
1.98
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of rated League rounds that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Vex as K'Sante resulted from an examination of 975 ranked rounds where both champs opposed one another. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. K'Sante has to counter Vex in only 1.6% of their rounds.

K'Sante vs Vex Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, K'Sante has done a dismal job of countering Vex. Typically, they wins a lowly 47.3% of the time the champs clash against each other in. In K'Sante against Vex games, K'Sante’s side is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood, indicating that they most likely won't be able to get first blood against Vex.

Best K'Sante vs Vex Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCloth Armor

Core K'Sante Items

~22 Mins
Iceborn GauntletHollow RadianceJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernSunfire AegisThornmail

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for K'Sante to level upq
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Second ability for K'Sante to level upw
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Last skill for K'Sante to max oute

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishConditioningOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling
K'Sante's passive ability p
K'Sante's q ability q
K'Sante's w ability w
K'Sante's e ability e
K'Sante's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Vex as K'Sante

Tips for Playing as K'Sante against Vex

Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.

Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.

Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).

K'Sante vs Vex Counter Stats

K'Sante Image
Win Rate
47.3 %
VS
Win Rate
52.7 %
Vex Image
4.7
< Kills >
7.1
5.6
< Deaths >
6
6.4
< Assists >
7.5
1.07
< Killing Sprees >
1.67
168
< Minions Killed >
162
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.4
13,569
< Physical Damage >
1,475
3,458
< Magic Damage >
21,744
1,510
< True Damage >
869
18,537
< Damage Dealt >
24,088
31,079
< Damage Taken >
18,751
10,882
< Gold Earned >
11,394
2.08
< Towers >
1.92
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,857
< Total Healing >
2,134
14,719
< Experience >
14,009
16
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
9
984
< Time Dealing CC >
556

How to Counter Vex with K'Sante in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several critical K'Sante versus Vex counter statistics that may help us realize the differences between the pair. As an example, K'Sante’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vex’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that K'Sante may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Vex..

K'Sante normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than their foe does. Typically, they receives more damage than Vex. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between K'Sante and Vex

Damage Types Compared

K'Sante
Vex
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

K'Sante
Vex

Who is Better, K'Sante or Vex?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, K'Sante usually loses when facing off against Vex, with a 47.3% win rate. Thus, K'Sante makes a poor counter for Vex.

While K'Sante does have a lower winrate compared to Vex, when on opposite teams, K'Sante also has a much greater learning curve that makes them a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking K'Sante into Vexas their relative depth means you may not be able to unleash their full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, K'Sante also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vex. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in K'Sante vs Vex matchups, Vex is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

K'Sante is a bad counter to Vex. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as K'Sante against Vex.

Additional Information for K'Sante Players

How We Calculated Our K'Sante vs Vex Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vex as K'Sante, we analyzed 975 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Vex as K'Sante comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of K'Sante to counter Vex during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

K'Sante on average racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Vex. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your K'Sante versus Vex build consist of Iceborn Gauntlet, Hollow Radiance, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When K'Sante included at least these three items in their build, they performed significantly better vs. Vex than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, K'Sante boasted an average winrate of 47.3% when countering Vex with this build.

To have the highest probability of crushing Vex as K'Sante, you should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for K'Sante vs Vex clashes, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.3% winrate overall.

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