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

K'Sante vs Viktor

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

How to Beat Viktor as K'Sante

based on 903 K'Sante vs Viktor matchups
Win Rate
46.4 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Viktor as K'Sante resulted from an evaluation of 903 ranked matches where both champions faced one another. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. K'Sante encounters Viktor in only 1.5% of their games.

K'Sante vs Viktor Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, K'Sante does a terrible job of beating Viktor. On average, they wins a lowly 46.4% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In K'Sante vs Viktor matches, K'Sante’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that they probably will be able to get first blood versus Viktor.

Best K'Sante vs Viktor Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBami's Cinder

Core K'Sante Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernIceborn GauntletJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Hollow RadianceSunfire AegisThornmail

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishConditioningOvergrowth
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
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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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Viktor as K'Sante

Tips for Playing as K'Sante against Viktor

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).

Advice to Win Against Viktor

Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.

Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).

K'Sante vs Viktor Counter Stats

K'Sante Image
Win Rate
46.4 %
VS
Win Rate
53.6 %
Viktor Image
4.9
< Kills >
6.1
5.5
< Deaths >
5.7
6.1
< Assists >
7.2
1.13
< Killing Sprees >
1.38
176
< Minions Killed >
186
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.47
14,059
< Physical Damage >
659
3,330
< Magic Damage >
25,124
1,638
< True Damage >
702
19,028
< Damage Dealt >
26,486
31,938
< Damage Taken >
18,811
11,133
< Gold Earned >
12,071
2.04
< Towers >
2.06
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
4,943
< Total Healing >
1,730
14,944
< Experience >
14,984
16
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
1,098
< Time Dealing CC >
277

How to Counter Viktor with K'Sante in LoL

The stats provided here feature several valuable K'Sante vs. Viktor counter statistics that may help us appreciate the distinctions between this pair of champs. As an example, K'Sante’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Viktor’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that K'Sante may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Viktor..

K'Sante often has a similar longest kill spree as their foe does. Commonly, they receives more damage than Viktor. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between K'Sante and Viktor

Damage Types Compared

K'Sante
Viktor
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

K'Sante
Viktor

Who is Better, K'Sante or Viktor?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, K'Sante usually loses when trying to fight Viktor, with a 46.4% win rate. Therefore, K'Sante makes a poor counter to Viktor.

While K'Sante does have a lower winrate than Viktor, when they face off with one another, K'Sante also has a greater learning curve that makes them a more difficult character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking K'Sante into Viktoras their relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash their full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, K'Sante has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Viktor. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in K'Sante vs Viktor matchups, Viktor is the better champ with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

K'Sante is a terribly counter to Viktor. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as K'Sante against Viktor.

Additional Information for K'Sante Players

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

For this guide on countering Viktor as K'Sante, we analyzed 903 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 Viktor 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 Viktor during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

K'Sante typically gets a similar amount of CS compared to Viktor. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your K'Sante versus Viktor build consist of Kaenic Rookern, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When K'Sante incorporated at least these three items in their build, they did significantly better versus Viktor than with many other typical builds. In fact, K'Sante boasted an average winrate of 46.4% battling Viktor with these items in their kit.

To have the greatest chance of beating Viktor as K'Sante, K'Sante players should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Biscuit Delivery, and Approach Velocity runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for K'Sante vs Viktor LoL games, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.4% win rate overall.

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