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

K'Sante vs Zac

How to Beat Zac as K'Sante in LoLK'Sante is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Zac as K'Sante

based on 1,502 K'Sante vs Zac matchups
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of rated League rounds that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Zac as K'Sante resulted from an analysis of 1502 ranked matches where both champions clashed against one another. This particular pairing is fairly rare. K'Sante has to counter Zac in only 2.5% of their rounds.

K'Sante vs Zac Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, K'Sante has done a dismal job of countering Zac. Normally, they wins a acceptable 48.5% of matches the champions fight one another in. In K'Sante against Zac games, K'Sante’s side is 0.2% less probable to get first blood. This implies that they most likely won't get first blood against Zac.

Best K'Sante vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNull-Magic Mantle

Core K'Sante Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernIceborn GauntletJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Hollow RadianceUnending DespairThornmailSunfire Aegis

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
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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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Zac as K'Sante

Tips for Playing as K'Sante against Zac

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 Zac

Kill all of Zac's bloblets when he splits apart to stop him from reforming.

Silences, stuns, roots and knockups will all interrupt Zac when he is charging Elastic Slingshot.

Zac heals from the goo that separates from him. You can crush the goo pieces by stepping on them.

K'Sante vs Zac Counter Stats

K'Sante Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Zac Image
5
< Kills >
4.7
5.5
< Deaths >
4.9
6.9
< Assists >
11.1
1.13
< Killing Sprees >
1.08
177
< Minions Killed >
67
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
1
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.41
15,772
< Physical Damage >
1,544
3,937
< Magic Damage >
15,813
2,229
< True Damage >
1,182
21,939
< Damage Dealt >
18,540
32,176
< Damage Taken >
42,277
11,251
< Gold Earned >
10,941
2.26
< Towers >
1.57
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.25
5,166
< Total Healing >
44,564
14,926
< Experience >
13,283
16
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
8
1,078
< Time Dealing CC >
462

How to Counter Zac with K'Sante in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some important K'Sante versus Zac counter statistics that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, K'Sante’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zac’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that K'Sante may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Zac..

K'Sante typically has a similar longest kill spree as their counter does. Commonly, they receives less damage than Zac. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between K'Sante and Zac

Damage Types Compared

K'Sante
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

K'Sante
Zac

Who is Better, K'Sante or Zac?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, K'Sante usually loses when taking on Zac, with a 48.5% win rate. As a result, K'Sante makes a bad counter for Zac.

While K'Sante does have a lower winrate than Zac, when on opposite teams, K'Sante also has a greater learning curve that makes them a more time consuming champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking K'Sante into Zacas 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 Zac. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in K'Sante vs Zac matchups, Zac is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

K'Sante is a somewhat poor counter for Zac. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as K'Sante against Zac.

Additional Information for K'Sante Players

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

For this guide on countering Zac as K'Sante, we analyzed 1,502 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 Zac 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 truly master K'Sante to counter Zac during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

K'Sante on average racks up more CS as Zac. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your K'Sante versus Zac 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 against Zac than with most other common counter builds. In fact, K'Sante boasted an average win rate of 48.5% when playing against Zac with this build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Zac as K'Sante, K'Sante players should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Approach Velocity, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for K'Sante vs Zac counters, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.5% winrate overall.

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