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Lux vs K'Sante

How to Beat K'Sante as Lux in LoLLux is in the a tier of champions
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TankFighter

How to Beat K'Sante as Lux

based on 5,203 Lux vs K'Sante matchups
Win Rate
53.5 %
K/D/A
2.72
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League games every week. Within our database, Lux fought K'Sante in 5203 games. Including so many matchups for Lux vs K'Sante gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide useful stats and a pro build to destroy K'Sante. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Lux encounters K'Sante in only 1.4% of her rounds.

Lux vs K'Sante Matchup Summary

Lux has done a good job of countering K'Sante. Normally, she wins a terrific 53.5% of games the champs face each other in. In Lux vs K'Sante games, Lux’s team is 0.2% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood versus K'Sante.

Best Lux vs K'Sante Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Lux Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceZaz'Zak's RealmspikeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

CryptbloomHorizon FocusRabadon's DeathcapSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lux to level upe
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Second ability for Lux to level upq
>
Last skill for Lux to max outw

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Lux's passive ability p
Lux's q ability q
Lux's w ability w
Lux's e ability e
Lux's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering K'Sante as Lux

Tips for Playing as Lux against K'Sante

If you have trouble landing Prismatic Barrier, remember that it returns to you after it reaches max range. Try positioning yourself to hit your allies with its return trip.

Lux has great zone control abilities. Try to set up Lucent Singularity to prevent an enemy's advance or escape.

Lucent Singularity is a great scouting tool. Try throwing it into brush before walking into it to check for ambushes.

Advice to Win Against K'Sante

Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.

Lee Sin relies heavily on following up with his abilities. Use disables to prevent him from chaining together his abilities and attacks.

Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.

Lux vs K'Sante Counter Stats

Lux Image
Win Rate
53.5 %
VS
Win Rate
46.5 %
K'Sante Image
5
< Kills >
4.9
5.8
< Deaths >
5.7
10.8
< Assists >
6
1.12
< Killing Sprees >
1.13
93
< Minions Killed >
172
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.4
1,073
< Physical Damage >
14,115
18,642
< Magic Damage >
3,450
1,154
< True Damage >
1,625
20,870
< Damage Dealt >
19,190
15,725
< Damage Taken >
32,324
10,421
< Gold Earned >
11,174
2.04
< Towers >
2.12
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
1,308
< Total Healing >
5,112
12,308
< Experience >
15,144
45
< Vision Score >
16
19
< Wards Placed >
8
301
< Time Dealing CC >
1,080

How to Counter K'Sante with Lux in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several significant Lux versus K'Sante counter stats that can help you distinguish the distinctions between this pair of champs. As an example, Lux’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than K'Sante’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Lux may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than K'Sante. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Lux often has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. Typically, she receives less damage than K'Sante. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Lux and K'Sante

Damage Types Compared

Lux
K'Sante
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lux
K'Sante

Who is Better, Lux or K'Sante?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Lux usually wins when trying to fight K'Sante, with a 53.5% win rate. Therefore, Lux makes a great counter for K'Sante.

While Lux does have a higher win rate compared to K'Sante, when they face off with one another, Lux also has a much lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging champion to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Lux into K'Sante.

Furthermore, Lux has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to K'Sante. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Lux vs K'Sante matchups, Lux is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Lux is a great counter for K'Sante. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Lux against K'Sante.

Additional Information for Lux Players

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

For this guide on countering K'Sante as Lux, we analyzed 5,203 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 K'Sante as Lux 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Lux to counter K'Sante during both the laning 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 suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lux most often racks up less CS as K'Sante. Champions who on average don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Lux versus K'Sante build include Malignance, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Luden's Companion. When Lux incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better vs K'Sante than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Lux boasted an average winrate of 53.5% battling K'Sante with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of beating K'Sante as Lux, you should take the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Lux vs K'Sante battles, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 53.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat K'Sante as Lux are given for all skill levels combined. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.