01 / K'Sante
At a glance
Learn K'Sante abilities and prepare your first games. Find builds for each supported role.
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Strengths & weaknesses
Tools to play around
- Ntofo StrikesAdds a utility effect to the champion’s kit.
- Path MakerCreates a control window for a follow-up.
- FootworkOffers a movement tool for positioning.
What can go wrong
- Ntofo StrikesRead the effect and its conditions, then practise it alone. Build your sequence around the effect you can reliably reproduce.
- Path MakerUse this control to create a follow-up window. Check the target’s defensive spells and your teammates’ range before committing.
- A completed combo is only useful when your position, resources and follow-up are safe.
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Abilities & tips
Open an ability to read its effect and a practical use tip.
PDauntless Instinct
K'Sante's Abilities mark targets to take more damage on his next Attack. When All Out, K'Sante deals more damage with all Attacks and Abilities.
Practise the hit area and target conditions first. Do not spend the rest of your rotation automatically when the opening damage misses.
QNtofo Strikes
K'Sante strikes, damaging and slowing enemies in a short line. On hit, grants a stack of Ntofo Strikes. At 2 stacks, K'Sante fires a shockwave that pulls enemies in. When All Out, cooldown is reduced.
Read the effect and its conditions, then practise it alone. Build your sequence around the effect you can reliably reproduce.
WPath Maker
K'Sante charges up, taking reduced damage, then dashes, knocking back and stunning enemies. When All Out, deals increased damage and no longer knocks back or stuns.
Use this control to create a follow-up window. Check the target’s defensive spells and your teammates’ range before committing.
EFootwork
K'Sante dashes and gains a shield. If targeting an ally, K'Sante dashes to the ally with increased range and both gain a shield. When All Out, cooldown is reduced and speed is increased.
Decide where you want to finish the movement before casting. Using mobility to enter a fight can leave fewer options to retreat.
RAll Out
K'Sante knocks an enemy back, launching them through any wall in their path. Then, K'Sante goes All Out and dashes after them, gaining increased damage, healing, and transformed abilities at the cost of reduced defenses.
Practise the hit area and target conditions first. Do not spend the rest of your rotation automatically when the opening damage misses.
K'Sante combos: execution and timing
AA = basic attack · EAA = empowered attack · 1/2/3 = cast stage. Follow the order, not instant key presses.
Recast practice: Ntofo Strikes
- Q
- AA
- Q
- AA
- Q3
- AA
With K'Sante, start with Ntofo Strikes, then continue through Basic attack → Ntofo Strikes → Basic attack → Ntofo Strikes (Q3) → Basic attack. Build the earlier Q casts before expecting Q3. Read the charged indicator and wait for each cast to become available.
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Game plan by role
K'Sante · Top
Keep trades short until you understand the opponent’s main cooldown. Check the minion wave before chasing and preserve a route back to your tower.
Decide between a side-lane push and joining the next objective. Push only as far as your vision and teammate positions allow.
Agree on your job before the fight: pressure a side, threaten a target or protect a carry. Save a key defensive tool when the enemy can turn on you.
Before your next fight, check: Ntofo Strikes · All Out · Combos
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Matchup preparation
Compare opponents in the build for the role you are actually playing. Then check their key control, escape and defensive spells before choosing your trade.
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Practice checklist
- Cast each ability alone and identify its range, target conditions and stopping point.
- Practise the first sequence slowly. Repeat it while moving, without skipping the conditions shown on its card.
- After each attempt, identify the spell you would still have available to defend or retreat.
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K'Sante · Builds & runes
Choose a role, then select your rank on the build page for runes, items, skill order and matchup statistics.