K'Sante Top, patch 16.11. Below you'll find K'Sante's build, runes, toughest counters, strongest duos, and win conditions, every number measured from current-patch Emerald+ ranked games.
K'Sante is an engage tank in the top, and on patch 16.11 they grade out as a solid mid-tier pick — a 49.9% win rate, 4.7% pick rate, 55,043 ranked games sampled. On the power curve, K'Sante holds a fairly even power curve, staying relevant at every stage rather than relying on a single timing.
How K'Sante wins: landing engage and starting fights on K'Sante's terms, and grouped 5-v-5 teamfights, where K'Sante tips the fight. The kit grades 7/10 engage, 7/10 teamfighting. K'Sante's soft spots are siege (3/10) — avoid fights that hinge on them.
The most-played core build is Iceborn Gauntlet, Unending Despair, Jak'Sho, The Protean, which holds a 52.7% win rate across 1,710 games this patch. Set the enemy team at the top of the page to see how the path shifts against that comp.
The matchup to respect is Sona, where K'Sante sits at just 41.6%, the lane swings the other way into Tahm Kench (57.1%), and on the team side, K'Sante gains the most from a Singed (+9.1% pair win rate).
The build K'Sante Top players run most on patch 16.11, shown with its live win rate. Choose the enemy team up top to tailor it to the comp you are facing.
K'Sante Top's worst matchups on patch 16.11, ranked by how often they win the lane. Ban these to smooth the game out.
The teammates that make K'Sante Top stronger this patch, measured by how much the pair's win rate beats K'Sante going solo.
K'Sante is also played in this other role this patch.
For full draft-time coaching with all 10 picks, use the Team Builder. To see K'Sante's tier on this patch, see the Tier List.