K'Sante

The Pride of Nazumah

Tank / Fighter · Mana · Melee

About

K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah, is a tank and fighter champion who uses Mana as a resource and attacks at melee range. Their kit focuses on physical damage.

On the official scale, difficulty is 9 out of 10: a champion very hard, one of the most demanding champions in the game.

Compared with other champions, K'Sante starts with average HP (625), above average armor (36) and average move speed (330). Attack range is 150 units.

K'Sante has 4 skins besides the default look.

Difficulty

Attack8

Defense8

Magic7

Difficulty9

Abilities

Passive · Dauntless 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.
Q · Ntofo 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.
Cooldown: 3.5s · Cost: 20
W · Path 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.
Cooldown: 14/13/12/11/10s · Cost: 45/50/55/60/65
E · Footwork
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.
Cooldown: 10/9.5/9/8.5/8s · Cost: 45/50/55/60/65
R (Ultimate) · All 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.
Cooldown: 120/100/80s · Cost: 100

Tips for playing K'Sante

Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.
Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.
Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).

Tips for playing against K'Sante

Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.
Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.
Lee Sin relies heavily on following up with his abilities. Use disables to prevent him from chaining together his abilities and attacks.

Base stats

HP: 625 (+120 per level)
Mana: 320 (+60 per level)
Armor: 36 (+5.2 per level)
Magic resist: 30 (+2.1 per level)
Attack damage: 64
Attack speed: 0.688 (+2.5 per level)
Move speed: 330
Range: 150

Lore

Defiant and courageous, K'Sante battles colossal beasts and ruthless Ascended to protect his home of Nazumah, a coveted oasis amid the sands of Shurima. But after a falling-out with his former partner, K'Sante realizes that in order to become a warrior worthy of leading his city, he must temper his single-minded drive for success. Only then can he avoid falling prey to his own pride and find the wisdom he needs to defeat the vicious monsters threatening his people.