- Win Rate
- 44.0%
- Pick Rate
- 1.1%
- Ban Rate
- 1.3%
K'Sante Top Build: Items & Boots
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 2,095
- Lane
- Top
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 18, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
The most-played Patch 26.20 K'Sante build is Plated Steelcaps, Jak'Sho, The Protean, Iceborn Gauntlet, Thornmail, Unending Despair, Randuin's Omen, Oracle Lens: 4.44% of games, 54.62% win rate. Below are the boots, first items, starting items and summoner spells players pick most, each with its own win rate and game count.
Best K'Sante Build - Highest Win Rate Items
Full Build
Early Build Order
Top Summoner Spells
Teleport + Flash53.9%Win Rate68.5%Pick Rate
Ignite + Flash55.2%Win Rate22.3%Pick Rate
Build Stats
This K'Sante build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.
The core items for this K'Sante build are Jak'Sho, The Protean, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Thornmail. This item combination achieves a 54.6% win rate across 130 matches analyzed.
At full build, K'Sante gains a total of 1550 Health, 320 Armor, and 45 MR, giving a strong power profile for a balanced playstyle.
Best K'Sante Runes
Resolve
Precision
K'Sante Abilities
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K'Sante build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance. Lower in: Gold Efficiency, Magic Damage, Physical Damage.
The most popular starting items for K'Sante are Doran's Helm, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 55.3% win rate and 29.2% pick rate.
- Jak'Sho, The Protean S Tier
Jak'Sho, The Protean
3,20049.27%Win Rate+5.31%WR Diff32.84%Pick Rate - Iceborn Gauntlet S Tier
Iceborn Gauntlet
2,90045.04%Win Rate+1.08%WR Diff76.09%Pick Rate - Thornmail S Tier
Thornmail
2,45048.00%Win Rate+4.04%WR Diff32.22%Pick Rate
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- Win rate by rank & game length
K'Sante players complete Iceborn Gauntlet first in 63% of games, winning 44.9% of them. The median first item is finished at 13:12 (25th to 75th percentile: 11:30 to 14:54).
First item
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 44.9% | 62.9% | 13:12 | 1,246 |
 | 55.6% | 2.3% | 9:48 | 45 |
 | 46.5% | 6.4% | 12:00 | 127 |
First two items
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 62.5% | 1.4% | 19:30 | 24 |
 | 49.5% | 11.2% | 21:54 | 194 |
| 48.1% | 13.4% | 20:24 | 231 |
Three-item core
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 67.6% | 3.0% | 24:48 | 34 |
| 57.1% | 3.7% | 27:36 | 42 |
| 57.5% | 3.5% | 25:36 | 40 |
Stages keep purchase order, so "A then B" and "B then A" are counted separately. Completion time is the minute the last item of the stage was bought. Boots are tracked separately.
K'Sante players max Q > W > E in 77% of games, winning 43.3% of the 1,562 games that followed that order. The grid shows the most common ability at every level.
Q
W
E| Level | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| W | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| R | 1 | 2 | 3 |
- Q > E > W: 22% of games, 44.6% win rate
- W > Q > E: 1% of games, 36.4% win rate
- Unending Despair S Tier
Unending Despair
2,80048.32%Win Rate+4.36%WR Diff27.06%Pick Rate - Randuin's Omen S Tier
Randuin's Omen
2,70048.33%Win Rate+4.37%WR Diff17.18%Pick Rate
- Plated Steelcaps S Tier
Plated Steelcaps
1,20044.15%Win Rate+0.19%WR Diff58.71%Pick Rate
- Oracle Lens S Tier
Oracle Lens
050.80%Win Rate+6.84%WR Diff8.93%Pick Rate
Combined statistics from all items in this K'Sante build.
Armor:320
Movement Speed:45
Health:1550
Magic Resistance:45
Build Comparison
ArmorSpeedHealthMR
This K'Sante durable frontliner build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. Its 54.6% win rate comes from only 130 games, so treat it as an observation rather than a proven edge. The build's key strengths include strong physical damage mitigation and substantial health pool for survivability. This tanky K'Sante build works best when your team lacks frontline presence. You can absorb damage and create opportunities for your carries to deal damage. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. With a total gold cost of 15,250, this K'Sante build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Jak'Sho, The Protean, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Thornmail power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this K'Sante build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.
Strengths
- Strong physical damage mitigation
- Substantial health pool for survivability
Champions with Similar Builds to K'Sante
K'Sante Top Boots, Starting Items & Summoner Spells (Patch 26.20)
2,022 gamesMost K'Sante Top players rush Iceborn Gauntlet first (63% of games), finished at a median of 13.2 minutes. Plated Steelcaps are the usual boots (61%). The standard summoner spells are Flash + Teleport (70%). The game usually starts with Doran's Helm + Health Potion.
K'Sante boots
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
 Plated SteelcapsMost played | 60.8% | 44.2% | 1,229 |
 Mercury's Treads | 31.0% | 44.2% | 627 |
K'Sante starting items
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
  Doran's Helm + Health PotionMost played | 45.7% | 43.3% | 924 |
 Doran's Helm + Health Potion + Stealth Ward | 24.9% | 44.9% | 503 |
 Doran's Shield + Health Potion | 15.1% | 41.0% | 305 |
| Doran's Shield + Health Potion + Stealth Ward | 6.8% | 40.9% | 137 |
K'Sante summoner spells
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
  Flash + TeleportMost played | 70.4% | 43.5% | 1,424 |
 Flash + Ignite | 20.1% | 42.4% | 406 |
 Exhaust + Flash | 5.4% | 45.9% | 109 |
Every option is listed with its own pick rate, win rate and game count from ranked games this patch. Options under 40 games are left out.
K'Sante First Item and Core Build Timing
Which item K'Sante players finish first and which three-item core they build, with the median completion minute and the middle 50% of games — the timing to beat if you want to spike before your opponent.
First completed item
| Items | Finished | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iceborn Gauntlet | 13.2 min 11.5-14.8 min | 62.9% | 44.9% | 1,245 |
 Thornmail | 12.0 min 10.3-13.8 min | 6.4% | 46.5% | 127 |
 Frozen Heart | 12.4 min 10.6-14.4 min | 4.4% | 46.6% | 88 |
 Zeke's Convergence | 9.8 min 8.6-11.3 min | 2.3% | 55.6% | 45 |
Three-item core
| Items | Finished | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
  Iceborn Gauntlet → Unending Despair → Spirit Visage | 27.6 min 24.9-29.4 min | 3.7% | 57.1% | 42 |
| Iceborn Gauntlet → Unending Despair → Thornmail | 25.6 min 24.0-28.7 min | 3.5% | 57.5% | 40 |
 Iceborn Gauntlet → Thornmail → Jak'Sho, The Protean | 28.6 min 25.4-30.1 min | 3.5% | 55.0% | 40 |
Every K'Sante Top Item by Win Rate
The completed items K'Sante players build most this patch, with the share of games each one appears in and its win rate. Situational items sit low in pick rate for a reason — read the win rate next to the game count.
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceborn GauntletMost played | 78.8% | 45.1% | 1,593 |
| Jak'Sho, The Protean | 34.0% | 49.3% | 688 |
| Thornmail | 33.4% | 48.0% | 675 |
 Kaenic Rookern | 30.8% | 44.9% | 622 |
| Unending Despair | 28.0% | 48.3% | 567 |
 Randuin's Omen | 17.8% | 48.3% | 360 |
| Frozen Heart | 12.3% | 48.6% | 249 |
| Spirit Visage | 10.5% | 48.4% | 213 |
| Zeke's Convergence | 7.6% | 54.5% | 154 |
 Force of Nature | 6.9% | 47.5% | 139 |
 Hollow Radiance | 4.0% | 40.0% | 80 |
 Protoplasm Harness | 2.7% | 60.0% | 55 |
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This core is in our ranked data: 57.1% win rate over 42 games.
- Health
- 1,100
- Armor
- 125
- Magic Resist
- 50
- Ability Haste
- 40
- Move Speed
- 45
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