K'Santevs Riven
K'Sante vs Riven is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. K'Sante wins with a 65.0% win rate (+30.0%) over Riven based on 20 games. K'Sante holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best K'Sante build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the K'Sante vs Riven matchup.
K'Sante Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how K'Sante performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who wins K'Sante vs Riven?
K'Sante wins 44.4% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 29.5% and 60.4% (95% range).
- Expected
- 49.0% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- −4.6 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 36 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Riven, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: K'Sante wins 44.4% of 36 games (95% range 29.5–60.4%).
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 49.0% for K'Sante; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 466, within the margin of error (36 games).
- K'Sante players pick Scorch far more often against Riven: under 0.5% of their other Top games, 5.6% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when K'Sante and Riven played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares K'Sante's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
K'Sante vs Riven Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
K'Sante vs Riven Win Rate by Game Length
K'Sante's win rate against Riven by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: K'Sante's results against Riven in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
K'Sante vs Riven Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)EvenK'Sante gold at 15: +466
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What K'Sante Changes Against Riven
Choices K'Sante players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
ScorchRuneUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Riven5.6%+5.6 pts
Manaflow BandRuneUsually0.7%vs Riven5.6%+4.9 pts
SorcerySecondary treeUsually0.8%vs Riven5.6%+4.7 pts
Best K'Sante Build vs Riven
Usual K'Sante build (Top)
52.8% win rate · 161 games
Against Riven
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 3 of 16 K'Sante games against Riven carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use K'Sante's standard build instead.
- K'Sante usually completes Iceborn Gauntlet first, at 13.2 min (median of 28 games).
- Skill priority: Q > W > E — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best K'Sante Runes vs Riven
Usual K'Sante runes (Top)
Grasp of the Undying
70.0% win rate · 20 games
Against Riven
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your K'Sante draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
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- Lane matchup win rates
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K'Sante matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows K'Sante's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best K'Sante build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other K'Sante Matchups
Hardest for K'Sante
Easiest for K'Sante
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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K'Sante vs Riven FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins K'Sante vs Riven?
Current data slightly favors Riven, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: K'Sante wins 44.4% of 36 games (95% range 29.5–60.4%).
What is K'Sante's win rate against Riven?
K'Sante wins 44.4% of 36 Top games against Riven on patch 26.19 (95% range 29.5–60.4%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 49.0% would be expected.
Does K'Sante counter Riven?
Not clearly. K'Sante wins 44.4% of 36 games against Riven, and the 95% range (29.5–60.4%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, K'Sante or Riven?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 466, within the margin of error (36 games).
Does K'Sante outscale Riven?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Riven strongest against K'Sante?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Riven is ahead of K'Sante beyond the margin of error.
What should K'Sante build against Riven?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use K'Sante's usual Top core: Jak'Sho, The Protean, Iceborn Gauntlet, Thornmail.
What runes should K'Sante use against Riven?
Use K'Sante's usual Grasp of the Undying page (Resolve + Precision); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Riven: Scorch (under 0.5% usually, 5.6% here).