This build prioritizes survival, crowd control and punctual burst. Iceborn Gauntlet provides CC and CDR, Thornmail reflects AD damage and applies anti-heal, and Warmog's Armor makes K'Santé extremely difficult to finish in teamfights.
Standard build maximizing damage output. Use on neutral matchups or when ahead.
14,800 total cost
Nothing dominates on the other side: the standard build maximizes your damage.
Open this draft in the tool →Resistance build geared against physical damage (AD) compositions.
14,900 total cost +100g
Physical-damage enemy team: Darius, Lee Sin, Lucian.
Open this draft in the tool →Resistance build geared against magic damage (AP) compositions.
14,700 total cost -100g
Share of the roster this champion outclasses, at each stage of the game.
50% = average for the roster at that point of the game, 90% = among the strongest. The three phases come from the site's editorial tempo grid (early/mid/late, rated across 142 champions); the level-by-level curve adds this build's computed spikes — ultimate, completed items — never by more than ±8 points.
Your hardest matchups in this role, and the item from your situational list that answers each one.
Same advisor in the Draft (the MVP sheet applies it to your real draft) and in Ask Nexus, which explains the choice. On counters pages: the variant to take against each counter-pick.
Skill leveling order and rune choices explained, from our in-depth kit analysis (patch 7.0e). Ability numbers are from patch 7.3; up-to-date items are in the section above.
This build prioritizes survival, crowd control and punctual burst. Iceborn Gauntlet provides CC and CDR, Thornmail reflects AD damage and applies anti-heal, and Warmog's Armor makes K'Santé extremely hard to finish — perfectly fitting his warden tank engage role.
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Tap an ability for its per-rank numbers. Source: official Tencent data (Chinese server), patch 7.3 — may lead or lag the global server by a sub-patch.
Perfect for a melee tank, grants life and resistance each exchange, fitting K'Santé's engage nature.
Defensive staying power that stretches your fights — the longer you hold the frontline, the better timed your All Out.
Very useful to recover health after a tight exchange with a carry or poker in top lane.
