MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
K'Sante vs Darius
How often does K'Sante beat Darius in Top?
K'Sante into Darius in Top: 47% observed win rate across 2,573 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has K'Sante behind by 5 gold.
Does K'Sante counter Darius?
The count says no. Darius holds 53% of 2,573 ranked Top games here, and that gap clears the noise band. The matchup still gets won from {{champion}}'s side — the conditional rates on this page show where, each with its own game count.
Beating Darius: the K'Sante game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts K'Sante at 57% across 1,141 games. Flip the lead and K'Sante falls to 39% across 1,429.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 57% | 1,141 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 39% | 1,429 |
| First blood | 55% | 1,137 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 59% | 993 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 57% | 899 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 58% | 628 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 64% | 342 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:25 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:37. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
K'Sante's Top build, with receipts
Into Darius specifically, K'Sante finishes Iceborn Gauntlet first most often: 48.0% over 954 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Iceborn Gauntlet, Thornmail, Jak'Sho, The Protean: 52.9% across 70 games.
The most-finished K'Sante core is Iceborn Gauntlet, Unending Despair, Jak'Sho, The Protean: 53.1% across 1,188 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
Most games start Doran's Shield + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Iceborn Gauntlet (19,668 games).
Skill plan: K'Sante players max Q first and take Q at level 1.