MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
K'Sante vs Gnar
How often does K'Sante beat Gnar in Top?
K'Sante into Gnar in Top: 48% observed win rate across 1,587 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 125 gold.
Does K'Sante counter Gnar?
Too close for a counter call: K'Sante sits at 48% over 1,587 games, inside the noise band. On this sample neither pick counters the other — the swing lives in the conditions below, so play the side you know better.
Beating Gnar: the K'Sante game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts K'Sante at 54% across 701 games. Flip the lead and K'Sante falls to 43% across 886.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 54% | 701 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 43% | 886 |
| First blood | 54% | 755 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 56% | 649 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 54% | 531 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 50% | 576 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 54% | 268 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:26 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:26. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
K'Sante's Top build, with receipts
Into Gnar specifically, K'Sante finishes Iceborn Gauntlet first most often: 50.9% over 609 games of this matchup.
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.