MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
K'Sante vs Kayle
How often does K'Sante beat Kayle in Top?
K'Sante into Kayle in Top: 43% observed win rate across 1,475 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has K'Sante ahead by 314 gold.
Does K'Sante counter Kayle?
The count says no. Kayle holds 57% of 1,475 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 Kayle: the K'Sante game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts K'Sante at 48% across 859 games. Flip the lead and K'Sante falls to 35% across 615.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 48% | 859 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 35% | 615 |
| First blood | 49% | 736 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 51% | 603 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 46% | 857 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 50% | 495 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 55% | 269 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:45 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:24. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
K'Sante's Top build, with receipts
Into Kayle specifically, K'Sante finishes Iceborn Gauntlet first most often: 42.0% over 386 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.