MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
K'Sante vs Malphite
What is K'Sante's win rate vs Malphite?
In Top, K'Sante wins 49% against Malphite across 1,505 observed ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has K'Sante ahead by 628 gold.
K'Sante at 15:00
- Gold: +628
- CS: +20
- XP: +529
Typical gap to Malphite, from 1,498 games that reached 15:00.
Does K'Sante counter Malphite?
Too close to call. K'Sante sits at 49% over 1,505 games, so neither pick counters the other here. The lane goes to whoever wins the spots below, like the gold lead at 10:00 or staying alive until 15:00, so play for those and let the pick argument go.
How to beat Malphite as K'Sante
When K'Sante is ahead in gold at 10:00, this matchup runs 53% over 1,108 games; behind, it drops to 40% over 397.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 53% | 1,108 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 40% | 397 |
| First blood | 56% | 736 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 57% | 633 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 50% | 1,236 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 53% | 554 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 58% | 295 |
The median first death in this lane comes at 7:47; the level 6 spike lands around 5:20. Respect the all-in window until your spike is online.
What does K'Sante build in Top?
Into Malphite specifically, K'Sante finishes Iceborn Gauntlet first most often: 49.7% over 384 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 26.1-26.12.
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.