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. This is an observed win rate shown with its sample size, not a prediction or a guaranteed counter.
By 15 minutes the median game has K'Sante ahead by 628 gold.
Does K'Sante counter Malphite?
The numbers call it close: 49% for K'Sante over 1,505 games, inside the noise band. Neither side counters the other on this sample — the lane swings on the spots below, so pick the side you play better and take the receipts with you.
How to beat Malphite as K'Sante
When K'Sante is 300 gold up at 10:00, this matchup runs 53% over 1,108 games; 300 down, it drops to 40% over 397.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 53% | 1,108 |
| 300 gold down 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 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.