K’Sante vs Kennen Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
K’Sante, the Pride of Nazumah, meets Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest, in the Top lane. Over 357 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, K’Sante closes out 40.3% of them. That is 9.7 points under even, which is why Kennen is listed among the champions K’Sante struggles into.
Both sides lean mixed, meaning Kennen and K’Sante shop from the same defensive shelf. Starting health splits 625 to 580 in K’Sante’s favour, with armour at 36 against 29. K’Sante starts 7 armour ahead, which is felt before either buys anything. K’Sante scales to 2665 health by 18 while Kennen reaches 2246. On autos alone the numbers read 64 AD for K’Sante and 48 for Kennen. Base movement favours Kennen — 330 versus 335.
Kennen holds a 400-unit range advantage (550 to 150), and that shapes how the lane is traded out. Every step K’Sante takes forward is one Kennen can answer from range.
Watch the cooldowns that swing it: K’Sante’s Ntofo Strikes (Q) against Kennen’s Lightning Rush (E). Whoever spends All Out or Slicing Maelstrom first hands the other a window. One spends Mana and the other Energy, which changes how long each can keep poking.
Riot scores K’Sante at 9/10 for difficulty against 4/10, and that gap alone drags on the average. Pair 40.3% with its 357 games and patch 16.13.1 before calling the matchup settled.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Kennen has the statistical edge. K'Sante wins 40.3% of the recorded games.
40.3% from K'Sante's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
357 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current K'Sante build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the K'Sante build page.