Vayne vs K’Sante Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Vayne is a marksman/assassin hybrid, K’Sante a tank/fighter hybrid, and they meet in the Top lane. Over 1,467 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Vayne closes out 57.5% of them. A 7.5-point edge is what puts this matchup in Vayne’s column.
Vayne and K’Sante overlap on physical damage, so itemisation converges rather than splits. Vayne carries 550 base health to K’Sante’s 625, and 23 armour to 36. K’Sante starts 13 armour ahead, which is felt before either buys anything. Scaling matters as well: Vayne ends on 2301 HP, K’Sante on 2665. Base attack damage is 60 against 64, so K’Sante wins the raw auto-attack exchange.
Vayne looks for Condemn (E); K’Sante answers with Ntofo Strikes (Q). The pressure spikes when Final Hour and All Out come online together.
Range decides much of the early game: Vayne attacks from 550 units, K’Sante from 150. The burden is on K’Sante: Vayne has no reason to walk into an even fight.
The 1,467-game sample behind Vayne versus K’Sante is data rather than opinion.
FAQ
Yes — Vayne holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Vayne wins 57.5% of the recorded games.
57.5% from Vayne's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
1,467 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Vayne build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Vayne build page.