In League of Legends, K'Sante has been lurking in the shadows in the top MOBA lane for some time now, threatening to unleash his full might on unsuspecting enemies. As the curtain falls and Nazuma's pride is finally revealed, here's everything you need to know about the new champion.
K'Sante, who wields two tonfas made from the bones of ancient beasts, is a powerful figure in the Rift. Designed as both a guardian and a skirmisher, it gives aggressive players a reason to stalk enemies while maintaining enough defense to absorb damage.
His kit is to get in, hit hard and walk away victorious, and his All Out ultimate even changes the look and stats of the weapon. Riot's goal was to make K'Sante dynamic, and he became that and more.
Q'Sante's abilities in League of Legends
Known for his hunting of beasts, K'Sante brings a variety of skills to the top lane. His passive skill, Dauntless Instinct, applies a debuff to enemies that allows X'Santa to deal maximum physical damage. In full form, it also deals additional maximum damage with true health.
His Q, Ntofo Strikes, briefly slows targets and if he reaches two stacks, unleashes a shockwave that pulls enemies out. In All Out form, she pulls enemies in but no longer slows them down, but has a greatly reduced cooldown.
His Path Maker W uses these defensive tonfas, allowing him to become unstoppable and deflect damage for a short time before he charges forward, stunning and knocking back everything in his path. All Out empowers this skill, increasing damage, charge speed, and throw speed.
E, Footwork, is a simple dash that protects X'Sante, as well as an ally if he rushes towards one. In All Out mode, he can move in a wider radius and break through walls while using other abilities.
The last one is All Out ultimate, which I mentioned so often. Splitting his two tonfas into deadly curved blades, he knocks his enemies back. Enemies that hit a wall take more damage, fall over the wall, and are then stunned. C'Sante can rush towards these enemies and finish them off using increased attack damage, omnivamp, and all of his morphed abilities. Don't worry though, it sacrifices protection to achieve this.
So to summarize:
- Fearless Instinct (Passive): Q'Sante's damaging abilities mark enemies for a short duration. Attacking a marked enemy consumes
mark to deal damage plus maximum physical damage.
All Out: Attacking a marked enemy deals physical damage and additional maximum true health damage.
- Ntofo Strikes (Q): K'Sante slams down with his weapon, dealing Physical damage and briefly slowing targets hit. If an enemy is hit, K'Sante gains a stack for a short duration. At XNUMX stacks, Q'Sante instead unleashes a shockwave that sucks enemies in.
All Out: This ability's duration has been reduced and it no longer slows
- Path Maker (W): Start Charge: Q'Sante raises his weapon, defending for a short time, becoming Unstoppable and reducing incoming damage.
Release: K'Sante rushes forward, dealing physical damage equal to a percentage of his maximum health, knocking back and stunning enemies he passes through for a short duration based on charge time.
All Out: This ability's duration is on cooldown, damage is reduced, and an additional amount of physical damage based on charge time, and charge speed and dash speed are doubled.
- Footwork (E): K'Sante dashes, gaining a shield for a short time. If he dashes towards an ally, the distance is greatly increased and he also gains a shield. Other abilities can be used during footwork.
All Out: This ability's dash speed has been increased. When moving to a specified location, the flight range increases and you can overcome walls.
- All Out (R): K'Sante smashes his tonfas, dealing physical damage and knocking back an enemy champion. Enemies that hit the wall instead take more physical damage, are thrown back through the wall, and are stunned for a short time. K'Sante then rushes after the enemy and performs All Out for a long time.
All Exit: K'Sante loses a percentage of his maximum health, bonus armor, and bonus magic resistance. K'Sante takes attack damage, omniwamps, and transforms his abilities.
As someone who has played top lane quite often, K'Sante looks pretty strong, but I like that his set is team-oriented. Often, top laners feel like they stayed on the island in the early game, and eventually turn into a battering ram. K'Sante's ability to protect allies will make him a storm in teamfights, and his wall and dasha breaking abilities at the same time will make him the perfect frontliner.
League of Legends K'Sante release date
K'Sante will debut in League of Legends on November 3rd, accompanied by a brand new Lil Nas X Prestige Empyrean skin. The skin will be unlockable until November 14th.
If you're looking to get some new cosmetics, thankfully you don't have to worry about how much you've spent on League of Legends, it's about the grind, not the money. If you want to complete the Worlds Event pass to get this one-of-a-kind skin, be sure to check out our League of Legends tier list to help you pick your champions.
