Urgot vs K’Sante Counter Pick

Across 592 logged games on patch 16.13.1, Urgot wins 54.9% of the time against K’Sante, and that figure is built on a large sample rather than a few lucky runs. Much of the advantage comes from range: he reaches 350 units to K’Sante’s 150, and his passive Echoing Flames adds physical damage from his legs on basic attacks and while Purge is active.

K’Sante is the tougher champion over a long fight, starting at 625 health and 36 Armor and reaching 2,665 health and 124.4 Armor at level 18. Because his damage is a mix of types, Urgot cannot rely on 121 Armor alone and has to split his item choices. Both champions have 330 base movement speed, so neither can simply run away from a fight that goes badly. K’Sante has to use Path Maker and Footwork to close the opening gap, not hold them back as an escape.

Both sides have difficulty ratings near the top of the scale, 9 for Urgot and 8 for K’Sante, but All Out is the riskier tool for him. It throws an enemy across terrain and pulls K’Sante into the pursuit that follows. If Corrosive Charge has already slowed the ground and Fear Beyond Death is ready for the health threshold, the chase can go very wrong for him. Dauntless Instinct rewards him for landing an ability on a target before he attacks, which means spending an extra moment setting up in the open against a champion who does not need any setup. Read the full kits for Urgot and K’Sante.