K'Sante ARAM Mayhem Build

The Pride of Nazumah. One of the weakest picks in ARAM Mayhem on patch 26.21: #172 of 173 champions.

DPatch 26.21TankFighterNo runes in Mayhem

Tier: D
Win rate: 44.2%
Pick rate: 2.9%
Rank: #172 of 173
Games: 680,398
Patch: 26.21

How to play K'Sante in ARAM Mayhem

K'Sante is one of the weakest picks in ARAM Mayhem on patch 26.21: tier D, #172 of 173 champions, with a 44.2% win rate over 680,398 games. Riot rates it 9/10 for difficulty, so give it a few games before you judge it.

81% of K'Sante's damage to champions is physical, so enemy armor is what slows it down. It keeps its team alive with 2,360 shielding on teammates in an average game; stay behind your frontline and save it for the fights that matter. It soaks 63,303 damage per game and mitigates another 107,338, so it belongs at the front: start fights and absorb the poke your carries can't.

The Tank build, tank items, is both the most played and the top-ranked path: Heartsteel, Thornmail and Iceborn Gauntlet, with a 44.8% win rate over 481,951 games. For boots, Plated Steelcaps are both the most bought and the top-ranked pair.

The cards that do best on K'Sante are Armored Impact, The Boom and the Bass and Outlaw's Grit. Cards built around health and resistances fill most of the top of its list, followed by movement speed. Skip Ultimate Revolution and Brass Blast when you can: they do worst on K'Sante. A pair to look for: Armored Impact with The Boom and the Bass.

Take Flash and Mark (95% of players). Max Q (Ntofo Strikes) first, then W, then E. Players who max Q first instead win a little more often, so it is worth trying.

K'Sante ARAM Mayhem build

ARAMKit groups every K'Sante game by build path. The top-ranked path comes first, with the items most players start with, buy first and add later.

Tank build · top ranked

44.8% win rate · 86% of K'Sante games · 481,951 games

Start

Giant's Belt
Ruby Crystal

Core items, in buying order

Heartsteel
Thornmail
Iceborn Gauntlet

Boots on the Tank build for K'Sante, top ranked first, with the share of players who buy them
Boots, best first	Players
No boots	35%
Plated Steelcaps	50%
Mercury's Treads	14%

Situational, after the core

Unending Despair23% buy it
Randuin's Omen25% buy it
Jak'Sho, The Protean52% buy it
Warmog's Armor9% buy it
Frozen Heart7% buy it
Kaenic Rookern7% buy it

Most bought items

Heartsteel75% of games
Jak'Sho, The Protean62% of games
Iceborn Gauntlet55% of games
Unending Despair46% of games
Mercury's Treads38% of games
Thornmail37% of games
Randuin's Omen27% of games
Warmog's Armor26% of games
Kaenic Rookern20% of games
Plated Steelcaps17% of games

Best augments for K'Sante

Every card with enough K'Sante games, by tier and best first within each tier. Tiers are K'Sante's own: a card can be S tier here and C tier on another champion. As Riot's policy asks, cards are shown by tier and order only, never with a win rate. Click a card for its own page; the augment tier list ranks them over all champions.

PrismaticBest prismatic cards

GoldBest gold cards

SilverBest silver cards

S- and A-tier cards for K'Sante

4 S tier and 37 A tier, best first.

The S- and A-tier augments for K'Sante in ARAM Mayhem, best first, with their rarity and what they do
Augment	Rarity	Tier	What it does
Armored Impact	Gold	Tier S	After casting an Ability, your next Attack deals (50–125 (by level) +250% Bonus Armor) bonus physical damage to nearby enemies.
The Boom and the Bass	Gold	Tier S	After casting an Ability, your next Attack within 6 seconds is faster, deals Melee (50–200 (by level) +50% Bonus Attack Damage+30% Ability…
Outlaw's Grit	Gold	Tier S	After using a Dash, Blink, or Teleport Ability you gain 12 Armor and Magic Resist up to 60 at 5 stacks. Resets every 15 seconds.
Forged By The Master	Silver	Tier S	Your Item and Augment damage are increased by 45%.
Sap Magic	Gold	Tier A	Every 20 seconds, your next Attack deals (80–300 (by level) +5% Bonus Health) bonus physical damage and restores (50–250 (by level) +8% Max…
Dashing	Prismatic	Tier A	Your dash, leap, blink, or teleport Abilities gain 175 Ability Haste.
Shadow Runner	Silver	Tier A	After using a Dash, Blink, or Teleport Ability or exiting Stealth, gain 300 Movement Speed for 2 seconds.
Escape Plan	Silver	Tier A	Gain a massive (65% Max Health) decaying Shield, decaying 150% Movement Speed, and a decaying shrink effect upon reaching 35% Health (75…
Stats on Stats!	Gold	Tier A	Gain 3 Stat Anvils, with a higher chance of Gold and Prismatic Anvils!
Tooth Fairy	Gold	Tier A	When you deal more than 25% of an enemy champion's Health in less than 2.5 seconds, they drop a Tooth. 4 seconds cooldown per target
Weapon of Destiny	Gold	Tier A	Your first Legendary Item becomes the Weapon of Destiny. When a champion you damaged within the last 3 seconds dies, increase the Weapon of…
Donation	Gold	Tier A	Receive 1750 Gold. Thanks chat!:)
Fruitify	Silver	Tier A	Scoring a Takedown causes the slain champion to explode into 3–6 (by level) Fruit. Fruit restores 6% of your maximum health and restores 6%…
Back To Basics	Prismatic	Tier A	Your Ultimate Ability is sealed. Gain 35% Ability Damage, Healing, Shielding, and 70 Ability Haste.
Pressure Cooker	Gold	Tier A	Every second, apply an infinitely stacking Burn to nearby enemy champions, dealing (0.5% Max Health) magic damage per second for 2 seconds…
Upgrade Immolate	Silver	Tier A	Hollow Radiance and Sunfire Aegis grant 12 Gold per target affected with Immolate. Gain 250 Gold.
Scopiest Weapons	Prismatic	Tier A	Gain Melee 250 / Ranged 150 Attack Range.
Mad Scientist	Prismatic	Tier A	On each Revive, you grow large (gaining 30% Adaptive Force and 20% Health) or tiny (gaining 70 Ability Haste and 40% Movement Speed).
From Beginning To End	Gold	Tier A	Gain the First Strike and Dark Harvest Keystone Runes. First Strike: When you initiate champion combat, deal 10% extra damage for 3 seconds…
Porcupine	Gold	Tier A	Taking damage from champions builds up a burst of needles. At critical mass, the needles burst, dealing (75–200 (by level) +125% Bonus…
Scopier Weapons	Gold	Tier A	Gain Melee 150 / Ranged 100 Attack Range.
Steel Your Heart	Gold	Tier A	QUEST: Possess Heartsteel with 300 stacks. REWARD: Multiply Heartsteel stacks by 3.
Goredrink	Silver	Tier A	Gain 15% Omnivamp.
Heavy Hitter	Silver	Tier A	Your Attacks deal additional (3.5% Max Health) physical damage.
Get Excited!	Gold	Tier A	Gain 100% Movement Speed and 15% Attack Speed for 4 seconds on takedown.
Shark Tempest	Gold	Tier A	Sharks circle your Snowball, slowing and dealing 100–200 (by level) magic damage to enemies they pass through. If your Snowball hits a…
En Passant	Prismatic	Tier A	Periodically identify Vitals on enemy champions. Hitting Vitals with Attacks or Abilities deals an additional 6% + 1.5% per stack max Health…
Omni Soul	Prismatic	Tier A	Gain 3 random Dragon Souls.
Clown College	Prismatic	Tier A	Backstab: You deal (20–35 (by level) +35% Ability Power +50% Bonus Attack Damage) bonus physical damage when striking from behind. Deceive…
Overloaded	Prismatic	Tier A	Using another Ability resets the cooldown of selected ability.
Mosh Monster	Prismatic	Tier A	Casting selected ability grants 300–750 (by level) bonus Health and Slows nearby enemies by 50% for the duration of selected ability Getting…
Bread and Cheese	Gold	Tier A	Your selected ability gains 100 Ability Haste.
Stats on Stats on Stats!	Prismatic	Tier A	Gain 4 Stat Anvils, with a higher chance of Gold and Prismatic Anvils! On your next Augment selection, gain one additional reroll per slot.
Infinite Recursion	Prismatic	Tier A	Gain 60 Ability Haste, plus 3 Ability Haste per takedown.
Final Form	Prismatic	Tier A	After casting your Ultimate, gain a 50% max Health Shield, 20% Omnivamp and 30% bonus Movement Speed for 10 seconds. (20 seconds Cooldown).
Transmute: Prismatic	Gold	Tier A	Gain a random Augment Tier Prismatic Augment.
Giant Slayer	Prismatic	Tier A	Become tiny, gain 20% Movement Speed, and deal between 10% and 30% bonus damage to champions based on how much larger they are than you.
Impassable	Gold	Tier A	Gain the Aftershock and Glacial Augment Keystone Runes. Aftershock: After Immobilizing an enemy champion, gain defenses and later deal a…
Kill Secured	Silver	Tier A	Gain 60% Movement Speed towards enemies below 40% health.
Swift and Safe	Silver	Tier A	Gain a (65–290 (by level) +26% Ability Power +65% Bonus Attack Damage) Shield for 2 seconds after a Dash or Blink (5 seconds Cooldown).
Ocean Soul	Silver	Tier A	Gain the Ocean Soul, granting high Health and Mana Regen after damaging enemies.

Average on K'Sante
53 cards, best first

Below average on K'Sante
37 cards, best first

Weakest on K'Sante
9 cards, best first

Best first augment for K'Sante

Your first card decides the early fights, and a card that is great as a first pick can be a weak fourth. ARAMKit ranks K'Sante's cards for each pick on its own; these are the top five per pick, with their tier in that pick. For the first pick, Armored Impact, Upgrade Immolate and The Boom and the Bass come out on top.

The best augments for K'Sante in each pick of an ARAM Mayhem game, best first, with their tier in that pick
#	First pick	Second pick	Third pick	Fourth pick
1	Armored ImpactTier S	Armored ImpactTier S	The Boom and the BassTier S	The Boom and the BassTier S
2	Upgrade ImmolateTier S	The Boom and the BassTier S	Armored ImpactTier S	Armored ImpactTier S
3	The Boom and the BassTier S	Outlaw's GritTier S	Forged By The MasterTier S	Get Excited!Tier S
4	Outlaw's GritTier S	From Beginning To EndTier S	Scopier WeaponsTier S	Flash 2Tier S
5	Shark TempestTier S	Tooth FairyTier S	DashingTier S	Shadow RunnerTier S

Strong card pairs

Two cards that do especially well together on K'Sante, best pair first.

Summoner spells and skill order

Summoner spells

Flash + Mark95% of players · 44.3% win rate
Ghost + Mark1% of players · 43.7% win rate
Flash + Ghost4% of players · 42.6% win rate

Skill order

QNtofo Strikes
WPath Maker
EFootwork

Max Q first. 55% of players use this order (44.4% win rate); put points in R whenever you can. Maxing Q first (43% of players) wins 46.5%.

K'Sante in an average Mayhem game

Averages per game over every game on this patch.

K / D / A: 8.6 / 11.7 / 25.9
KDA: 3.16
Damage to champions: 35,861
Damage taken: 63,303
Self-mitigated: 107,338
Healing on allies: 2
Shielding on allies: 2,360
Crowd control: 45 s
Kill participation: 64%
Game length: 16:39

Damage type

Physical 81%Magic 10%True 9%

Questions and answers

What is the best K'Sante build in ARAM Mayhem?

On patch 26.21 ARAMKit ranks the Tank build first for K'Sante: Heartsteel, Thornmail and Iceborn Gauntlet. It is also the most played build.

What are the best augments for K'Sante in ARAM Mayhem?

The S-tier cards for K'Sante, best first: Armored Impact, The Boom and the Bass, Outlaw's Grit and Forged By The Master. The full list by tier is on this page.

Is K'Sante good in ARAM Mayhem?

K'Sante is tier D on patch 26.21, #172 of 173 champions, with a 44.2% win rate over 680,398 games. That makes it one of the weakest picks in ARAM Mayhem right now.

What is the best first augment for K'Sante in ARAM Mayhem?

For K'Sante's first pick on patch 26.21: Armored Impact, Upgrade Immolate, The Boom and the Bass, Outlaw's Grit and Shark Tempest, best first. Cards rank differently in later picks; the table on this page has all four.

Other Tanks in ARAM Mayhem

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ARAM Mayhem tier list
Every champion by tier on patch 26.21.
ARAM Mayhem augment tier list
Every card from S to D over all champions.
All Mayhem builds
Pick a champion from the full list.
ARAM Mayhem rules
Augment levels, rerolls and why there are no runes.
ARAM Mayhem guide
How the mode, the cards and the picks work.
K'Sante counters
Its lane matchups on Summoner's Rift.
ARAM Mayhem overlay
The card picker and build in the app.

Source: ARAMKit, used with permission. Patch 26.21, 23,177,263 ARAM Mayhem games, data of October 28, 2026. Riot keeps Mayhem games out of its public match API, so these aggregates come from ARAMKit. Card tiers are shown without win rates, as Riot's developer policy asks.