K'Sante vs Malphite TOP Matchup Guide

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K'Sante into Malphitemedium

Overview

Control the lane by stacking and using terrain angles to threaten displacement and isolation.
Manage trades carefully to prevent Malphite from scaling armor and gaining lane safety.
Focus on front-line control and peeling in teamfights, leveraging your tank skirmisher strengths.

Trade only when K'Sante Q3 is ready and is available to absorb damage and displace.
Punish Malphite's cooldowns, especially after when his damage reduction is down.
Use terrain to enhance your threat and isolate Malphite only when advantage is clear.

Beware when Malphite's is available for long-range knockup engages.
Avoid trading or all-ins without K'Sante Q3 or as displacement and damage reduction drop.
After using , your durability lowers; avoid extended fights until cooldowns reset.

Use stacks and to control short trades and deny Malphite safe scaling.
Commit only to isolate Malphite when terrain and cooldowns guarantee a winning duel.
Maintain front-line control in teamfights, peeling for carries and disrupting enemy engages with displacement.

Tactical tip

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