At MSI 2023, the strategy of protecting the ADC has been widely adopted by many teams, yielding high effectiveness. As a result, tank champions have been used more frequently in the Mid Lane. Even top stars in this position like Faker and Chovy have played tank champions to support the overall strategy.
One of the tank champions frequently used in the Mid Lane at MSI 2023 is K’Sante. Besides his inherent tankiness, K’Sante also shows great strength in lane due to his ability to clear minions very quickly. Moreover, the damage K’Sante deals cannot be underestimated when using his ultimate ability.
Furthermore, in the match between T1 and Gen.G, Faker had an outstanding performance with K’Sante in game 5. Not only did he contain Chovy during the laning phase, but Faker also executed excellent ultimates to isolate Peyz from Gen.G in this match. After the game ended, Riot Games faced quite a few mixed opinions about creating such an “all-around” K’Sante.
“I really dislike the way K’Sante is designed. It’s unreasonable for a champion to build full tank items and still be able to take down enemy champions so quickly. Just look at how Faker plays this champion; with only 2 tank items, he can still ‘one shot’ Peyz. I don’t understand what Riot was thinking when they made this champion.” – a viewer shared.
Essentially, the power and “versatility” of K’Sante have been pointed out by the community since this character’s debut. However, it wasn’t until this champion was used by top players like Faker and Chovy that the audience fully realized K’Sante’s imbalance. Perhaps after MSI 2023 concludes, Riot should consider necessary nerfs to this character.