On Summoner’s Rift, a new Shuriman champion is coming, and for the first time in a long time, they take on the primary responsibilities of a top lane tank.
Riot Games just released a preseason preview that included trailer teases for K’Sante, the Pride of Nazumah, as well as a mythology story. Since Ornn’s addition to the game’s cast in 2017, K’Sante is the first pure tank to join the cast, though it is unknown when he will be included. Players should prepare for K’Sante to go live in Patch 12.21 and to be tested on the PBE shortly.
K’Sante is from Nazumah, a region of Shurima where there is no Azir worship. In the preseason video, it was stated that he had defeated a gigantic adversary and turned its hide into “ntofos,” which are “massive, blunt weapons” that he could also transform into swords. The voice actor DeObia Oparei was pleased to “create history” with the revelation that he was the League’s first Black LGBTQ+ champion.
K’Sante’s official trailer reveals that he is referred to as the “Hunter” and that his partner is simply referred to as the “Archer.” K’Sante relied on his raw strength and talent throughout their battle to defend Nazumah, much to the chagrin of the Archer, who preferred that he hone his extraordinary might using elegance and strategy. The biggest villain in K’Sante’s life is the hubris he displayed by ignoring the Archer’s counsel.
Lil Nas X, who composed and will perform this year’s Worlds song “STAR WALKIN’,” will collaborate with the skin development team to produce Prestige Empyrean K’Sante, which will be sold during the 2018 Worlds competition, Riot previously said. This most likely indicates that Empyrean K’Sante will be the champion’s release skin, though it is unknown what he would look like in that skin because League hasn’t seen that skin line before.
The release of K’Sante trailer coincides with the Worlds 2022 event, which also includes skins from the Bewitching, Spirit Blossom, and probably the forthcoming Empyrean universes. The champions who will get Empyrean skins are currently unknown, but the PBE preview for the following week is likely to disclose them.
K’Sante is anticipated to debut on the League’s live servers either in Patch 12.21 or at the beginning of the 2019 preseason. In the upcoming days, he and his release skin will probably be made available for testing on the PBE, along with more details regarding the precise nature of his powers.