[4.0a] Kassadin Guide - The Blink Blink Carry
The Blink Blink Carry
Pros
- Very Mobile AP Assasin
- High Burst Late Game Carry
- Great scaling in his abilities
Cons
- Weak in early stages of the game
- Requires knowledge and skill to play this champ
Kassadin Build
Best Build Guide for Kassadin
Item Build Description
Additional information on the items
STARTING ITEMS
You Should buy:
Sapphire Crystal
- if you are looking to stack your mana early to reach the mana cap of
Archangel's Staff
later after
Rod of Ages
.
Amplifying Tome
- if you want to rush
Rod of Ages
and the lane matchup is in your favor.
Ruby Crystal
- if the enemy laner is a poke champ or has a great early damage. This helps you survive the early game to avoid potential dives.
CORE ITEMS
These are your best standard items for
Kassadin
because of the two scaling item which is
Rod of Ages
and
Archangel's Staff
Rod of Ages
- Overall a great first item for
Kassadin
because of the heal passive, stacking HP, Mana, and Ability Power.
Archangel's Staff
- A great scaling AP item because of its upgrade passive that gives you a shield when low
STANDARD FULL BUILD
Core items with two magic penetration items to ensure a one shot combo in the late game.
Infinity Orb
- Great magic penetration passive and the crit bonus when enemy is low
Void Staff
- best magic penetration item in the game to ensure a flat damage when enemy has no magic resist item
[Stasis Enchant] - protects you from getting deleted in teamfights
VS. HEAL COMP
Morellonomicon
- an item to buy if the enemy has a lot of healers such as
Soraka
, [Aatrox],
Yuumi
,
Olaf
, etc.
VS. HEAVY AD COMP
Frozen Heart
- a go to item if the enemy has a lot of Burst AD champs such as
Jayce
,
Zed
,
Pantheon
,
Kha'Zix
, etc.
VS. HEAVY CC COMP
Quicksilver Enchant
- a must go to boot enchant item if you always find yourself not moving during teamfights.
Banshee's Veil
- you will only build this item if the enemy has a lot of cc/AP champs such as
Lux
,
Varus
,
Annie
,
Vex
, etc.
Kassadin Runes
Best Runes for Kassadin
My Standard Runes for Kassadin
Fleet Footwork
- overall the best rune for Kassadin because of the heal and mana recovery plus the movement speed
Gathering Storm
- stacking AP as the game goes on is very good for scaling champs like Kassadin
Second Wind
- a recovery rune that helps you survive in laning phase
Hunter Genius
- more ability haste means more ability spam
A second rune setup if you are confident that you will snowball the game
Electrocute
- helps you in trading in early game but falls off later
Sudden Impact
-
Kassadin
blinks a lot so a little bit of magic penetration is helpful
Skill Order
How to distribute skill points
Summoner Spells
When to take which summoners
Kassadin Matchups & Counters
Detailed information on how to play matchups and counters
Just play safe until you get your
Riftwalk
and you just use your ultimate to get out of his
Event Horizon
Disintegrate
Tormented Shadow
Dark Binding
Command: Attack
Command: Dissonance
Bouncing Bomb
Divine Judgment
Hextech Munitions
Sweeping Blade
Thundering Shuriken
Lightning Rush
Pillar Of Flame
Parallel Convergence
Destiny
Void Stone
Bone Plating
Orb Of Deception
Charm
Avengerang
Dirty Fighting
Going Rogue
Death Mark
Shield Of Durand
Hero's Entrance
Ionian Fervor
Flawless Duet
Illumination
Paddle Star!
Doom 'n Gloom
Personal Space
Yasuo
Fate Sealed
Piercing Light
To The Skies! / Shock Blast
Comet Spear
Renekton
Reign Of Anger
Voracity
Death Lotus
Five Point Strike
Twilight Shroud
Pale Cascade
Crescent Strike
Lunar Rush
GAMEPLAY:
EARLY GAME:
- Do not push the wave to the enemy tower because you are an immobile champ vulnerable to ganks
- Last hit minions using your
Nether Blade
because of its safe range
- Use your fully stack
Force Pulse
either to trim the enemy wave or trade
- Always prioritize your health over farm if the enemy jungler and mid laner are good early game champs
- When trading use your
Force Pulse
first then your
Nether Blade
- Always remind your team you can't really do much during a skirmish because of your weak early
- Roam if you see potential kills and can safely retreat
MID GAME:
- This is the part of the game where you farm in the sidelanes. When doing this do not extend especially if you can't see where the enemy team is
- When joining a teamfight, stack up your
Riftwalk
to deal the maximum damage. But pay attention to your mana
LATE GAME:
- This is where you become a beast. Bring sweeping lens to ensure enemy don't have vision of you.
- When trying to assasinate use your
Null Sphere
first before jumping with your combo to avoid potential enemy escape
- You can extend your
Riftwalk
blink range by using the spell [flash], use this when trying to assasinate their backline during teamfights
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