omg this is a realy bad build...... plz dont do anymore builds for everyones sake.

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Try a Lich Bane. Better than stacking 2 or more Zhonya's. to be honest, if you want raw AP, get a Needlessly Large Rod, 20 gold per 1 AP. best amount of AP for your gold

so wrong never use ignite and/or clarity for him!

Zring stacking is actually less AP than so say stacking Archangels....This is all I have.

5 Archangels -831AP / 4040 Mana / 136.6 Regen per 5
5 Z Rings -750AP / 1040 Mana / 11.6 Regen per 5

Since you've failed explaining why your build would be better than other things, I'm gonna have to vote this down.. Too bad.

It seems like you're expecting to be fed... Since there's always a way to counter all champions; that won't work against good enemy players..

Well, you do have enough hp for most problems. Since you get a Doran's Shield. But sometimes that's not enough. I find myself squishy even with flat hp quints. Hp is sometimes more important than ap..

You only answered the questions about Void Staff and Hp..
Please read my comment again and answer the rest of my questions.

Just to clarify: I'm not completely sure about which is better; Havoc, Tenacity or Meditation(12utility). What do you think? And which of these have you tried? (I didn't make it clear enough in the last comment)

It's not about what's safer, it's about what's best and most flexible..

Thanks for the comments.

I know a lot of people wonder which is the point of getting AP that way.
I do feel responsible for not including that fact in my guide.

The reason is, I kill 2 times my lane opponent and then go for a needlessly large rod.
Nobody in early game has a real way to counter 110 of AP being lvl 6, or even less if you buy an elixir of brillance.
By the time I have the first zhonya ring, I always have more than 5 kills and some assists. And the game usually ends after I buy the second Needlessly large rod.


And, regarding about being squishier than anyone. If you did well enough at early game, you should have enough AP to kill anyone with nullsphere/force pulse combo or at least letting them live with less than 2/4 of hp left.

Ill create another build I usually use, which is safer and easier to use than this.

Thanks for the feedback

The thing is, I buy lots of AP so that they cant keep up with my AP (Or even if they do, they risk damage output, which is useful anyway)

On one hand, I do understand that you need a void staff there to counter enemies magic resistance (If they have tanks or enemies who care about the sick damage you do). By bad, should have said that at least

But on the other hand, Lich Bane is useless. Mana, movement speed? Worthless. I prefer to get more needlessly large rods (Which has more AP Per Gold than Lich bane). And if you want to go for it for the damage you can deal based on your AP, I believe it is not worth unless you have lots of money to spend (And at last 2 needlessly large rod)

Liked the build until I saw your items.. Seriously.. This item build just plainly sucks..

One Zhonja's Ring is all you need. More than that and you're just wasting gold... If you really just want insane amounts of ap try stacking Archangels' Staffs. With 3000 mana they'll give ~135ap each(you'll most likely have 3500 or more mana lategame). That's more than a Zhonja's Ring, they also give lots of mana-reg and mana. To the point of making clarity useless(even one is enough), which means you can get a better summoner spell. Much better to stack.

But there are items that are more important than more ap...
Void staff gives more dmg than a zhonja's ring if your target has more than ~60mr. Everyone who's not a complete idiot would get mr if a magic dmg champ is dominating their team. There's no pride in dominating noobs..

As Gigaffect said; Lich Bane is a good item if you want some extra nuke dmg. The only problem is that you have to be in melee range, which is kinda risky.. The dmg is physical so you should activate the passive for some armor pen.
You're never supposed to tank anything with kassadin.. But since kassadin is pretty frail for a melee champ you should get some hp too. Getting a Rylai's Crystal Scepter and/or hp in quints should fix that problem.
You're right about that. But only idiots would stack mana for that reason.. I stack mana for ap(archangel's staff) and the simple reason that it enables you to use more spells before running out of mana.
Btw; I've actually landed a 8x Riftwalk :P. Got a triple kill soon thereafter and - best of all: didn't die! ^^ Just did it for the bragging rights. I would never seriously try to kill anyone that way..
I'll actually have to disagree with you there. While they're not awesome or anything, they do help big time in last-hitting creeps. And the bonus from Havoc is one of the best Kassadin can get in masteries.
I've thought about trying something similar to this out. With 12utility, reg seals and different items, without clarity. But I feel that I will lose too much damage if I don't get Havoc and I just love how much easier it is to last-hit(gain about +10dmg vs creeps). But I'm still not completely sure about which is better though; Havoc, Tenacity or 12utility. I think one thing is pretty clear though; that both Strength of Spirit and Archaic Knowledge are necessary.

Can't believe you don't get mana-reg(/lvl) seals. +5ap or +1mana/5sec per lvl, 16/5@lvl18. Personally I see a clear winner in the mana-reg..

I did notice a very cool thing though. You use exactly the same stratrgy as me in mid! :)
Works like a charm! ^^ As long as you don't face any of your natural enemies.

You know, I believe there is way more to a champion than just stacking one item over and over. Anybody can do that. There HAVE to be items that benefit him better than just Zhonya's Ring. For instance, the highest rated Kassadin build on this site got me 39/3/6 and it has one Zhonya's in it. I haven't tried this build yet so I won't give it a minus, but have you tried Lich Bane? It dramatically increases his burst damage by adding basically another spell with a 1:1 ability power ratio.