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[11.14] SirGRC's Silver Guide to Kassadin

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Runes: Aggressive

1 2 3

Domination

Electrocute

Taste of Blood

Eyeball Collection

Ultimate Hunter

Precision

Presence of Mind

Coup de Grace

Bonus:

+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+6 Armor

Spells:

1 2 3 4 5

Safest Option

Flash

Teleport

Items

Starting Options

Cocky Start

Safe Option

Poke Start

AD Lane

Ring Start

First Backs

Tear

Dark Seal

Building Your Mythic

AD Burst V1

AD Burst V2

AD Burst V3

Anti Heal

First Item Options

Lost Chapter

Armour

Boots

Resistances

Fed

Other Useful Items

Damage Items

Situational Damage Items

Resistances

Situational Resistances

Build Examples

Heavy AP Team

Heavy AD Teams

Testing

Hullbreaker

Manamune

Ability Order AP/Safe Lane

1 2

Kassadin Passive Ability

Threats & Synergies

Threats

Synergies

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Extreme Threats

Ideal Synergies

Kassadin

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I need more playing with Kassadin because all the champions I have been playing against have only been AD and counter picking, but they have no idea what they are doing so they just lose anyways.

Synergies

Ideal Strong Ok Low None

Champion Build Guide

Disclaimer

This Guide was made by a silver player who just enjoys making builds for champions. I am not saying you will not hit challenger, just that I will not be getting there any time soon.

If you have any suggestions or criticisms feel free to leave a comment explaining why you think so.

Introduction

Howdy Reader and welcome to A Silver Player's Guide to! This one is on !

I am SirGRC, I am a silver player. I started playing right before preseason 10 came out. I do not have a main or even a small pool of champions I like to play, probably why I am silver. I have recently switched down to mid-lane! I have no idea how long I will be chilling here but my friends say I do much better here so, here I am! I picked just because I always thought he was a fun champion. Kinda a dumb reason but that is kinda the reason anybody plays any champion. I do needd a second pick incase gets back so maybe leave a comment giving a suggestion. :)

As I said earlier, I enjoy making builds for champions, even if I do not play them. If there is a champion, you would like to see me do next do not hesitate to message me! My discord is Gene Rufus Cheesemen#6523 or join my discord server here!

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Pros and Cons

+ Amazing Late Game.
+ Very Mobile with Ultimate.
+ Strong VS AP.
+ (Persoanlly) A Strong Level 3-5.

- Horribly Early Game.
- Very Weak VS AD.
- Hard to Come Back if You Int Too Much.
- Can be Mana Hungry.

AP/Safe Ability Breakdown

#1.
Riftwalk
6 / 11 / 16
#2.
Null Sphere
1 / 4 / 5 / 7 / 9
#3.
Force Pulse
2 / 8 / 10 / 12 / 13
#4.
Nether Blade
3 / 14 / 15 / 17 / 18

> > >

The first three levels for is very standard, Q, W, and then E. By leveling his Q, , first it will allow you to safely farm from a distance and tank some poke with the magic shield given. Next, you will level his W, because by this point in time you are going to be getting pushed under tower, or fairly close, and you need a way to CS under tower and the best way to do that is with an ability that casts instantly and is an auto-rest. Finally, you should level E, , I do it last because typically it is taking forever to stack up because in the early game nobody has any Ability Haste and they are very conservative about using their abilities.

The maxing order for abilities is different than what is leveled for the first three levels, remember to level , [Kassadin]]'s R every chance it can be leveled. First, is maxed because of the magic shield it gives. It also will do some very heavy damage to anybody hit by it. Second is , this is leveled seconds because the damage it does is very high. On top of that it gives a slow that can be as high as 90% which will guarantee a free . Finally, is maxed simply because maxing the other two abilities would benefit more.

AD/Aggressive Ability Breakdown

#1.
Riftwalk
6 / 11 / 16
#2.
Force Pulse
1 / 4 / 5 / 7 / 9
#3.
Nether Blade
2 / 8 / 10 / 12 / 13
#4.
Null Sphere
3 / 14 / 15 / 17 / 18

> > >

The first three levels for is the exact same even against AD champions, Q, W, and then E. By leveling his Q, , first it will allow you to safely farm from a distance and tank some poke with the magic shield given. Next, you will level his W, because by this point in time you are going to be getting pushed under tower, or fairly close, and you need a way to CS under tower and the best way to do that is with an ability that casts instantly and is an auto-rest. Finally, you should level E, , I do it last because typically it is taking forever to stack up because in the early game nobody has any Ability Haste and they are very conservative about using their abilities.

The maxing order for abilities is different than what is leveled for the first three levels, remember to level , [Kassadin]]'s R every chance it can be leveled. First, is maxed first because the slow it gives can guarantee a free kill if you are getting a gank or a good portion of their heal going away as you can get a full cycle of abilities off. Second is because by leading with , you can auto, , and then auto again and as they either run away or fight you can them. Finally you max , although the damage it does is very high the shield it gives is just not very good when it does not actually block anything.

Summoner Spells

FLASH

is a must have spell for . For a start, it can be used in the early game to either surprise your lane opponent or to run away from a gank. In the late game, it can be used inbetween to help you catch up to an opponent who is running away, or use it with to help you get away from an opponent because they got a quadra-kill.

TELEPORT

is another great tool because it allows you to either create or deny pressure. One example would be is if dragon is about to be ready, you can shove a lane, typically top lane because it is the one furthest from dragon, then the other team has the choice of either stopping you or fighting for drake. If somebody does try to stop you from taking a tower you can to drake and then the fight becomes at best 5v4.

IGNITE

When I first started playing I would always take ignite because opponents would always think "Oh it is Mr. Late Game, I'm going to fight him" and has some very good damage and when you ignite them you will either kill them, trade one for one, forced them to use their ignite, or gave your jungler a kill. I really do not take it anymore, but I think it could be a good option for an aggressive player.

EXHAUST

I have taken on multiple occasions into a very dive heavy lane, , , , and , and I just have not gotten good results with it. I do believe that it is a good spell for a dive heavy lane, but I think I might just be using it wrong.

BARRIER

I have taken on a few occasions and have gotten good results with it and I think it could be very good into a very burst heavy lane or any lane with . This is because has a stronger shield than has damage. I am not saying the two will mitigate each other, but it will certainly soften the blow of incoming damage.

Rune Options

Precision

CONQUEROR
I have a horrible time with . I can never get it stacked up fast enough so I just never take it. Despite this I do believe that it is the best rune option especially when it comes to late game. Just remember to auto-attack between abilities.

TRIUMPH
A free heal and some bonus gold, there really is not anything too special to say. is a great rune choice however for the mana regen from is a lot more beneficial.

PRESENCE OF MIND
is a must for mostly because of how much mana his ultimate takes up once it is fully stacked. Plus, after a getting a takedown you will be restoring a good portion of mana allowing you to stay in fights for longer.

LEGEND: ALACRITY
Take this if there is no crowd control on the other team because faster auto attacks will allow you to trigger and stack at a faster rate.

LEGEND: TENACITY
I think that is the best of the three legends because there is so much and so many form of crowd control in the mid lane, and the game. So, reducing that for as long as possible will save you more often than you would think.

COUP DE GRACE
Gain bonus damage when enemies fall below 40% health. Not much more too it. Though it is a good grab if you plan on being clean up crew for your team.

LAST STAND
Gain bonus damage the lower your health becomes. I prefer this over because you get the bonus damage sooner, though it is a little less.

Domination

ELECTROCUTE
is my personal go to key stone for . It is very easy to trigger at any point in the game after getting level 3, and sometimes even sooner.

TASTE OF BLOOD
Although the healing from is good, it is only an initial burst of healing. Afterwards it goes on a 20 second cooldown and if you are at full health you still will get to activate. That being said, everybody is poking at so unless you are starting the fights, which I personally do not recommend, you should always be getting some healing when you do decide to go in for a fight.

SUDDEN IMPACT
is incredibly powerful on , however I think that the healing and sustain from is a much better grab for surviving in lane.

GHOST PORO
is "free" damage assuming you are able to place wards and have them not be destroyed.

EYEBALL COLLECTION
Assuming you can get kills then is an excellent grab because it is "free" damage.

ULTIMATE HUNTER
Ulitmate Hunter is a great choice in terms of the domination options as it gives 's ultimate and even lower cooldown.

Sorcery

MANAFLOW BAND
It is free mana, which scales with, for just poking at your lane opponent. Unfortunately, it doesn't give much outside of scaling for the late game and provides no benefit for trying to survive laning phase.

TRANSCENDENCE
As you level up you will be getting free Ability Haste which is going to make all your low ability cooldowns even shorter which is great because you can either stay on top of a champion or run because you're about to get ganked.

GATHERING STORM
You could take but, I think is a better option because it scales better by the 20-minute mark.

Resolve

DEMOLISH
is possibly the best option of the three, unless you are maxing . It will help take towers and if the off chance you aren't pushed into your tower it can be a free plate.

SHIELD BASH
This could be a great grab because of the bonus damage you will deal, on an auto-attack, after getting a shield.

SECOND WIND
is going to be taken into an opponent that plans on poking you down.

BONE PLATING
is the rune choice if you are going to have an opponent who is going to try and all in you or burst you down.

OVERGROWTH
is an okay option as it gives bonus health and is great for later stages of the game as well as increasing the damage from .

UNFLINCHING
is great into teams with a lot of crowd control because the more damage taken will grant higher tenacity. It is rather situational though because if they have very little forms of crowd control then it will be rather worthless.

Inspiration

UNSEALED SPELLBOOK
Having the ability to use every Summoner Spell is very good and nice, especially after they did the smite changes. Though truth be told, there are better options and you are really only taking it for the .

MAGICAL FOOTWEAR
is a pretty good choice all things considered because it is free and better boots. But that is assuming you can last without them until the at most 12 minute mark.

PERFECT TIMING
It is a free that can come in pretty clutch if you can reduce the time on it, but even if you can't it is still a good item.

BISCUIT DELIEVERY
I think that there are better options and so long you aren't spamming abilities you really don't need to take . But it is still worth mentioning because of the missing mana regen as well as it giving 50 mana.

APPROACH VELOCITY
This really isn't that good because can stick to opponents very well. However, with having a slow it might be useful for running up on an opponent in the early game.

TIME WARP TONIC
Pair with or don't bother taking because it is useless with a or two as they are just one time use.

Items for Kassadin

Starting Options

DORAN'S SHIELD
Starting will probably be the best starting item because it gives a good amount of health and comes with a budget .

DORAN'S RING
Although it isn't my personal choice for , I think it is a fairly decent start for him because of the health mana it gives.

CORRUPITNG POTION
I used to always start because of how often I was spamming his abilities. If you are having mana problems then go ahead and take this but just know that there are better items to be buying, especially starting.

DARK SEAL
is my go to start for . Although it seems odd to start this because of how safe should be playing in the early game, it is because of that safety that you know that if you get a stack, from kills or assists, you won't be losing those stacks any time soon.

CLOTH ARMOR
I take if I am unsure if I can be safe or not in an AD matchup. I also pair it with 4 [Potion]s thought you could get away with getting s.

First Backs

TEAR OF THE GODDESS
is an item you want to buy before you get six because the more stacks you get on it, the stronger is going to be. However, because of how easy the item is to stack there isn't a need to rush this on the first or even the second back if you can buy other items.

DARK SEAL
If you didn't buy this at the start of the game then buy it now.

LOST CHAPTER
is an excellent first back item because of the mana restore it gives. On top of that it gives a small boost to Ability Power and Ability Haste. It will also be used to build your mythics.

BLASTING WAND
If you can afford a but not then it is better to buy instead of two s because you can always back and easily get them later where as you will need to commit a portion of farm and time into getting .

SEEKER'S ARMGUARD
If you started then this is one of the many first back options. It builds into which is one of [[Kassadin]'s core items. It also will give the most armor after killing enough units.

PLATED STEELCAPS
If you started then this is one of the other options you have. It actually is a pretty good item as the tier two boot rush will allow you to have faster roams, if you can afford to do that, and if the opponent has a lot of skill-shots then this will allow you to easily dodge them.

GLACIAL BUCKLER
This is the final, worth while, option for . This is because it gives more base armor than , gives mana for , and gives a small boost to Ability Haste.

Mythic Options

EVERFROST
is the going to be the safest and the best mythic for . This is because of the active which will either lock an opponent down or slow them enough to allow for you to burst them down. When paired with it can slow them and keep them in the fight unless they decide to away.

LUDEN'S TEMPEST
I used to always build when I first started playing again in Season 11 because I was so used to building it in Season 10. It is still a very strong item and if you are very confident in bursting down your opponent because of the magic penetration it gives. It is also a good option into a team that is building magic resistances or just tanky in general.

RIFTMAKER
is a weird mythic for in my opinion. I wouldn't have even thought about building it on him but if you want to be more of a bruiser then this is a great item to grab. I wouldn't have even bothered mentioning it if it wasn't for the fact that I have been seeing a lot of other players building it. I am working on seeing if it is worth building or not.

Boot Options

IONIAN BOOTS OF LUCIDITY
are possibly the best boot choice because it lowers the cooldown of all abilities which in turn means that can be used more often to either get the kill or get away.

SORCERER'S SHOES
I am often building the most just out of habit. They are not the worst option for Kassadin, but he might be better off with another pair of boots.

PLATED STEELCAPS
Not bad boots but are my least favorite on this list, build into an all AD team.

MERCURY'S TREADS
Not bad boots and I think they are my favorite out of all the boots, build into an all AP or heavy CC team.

Damage Options

ARCHANGEL'S STAFF
is the main item you should be building in your games after your mythic. It gives 860 mana and is the most mana available in the game, on top of that it also can be upgraded into which will increase your ability power based on 's maxiumum mana.

COSMIC DRIVE
Despite how good of an item is I don't build often. has fairly low cooldowns as it is and because of he doesn't need a boost to his movement speed. I still think it is an incredible item for every AP champion, but I don't know how to fit it in with [Kassadin]].

LICH BANE
Similarly with , is a very powerful item, I just don't build it very often. I do think that it could be a wonderful alternative if you cannot get at 6 or more stacks.

RYLAI'S CRYSTAL SCEPTER
I am unsure about building though it seems like a very powerful item for because now all of his abilities slow. On top of that it gives a very large boost to his health and ability power.

Situational Damage Options

RABADON'S DEATHCAP
is a great item to buy when you are very far ahead or if you are doing well in the game because of the huge bonus to AP it will give. It is very expensive, for good reason, but also isn't that good if the other team is building a lot of magic resist.

VOID STAFF
is a very good item to get into a very tanky team, or a team that is building a lot of magic resist. Although you could build it into any team, you may get better results building into a squishier team.

MORELLONOMICON
This is going to be your damage anti-healing option. After it was changed from season 10 it is worth buying now. Building one of these is never a bad idea sense a team will always have healing. There is no need to rush . You can just buy an and wait before upgrading it.[/td]

MEJAI'S SOULSTEALER
If you are getting high stacks with and find yourself still getting a lot of kills then upgrading it to a is going to be a wonderful choice. Not only will it give you up to 125 ability power, having at least 10 stacks will allow you to gain a small boost of movement speed.[/td]

Resistance Options

DEMONIC EMBRACE
is going to be the best resistance option for when you just want some additional resistances because of its in-combat defense increase. It is not a huge bonus, so it is not going to be the best resistance option on the list but for when you are quite sure what you need and nobody on the other team is not very fed.

ZHONYA'S HOURGLASS
If you are buying a you are not really buying it for its armor. It gives a good bonus to armor, but the active it gives is the real reason to buy it. The stasis it gives can be used and useful in just about every game and for every situation.

Situational Resistance Options

FROZEN HEART
is the other none mythic item that gives AP that is worth mentioning, sorry . It will make you incredibly tanky if you decide to upgrade it from into an AD matchup and into an AD heavy team it is still an amazing item because of the passive.

BANSHEE'S VEIL
Although it is an odd item to build I think that it is an excellent choice into a team with a lot of point and click crowd control as it will allow you to dodge one crowd control. It also gives a very large bonus to ability power and magic resistance.

What to Take When

In this section I will show and explain options when it comes to runes and items. They will be in the order of importance.

Precision Runes

TRIUMPH
Take if you found aren't needing the mana regen from .

SPRESENCE OF MIND
Take if you are running low on mana and want to stay in fights longer.

LEGEND: ALACRITY
Take if you want bonus attack speed but don't force it.

LEGEND: TENACITY
Take if the other team has a lot of crowd control.

COUP DE GRACE
Take if you are getting your opponent low faster than they can get you low.

LAST STAND
Take if you find yourself being lower than your opponent and fights have been getting close.

Domination Runes

TASTE OF BLOOD
Take if you are getting poked a lot without being able to poke back frequently or if you plan on doing quick trades.

CHEAP SHOT
This will be the better option if you are able to stay healthy without [[Taste of Blood].

GHOST PORO
Take if you are warding more than you are killing.

EYEBALL COLLECTION
Take if you are killing more than you are warding.

Resolve Runes

SECOND WIND
This rune is effectively a , it should be taken into a poke lane. This would be somebody who is just poking you down until you die. If you are ever unsure if you should take or not is if they are range.

BONE PLATING
This rune should be taken into an all-in or burst matchup. It will stop a good portion of damage done to you and if you are unsure if you should take or not is if they are melee.

OVERGROWTH
This rune is great to take as it gives a large boost to his rather small health pool which will make it much harder to kill him. In the off chance you are taking it will also boost the damage done to towers.

UNFLINCHING
is going to be the most situational rune choice because it is tenacity and becomes stronger as health becomes lower. If a team has a lot of burst and crowd control then this could be an excellent rune to take though I think that the other options are better.

Inspiration Runes

MAGICAL FOOTWEAR
Take this if you just plan on not wanting to buy boots and can wait a maximum of 12 minutes for them.

PERFECT TIMING
It is a free stopwatch, sometimes you will need to build or buy a so getting a free item in there always helps.

APPROACH VELOCITY
Take this if you want to catch up to your enemies even faster with .

TIME WARP TONIC
Take it if you plan on using or don't really bother.

TL:DR

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Testing

Ignite with Teleport Results: Unknown

Frozen Heart into Riftmaker Results: SUCCESS SORTA

Anathema's Chains Results: FAILURE

Hullbreaker Results: Unknown

Manamune/Muramana Results: Unknown

Thank You

Thank you so much for reading this guide and getting this far. This guide has been a lot harder to make than I thought it would be. A vote would mean a lot but no pressure. If you have a criticism then feel free to leave a comment!

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