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Kassadin
Patch 16.3.1
MidDifficulty
Hard
Strength
Early
Mid
Late
Win Condition
Reach level 16 without letting the game end. In the late game, wait for the enemy to blow key CC, then onto the backline, delete the carry, and use the low cooldown of to escape or clean up the rest.
Playstyle
Scaling anti-mage assassin. Your goal is to survive a punishing early game to become an unstoppable, high-mobility tactical nuke that deletes backliners at level 16.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- +Unmatched late-game mobility with
- +High natural resistance to magic damage via and
- +Excellent mana sustain in fights using on champions
- +Strong cleanup potential in mid-game skirmishes
Weaknesses
- -Abysmal early laning phase; easily bullied by AD champions
- -Melee range makes every minion a risk before level 6
- -Extremely mana-hungry; poor mana management leaves you helpless
- -No hard crowd control; relies on slow to stick to targets
Abilities
Take 10% reduced magic damage and ignore unit collision. This makes you tanky against mages and prevents you from getting stuck in minions while trying to land .
Fires a void orb that shields you against MAGIC damage and interrupts channels. Use it *as* the enemy's spell is traveling to you to absorb damage. It cancels spells like Katarina's ultimate or Teleport.
Empowers your next auto-attack to deal damage and restore mana. It's an auto-attack reset. Use it immediately after a basic attack to maximize damage. Hitting a champion restores 20% of your missing mana.
A cone-shaped slow and damage spell. It requires 6 spells to be cast nearby before it can be used. In teamfights, this will be available almost constantly. Use it to prevent targets from kiting your .
A short-range blink that deals damage. Each consecutive cast within 15s doubles the mana cost and increases damage (up to 4 stacks). Manage your stacks carefully; a 4-stack is huge damage but costs 800 mana.
Teamfight Role
Patient Flanker/Assassin
Never be the first one in. Wait for your team to engage or the enemy to waste CC. Use to flank from over walls and target the squishiest enemy.
If you are the only one who can stop a channel (like Malzahar or Fiddlesticks), hold to interrupt them instead of using it for damage.
Combos
Laning Trade
-> -> Walk away
Standard poke. provides a shield to block their return damage while slows them so they can't chase you back.
Standard Burst
-> -> -> Auto ->
Your main assassination combo. gets you in, slows, and resets your auto for a fast burst of damage and mana refund.
Extended All-in
Pre-stack to 2 stacks -> -> -> -> ->
Used when you have the mana. Starting with stacks on ensures your first jump deals massive damage to surprise the enemy.
R-Flash Surprise
(buffer) -> Flash -> -> ->
The fastest engage. Cast then immediately Flash to extend the range. The damage lands at the Flash location, giving the enemy zero time to react.
Power Spikes
| Spike | Why |
|---|---|
| Level 6 | You finally gain mobility. You can now dodge skillshots, roam, and actually threaten the enemy laner. |
| Level 11 | cooldown is significantly reduced. This is your mid-game window where you start winning skirmishes. |
| Level 16 | The 'Win Condition.' is on a ~2 second cooldown. You can chase anyone and reposition constantly in fights. |
Tips & Tricks
- •Use to reset your auto-attack for faster tower taking and CSing.
- • shield applies INSTANTLY. Use it against fast projectiles like Veigar Q or LeBlanc Q.
- •Don't stay at 4 stacks of if no fight is happening; you will go OOM just trying to move around.
- • allows you to walk through minions; use this to take unexpected paths in lane trades to land .
- •In a losing lane, use purely to farm safely from range and mitigate poke.
- •If you have enough mana, pre-stack to at least 2 stacks before jumping into a fight for the extra damage.
Common Mistakes
- ✕Using for damage when you have no mana left→You get stuck in the middle of the enemy team with no way to blink out.
- ✕Casting for poke against an AD champion→The magic shield is wasted, and you are vulnerable to their engage while it's on cooldown.
- ✕Trying to 1v1 the enemy before level 6→You will almost always lose, falling behind on your crucial level scaling.
- ✕Ignoring the stack counter→You jump in with but can't slow the enemy, allowing them to just walk away.
- ✕Focusing the tank in late-game teamfights→You waste your burst and mana, allowing the enemy ADC to lifesteal and kill your entire team.
AI-generated guide • Patch 16.3.1 • Generated