Kassadin is a scaling mid-lane champion who excels in late-game teamfights. Win rate: 52.9% based on 10,337 matches.

Core Build:

• Starting items (0:15): Doran's Ring + Health Potion
• Early items (4:00): Tear of the Goddess + Dark Seal
• Core items (19:00): Malignance, Sorcerer's Shoes, Archangel's Staff
• Full build: Add Zhonya's Hourglass, Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff

Recommended Runes:

• Primary: Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter
• Secondary: Legend: Haste, Presence of Mind
• Shards: Adaptive Force (2x), Health Scaling

Skill Order: E > W > Q

Key Tips:

• Play safe and farm during early game
• Power spike at level 16 - use this to close out games
• Trade when enemy key abilities are on cooldown
• Focus on scaling until late game

Strong Against:

• Viktor (55.3% WR)
• Yasuo (53.8% WR)
• Smolder (53.7% WR)
• Aurelion Sol (53.5% WR)
• Tristana (53.1% WR)

Weak Against:

• Ambessa (39.6% WR)
• Cassiopeia (44.3% WR)
• Pantheon (45.0% WR)
• Talon (45.7% WR)
• Qiyana (45.9% WR)

Best Synergies:

• Talon (56.0% WR)
• Ivern (54.5% WR)
• Zyra (54.3% WR)
• Fiddlesticks (53.9% WR)
• Karthus (53.7% WR)

Alternative Build Options:

1. Fleet Footwork build (52.3% WR):

   • Core: Rod of Ages, Sorcerer's Shoes, Archangel's Staff
   • Full build: Add Malignance, Zhonya's Hourglass, Rabadon's Deathcap

2. Conqueror build (54.4% WR):

   • Same item build as Fleet Footwork
   • Better for extended fights and tankier opponents

Situational Items:

• Adapt defensive items based on enemy team composition
• Consider Armor or Magic Resist rune shards based on lane matchup

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