Kassadin Mid Build Guide

Flash and Teleport serve as the optimal Summoner Spells for Kassadin in midlane, with a current win rate of 52.9% across 10,378 matches.

Core Build Path:

• First Item: Malignance
• Boots: Sorcerer's Shoes
• Second Item: Archangel's Staff
• Complete Build: Zhonya's Hourglass → Rabadon's Deathcap → Void Staff

Optimal Runes:

• Primary (Domination): Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter
• Secondary (Precision): Legend: Haste, Presence of Mind
• Shards: Adaptive Force (x2), Health Scaling

Ability Order: E > W > Q

Key Strategy Tips:

1. Focus on safe farming and avoiding risks pre-6
2. Trade only when enemy key abilities are on cooldown post-6
3. Aim to reach level 16 power spike before making aggressive plays
4. Prioritize farm and experience over early skirmishes

Strong Against:

• Viktor (55.2% WR)
• Smolder (53.7% WR)
• Yasuo (53.6% WR)
• Aurelion Sol (53.5% WR)
• Tristana (53.1% WR)

Weak Against:

• Ambessa (39.5% WR)
• Cassiopeia (44.0% WR)
• Pantheon (45.6% WR)
• Talon (45.7% WR)
• Qiyana (46.2% WR)

Alternative Builds:

1. Fleet Footwork Build

   • Core: Rod of Ages → Sorcerer's Shoes → Archangel's Staff
   • WR: 52.3% over 8,503 matches

2. Conqueror Build (Off-Meta)

   • Core: Rod of Ages → Sorcerer's Shoes → Archangel's Staff
   • WR: 54.4% over 4,025 matches

Situational Items:

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

Best Synergies:

• Talon (56.1% WR)
• Ivern (54.2% WR)
• Fiddlesticks (54.1% WR)

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