Wincon
Mid · 570 games · EUW

Kassadin

Mid · 93% of games Top · 6%

Strongest when games end at 30–35 minutes (57%). On average behind the lane opponent at 15 minutes (−541 gold), and still wins 50%.

Win rate
50.2%
±4.1 · role avg 50.0%
Tier
B
#39 of 74
Pick rate
5.2%
ban 6.9%
Games
570
ranked solo/duo

Kassadin mid wins 50.2% of 570 ranked games in EUW, rank 39 of 74 mid champions (tier B). Most players finish Rod of Ages first, at about 11:12.

The build at a glance

What most Kassadin players run

Items 1–4: the most common path. Later items: the most common pick in the games that last that long, so fewer games.
Items, in buying orderEvery option, item by item →
Item 1 Rod of Ages 11:19 · 69% · 389 games
Boots Sorcerer's Shoes 13:54 · 53% of games
Item 2 Archangel's Staff 18:30 · 63% · 223 games
Item 3 Malignance 23:20 · 85% · 137 games
Item 4 Zhonya's Hourglass 28:10 · 46% · 27 games
Item 5 · late game Rabadon's Deathcap 32:12 · 12 of 49 games
Item 6 · late game Void Staff 30:54 · 4 of 8 games
Runes
First Strike · Inspiration + Domination 11% of games · 43% wins All runes →
Start
Dark Seal + Refillable Potion 48% of games · 51% wins Other starts →
Spells
Flash + Teleport 58% of games · 49% wins Other spells →
Skill order
Force PulseE Nether BladeW Null SphereQ
Max Force Pulse first 49% of games · 47% wins Skill orders →
When Kassadin wins

Best when games end at 30–35′

Win rate by when the game ended. Faded: under 30 games. Icons: when each item is usually finished.
70%60%50%40%30% Games that ended at 15–20′: 53% wins over 57 games 53% Games that ended at 20–25′: 44% wins over 143 games 44% Games that ended at 25–30′: 48% wins over 203 games 48% Games that ended at 30–35′: 57% wins over 125 games 57% Games that ended at 35–40′: 54% wins over 28 games 54% Games that ended at 40–45′: 88% wins over 8 games 88% 0′5′10′15′20′25′30′35′40′45′
Rod of Ages Sorcerer's Shoes Archangel's Staff Malignance Zhonya's Hourglass Rabadon's Deathcap Void Staff
Ends before 25′47% wins35% of games · 200
Lasts 25′ or more52% wins64% of games · 364
Lanes

Watch out for Azir, Hwei, Qiyana

Hard Easy Points above or below what both champions' overall win rates predict. Every opponent, minute by minute →
What wins Kassadin games

First Baron: 86% against 32%

Win rate when the team took it firstwhen it didn't Gap
First Baron 32% 86% +54
First tower 34% 71% +38
Rift Herald 37% 74% +37
First dragon 39% 67% +28
First Voidgrubs 44% 57% +13
First blood 44% 57% +13

Taking an objective goes with winning; it isn't the whole cause. First inhibitor is left out: it mostly means the game is already won.

How Kassadin plays

Fewer control wards, more multikills

What stands out (10% or more) against the average mid laner. Blue: better for winning, red: worse.

Fewer control wards a game0.19 against 0.61 · −69%
More multikills a game1.11 against 0.78 · +42%
Fewer assists a game4.7 against 6.2 · −23%
Fewer deaths a game5.2 against 5.7 · −10%

About average: kill participation, damage to towers, minions, gold, damage, share of team damage.