And if you want Leblanc to use W as a gap closer, than you have to consider that Kassadin's damage implies that he is in melee range. With the same logic, maybe Kassadin has to use ult as a gap closer and he loses both the ult damage (not much) and he loses A LOT of damage from W and Lich Bane.
After 4 long days of saving up IP to buy Kassadin, I was all excited to hover around with my Darth Vader-lookalike, throwing my null spheres and force pulses and quick flashes. Early game, I realized he was extremely weak, which I didn't mind, thinking he'd be amazing late game. As the game progressed, and I get to build items like RoA and Deathcap stacking mana and AP, I notice he still isn't doing much damage; even when the enemy team didn't have any magic resist at all. Even maxed abilities with 500+ AP still made my shots not deal enough damage to even be noticeable, taking off a tiny bit of their health bar; and my ult seemed to never do any damage at all. The biggest annoyance is how if you get stunned, you're screwed.
I'm not crying 'KASS IS UNDERPOWERED BUFF PLZ!!1!1!', I completely blame my lack of skill in him; but I'm just curious, what am I supposed to be doing with him? I can do decent in 3v3, get 8-2 games or so, if I kill-steal, but in 5v5, no matter how stacked I am, nothing seems to matter, besides my ability to help to team with the silence. All the guides I've read have mentioned that 'Kassadin is unbeatable 1v1', and I just am unable to work him well enough to do that.
My usual build involves boots -> Catalyst -> RoA -> Magic Pen boots -> Stack Ap (Deathcaps, etc.), following the top two Mobafire guides.
Thanks for reading, I appreciate your time, all tips and criticism accepted and appreciated.
It is very easy to step out of a Kassadin ult since the hitbox is comparatively small. If he uses his ult in quick succession, it will deal a ton of damage. Do not underestimate his ability to ult away and then ult on you to turn around and one shot you if you don't expect it. Oct 08, 2017 Now thats a lot of damage. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. ↑ Kassadin's profile page at LeagueOfLegends.com. Fandom Apps Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Nether Blade: The increased auto-attack damage from Nether Blade 's passive is a massive help for your last-hitting, which is very much welcome since a lot of your last-hits will be done under tower. It's also a not negligible boost to your auto-attack DPS on enemy champions, which definitely isn't unwelcome. Kassadin Guide for League of Legends. Champion guides for the League of Legends champion Kassadin. Created and rated by players, search through some of the best builds to increase your game and dominate the field of battle. Players guide you through every step of Kassadin creation, modification and play style.
How Does Kassadin Do A Lot Of Dmg Work
For a long time, Kassadin has been, and still is to an extent, a very overpowered champion in the laning phase. You might be able to get a single kill on him, but when he gets his ultimate, he starts tearing you apart and preventing you from farming.
The problem is not that he is overpowered, but that the usual AP ranged champions that go to the middle lane are not effective against him because of his skill set. Instead, take an AD ranged champion like Vayne.
I tried taking an AD carry to the middle lane only last week. I was playing Ezreal, who's most important attributes are his skill-shot-based skills. The Kassadin I was playing against was focusing on building up AP since that he knew I wouldn't be building magic resistance.
As he played, he focused on silencing me before I could do damage with my skill shots, but to do that required him to get close enough for me to hit him with my auto-attack. Every time he shot me, he would do more damage, but the silence wouldn't last forever, and I could still hit him. Essentially, I could outlast him.
I had started with Doran's Blade and as I needed to recall rushed Beserker's greaves and Lich Bane to give me faster attack speed and critical hits. The results immediately paid off. As soon as Kassadin did the typical ult, then silence, then slow combination, instead of running, I stood my ground and attacked back. Once my spells came back I used my Arcane Shift to get away from him, then hit with both my q and w. He took down about a third of my health, but he walked away with only half left, and I could still harass him a lot. The only time he got a kill on me was when Shako bailed him out.
Essentially, you don't need some fancy strategy to take down Kassadin. You just need to send your AP champion to the bottom lane, and send your AD ranged champion to take on Kassadin. Simply by standing your ground, rushing beserker's greaves, lich bane, and later trinity force, I prevented Kassadin from getting fed. My team ended up losing because of Shako and Evelyn ganks, but Kassadin was useless.
I am going to keep experimenting with this strategy because the Kassadin I went up against didn't stack a whole lot of armor. Let me know what your success against Kassadin is by using AD carries instead of AP carries.