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Classic loadouts
Builds for Kassadin
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Abilities
P
Void Stone
Kassadin takes 15% reduced magic damage and converts 15% of incoming magic damage into Attack Speed for 4 seconds.
Q
Null Sphere
Kassadin fires a void bolt, dealing 60 / 105 / 150 / 195 / 240 magic damage and Silencing the target for 1 / 1.25 / 1.5 / 1.75 / 2 second(s). (+60% AP)
+60% AP
W
Nether Blade
Passive: Kassadin's basic attacks draw energy from the void, restoring 8 / 11 / 14 / 17 / 20 Mana each hit, increased to 24 / 33 / 42 / 51 / 60 Mana against Champions. Active: Kassadin charges his nether blade for 5 seconds causing his basic attacks to deal an additional 30 / 45 / 60 / 75 / 90 magic damage. (+30% AP)
+30% AP
E
Force Pulse
Kassadin draws energy from spells cast in his vicinity, gaining a charge whenever a spell is cast near him. Upon reaching 6 charges, Kassadin can use Force Pulse to deal 60 / 120 / 180 / 240 / 300 magic damage and Slow enemies by 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60% for 3 seconds in a cone in front of him. (+80% AP)
+80% AP
R
Riftwalk
Ultimate
Kassadin teleports to a nearby location dealing 60 / 70 / 80 magic damage to surrounding enemy units. Additionally, each subsequent Riftwalk within the next 8 seconds costs 100 additional Mana and deals 60 / 70 / 80 additional damage. (+70% AP)
+70% AP
How Kassadin plays
Editorial Reading of the kit above, not a sourced claim - the numbers inside it were checked against the client before publishing.
Kassadin starts weak and mana-starved and turns into one of the hardest champions in the game to actually kill by the time he's a few levels into his ultimate. Void Stone converts magic damage taken into bonus attack speed, which makes him naturally resistant to exactly the kind of poke that usually keeps assassins in check. Null Sphere silences on top of solid damage, useful both offensively and as an interrupt. Force Pulse charges up from nearby spellcasting, so laning against casters actually feeds his own burst option over time. Riftwalk is his signature spell and his biggest weakness rolled into one: a short cooldown blink that gets more expensive and more damaging with each cast in a short window, which lets him chain several in a row but can also drain his mana bar fast if he's not careful. Nether Blade's passive mana return on hit is what keeps that engine fed in the first place.
Counters & matchups
Strong against
Weak against · in lane
Weak against · across the map
Plays well with
Magic-damage burst against 30 base magic resist, and Riftwalk leaves any fight he starts losing. Magic resist and hard CC are the counterplay.
"In lane" means both champions are played in the same role in Classic; "across the map" represents cross-lane dynamics (e.g. jungler ganks, roaming supports). All matchups evaluated strictly within the 63 Classic launch champions.
What Kassadin's kit scales with
Read from Kassadin's ability text.
Resource
ManaMana and mana regen apply
Range
Melee125 units
Ability ratios
Q
Null Sphere
W
Nether Blade
E
Force Pulse
R
Riftwalk
Skins · 7
Catalog and art read directly from the client files (build 18848366a9cb) - exactly the skins the client lists for Kassadin, including the Classic throwback skins with their era models. © Riot Games.
Modern vs Classic · 10 tracked changes
Kassadin
Base Health
646
511
Health per level
113
78
Base Mana
400
275
Base Attack Damage
59
56.2
Base Armor
21
21.2
Armor per level
4
3.2
Base Magic Resist
30
31.25
Magic Resist per level
1.3
1.25
Move Speed
335
340
Attack Range
150
125
Classic: the Classic client's files · Today: patch 16.14.1.