A comprehensive Kassadin Mid Lane build guide for optimal performance in League of Legends.

Core Build

• Summoner Spells: Flash, Teleport
• First Items: Malignance → Sorcerer's Shoes → Archangel's Staff
• Full Build: Malignance, Sorcerer's Shoes, Archangel's Staff, Zhonya's Hourglass, Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff
• Skill Order: E > W > Q

Optimal Runes Primary (Domination):

• Electrocute
• Taste of Blood
• Eyeball Collection
• Ultimate Hunter

Secondary (Precision):

• Legend: Haste
• Presence of Mind

Shards:

• Adaptive Force
• Adaptive Force
• Health Scaling

Playstyle Tips:

1. Focus on safe farming and surviving early game
2. Wait for level 16 power spike before aggressive plays
3. Trade when enemy key abilities are on cooldown
4. Use Ultimate (R) carefully in trades

Strong Against:

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

Weak Against:

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

Alternative Builds:

Fleet Footwork Build:

• Same Summoner Spells
• Key items: Rod of Ages → Sorcerer's Shoes → Archangel's Staff
• 52.3% win rate over 8,503 matches

Off-Meta Build (54.4% WR):

• Conqueror keystone
• Rod of Ages core
• Focus on sustained damage

Best Synergies:

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

Build variations depend on matchups and team compositions. Adjust defensive items based on enemy damage types.

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