Who counters Kassadin?

Pantheon, Zed, Cassiopeia are among the strongest counters to Kassadin this patch, based on ranked win rate.

Kassadin Counters

AKassadin · Mid · patch 26.20

Win rate

50.1%

Pick

3.0%

Ban

2.7%

Games

44,973

Rank

Default All ranks Gold+Platinum+Emerald+Diamond+Master+Challenger

Region

Global TR EUW EUNE NA KR BR LAN LAS OCE RU JP

Data updated 3h agoPatch 26.2015,156,095 ranked games analyzed

Best picks against Kassadin

How often these champions beat Kassadin. Pick one of these into it.

Pantheon58.1%289 games 2

Zed55.1%897 games 3

Cassiopeia55.0%231 games 4

Yone54.3%1,938 games 5

Qiyana53.3%602 games 6

Ekko52.3%987 games 7

Annie52.1%292 games 8

Nasus52.0%252 games

Worst picks against Kassadin

How often these champions beat Kassadin: they mostly don't. Avoid picking them into it.

Mel42.3%293 games 2

Ryze43.7%355 games 3

Aurelion Sol43.7%352 games 4

Lucian44.5%263 games 5

Orianna44.9%470 games 6

Irelia45.9%482 games 7

Sylas46.8%1,033 games 8

Akali46.8%870 games

How to play against Kassadin

To beat Kassadin in Mid on patch 26.20, start by knowing what you are up against: Kassadin is a situational pick this patch with a 50.1% win rate across 44,973 ranked games at a 3.0% pick rate. The champions that beat Kassadin hardest right now are Pantheon, Zed, Cassiopeia: Pantheon wins 58.1% of the lane against it. Any of these is a safe counter pick. Kassadin scales: its win rate climbs to 50.4% past 40 minutes, so deny it farm early and force fights before it comes online. Playing the matchup itself: Kassadin deals mostly magic damage. If he's doing well consider buying magic resist items like Mercury's Treads and Banshee's Veil. Each time Kassadin consecutively uses Riftwalk, he pays more and more mana. Keep this in mind as you chase him. It takes 6 spell casts for Kassadin's slow, Force Pulse, to become castable. If he levels up that ability, judiciously use your own skills while laning against him. Pick a counter from the list above, respect Kassadin's power spikes, and track its cooldowns so you only commit to trades when its key abilities are down. Counter data updates automatically every patch.