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Akali vs Kassadin

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How to Beat Kassadin as Akali

based on 3,130 Akali vs Kassadin matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
2.36
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Kassadin as Akali came out of an examination of 3130 ranked matches where both champions battled one another. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Akali fights Kassadin in only 1.4% of her games.

Akali vs Kassadin Matchup Summary

Akali has done a average job of countering Kassadin. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.7% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Akali versus Kassadin games, Akali’s side is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Kassadin.

Best Akali vs Kassadin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeSorcerer's Shoes

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Lich BaneShadowflameHextech RocketbeltVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Akali to level upq
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Second ability for Akali to level upe
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Last skill for Akali to max outw

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Akali's passive ability p
Akali's q ability q
Akali's w ability w
Akali's e ability e
Akali's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kassadin as Akali

Tips for Playing as Akali against Kassadin

Akali excels at killing fragile champions. Let your team initiate and then strike at the people in the back.

Twilight Shroud offers safety in even the most dangerous situations. Use that time to save up energy for a quick strike later.

Advice to Win Against Kassadin

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.

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.

Akali vs Kassadin Counter Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Kassadin Image
8.7
< Kills >
7.7
5.8
< Deaths >
5.7
5
< Assists >
5.7
1.96
< Killing Sprees >
1.71
161
< Minions Killed >
169
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,608
< Physical Damage >
1,745
22,488
< Magic Damage >
21,237
795
< True Damage >
620
24,893
< Damage Dealt >
23,603
26,292
< Damage Taken >
29,520
11,720
< Gold Earned >
12,125
1.53
< Towers >
1.7
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,169
< Total Healing >
5,918
14,397
< Experience >
15,467
17
< Vision Score >
15
8
< Wards Placed >
7
76
< Time Dealing CC >
179

How to Counter Kassadin with Akali in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several critical Akali vs. Kassadin counter stats that can help you grasp the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Akali’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kassadin’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Akali may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Kassadin..

Akali typically has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. On average, she receives less damage than Kassadin. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Akali and Kassadin

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Kassadin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Akali
Kassadin

Who is Better, Akali or Kassadin?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Akali usually fairs equally well when facing off against Kassadin, with a 49.7% win rate. Therefore, Akali makes an ok counter to Kassadin.

While Akali does have a lower win rate than Kassadin, when on opposite teams, Akali also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Akali into Kassadinas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Akali has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kassadin. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Akali vs Kassadin matchups, Kassadin is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Akali is a somewhat poor counter for Kassadin. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Akali against Kassadin.

Other Champion Matchups Against Akali

Akali Loses Against

LilliaLillia45.1% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.2% winrateTaricTaric45.7% winrateMaokaiMaokai45.8% winrate

Akali Wins Against

YuumiYuumi54.5% winrateHweiHwei53.7% winrateOriannaOrianna53.2% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc52.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 52.5% 2290 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.1% 10960 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 53.2% 13190 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 53.3% 30791 Games

Additional Information for Akali Players

How We Calculated Our Akali vs Kassadin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kassadin as Akali, we analyzed 3,130 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Kassadin as Akali comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Akali Build Kassadin Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Akali in order to counter Kassadin during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Akali usually picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Kassadin. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Akali versus Kassadin build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Akali bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better against Kassadin than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Akali had an average winrate of 49.7% battling Kassadin with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of beating Kassadin as Akali, Akali players should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Akali vs Kassadin counterpicks, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.7% win rate overall.

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