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How to Win Blitzcrank vs Kassadin Counter MatchupBlitzcrank is in the s tier of champions

Blitzcrank vs Kassadin

How to Beat Kassadin as Blitzcrank in LoLBlitzcrank is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Kassadin as Blitzcrank

based on 1,957 Blitzcrank vs Kassadin matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
2.62
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Kassadin as Blitzcrank resulted from an examination of 1957 ranked games where both champs faced off against each other. This pairing is fairly rare. Blitzcrank has to counter Kassadin in only 1.3% of his rounds.

Blitzcrank vs Kassadin Matchup Summary

Blitzcrank has done a decent job of countering Kassadin. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.7% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Blitzcrank against Kassadin matches, Blitzcrank’s team is 0.4% more likely to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Kassadin.

Best Blitzcrank vs Kassadin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorWinged Moonplate

Core Blitzcrank Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceThornmailSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

BloodsongFrozen HeartTrailblazerKnight's Vow

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryNimbus CloakCelerity
Ability HasteArmorHealth Scaling
Blitzcrank's passive ability p
Blitzcrank's q ability q
Blitzcrank's w ability w
Blitzcrank's e ability e
Blitzcrank's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
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Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Kassadin as Blitzcrank

Tips for Playing as Blitzcrank against Kassadin

Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.

The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.

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.

Blitzcrank vs Kassadin Counter Stats

Blitzcrank Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Kassadin Image
2.2
< Kills >
7.8
6.1
< Deaths >
5.7
13.8
< Assists >
6.1
0.4
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
28
< Minions Killed >
169
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.38
2,914
< Physical Damage >
1,696
5,868
< Magic Damage >
20,311
999
< True Damage >
617
9,782
< Damage Dealt >
22,624
22,544
< Damage Taken >
29,472
8,502
< Gold Earned >
12,132
1.48
< Towers >
1.68
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
2,175
< Total Healing >
5,761
10,479
< Experience >
15,354
58
< Vision Score >
16
25
< Wards Placed >
7
306
< Time Dealing CC >
188

How to Counter Kassadin with Blitzcrank in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some valuable Blitzcrank vs. Kassadin matchup stats that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kassadin’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Blitzcrank may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kassadin. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Blitzcrank normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Kassadin. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Blitzcrank and Kassadin

Damage Types Compared

Blitzcrank
Kassadin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Blitzcrank
Kassadin

Who is Better, Blitzcrank or Kassadin?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Blitzcrank usually wins when taking on Kassadin, with a 51.7% win rate. Therefore, Blitzcrank makes a good counter for Kassadin.

While Blitzcrank does have a higher win rate than Kassadin, when they face off with one another, Blitzcrank also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Blitzcrank into Kassadin.

Furthermore, Blitzcrank also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kassadin. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Blitzcrank vs Kassadin matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Blitzcrank is a decent counter to Kassadin. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Blitzcrank against Kassadin.

Additional Information for Blitzcrank Players

How We Calculated Our Blitzcrank vs Kassadin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kassadin as Blitzcrank, we analyzed 1,957 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 Blitzcrank 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Blitzcrank to counter Kassadin during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Blitzcrank on average picks up a lot less CS relative to Kassadin. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Blitzcrank versus Kassadin build include Zeke's Convergence, Thornmail, and Solstice Sleigh. When Blitzcrank combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Kassadin than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Blitzcrank had an average winrate of 51.7% battling Kassadin with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Kassadin as Blitzcrank, Blitzcrank players should use the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Celerity, and Nimbus Cloak runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Blitzcrank vs Kassadin matchups, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.7% winrate overall.

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