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How to Win Ezreal vs Kassadin Counter MatchupEzreal is in the b tier of champions

Ezreal vs Kassadin

How to Beat Kassadin as Ezreal in LoLEzreal is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Kassadin as Ezreal

based on 3,130 Ezreal vs Kassadin matchups
Win Rate
45 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each and every week. Within our data, Ezreal fought Kassadin 3130 times. Using so many matchups for Ezreal vs Kassadin gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide enlightening stats and a supported build to obliterate your opponent. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Ezreal is forced to battle against Kassadin in only 1.4% of his rounds.

Ezreal vs Kassadin Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ezreal has done a pathetic job of countering Kassadin. Typically, he wins a lowly 45.0% of games the champs oppose one another in. In Ezreal versus Kassadin games, Ezreal’s team is 0.2% more probable to earn first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Kassadin.

Best Ezreal vs Kassadin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSheen

Core Ezreal Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaTrinity ForceSpear of Shojin

Optional Items

HubrisManamuneThe CollectorNavori Quickblades

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Ezreal's passive ability p
Ezreal's q ability q
Ezreal's w ability w
Ezreal's e ability e
Ezreal's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
E
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Q
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E
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R
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Kassadin as Ezreal

Tips for Playing as Ezreal against Kassadin

Use Arcane Shift to help line up your other skill shots.

You can line up Trueshot Barrage to hit multiple minion waves or even Monsters.

You can play Ezreal either as a Attack Damage carry or Ability Power carry depending on how you build him.

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.

Ezreal vs Kassadin Counter Stats

Ezreal Image
Win Rate
45 %
VS
Win Rate
55 %
Kassadin Image
6.4
< Kills >
8
5.8
< Deaths >
5.4
6.8
< Assists >
5.7
1.51
< Killing Sprees >
1.74
173
< Minions Killed >
172
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.41
16,604
< Physical Damage >
1,775
6,895
< Magic Damage >
21,202
608
< True Damage >
583
24,108
< Damage Dealt >
23,561
20,385
< Damage Taken >
29,923
11,734
< Gold Earned >
12,242
2.32
< Towers >
1.76
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,313
< Total Healing >
6,311
12,487
< Experience >
15,583
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
7
85
< Time Dealing CC >
185

How to Counter Kassadin with Ezreal in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some important Ezreal vs. Kassadin counter stats that may help you realize the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Ezreal’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kassadin’s ratio of NaN, showing that Ezreal may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kassadin..

Ezreal typically has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he receives less damage than Kassadin. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ezreal and Kassadin

Damage Types Compared

Ezreal
Kassadin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ezreal
Kassadin

Who is Better, Ezreal or Kassadin?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ezreal usually loses when trying to fight Kassadin, with a 45.0% win rate. As a result, Ezreal makes a poor counter for Kassadin.

While Ezreal does have a much lower win rate than Kassadin, when they face off with one another, Ezreal also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champion to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Ezreal into Kassadinas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Ezreal also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kassadin. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Ezreal vs Kassadin matchups, Kassadin is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Ezreal is a bad counter for Kassadin. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ezreal against Kassadin.

Additional Information for Ezreal Players

How We Calculated Our Ezreal vs Kassadin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kassadin as Ezreal, 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 Ezreal 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ezreal in order to counter Kassadin during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ezreal most often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Kassadin. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to use in your Ezreal versus Kassadin build consist of Muramana, Trinity Force, and Spear of Shojin. When Ezreal used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs Kassadin than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ezreal boasted an average win rate of 45.0% battling Kassadin with this build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Kassadin as Ezreal, Ezreal players should use the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Ezreal vs Kassadin face-offs, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 45.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Kassadin as Ezreal are given for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the statistics and builds to a distinct division, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.