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How to Win Kassadin vs Darius Counter MatchupKassadin is in the s tier of champions

Kassadin vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Kassadin in LoLKassadin is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Darius as Kassadin

based on 1,749 Kassadin vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
2.36
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Darius as Kassadin resulted from an examination of 1749 ranked games where both champions faced one another. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Kassadin is forced to battle against Darius in only 3.4% of his games.

Kassadin vs Darius Matchup Summary

Kassadin does a average job of beating Darius. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.7% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Kassadin vs Darius games, Kassadin’s team is 0.2% less expected to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Darius.

Best Kassadin vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandTear of the Goddess

Core Kassadin Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapMalignance

Optional Items

Lich BaneStormsurgeZhonya's HourglassRod of Ages

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kassadin to level upe
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Second ability for Kassadin to level upw
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Last skill for Kassadin to max outq

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Kassadin's passive ability p
Kassadin's q ability q
Kassadin's w ability w
Kassadin's e ability e
Kassadin's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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E
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Darius as Kassadin

Tips for Playing as Kassadin against Darius

Kassadin's ultimate has many uses and is on a shorter cooldown than most, use it often.

Kassadin has multiple item paths; he can go caster via Mana and Ability Power or anti-caster with Cooldown Reduction and Magic Resist.

Try to get the Ancient Golem buff to counteract Riftwalk's increasing Mana cost.

Advice to Win Against Darius

When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.

Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.

Kassadin vs Darius Counter Stats

Kassadin Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Darius Image
7.5
< Kills >
6.7
5.6
< Deaths >
5.8
5.7
< Assists >
4.3
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.58
169
< Minions Killed >
171
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.51
1,693
< Physical Damage >
16,903
20,050
< Magic Damage >
79
572
< True Damage >
3,781
22,315
< Damage Dealt >
20,764
28,947
< Damage Taken >
31,115
11,971
< Gold Earned >
11,986
1.66
< Towers >
2.47
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
5,759
< Total Healing >
7,725
15,291
< Experience >
14,652
16
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
179
< Time Dealing CC >
164

How to Counter Darius with Kassadin in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several critical Kassadin versus Darius counter stats that can help you figure out the distinctions between the two. Kassadin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Darius’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kassadin may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Darius..

Kassadin typically has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Darius. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kassadin and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Kassadin
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kassadin
Darius

Who is Better, Kassadin or Darius?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kassadin usually fairs equally well when taking on Darius, with a 49.7% win rate. Therefore, Kassadin makes an ok counter to Darius.

While Kassadin does have a lower winrate than Darius, when on opposite teams, Kassadin also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Kassadin into Dariusas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Kassadin has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Darius. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kassadin vs Darius matchups, Darius is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Kassadin is a somewhat poor counter for Darius. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Kassadin against Darius.

Additional Information for Kassadin Players

How We Calculated Our Kassadin vs Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Kassadin, we analyzed 1,749 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 Darius as Kassadin 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 learn all of the intricacies of Kassadin in order to counter Darius during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kassadin typically accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Darius. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to have in your Kassadin versus Darius build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Malignance. When Kassadin bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Darius than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Kassadin had an average win rate of 49.7% battling Darius with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Darius as Kassadin, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Kassadin vs Darius clashes, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.7% winrate overall.

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