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

Kassadin vs Lucian

How to Beat Lucian as Kassadin in LoLKassadin is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Lucian as Kassadin

based on 3,411 Kassadin vs Lucian matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
2.5
Pick Rate
6.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Lucian as Kassadin came out of an examination of 3411 ranked rounds where both champs engaged each other. This champ matchup is fairly uncommon. Kassadin encounters Lucian in only 6.6% of his rounds.

Kassadin vs Lucian Matchup Summary

Kassadin has done a good job of countering Lucian. On average, he wins a terrific 52.0% of matches the champions face one another in. In Kassadin vs Lucian matches, Kassadin’s side is 0.2% less likely to get first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Lucian.

Best Kassadin vs Lucian Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandTear of the Goddess

Core Kassadin Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceLuden's CompanionRod of Ages

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffLich BaneStormsurge

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 upq
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Last skill for Kassadin to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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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E
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Guide to Countering Lucian as Kassadin

Tips for Playing as Kassadin against Lucian

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 Lucian

Lucian cannot change the aim of The Culling. Take advantage of this by avoiding the angle of the bullets.

Lucian has strong burst, but little sustained damage.

Piercing Light does not give Lucian extra Attack Range. He still needs to find a target in range to line up his shot. Avoid Piercing Light by anticipating the angle Lucian will choose.

Kassadin vs Lucian Counter Stats

Kassadin Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Lucian Image
7.8
< Kills >
7.4
5.4
< Deaths >
6.3
5.7
< Assists >
6.5
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
1.71
173
< Minions Killed >
185
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.52
1,696
< Physical Damage >
19,615
20,354
< Magic Damage >
2,611
567
< True Damage >
562
22,618
< Damage Dealt >
22,789
29,177
< Damage Taken >
20,706
12,166
< Gold Earned >
12,304
1.74
< Towers >
2.4
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
5,966
< Total Healing >
4,690
15,488
< Experience >
12,617
16
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
9
200
< Time Dealing CC >
39

How to Counter Lucian with Kassadin in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several important Kassadin vs. Lucian counter stats that may help you grasp the differences between the two. For instance, Kassadin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lucian’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kassadin may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Lucian..

Kassadin typically has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes more damage than Lucian. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kassadin and Lucian

Damage Types Compared

Kassadin
Lucian
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kassadin
Lucian

Who is Better, Kassadin or Lucian?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kassadin usually wins when playing against Lucian, with a 52.0% win rate. Thus, Kassadin makes a good counter to Lucian.

While Kassadin does have a higher winrate than Lucian, when facing one another, Kassadin also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Kassadin into Lucianas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Kassadin has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lucian. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Kassadin is a decent counter to Lucian. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Kassadin against Lucian.

Additional Information for Kassadin Players

How We Calculated Our Kassadin vs Lucian Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lucian as Kassadin, we analyzed 3,411 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 Lucian 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 to counter Lucian during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kassadin typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Lucian. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Kassadin versus Lucian build include Seraph's Embrace, Luden's Companion, and Rod of Ages. When Kassadin used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Lucian than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Kassadin had an average winrate of 52.0% battling Lucian with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of defeating Lucian as Kassadin, you should use 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 we have analyed for Kassadin vs Lucian fights, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Lucian as Kassadin are displayed for all ranked divisions. To narrow the stats and builds to a specific division, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.