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

Kassadin vs Maokai

How to Beat Maokai as Kassadin in LoLKassadin is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Maokai as Kassadin

based on 2,153 Kassadin vs Maokai matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.4
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Maokai as Kassadin came out of an examination of 2153 ranked matches where both champs engaged each other. This counter pairing is relatively uncommon. Kassadin is forced to battle against Maokai in only 4.2% of his rounds.

Kassadin vs Maokai Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kassadin has done a poor job of beating Maokai. On average, he wins a lowly 48.4% of games the champions face one another in. In Kassadin vs Maokai rounds, Kassadin’s team is 0.2% less expected to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood versus Maokai.

Best Kassadin vs Maokai 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 EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapMalignance

Optional Items

Void StaffZhonya's HourglassStormsurgeRod 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 upq
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Last skill for Kassadin to max outw

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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E
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Guide to Countering Maokai as Kassadin

Tips for Playing as Kassadin against Maokai

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 Maokai

The cooldown on Maokai's self healing is heavily gated on how many time you hit him with spells. Careful about wasting abilities on him.

Maokai will avoid taking damage while he's using Twisted Advance, so don't waste your spells.

Saplings will chase the first enemy that gets too close, but detonate after a few seconds or if they collide with other enemies. Be especially careful around brush sapling, as they are much more dangerous.

Kassadin vs Maokai Counter Stats

Kassadin Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Maokai Image
7.4
< Kills >
2.7
5.5
< Deaths >
5.6
5.8
< Assists >
12.5
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
0.55
170
< Minions Killed >
49
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.29
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,787
< Physical Damage >
1,789
20,354
< Magic Damage >
10,991
593
< True Damage >
971
22,734
< Damage Dealt >
13,752
29,315
< Damage Taken >
28,000
11,904
< Gold Earned >
9,160
1.64
< Towers >
1.56
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
5,898
< Total Healing >
8,990
15,225
< Experience >
11,180
16
< Vision Score >
47
7
< Wards Placed >
19
188
< Time Dealing CC >
405

How to Counter Maokai with Kassadin in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several critical Kassadin vs. Maokai matchup stats that can help us distinguish the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Kassadin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Maokai’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kassadin may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Maokai. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Kassadin usually has a much larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Maokai. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kassadin and Maokai

Damage Types Compared

Kassadin
Maokai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kassadin
Maokai

Who is Better, Kassadin or Maokai?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kassadin usually loses when playing against Maokai, with a 48.4% win rate. Thus, Kassadin makes a bad counter to Maokai.

While Kassadin does have a lower winrate compared to Maokai, when facing one another, Kassadin also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Kassadin into Maokaias his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kassadin vs Maokai matchups, Maokai is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Kassadin is a somewhat poor counter to Maokai. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kassadin against Maokai.

Additional Information for Kassadin Players

How We Calculated Our Kassadin vs Maokai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Maokai as Kassadin, we analyzed 2,153 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 Maokai 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 truly master Kassadin to counter Maokai during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kassadin on average accumulates much more CS as Maokai. Champs who on average don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Kassadin versus Maokai build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Malignance. When Kassadin included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs. Maokai than with most other common item sets. In fact, Kassadin had an average win rate of 48.4% when countering Maokai with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Maokai as Kassadin, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Kassadin vs Maokai battles, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.4% winrate overall.

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