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

Kassadin vs Pantheon

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

based on 2,285 Kassadin vs Pantheon matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
4.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League matches every week. In our database, Kassadin battled Pantheon 2285 times. With so many matchups for Kassadin versus Pantheon provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce enlightening data and a pro build to wreck Pantheon. This particular champ matchup is fairly uncommon. Kassadin has to counter Pantheon in only 4.4% of his games.

Kassadin vs Pantheon Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kassadin has done a below average job of beating Pantheon. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.2% of matches the champions battle one another in. In Kassadin versus Pantheon rounds, Kassadin’s team is 0.3% less likely to get first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood against Pantheon.

Best Kassadin vs Pantheon 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

Zhonya's HourglassStormsurgeFrozen HeartLuden's Companion

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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W
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Guide to Countering Pantheon as Kassadin

Tips for Playing as Kassadin against Pantheon

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 Pantheon

Pantheon's Aegis Assault makes him invulnerable from the front. Get behind him or wait it out.

Grand Starfall gives several seconds of warning before Pantheon arrives. Use this time to get out of the way or to form a plan to deal with him.

Be careful near Pantheon if your health is low - a thrown Comet Spear executes low health enemies.

Kassadin vs Pantheon Counter Stats

Kassadin Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Pantheon Image
7.3
< Kills >
7.6
5.9
< Deaths >
6.5
5.9
< Assists >
7.1
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
166
< Minions Killed >
112
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,632
< Physical Damage >
21,602
18,934
< Magic Damage >
727
555
< True Damage >
1,229
21,122
< Damage Dealt >
23,559
29,860
< Damage Taken >
25,305
11,812
< Gold Earned >
11,428
1.65
< Towers >
1.83
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
5,859
< Total Healing >
5,000
15,124
< Experience >
12,986
16
< Vision Score >
30
8
< Wards Placed >
13
195
< Time Dealing CC >
71

How to Counter Pantheon with Kassadin in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several valuable Kassadin versus Pantheon counter statistics that can help us understand the differences and similarities between these two champs. For instance, Kassadin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Pantheon’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kassadin may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Pantheon..

Kassadin often has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Pantheon. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kassadin and Pantheon

Damage Types Compared

Kassadin
Pantheon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kassadin
Pantheon

Who is Better, Kassadin or Pantheon?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kassadin usually loses when playing against Pantheon, with a 48.2% win rate. As a result, Kassadin makes a poor counter to Pantheon.

While Kassadin does have a lower winrate compared to Pantheon, when facing one another, Kassadin also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kassadin into Pantheonas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kassadin vs Pantheon matchups, Pantheon is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Kassadin is a somewhat poor counter to Pantheon. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kassadin against Pantheon.

Additional Information for Kassadin Players

How We Calculated Our Kassadin vs Pantheon Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Pantheon as Kassadin, we analyzed 2,285 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 Pantheon 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 in order to counter Pantheon 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 suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kassadin often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Pantheon. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Kassadin versus Pantheon build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Malignance. When Kassadin incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs Pantheon than with most other common builds. In fact, Kassadin boasted an average win rate of 48.2% when playing against Pantheon with this build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Pantheon as Kassadin, Kassadin players 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 runes that we analyzed for Kassadin vs Pantheon clashes, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.2% winrate overall.

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