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

Kassadin vs Soraka

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

based on 1,148 Kassadin vs Soraka matchups
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. Within our database, Kassadin faced Soraka in 1148 rounds. With so many matchups for Kassadin vs Soraka provides us faith in our capacity to provide useful stats and a solid build to destroy your opponent. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Kassadin has to counter Soraka in only 2.2% of his rounds.

Kassadin vs Soraka Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kassadin does a poor job of beating Soraka. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.3% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Kassadin against Soraka matches, Kassadin’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Soraka.

Best Kassadin vs Soraka Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandRuby Crystal

Core Kassadin Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapMalignance

Optional Items

Luden's CompanionZhonya'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

PrecisionFleet FootworkPresence of MindLegend: TenacityCoup de Grace
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
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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W
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Soraka as Kassadin

Tips for Playing as Kassadin against Soraka

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 Soraka

It's easier to focus Soraka than the ally she is healing.

Focus on attacking Soraka when she ever ventures to the frontline to heal her allies.

Take advantage of Soraka's long cooldown on Equinox if she uses it to harass.

Kassadin vs Soraka Counter Stats

Kassadin Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Soraka Image
7
< Kills >
0.9
5.2
< Deaths >
5.3
5.3
< Assists >
14.3
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
0.1
171
< Minions Killed >
25
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.54
1,761
< Physical Damage >
632
19,855
< Magic Damage >
4,610
560
< True Damage >
350
22,176
< Damage Dealt >
5,592
28,091
< Damage Taken >
15,279
11,684
< Gold Earned >
7,920
1.69
< Towers >
2.31
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,789
< Total Healing >
22,445
14,921
< Experience >
10,182
15
< Vision Score >
54
7
< Wards Placed >
23
192
< Time Dealing CC >
191

How to Counter Soraka with Kassadin in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some strategic Kassadin vs. Soraka counter statistics that can help us understand the distinctions between this pair of champions. As an example, Kassadin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Soraka’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kassadin may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Soraka. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Kassadin normally has a much larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Soraka. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kassadin and Soraka

Damage Types Compared

Kassadin
Soraka
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kassadin
Soraka

Who is Better, Kassadin or Soraka?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kassadin usually loses when taking on Soraka, with a 48.3% win rate. As a result, Kassadin makes a bad counter to Soraka.

While Kassadin does have a lower winrate compared to Soraka, when on opposite teams, Kassadin also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kassadin into Sorakaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

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

Kassadin is a somewhat poor counter for Soraka. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kassadin against Soraka.

Additional Information for Kassadin Players

How We Calculated Our Kassadin vs Soraka Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Soraka as Kassadin, we analyzed 1,148 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 Soraka 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kassadin in order to counter Soraka during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kassadin on average gets much more CS relative to Soraka. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Kassadin versus Soraka build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Malignance. When Kassadin combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Soraka than with most other common item sets. In fact, Kassadin had an average winrate of 48.3% battling Soraka with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Soraka as Kassadin, Kassadin players should use the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Coup de Grace, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Kassadin vs Soraka face-offs, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.3% win rate overall.

If you want to see Kassadin x Soraka tips and counter builds for a a distinct player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and strategies displayed are computed using all games finished with both champions.