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

Kassadin vs Swain

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

based on 1,888 Kassadin vs Swain matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.45
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Swain as Kassadin resulted from an analysis of 1888 ranked games where both champions clashed against one another. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Kassadin encounters Swain in only 3.6% of his games.

Kassadin vs Swain Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kassadin has done a poor job of beating Swain. On average, he wins a acceptable 48.7% of matches the champs oppose each other in. In Kassadin vs Swain games, Kassadin’s side is 0.2% less expected to earn first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood against Swain.

Best Kassadin vs Swain Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeTear of the Goddess

Core Kassadin Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceMalignanceStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffLuden's CompanionZhonya's Hourglass

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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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 Swain as Kassadin

Tips for Playing as Kassadin against Swain

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 Swain

Buying an item with Grievous Wounds will make Swain much easier to kill during his Demonic Ascension.

Swain's passive is very potent if you are immobilized. Make sure to be extra careful around enemies who have immobilizing effects.

High mobility counters all of Swain's basic abilities: Death's Hand does more damage the closer he is, Vision of Empire has a very long delay and Nevermove must start returning back to him to be dangerous.

Kassadin vs Swain Counter Stats

Kassadin Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Swain Image
7.6
< Kills >
5.1
5.5
< Deaths >
6.2
5.9
< Assists >
10.5
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.16
168
< Minions Killed >
102
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,801
< Physical Damage >
1,663
21,441
< Magic Damage >
19,885
601
< True Damage >
900
23,844
< Damage Dealt >
22,448
29,858
< Damage Taken >
30,878
11,978
< Gold Earned >
10,354
1.71
< Towers >
1.98
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
6,127
< Total Healing >
9,280
15,411
< Experience >
12,350
16
< Vision Score >
34
8
< Wards Placed >
15
184
< Time Dealing CC >
354

How to Counter Swain with Kassadin in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some important Kassadin versus Swain matchup statistics that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. As an example, Kassadin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Swain’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kassadin may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Swain..

Kassadin often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Swain. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kassadin and Swain

Damage Types Compared

Kassadin
Swain
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kassadin
Swain

Who is Better, Kassadin or Swain?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kassadin usually loses when taking on Swain, with a 48.7% win rate. Thus, Kassadin makes a bad counter to Swain.

While Kassadin does have a lower win rate compared to Swain, when they face off with one another, Kassadin also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Kassadin into Swainas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Kassadin vs Swain matchups, Swain is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Kassadin is a somewhat poor counter to Swain. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Kassadin against Swain.

Additional Information for Kassadin Players

How We Calculated Our Kassadin vs Swain Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Swain as Kassadin, we analyzed 1,888 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 Swain 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 Swain during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kassadin typically racks up more CS as Swain. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Kassadin versus Swain build include Seraph's Embrace, Malignance, and Stormsurge. When Kassadin used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Swain than with most other common item sets. In fact, Kassadin had an average win rate of 48.7% when playing against Swain with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Swain 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. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Kassadin vs Swain battles, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.7% win rate overall.

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