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Kassadin vs Tryndamere

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

based on 1,317 Kassadin vs Tryndamere matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
2.52
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends games each and every week. Within our dataset, Kassadin battled Tryndamere 1317 times. Using so many games with Kassadin versus Tryndamere gives us a lot of faith in our capability to provide enlightening statistics and a recommended build to annihilate your opponent. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Kassadin has to counter Tryndamere in only 2.5% of his rounds.

Kassadin vs Tryndamere Matchup Summary

Kassadin has done a average job of countering Tryndamere. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.3% of games the champions face one another in. In Kassadin versus Tryndamere games, Kassadin’s side is 0.2% less probable to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Tryndamere.

Best Kassadin vs Tryndamere Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalTear of the Goddess

Core Kassadin Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceRod of Ages

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassFrozen HeartStormsurgeSeraph's Embrace

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 upw
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Last skill for Kassadin to max outq

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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Guide to Countering Tryndamere as Kassadin

Tips for Playing as Kassadin against Tryndamere

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 Tryndamere

Try harassing Tryndamere early so he can't kill minions and heal with Bloodlust.

Most of Tryndamere's damage is physical. If he's getting too strong, consider buying a Thornmail.

Remember, Tryndamere can only slow you if you are facing away from him.

Kassadin vs Tryndamere Counter Stats

Kassadin Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Tryndamere Image
7.9
< Kills >
6.5
5.4
< Deaths >
5.6
5.7
< Assists >
4
1.7
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
169
< Minions Killed >
185
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.65
1,720
< Physical Damage >
20,743
20,213
< Magic Damage >
568
579
< True Damage >
611
22,513
< Damage Dealt >
21,922
28,741
< Damage Taken >
33,633
12,139
< Gold Earned >
12,924
1.69
< Towers >
3.07
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
5,944
< Total Healing >
13,896
15,457
< Experience >
15,440
16
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
196
< Time Dealing CC >
105

How to Counter Tryndamere with Kassadin in LoL

The stats shown here show several important Kassadin against Tryndamere counter statistics that may help you grasp the differences between the two. For instance, Kassadin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Tryndamere’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kassadin may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Tryndamere..

Kassadin usually has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Typically, he receives less damage than Tryndamere. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kassadin and Tryndamere

Damage Types Compared

Kassadin
Tryndamere
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kassadin
Tryndamere

Who is Better, Kassadin or Tryndamere?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kassadin usually fairs equally well when playing against Tryndamere, with a 50.3% win rate. As a result, Kassadin makes an ok counter for Tryndamere.

While Kassadin does have a higher win rate compared to Tryndamere, when on opposite teams, Kassadin also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Kassadin into Tryndamereas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Kassadin has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Tryndamere. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Kassadin is a decent counter for Tryndamere. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kassadin against Tryndamere.

Additional Information for Kassadin Players

How We Calculated Our Kassadin vs Tryndamere Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tryndamere as Kassadin, we analyzed 1,317 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 Tryndamere 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 Tryndamere during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kassadin usually racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Tryndamere. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. 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, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Kassadin versus Tryndamere build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance, and Rod of Ages. When Kassadin used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs Tryndamere than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kassadin had an average winrate of 50.3% battling Tryndamere with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Tryndamere as Kassadin, you 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. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Kassadin vs Tryndamere counter picks, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.3% winrate overall.

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