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How to Win Lux vs Kassadin Counter MatchupLux is in the b tier of champions

Lux vs Kassadin

How to Beat Kassadin as Lux in LoLLux is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Kassadin as Lux

based on 4,834 Lux vs Kassadin matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2.5
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Kassadin as Lux came out of an examination of 4834 ranked matches where both champs battled each other. This matchup is relatively rare. Lux fights Kassadin in only 1.3% of her matches.

Lux vs Kassadin Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lux has done a below average job of countering Kassadin. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.4% of the time the champs fight one another in. In Lux versus Kassadin games, Lux’s side is 0.2% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Kassadin.

Best Lux vs Kassadin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Lux Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentZaz'Zak's RealmspikeHorizon FocusShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lux to level upe
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Second ability for Lux to level upq
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Last skill for Lux to max outw

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Lux's passive ability p
Lux's q ability q
Lux's w ability w
Lux's e ability e
Lux's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
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E
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Q
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R
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Q
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Kassadin as Lux

Tips for Playing as Lux against Kassadin

If you have trouble landing Prismatic Barrier, remember that it returns to you after it reaches max range. Try positioning yourself to hit your allies with its return trip.

Lux has great zone control abilities. Try to set up Lucent Singularity to prevent an enemy's advance or escape.

Lucent Singularity is a great scouting tool. Try throwing it into brush before walking into it to check for ambushes.

Advice to Win Against Kassadin

It takes 6 spell casts for Kassadin's slow, Force Pulse, to become castable. If he levels up that ability, judiciously use your own skills while laning against him.

Kassadin deals mostly magic damage. If he's doing well consider buying magic resist items like Mercury's Treads and Banshee's Veil.

Each time Kassadin consecutively uses Riftwalk, he pays more and more mana. Keep this in mind as you chase him.

Lux vs Kassadin Counter Stats

Lux Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Kassadin Image
4.7
< Kills >
7.9
6
< Deaths >
5.7
10.3
< Assists >
5.5
1.07
< Killing Sprees >
1.71
90
< Minions Killed >
168
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.41
1,249
< Physical Damage >
1,679
17,779
< Magic Damage >
20,056
1,125
< True Damage >
551
20,154
< Damage Dealt >
22,287
15,729
< Damage Taken >
30,238
10,191
< Gold Earned >
12,178
1.98
< Towers >
1.7
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,177
< Total Healing >
6,190
12,042
< Experience >
15,612
44
< Vision Score >
16
19
< Wards Placed >
8
288
< Time Dealing CC >
181

How to Counter Kassadin with Lux in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several significant Lux against Kassadin matchup statistics that may help you distinguish the differences between the pair. For instance, Lux’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kassadin’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Lux may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Kassadin. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Lux typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. Typically, she receives less damage than Kassadin. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Lux and Kassadin

Damage Types Compared

Lux
Kassadin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lux
Kassadin

Who is Better, Lux or Kassadin?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Lux usually fairs equally well when taking on Kassadin, with a 49.4% win rate. Thus, Lux makes an ok counter for Kassadin.

While Lux does have a lower win rate compared to Kassadin, when facing one another, Lux also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Lux into Kassadin.

Additionally, Lux has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kassadin. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Lux vs Kassadin matchups, Kassadin is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Lux is a somewhat poor counter for Kassadin. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Lux against Kassadin.

Additional Information for Lux Players

How We Calculated Our Lux vs Kassadin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kassadin as Lux, we analyzed 4,834 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 Kassadin as Lux 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 Lux to counter Kassadin during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lux typically gets less CS as Kassadin. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Lux versus Kassadin build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Lux combined at least these three items in her build, she performed much better when fighting Kassadin than with many other common item sets. In fact, Lux boasted an average winrate of 49.4% when countering Kassadin with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Kassadin as Lux, you should use the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Lux vs Kassadin counters, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.4% winrate overall.

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