Vladimir vs Kassadin
How to Beat Kassadin as Vladimir
based on 1,992 Vladimir vs Kassadin matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vladimir vs Kassadin Matchup Summary
Best Vladimir vs Kassadin Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kassadin as Vladimir
Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Kassadin
Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.
Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.
Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.
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.
Vladimir vs Kassadin Counter Stats
How to Counter Kassadin with Vladimir in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here show some significant Vladimir versus Kassadin counter stats that may help us understand the differences and similarities between these two champions. For instance, Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kassadin’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kassadin..
Vladimir typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes more damage than Kassadin. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Vladimir and Kassadin
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Who is Better, Vladimir or Kassadin?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vladimir usually fairs equally well when taking on Kassadin, with a 49.6% win rate. Thus, Vladimir makes an ok counter to Kassadin.
While Vladimir does have a lower win rate compared to Kassadin, when on opposite teams, Vladimir also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Vladimir into Kassadinas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Vladimir has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kassadin. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Vladimir vs Kassadin matchups, Kassadin is the better champion 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.
Vladimir is a somewhat poor counter for Kassadin. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Vladimir against Kassadin.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Vladimir to counter Kassadin during both the lane 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 suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vladimir most often racks up a similar amount of CS as Kassadin. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.
The ideal items to use in your Vladimir versus Kassadin build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff, and Cosmic Drive. When Vladimir used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Kassadin than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Vladimir had an average winrate of 49.6% when playing against Kassadin with this counter build.
To have the best probability of crushing Kassadin as Vladimir, you should take the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Vladimir vs Kassadin clashes, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.6% winrate overall.
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