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How to Synergize Kassadin and Annie

based on 137 Kassadin with Annie pairs
Win Rate
44.5 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
0.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the results of from millions of LoL rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Kassadin has fought alongside Annie in 137 recently played, competitive games. By amassing so much relevant data from the developers of League, we are confident that we can produce high quality, insightful builds to help Kassadin synergize with Annie. It is very rare for Kassadin to play with Annie as allies. This pairing has only taken place in about 0.3% of games with Kassadin.

Kassadin Annie Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kassadin has done a terrible job of synergizing with Annie. Normally, he wins a dismal 44.5% of matches the champs appear on the same team. If you want to play better as Kassadin when fighting on the same team as Annie by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kassadin vs Annie Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalRuby Crystal

Core Kassadin Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceMalignanceRod of Ages

Optional Items

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

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindLegend: Tenacity
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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Q
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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 Synergizing Kassadin and Annie

Tips for Playing as Kassadin with Annie

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 Understand How Annie Will Play

Molten Shield is a good spell to cast to work up to Annie's stun, so sometimes it's beneficial to grab at least 1 rank in it early.

Striking killing blows on minions with Disintegrate enables Annie to farm extremely well early in the game.

Storing a stun for use with her ultimate can turn the tide of a team fight.

Kassadin Annie Synergy Stats

Kassadin Image
Win Rate
44.5 %
VS
Win Rate
55.5 %
Annie Image
7.1
< Kills >
7.7
5.7
< Deaths >
5.5
5.2
< Assists >
5.7
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
162
< Minions Killed >
170
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,709
< Physical Damage >
1,726
18,845
< Magic Damage >
20,251
632
< True Damage >
582
21,187
< Damage Dealt >
22,560
28,918
< Damage Taken >
29,444
11,526
< Gold Earned >
12,061
1.6
< Towers >
1.69
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,852
< Total Healing >
5,994
14,861
< Experience >
15,396
15
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
197
< Time Dealing CC >
187

How to Play with Annie as Kassadin in LoL

The Kassadin Annie synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Annie, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Kassadin sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Annie. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Annie helps Kassadin perform not as well in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Kassadin is paired with Annie, he gets a little drop in his total damage dealt. This change could demonstrate that Annie does not help protection for him to dish out more damage or that her allyship also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Kassadin is played with Annie on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Annie.

Additionally, when Kassadin plays with Annie on the same team, he often takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage may indicate that Annie does a decent job of covering Kassadin during team fights.

Synergies between Kassadin and Annie

Damage Types Compared

Kassadin
Annie
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kassadin
Annie

Is Kassadin better when played alongside Annie?

There is no one best champion pairing for Kassadin that will no matter what be his best ally. However, Annie is a terrible companion for Kassadin. By locking into the same side as Kassadin, she lowers their win rate by -5.5% to 44.5%. This proves that there is an easy to overcome and exploit bond between Kassadin and Annie that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Annie has a lower difficulty than Kassadin. That means you don't need to be cautious when arranging Annie teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Working cooperatively, Kassadin players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magic damage. Together, these champs can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Conversely, by pairing Kassadin and Annie together, you will not be providing your other allies very much anti-tank damage dealing potential. Plan to include other champs on your team that neutralizes this disparity in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of the skill of your Annie ally, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Kassadin Players

How We Calculated Our Kassadin Annie Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kassadin and Annie, we analyzed 137 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Kassadin with Annie comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Kassadin in order to synergize with Annie during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should keep reading to gather additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The best finished items to focus on in your Kassadin and Annie synergy build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Malignance, and Rod of Ages. When Kassadin bought at least these three finished items in his build, he performed much better when fighting alongside Annie than with most other typical builds. In fact, Kassadin had an average win rate of 44.5% when playing alongside Annie with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating your oponents, you should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Legend: Tenacity runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Kassadin and Annie pairings, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 44.5% win rate overall.

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