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How to Synergize Kassadin with Darius on the Same TeamKassadin is in the s tier of champions

Kassadin with Darius

How to Win With Kassadin and Darius Paired TogetherKassadin is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Kassadin and Darius

based on 1,796 Kassadin with Darius pairs
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
2.47
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in data from from millions of League of Legends games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Kassadin has been on the same team as Darius in 1796 recent, ranked matches. By accumulating so much complete data from the publishers of League, we feel confident that we can give you high quality, insightful builds to help Kassadin play with Darius. It is relatively rare for Kassadin to play alongside Darius on the same side. This pairing has only happened in approx. 3.5% of matches with Kassadin.

Kassadin Darius Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kassadin does a below average job of playing alongside Darius. Normally, he wins an acceptable 49.2% of rounds the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to win more matches as Kassadin when playing alongside Darius by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kassadin vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandTear of the Goddess

Core Kassadin Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceRod of Ages

Optional Items

Lich BaneZhonya's HourglassStormsurgeSeraph'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 ForceHealth Scaling
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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E
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Guide to Synergizing Kassadin and Darius

Tips for Playing as Kassadin with Darius

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 Darius Will Play

Noxian Guillotine does more damage the more attacks you can land prior to it. Use Noxian Might to deal maximum damage.

Darius benefits greatly from enhanced survivability. The longer you can prolong a fight, the more powerful he becomes.

Decimate is a powerful harassment ability. Strike an enemy from maximum range for the greatest effect.

Kassadin Darius Synergy Stats

Kassadin Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Darius Image
7.4
< Kills >
7.7
5.3
< Deaths >
5.5
5.7
< Assists >
5.7
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
170
< Minions Killed >
170
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,675
< Physical Damage >
1,726
20,266
< Magic Damage >
20,251
562
< True Damage >
582
22,505
< Damage Dealt >
22,560
28,884
< Damage Taken >
29,444
11,946
< Gold Earned >
12,061
1.69
< Towers >
1.69
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,952
< Total Healing >
5,994
15,320
< Experience >
15,396
16
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
186
< Time Dealing CC >
187

How to Play with Darius as Kassadin in LoL

The Kassadin Darius synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Darius, 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 Darius. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Darius helps Kassadin perform worse in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Kassadin is paired with Darius, he gets a little drop in his full damage dealt. This may demonstrate that Darius does not help protection for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Kassadin is played with Darius on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Darius.

Additionally, when Kassadin plays with Darius on the same team, he often takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Darius does a decent job of protecting Kassadin in team fights.

Synergies between Kassadin and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Kassadin
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kassadin
Darius

Is Kassadin better when played alongside Darius?

There is no ideal synergy for Kassadin that will 100% of the time be his best synergy. However, overall, Darius is a very typical companion for Kassadin. By locking into the same side as Kassadin, he drops their win rate by -0.8% to 49.2%. This signals that there is only a small synergy between Kassadin and Darius that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Darius has a much lower diffuclty than Kassadin. That means Kassadin players don't need to be careful when lining up Darius comrades to fight alongside, as they will need a much lower level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

When playing on the same side, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. When paired, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by pairing Kassadin and Darius together, you probably will not be granting your side very much crowd control. Make sure to include other champions on your team that offsets this hole in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of the ability of your Darius teammate, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Kassadin Players

How We Calculated Our Kassadin Darius Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kassadin and Darius, we analyzed 1,796 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 Darius 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Kassadin in order to synergize with Darius during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The most crucial finished items to have in your Kassadin and Darius synergy build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance, and Rod of Ages. When Kassadin used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when paired up with Darius than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Kassadin had an average win rate of 49.2% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Darius with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of beating your oponents, Kassadin players should use 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 sets players used for this champion pairing, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.2% win rate overall.

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