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

Kassadin with Irelia

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

based on 799 Kassadin with Irelia pairs
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
2.35
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the results of from millions of League of Legends games directly from Riot Games each week. Kassadin has gone into battle with Irelia in 799 recently played, ranked games. By amassing so much accurate data straight from the hosts of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can provide you with high-quality, insightful builds to help Kassadin synergize with Irelia. It is relatively rare for Kassadin to play with Irelia on the same side. This pairing has only occurred in approx. 1.5% of games with Kassadin.

Kassadin Irelia Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kassadin does a below average job of teaming up with Irelia. Usually, he wins a dismal 47.9% of matches the champions try and work together in. If you want to maximize your potential as Kassadin when fighting on the same team as Irelia by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with her, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kassadin vs Irelia 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
Seraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapRod of Ages

Optional Items

MalignanceZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

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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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 Irelia

Tips for Playing as Kassadin with Irelia

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 Irelia Will Play

Defiant Dance is not interrupted by crowd control, try timing it for incoming disables.

Flawless Duet does not have a maximum travel distance, try using it in creative ways.

Use Bladesurge to cover great distances by targeting low life minions on your way to champion targets.

Kassadin Irelia Synergy Stats

Kassadin Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
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7.4
< Kills >
7.7
5.5
< Deaths >
5.5
5.5
< Assists >
5.7
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
167
< Minions Killed >
170
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,660
< Physical Damage >
1,726
19,827
< Magic Damage >
20,251
578
< True Damage >
582
22,066
< Damage Dealt >
22,560
28,650
< Damage Taken >
29,444
11,791
< Gold Earned >
12,061
1.67
< Towers >
1.69
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,663
< Total Healing >
5,994
15,103
< Experience >
15,396
15
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
187
< Time Dealing CC >
187

How to Play with Irelia as Kassadin in LoL

The Kassadin Irelia synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Irelia, 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 large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Irelia. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Irelia helps Kassadin perform poorer in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Kassadin is an ally to Irelia, he sees a little decrease in his complete damage dealt. This difference could demonstrate that Irelia does not help cover for him to deal more damage or that her presence also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Kassadin is played together with Irelia on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Irelia. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Irelia.

Moreover, when Kassadin plays with Irelia on the same team, he on average takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Irelia does a decent job of covering Kassadin during teamfights.

Synergies between Kassadin and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Kassadin
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kassadin
Irelia

Is Kassadin better when played alongside Irelia?

There is no perfect champion pairing for Kassadin that will no matter what be his top synergy. However, overall, Irelia is a relatively poor teammate for Kassadin. By being on the same side as Kassadin, she drops their win rate by -2.1% to 47.9%. This clearly indicates that there is a bad bond between Kassadin and Irelia that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Irelia has a much lower diffuclty than Kassadin. That means Kassadin players don't need to be very careful when finding Irelia teammates to play with, as they will need a much lower level of skill to fight well with you.

Playing cooperatively, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magic damage. Together, these two can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

In contrast, by pairing Kassadin and Irelia together, you will not be providing your other teammates very much support. Plan to include other champs on your team that neutralizes this relative disparity in their capabilities.

Regardless of your Irelia ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kassadin Players

How We Calculated Our Kassadin Irelia Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kassadin and Irelia, we analyzed 799 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 Irelia 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 truly master Kassadin to synergize with Irelia during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should keep reading to learn some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The best finished items to include in your Kassadin and Irelia synergy build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Rod of Ages. When Kassadin combined at least these three great items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting alongside Irelia than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Kassadin boasted an average win rate of 47.9% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Irelia with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating your oponents, you should take 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 builds players chose for Kassadin and Irelia pairings, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.9% winrate overall.

If you want to get Kassadin with Irelia collaboration tips and stats for a a distinct division rank, please choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and guides shown are calculated using all rounds played with both champions.